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Plutonium is not preferentially found in any climate. Except for negligible traces plutonium is produced in nuclear reactors. There are a few ways that it has escaped or been intentionally released from reactors into the environment:

  • detonation of plutonium fueled nuclear explosives (e.g. 1945 through 1963)
  • safety tests of plutonium fueled nuclear explosives (e,g, 1951 through 1963)
  • fires in nuclear explosives materials and/or assembly plants (e.g. Rocky Flats)
  • nuclear reactor accidents (e.g. Chernobyl and Fukushima)
  • safety tests of experimental nuclear reactor designs
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