Where Does the Curium Come from?

Curium does not occur naturally; it is typically produced artificially in nuclear reactors through successive neutron captures by plutonium and americium isotopes.

Where is curium typically found?

Curium in the skeleton is deposited mainly on the endosteal surfaces of mineral bone and only slowly redistributes throughout the bone volume.

Is curium made by scientists?

Curium was discovered by a team of scientists working at the University of Berkeley in California. In 1944, Glenn Seaborg, Ralph James, and Albert Ghiorso shot radioactive alpha particles at a sample of the element plutonium-239. ... This created curium-242, which has a half life of 163 days.