By JENNIFER CONLIN
Published: February 11, 2007
The news agency said that the exhibition hall has photographs, diagrams and video records about the base and other related facilities. The lookout point on Qingren (Lovers) Island offers visitors the romantic view of two nuclear power plants under construction. When they are completed, there will be six nuclear power generation units on the base. Visitors pay an entry fee of 30 yuan (about $3.80 at 7.9 yuan to the dollar); 15 yuan for students. Only 300 visitors are allowed in each day.
Although there is still no confirmation that Iran has opened any of its nuclear facilities to tourists as it said it would in October, nuclear neophytes closer to home can log onto www.atomictraveler.com and buy an audio book, The Travelers Guide to Nuclear Weapons. The guide lists 160 factories, homes, offices, laboratories and bomb detonation sites in the United States that have played a part in Americas nuclear history. Under traveling tips, the Web site recommends taking along a Geiger counter.