For the first time, international visitors can tour this decommissioned Cold War-era plutonium and weapons processing facility

Recently there has been some insight the has been given into the aspect of for the first time international visitors are able to tour a particular decommissioned cold war era plutonium as well as the processing facility. In more detail to this particular aspect in general this particular weapons processing facility is located in some mountains in particular.

Key Takeaways:

• The cave’s air is chilly, rich with the odor of dust and freshly washed concrete
• Pressing past a giant People’s Liberation Army green iron door, a concrete cavern the size of a football field opens up.
• According to government figures, more than 60,000 soldiers worked on it for 17 years before it was shut down in 1984.

“The 104,000 square meter facility, filled with 18 caves and 130 tunnel roads, recently opened again — this time as a tourist destination accessible to international visitors.”

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