Iran hosts tour of nuclear plant (BBC)

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By Pam O'Toole
BBC News

A group of ambassadors from non-aligned countries is due to arrive in Iran for what is being billed as a transparency visit to Iran's nuclear facilities.

It is the first such trip since the UN imposed limited sanctions on Iran in December for refusing to suspend its uranium enrichment programme.

The UN's chief nuclear inspector is to report on Iran's compliance with the Security Council's demands this month.

Some countries suspect Iran of secretly trying to develop a nuclear weapon.

Iran insists on its right under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty to enrich uranium on its own soil for what it says is a peaceful nuclear programme.

Surveillance cameras

Details of the delegation's itinerary have not been officially released, but the Iranian media say the group is expected to visit Iran's uranium conversion plant at Isfahan.
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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6326531.stm

[Ian David]

1. What they don't tell you about these tours of the nuclear plant

1) You have to pay an extra ten dollars to see the IMAX movie, which is really nothing more than a fifteen-minute commercial.

2) The parking lot is over a mile away and the trams only run every half hour.

3) The tour guide only speaks Farsi, and if you want to use the self-guided tour in English, you have to pay ten dollars to rent the recording, plus you need to give them a fifty dollar security deposit.

4) The prices in the snackbar are outrageous-- fifteen dollars for a frozen Pizza Hut mini-pizza?

[magellan]

2. $15 is an awful lot

But they do nuke it for you.... :D

[LynnTheDem]

3. rotflmao!!!

that's funny. :D