The plant included several buildings, including a remarkable red brick administrative building, and a large, tall wall which surrounded the facility.
For many years, agricultural lands surrounded the facility.
These sources were noted because of their potential to release to the surface water surrounding the facility.
Security officers had surrounded the high-security facility in a west Athens suburb.
Some of the hardier vegetation had managed to survive, and even thrive, overrunning the area surrounding the facility.
Whittier has grown into a fully developed city, with homes and businesses gradually surrounding the old facility.
Each time, as I flew over the dense redwood forest surrounding the facility, it left a hole in the pit of my stomach.
The sky was suddenly lit by a blue glow that expanded until it seemed to surround the facility.
The water and assorted plant life provide excellent cover right up to within three meters of the fence that surrounds the facility.
The permafrost surrounding the facility will help maintain the low temperature of the seeds should the electricity supply fail.