Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant, Bedford

Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant, Bedford
Part of United States Navy
Bedford, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°28′41.65″N 71°17′23.04″W / 42.4782361°N 71.2897333°W / 42.4782361; -71.2897333
Type Weapons Plant
Site information
Controlled by Navy
Open to
the public		 No
Site history
In use 1952-2000

Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant, Bedford (NWIRP) was a government-owned, contractor-operated (GOCO) facility which had the mission of designing, fabricating, and testing prototype weapons and equipment from 1952 until December 2000, located in Bedford, Massachusetts[1] It is located just north of Hanscom Air Force Base. It is currently a Superfund site undergoing environmental cleanup.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 http://deparc.xservices.com/pdfs/archives/FY99/Bedford_Naval_Weapons_Industrial_Reserve_Plant.pdf
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