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Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant, Bedford
Part of United States Navy
Bedford, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°28′41.65″N 71°17′23.04″W / 42.4782361°N 71.2897333°W / 42.4782361; -71.2897333
TypeWeapons Plant
Site information
Controlled byNavy
Open to
the public		No
Site history
In use1952-2000

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][2]

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References

  1. ^ a b http://deparc.xservices.com/pdfs/archives/FY99/Bedford_Naval_Weapons_Industrial_Reserve_Plant.pdf
  2. ^ Bedford NWIRP at projects.propublica.org
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