Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant, Bedford

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]

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

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