Radford Army Ammunition Plant

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Radford_Army_Ammunition_Plant
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
ammunition plant
gptkbp:area 7,000 acres
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:employs over 1,000 people
gptkbp:environmentalImpact air and water pollution
open burning of hazardous waste
gptkbp:hasFacility gptkb:Bag_Loading_Plant
gptkb:New_River_Unit
Hercules A Area
Main Manufacturing Area
Nitrocellulose production
gptkbp:historicalOperator gptkb:Hercules_Inc.
gptkb:Alliant_Techsystems
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Radford Army Ammunition Plant
gptkbp:location gptkb:Radford,_Virginia
gptkbp:notableFor largest single producer of propellants in the U.S.
major supplier during World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Gulf War, and Iraq War
gptkbp:opened 1941
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:U.S._Army
gptkb:BAE_Systems
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:U.S._Army_Joint_Munitions_Command
gptkbp:produces explosives
shooting
propellants
gptkbp:website https://www.jmc.army.mil/Installations.aspx?Id=Radford
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Radford_Army_Ammunition_Plant_Bridge
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7