NSWC has seven (7) munitions response sites associated with it. The name and description of each is provided below.

B-2044 Drop Tower/Test Rail: A 0.013-acre test area consisted of two areas: the drop tower and test rail. The area is grass covered and was used from 1951 to 1973 for testing 20-mm cartridges at the drop tower and cartridge actuated devices (CADs)/propellant actuated devices (PADs) for ejection seat testing at the test rail. The test area was located east of Building 2044.

Test Pads on hill behind B-198: A 0.01-acre site was used from 1983 through 1985 for the development and testing of safe disposal methods for various types of dyes. Personnel at NSWC Crane developed and tested an item constructed of a 2.75-inch warhead that functioned through the use of a blasting cap detonating a C-4 booster, which then detonated a Baratol imploding charge. The imploding charge sublimed dye pellets that were contained within the warhead that formed a colored smoke cloud. Additionally, M18 smoke grenades were also tested at this site.

Old Rifle Range - No site description available.

B-2930 Process Control Area: A 0.0042-acre test area was located where Building 2930 is currently located. Asphalt and the back of Building 2930 now cover the test area. The test area was used for pyrotechnics testing of MK 24 aircraft parachute flares and burning magnesium. The test area was used from 1963 through 1968. The area was the major pyrotechnics testing area before the current pyrotechnics testing area set-up.

Conservation Dam No. 2845 (Water Range) is made up of 150-meter long earthen dam and occupies approximately 4.1 acres at the southern of NSWC Crane. The site is also refered to as Captain’s Pond. The area was used for pyrotechnics testing including the testing floating type pyrotechnics. The exact dates the range was active are unknown.

Lake Greenwood (Water Range) was used for pyrotechnic testing from approximately 1954 to 1958. Testing occurred at two locations on Lake Greenwood: an offshore point in front of the dam on the west side and an offshore point directly in front of the Officer’s Club on the southeastern side of the lake. Marine location markers and underwater illuminating flares tested include the Mark (MK) 25, MK 72, MK 5 Mod 4, MK 7 Mod 2, and MK 6 Mod 3. The Lake Greenwood Officer’s Club Test Area was also used during the mid 1950s for developing markers. Green flares were fired into the water from the shore to test the burning time.

The Lake Grrenwood and Conservation Dam sites above are also included in the UXO Site Inventory Database under the Water Range category for quick reference purposes.

The following two sites were included in the initial MMRP preliminary assessment but later dropped from the program.

B-143 Drop Test: A 0.06-acre test area consisted of three pieces: the 40-foot drop tower, the concrete drop pad, and test building. The area was used from 1968 to 1980 for testing Mark (MK) 118 Mod 0, Rockeye Bomblets. The test area was located adjacent to Building 143.

Pyro Areas Outside Test Burn Pad: A 0.002-acre test area used to test pyrotechnics behind Building 126. Pyrotechnic testing currently occurs in Building 126, and two open square concrete testing basins remain outside where testing occurred. The basins were used for burning pyrotechnics and testing from 1984 through 1985.