PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) — Nuclear activity has resumed at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth after safety and training violations prompted the Navy to suspend most work there.

A shipyard spokesman confirmed Friday to The Virginian-Pilot(http://bit.ly/1sqdyR5) that that nuclear maintenance work had resumed, but he did not say when.

The Navy had suspended most nuclear work at the shipyard in September after an investigation revealed that shipyard workers improperly handled equipment that had been used to work on nuclear reactors.

Hundreds of nuclear workers there also were placed on restrictive duty a week later after investigators discovered they were given credit for attending continuing training they didn't actually attend.

About 130 have received the needed training and the rest are in the process of catching up, said shipyard spokesman Jeff Cunningham.

In order to correct the issues, officials have increased supervision of nuclear operations and will be adding additional instructors to make sure workers receive required training in a timely manner.

According to Cunningham, "reviews to determine appropriate disciplinary actions are ongoing and will be completed consistent with established requirements." He emphasized that the lapses did not directly threaten the safety of workers, the public, or the environment.

However, the pause in work did lead to delays in ship maintenance.

The work slowdown further delayed work on the aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower. The ship will remain in the yard until at least April, which is four months behind schedule.

The aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman, which entered the shipyard Wednesday for scheduled maintenance, will deploy in place of the Eisenhower next fall.

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