NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Hundreds of nuclear workers at a Navy shipyard have been placed on restrictive duty after investigators discovered they were given credit for attending continuing training they didn’t actually attend, an official said Tuesday.

Norfolk Naval Shipyard spokesman Jeff Cunningham said about 300 workers, or about 6 percent of the shipyard’s nuclear workforce, have had their duties restricted until it can be verified they’ve completed the training. The shipyard in Portsmouth has also temporarily reassigned eight employees responsible for administering the continuing training program until the investigation is complete.

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