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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Construction is resuming on a fortified warehouse to hold the nation's largest inventory of bomb-grade uranium more than a month after work was halted because of missing and improper reinforcement, officials said Wednesday.
Quality assurance upgrades, building analysis and minor engineering fixes have been made since work was suspended Feb. 3 because reinforcing steel was missing or not installed as designed in the $350 million concrete storehouse at the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant in Oak Ridge.
"The quality plan for the project has been revised and concrete pouring will resume this week," said Mike Monnett, spokesman for managing contractor BWX Technologies Y-12.
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