Tennessee Valley Authority

As a result of delays and overruns on the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Watts Bar Nuclear Unit 2 (WBN U2) construction project, questions have been raised about the quality of the work performed. Nuclear Construction (NC) Quality Assurance (QA) plays a key role in ensuring that work completed...

We audited the risk program at Bellefonte Nuclear Plant (BLN) to determine the adequacy of TVA's consideration of risks associated with the construction of BLN Unit 1. The scope included BLN construction risk management program activities beginning August 2009 through November 2011 and subsequent...

The OIG completed agreed-upon procedures to assist the Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) in determining TVA's compliance with the annual reporting requirements of the CRS Green Pricing Accreditation Program for the year ended December 31, 2012. The results of the procedures performed, which were...

The OIG investigated allegations that TVA Board Chairman William "Bill" Sansom's personal financial interests and position at TVA constituted a conflict of interest and that he had a relative who worked at TVA in violation of TVA's nepotism policy. Federal conflict of interest law prohibits federal...

The OIG audited $4.8 million in costs billed to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) by Nol-Tec Systems, Inc., to design, furnish, and install hydrated lime injection systems for SO3 mitigation at various TVA fossil plants. Our objective was to determine if the costs billed to TVA for the period...

Because of the importance of a reliable transmission system, the OIG audited the risk of significant equipment failure in the Energy Delivery (ED) organization. ED identified four specific actions in its enterprise risk management documentation to mitigate the risk of significant equipment failure...

The OIG audited the distributor compliance assessments completed through December 31, 2012, to determine if (1) the assessments were adequately planned and performed to verify distributors' compliance with key provisions of the wholesale power contract, (2) the assessments were performed in...

At the request of the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) Supply Chain and Senior Vice President, Generation Construction, the OIG audited the costs billed to TVA by AMEC Environment and Infrastructure, Inc., (AMEC) for loading coal combustion by-products from the spill at TVA's Kingston Fossil Plant...

TVA introduced the Valley Investment Initiative (VII) program as a means to incentivize customers to invest in the economic development of its geographic area. The OIG included a review of the VII program in its annual audit plan as the budget for this program has significantly increased since its...

The TVA has stated its future depends on effective succession planning and faces a potential workforce challenge due to retirement within the next five years. Also, TVA has identified a risk of senior leadership attrition that could leave a gap in key positions. This review was conducted as a follow...