Tennessee Valley Authority

We reviewed certain Browns Ferry Unit 1 (BFN U1) operating issues that have occurred since the restart in May 2007. We found the operating issues were primarily caused by improper installation of a fitting during the restart project and another fitting during initial construction, original plant...

Based on concerns expressed to the Office of the Inspector General, we initiated an inspection of TVA's easement with the Tishomingo County Development Foundation (TCDF). The objective of the review was to determine whether easement payments were made in accordance with the agreement. We found that...

We reviewed the contractor's processes and key controls for tracking and accounting for costs used in invoicing TVA for its work. Based on the review, we believe the contractor's system increases the risk of improper billing. Specifically, the system used for TVA billings (1) has limited design...

The Office of the Inspector General's review of TVA's compliance with the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) of 2002 determined that TVA had improved (1) tracking of security weaknesses, remediation actions, and incidents and (2) measures to ensure appropriate personnel complete...

Since the Office of the Inspector General's previous review of TVA's risk program in 2003, TVA has enhanced its Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) capabilities in the following areas: risk identification and assessment; management tone; strategic decision-making support; commitment to ERM staffing...

This review was the first in a series of reviews that will benchmark TVA's performance in key areas and answer the question, "How is TVA doing in regards to Customer Relations." In conducting this review, we (1) assessed key performance measures and their alignment with the key strategic objectives...

We audited $7.9 million of costs billed to TVA by a contractor for supplying ammonia and providing engineering and technical services for ammonia facilities to various TVA fossil plants. In summary, we found (1) the prices billed for $2.8 million of the ammonia delivered to five TVA fossil plants...

October 25, 2006 - Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (BFN) Materials Inventory Accounting Practices - 2006-530IAt the request of the TVA’s Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President, we conducted a review of inventory accounting practices at Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant. Specifically, we were...

We performed four agreed-upon procedures, which were requested solely to assist management in determining the validity of the Winning Performance payout awards for the year ended September 30, 2006.In summary, we found:Seven instances where adjustments to the fiscal year 2006 goals were not properly...

We audited $18.6 million of payments TVA made to a contractor for providing the services of TVA retirees to provide engineering and technical assistance to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for major disasters and emergencies. We found the contractor had overbilled TVA an estimated $149,584...