Tennessee Valley Authority

The Office of the Inspector General conducted a review of the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant (WBN) Chemistry/Environmental (Chemistry) organization to identify factors that could impact WBN Chemistry’s organizational effectiveness. Our report identified behavioral risks that could have a negative impact on...

In the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Congress established a comprehensive program to preserve the historical and cultural foundations of the nation as a living part of community life. Section 106 of the Act requires federal agencies to consider the effects of projects they carry out...

The Office of the Inspector General audited TVA's management of Mac® desktops and laptops to determine if Mac® desktop and laptop patching and configuration management followed TVA policy. In summary, we found (1) TVA is at potential risk for compromise of Mac® desktops and laptops due to inaccurate...

The Office of the Inspector General conducted a review of the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant (WBN) Site Security (SS) organization to identify factors that could impact WBN SS's organizational effectiveness. Our report identified strengths that positively affected WBN SS related to (1) organizational...

Due to the risk of personnel injury from arc flash hazards, we performed an evaluation to determine if (1) TVA’s arc flash procedures were being performed as required, (2) required personal protective equipment (PPE) was available and properly maintained, and (3) required training was completed. We...

Due to the risk of personnel injury from arc flash hazards at nuclear plants, we performed an evaluation to determine if (1) TVA’s arc flash procedures were being performed as required, (2) required personal protective equipment was available and properly maintained, and (3) required training was...

The Office of the Inspector General determined that the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) implementation of a grid access charge was revenue neutral because it resulted in an immaterial change in revenue to TVA. We determined TVA collected about $2 million less in revenue from the local power...

This investigation addressed an allegation that a contract employee and his employer submitted mileage reimbursement expenses in the amount of $23,431.82 that were not allowed under their contract with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). These travel expenses were submitted for the employee’s...

This investigation addressed an allegation that a contract employee and his employer submitted mileage reimbursement expenses in the amount of $34,173.15 that were not allowed under their contract with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). These travel expenses were submitted for the employee’s...

The Office of the Inspector General conducted a review of the Financial Operations and Performance (FO&P) organization to identify factors that could impact FO&P’s organizational effectiveness. Our report identified behaviors that positively affected FO&P. These included leadership actions and other...