Tennessee Valley Authority OIG

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration states that establishing a safety and health program is one of the most effective ways of protecting workers. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Standard Programs and Processes (SPP) 18.004, Contractor Safety Management , establishes the contractor...

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) operates four coal plants, which are required to comply with the Clean Air Act (CAA). In 2023, changes to the CAA required the reduction of nitrogen oxide (NOx) from power plants. To comply with the changes, TVA made the decision to install Selective Catalytic...

The Office of the Inspector General performed an audit of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Program due to the increased use of unmanned aircraft in TVA operations. Our audit objectives were to determine if TVA's (1) UAS Program was in compliance with applicable...

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Standard Programs and Processes 04.050, Investment Recovery , defines surplus material as material or equipment considered excess at a site that cannot be sold back to the original supplier or manufacturer. Before items are considered surplus, TVA personnel are...

In April 2015, the United States Environmental Protection Agency published the Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals [CCR] from Electric Utilities (commonly referred to as the CCR Rule), which set forth national regulations for the safe disposal of coal ash from coal-fired power plants. On May 8...

In January 2023, the General Services Administration (GSA) announced that a portion of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) Chattanooga Office Complex (COC), which consists of five buildings (Signal Place, Lookout Place, Missionary Ridge (MR), Blue Ridge (BR), and Monteagle Place), was being...

At the request of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) Supply Chain, we examined the cost proposal submitted by a contractor for (1) outage and supplemental maintenance and modification services and (2) support services at TVA’s nuclear plants. Our examination objective was to determine if the...

TVA began hedging natural gas prices in April 2022 under the reinstated Financial Hedging Program (FHP). The program’s stated objectives are to reduce fuel rate volatility and balance operational and financial risks. From its reinstatement in April 2022 through February 2025, TVA’s FHP experienced...

In 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency issued the Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) rule, which included requirements for addressing the risks from coal ash disposal. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) updated the program funding for its CCR management program in 2015 to address compliance...

At the request of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) Supply Chain, we examined the cost proposal submitted by a contractor for (1) outage and supplemental maintenance and modification services and (2) support services at TVA’s nuclear plants. Our examination objective was to determine if the...