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TVA
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Tennessee Valley Authority
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What to Report to the OIG Hotline

If you know about fraud, waste, abuse, misconduct, or whistleblower reprisal relating to a Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) program, contract, or employee, you may report it to the TVA OIG EMPOWERLINE. Examples of topics investigated include: contractor fraud; employee wrongdoing; workers’ compensation fraud; environmental crimes; healthcare/prescription drug fraud; partisan political activity; and conflict of interest. TVA OIG also has jurisdiction to investigate allegations of whistleblower retaliation involving employees of TVA contractors or subcontractors.

What Not to Report to the OIG Hotline

• Emergencies involving imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury (911 emergencies) • EEO Complaints • Union Grievances

Peer Review of the Stability Analysis of the Gypsum Stack at the Widows Creek Fossil Plant

2011
2009-12910-04
Audit
Tennessee Valley Authority OIG
Tennessee Valley Authority

TVA OIG retained Marshall Miller & Associates, Inc. (Marshall Miller) to conduct a peer review of the Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. (Stantec) report on geotechnical exploration and slope stability for the gypsum stack at the Widows Creek Fossil Plant. Marshall Miller believes that Stantec's...

Peer Review of the Stability Analysis of Ash Disposal Areas 2 and 3 at the Johnsonville Fossil Plant

2011
2009-12910-03
Audit
Tennessee Valley Authority OIG
Tennessee Valley Authority

TVA OIG retained Marshall Miller & Associates, Inc. (Marshall Miller) to conduct a peer review of the Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. (Stantec) report on geotechnical exploration and slope stability for the Ash Disposal Areas 2 and 3 at the Johnsonville Fossil Plant. Marshall Miller believes that...

Review of the Environmental Sampling and Monitoring Plans for the Kingston Ash Spill

2011
2008-12283-07
Audit
Tennessee Valley Authority OIG
Tennessee Valley Authority

Marshall Miller & Associates, Inc. (Marshall Miller) was hired by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) to review the sampling and monitoring plans prepared by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for its Kingston Fossil Plant located in Harriman, Tennessee, following an ash release that occurred on...

Distributor Audit of Warren Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation

2011
2010-13286
Audit
Tennessee Valley Authority OIG
Tennessee Valley Authority

The OIG audited Warren Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation's (WRECC) compliance with its power contract with TVA. WRECC is a power distributor based in Bowling Green, Kentucky. For fiscal year 2010, WRECC provided power to approximately 60,000 customers that resulted in revenues of approximately...

Distributor Audit of Sevier County Electric System

2011
2010-13661
Audit
Tennessee Valley Authority OIG
Tennessee Valley Authority

The OIG audited Sevier County Electric System's compliance with the power contract between the TVA and Sevier, a power distributor based in Sevierville, Tennessee, for the period July 2008 through June 2010. For fiscal year 2010, Sevier provided power to approximately 54,000 customers that resulted...

Review of the Effectiveness of TVA's Transmission Line Maintenance Program

2011
2010-13280
Audit
Tennessee Valley Authority OIG
Tennessee Valley Authority

As part of our annual audit plan, we reviewed the inspection and maintenance programs for TVA's transmission lines and structures. Specifically, we identified (1) instances in which transmission lines were not assigned a preventive maintenance inspection interval, (2) improvements that could be made...

Distributor Audit of City of Oak Ridge

2011
2009-12595
Audit
Tennessee Valley Authority OIG
Tennessee Valley Authority

As part of our annual audit plan, the OIG (Office of the Inspector General) audited the Oak Ridge, Tennessee, electric system for compliance with the power contract with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for the period July 2007 through June 2009. Key contract provisions included (1) proper...

Section 26a Process Review

2011
2010-13407
Audit
Tennessee Valley Authority OIG
Tennessee Valley Authority

The OIG evaluated key aspects of TVA's Section 26a process for effectiveness and efficiency. We determined (1) costs may not be fairly and consistently applied and opportunities exist to improve the cost-recovery process, (2) processes could be improved in the examination and use of customer...

Williams Specialty Services - Subcontractor Services to Bechtel Power Corporation

2011
2010-13678
Audit
Tennessee Valley Authority OIG
Tennessee Valley Authority

We audited $9.58 million of costs billed to Bechtel Power Corporation (Bechtel) and subsequently to TVA by Williams Specialty Services, LLC (WSS) for asbestos abatement and valve refurbishment services at Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 2 (WBN U2) under a subcontract agreement. We found the costs...

Distributor Audit of BVU Authority

2011
2010-13660
Audit
Tennessee Valley Authority OIG
Tennessee Valley Authority

The OIG audited the electric system of BVU Authority (BVU), a distributor of TVA power based in Bristol, Virginia. The objective of the audit was to determine compliance with key provisions of the power contract between TVA and BVU for the period July 2008 through June 2010. For fiscal year 2010...

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