Tennessee Valley Authority OIG

The objective of this review was to determine whether TVA was meeting all requirements and planned actions for the removal of equipment containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). We found there were currently no requirements for the removal of PCB equipment, and previous planned actions for PCB...

The objective of this review was to determine if the fire protection systems were adequately maintained and mitigating actions are taken to minimize the impacts of fires at TVA fossil plants. During our review, we identified a number of issues related to fire protection at TVA fossil plants. We...

TVA's challenges are great with the need for financial flexibility to ensure the TVA mission of delivering low cost power is achieved. The current debt ceiling could limit TVA's financial flexibility and require TVA to seek higher cost financing options or require significant rate increases that...

The OIG performed a review of Bolivar Energy Authority (Bolivar), a distributor for TVA power based in Bolivar, Tennessee. Our review of Bolivar found issues involving customer classification and metering that could impact (1) the proper reporting of electric sales, and (2) nondiscrimination in...

We performed three agreed-upon procedures which were requested solely to assist TVA management in determining the validity of TVA's Winning Performance (WP) payout awards for the year ended September 30, 2009. In summary, we found: (1) the fiscal year (FY) 2009 WP goals were properly approved; (2)...

We audited $25 million of costs billed to TVA by a contractor from January 1, 2006, through December 31, 2008, for the administration of TVA's dental benefit plan. Our objective was to determine if the costs billed to TVA were in compliance with the contract terms and conditions. In summary, we...

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

We reviewed TVA's decision to construct a gas plant in northeast Tennessee to determine if TVA's analyses supporting its decision were reasonable. TVA's decision was initiated by a court-ordered accelerated schedule to install emission control equipment at John Sevier Fossil Plant, which would...

Based on reports of government and contractor employees obtaining phony/counterfeit educational degrees, we conducted a review of Bechtel and subcontractor employees assigned to the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 2 Construction Completion Project (WBN U2 Project). Our objective was to validate, for...

Based upon questions posed to OIG personnel regarding TVA's criteria for the adjustment of tributary water levels, the OIG conducted a review of TVA's Reservoir Operations. Our objectives were to determine (1) whether criteria exist to balance the competing objectives of managing water in TVA...