Tennessee Valley Authority OIG

This review was initiated because of questions raised during congressional testimony following the Kingston Ash Spill in December 2008. The objectives of this review were to determine whether the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has (1) performed groundwater monitoring as prescribed by the permits...

TVA OIG retained Marshall Miller & Associates, Inc. (Marshall Miller) to conduct a peer review of the Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. (Stantec) documents for proposed improvements to the stability of the Northeast Dike of the Ash Disposal Area No. 2 of the Johnsonville Fossil Plant. Based on...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...