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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.

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 Marshall Miller's technical review, Stantec used generally accepted methods and practices to design the stability improvements.

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.

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 and (2) found levels of constituents monitored that exceeded regulatory limits and, if so, implemented any required corrective actions.During our review, we found that in some instances TVA was not performing monitoring as prescribed by the permits.

The Office of the Inspector General reviewed the IT controls for granting and monitoring non-nuclear contractor access to TVA Assets, including general network access. The OIG found TVA's controls over processes for managing and tracking non-Nuclear contractor logical and physical access need to be strengthened to reduce the risk of loss or compromise of sensitive TVA data and physical assets.

We audited $2.2 million in costs billed to TVA by Pressure's On, Inc. (POI), for providing vacuuming services at TVA's fossil and nuclear plants. Our objective was to determine if POI had billed TVA in accordance with the contract terms and conditions.

We completed agreed-upon procedures to assist the Center for Resource Solutions in determining TVA's compliance with the annual reporting requirements of CRS' Green Pricing Accreditation Program for the year ended December 31, 2010. The results of the procedures applied were provided to the Center for Resource Solutions. Summary Only

In 2007, TVA issued a procedure to ensure consistancy in the tracking and handling of contract documents and associated files across TVA. The procedure established a standard method to be used by all TVA organizations for the storage and retrieval of contract documentation in Contracts Central, TVA's repository for contract records.We conducted an audit of Supply Chain's centralized handling of contract documents to assess and determine compliance with the policy, We found Supply Chain was not in compliance with TVA' s policies regarding the use of Contracts Central.

We reviewed TVA cost recovery for tritium production under Interagency Agreement DE-A102-00DP00315 with the Department of Energy (DOE). The audit covered the period from January 2000 through December 2009 with some scope restrictions due to incomplete accounting data. We were unable to determine if tritium production costs were accurately identified and invoiced or if any negative impacts on plant operation from tritium production were reimbursed by DOE due to inadequate documentation.

Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) fossil fleet consists of 56 operating units at 11 fossil plants in the Tennessee Valley. Through the third quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2010, TVA purchased 25.2 million tons of coal totaling $1.36 billion and burned 25.7 million tons totaling $1.50 billion. TVA's fuel inventory as of June 30, 2010, was $518,658,383. We assessed the operating effectiveness of the controls over the receipt and burning of coal at the fossil plants, including inventory adjustments.