OSHA FILING: Whistleblowers allege TVA downplayed concerns

The 36-page complaint levies a number of allegations at TVA, including that a “chilled work environment” existed within the utility’s Nuclear Oversight department. It also alleges TVA remains on regulatory “probation” with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission “regarding its inability to establish and maintain a healthy safety culture.”

In May, Fults filed an allegation with the NRC noting “irregularities” in the way TVA management had addressed the chilled work environment at Watts Bar. The complaint goes on to say management also interfered with ECP investigations.