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TVA Nuclear Power: Management of the Nuclear Program Through Personal Services Contracts

RCED-87-43BR Published: Oct 24, 1986. Publicly Released: Oct 24, 1986.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined certain employment arrangements the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) entered into under personal services contracts to: (1) compare the TVA Office of Nuclear Power manager's salary with that of executives in other utilities; (2) compare the manager's employment contract provisions limiting his personal liability for his actions with liability provisions contained in other TVA personal services contracts; (3) identify other contractor personnel employed by TVA under arrangements similar to the manager's; and (4) describe the organizational and functional changes made to TVA's Nuclear Safety Review Staff since the manager's employment.

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Conflict of interestsContractor personnelExecutive compensationIndependent agenciesNuclear powerplantsPersonal liability (legal)Personnel managementPublic service employmentService contractsNuclear power