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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Environment - More on "Memo details TVA editing of response to ash spill"

Updating this ILB entry from Jan. 23rd, remarking on the PR changes in a TVA memo:

The massive coal ash spill at a Tennessee Valley Authority power plant last month wasn't so much "catastrophic" as it was a "sudden, accidental release."
Today the Washington Post's Federal Eye column by Ed O'Keefe has a report that begins:
Problems continue for the Tennessee Valley Authority, the federally-backed corporation that provides services to seven southern states. At issue is the behavior of company officials after last December's big coal ash spill at the Kingston Fossil Plant:

"The utility's independent watchdog found TVA management has not accepted responsibility for decisions leading to the catastrophe. Instead, the report found, officials limited the scope of an investigation into the cause of the disaster in an apparent effort to shore up its legal defense in lawsuits," reports the Knoxville News Sentinel.

The story includes some useful links.

[More] Here is a link to the 111-page inspection report, thanks to the LCJ.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on July 29, 2009 10:02 AM
Posted to Environment