8-K 1 tva8-k.htm TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13, 15(d), or 37 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 25, 2009
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

A corporate agency of the United States created by an act of Congress (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |  | 000-52313 (Commission file number) |  | 62-0474417 (IRS Employer Identification No.)
400 W. Summit Hill Drive Knoxville, Tennessee (Address of principal executive offices) |  |  |  | 37902 (Zip Code)

(865) 632-2101
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
None
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On June 25, 2009, AECOM Technology Corporation, the firm conducting the independent analysis of the root cause of the December 22, 2008, ash spill at TVA’s Kingston Fossil Plant, released the findings of its analysis. A copy of the executive summary of the root cause analysis is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

EXHIBIT NO. | DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
99.1 | June 25, 2009 Executive Summary for Root Cause Analysis of Kingston Dredge Cell Failure prepared by AECOM Technology Corporation.

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: June 29, 2009 | Tennessee Valley Authority
| (Registrant)
| /s/ Kimberly S. Greene
| Kimberly S. Greene
| Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President Financial Services

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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 99.1 is being filed pursuant to Item 8.01 hereof.

EXHIBIT NO. | DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
99.1 | June 25, 2009 Executive Summary for Root Cause Analysis of Kingston Dredge Cell Failure prepared by AECOM Technology Corporation.

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