AN AUDIT WITH NO CREDIBILITY
COMMENTS ON MUSKRAT FALLS GENERATION
COMMENTS ON MUSKRAT FALLS GENERATION
Independent Dam Safety Review And Audit By Hatch
February, 2017
Guest Post by James L. Gordon, P. Eng. (Ret'd)
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| James L. Gordon, P. Eng. |
I have read the "Hatch "Audit" released by Nalcor just a few days ago. The first issue that I noticed
is that a company cannot “audit” its own work – it is a blaring conflict of
interest, and I am surprised that Hatch accepted the assignment. Of course
everything is perfect, why would Hatch say otherwise when commenting on their
own work?
The second issue is that the report is limited to a review of
the project management and operation – quote from slide 11 - “The objective of this presentation is to
cover the results of a dam safety audit and overall review performed for the
Muskrat Falls GS between January 29 – February 2, 2017” And – quote from
slide 17 – “The review of the design of
structures did not form part of this audit”.
So, the entire report can be deposited in File 13¹. Bearing
this in mind – what is missing from the report? The immediate reply is no
numbers! The entire report is based on the opinion of one geotechnical
engineer, with no supporting documentation. I would have expected to see at
least the following -
