The US energy group Vistra has announced that the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved a 20-year extension for its 1.3 GW Perry nuclear power plant in Ohio (United States). The company had filed its license renewal application with the NRC in 2023, and the extension prolongs the plant’s original operating license until 2046.
In operation since 1986, the Perry nuclear power plant has been running under its original 40-year license. This marks the final license renewal among Vistra’s six nuclear reactors, all of which have now received NRC approval to operate for up to 60 years. Together, these six units have a combined capacity of over 6.5 GW of emission-free electricity. Beaver Valley 1- 2 in Pennsylvania are licensed through 2036 and 2047, respectively, while the Davis-Besse reactor in Ohio is licensed through 2037, and Comanche Peak 1-2 in Texas are licensed to operate through 2050 and 2053, respectively.
In the long term, the United States plans to expand its nuclear capacity from approximately 100 GW in 2024 to 400 GW by 2050, following a series of executive orders signed by the US administration in May 2025.
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