# 2025-20791: NRC Reviews One-Time Extension for Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Deadline

2025-20791, Vistra Operations Company LLC; Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 1; License Amendment Request, is a Federal Register notice from Nuclear Regulatory Commission published 2025-11-24, effective Submit comments by December 24, 2025. Requests for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene must be filed by January 23, 2026. (as of 2026-06-08).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-20791
- Title: Vistra Operations Company LLC; Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 1; License Amendment Request
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Citation: 90 FR 53003
- Published: 2025-11-24
- Effective: Submit comments by December 24, 2025. Requests for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene must be filed by January 23, 2026.
- Comments close: 2025-12-24
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

NRC Reviews One-Time Extension for Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Deadline

## Summary

Vistra Operations Company wants to extend a 15-day deadline for a safety check at the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1, just once during its current operating cycle. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is reviewing this change and says it won’t cause any big safety risks. If you care, you can comment by December 24, 2025, or ask for a hearing by January 23, 2026.

## Abstract

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuance of an amendment to Renewed Facility Operating License (RFOL) No. NPF-3, issued to Vistra Operations Company LLC (Vistra OpCo, the licensee) for Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 1. (DBNPS). The proposed license amendment would extend the completion time (CT) to 15 days for Technical Specification 3.8.1, "AC [alternating current] Sources-Operating," Action A.3 for one time only during Cycle 24. For this amendment request, the NRC proposes to determine that it involves no significant hazards consideration.

## Effects PRIA read

- One-time 15-day safety-check extension: benefit, medium. Vistra Operations Company asked to extend the completion time (CT) to 15 days for Technical Specification 3.8.1, Action A.3 one time during Cycle 24 at Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station. The request (submitted October 22, 2025) would allow a 15-day CT to support a scheduled 13-day maintenance perio…
- NRC finds no significant hazards risk: benefit, low. The NRC proposes to determine the amendment involves no significant hazards consideration under 10 CFR 50.92 because Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) results show the incremental core damage and large early release probabilities remain below the acceptance criterion in Regulatory Guide 1.177. Th…
- Public comment and hearing deadlines: benefit, low. You can submit comments on this proposed amendment by December 24, 2025, and you can request a hearing or petition to intervene by January 23, 2026. The NRC may issue the amendment before the normal 60-day notice period or before the 30-day comment period ends if it concludes there is no significan…

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## Sources
- [2025-20791 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/24/2025-20791/vistra-operations-company-llc-davis-besse-nuclear-power-station-unit-no-1-license-amendment-request)
- [2025-20791 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-24/pdf/2025-20791.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20791 (as of 2026-06-08).