A three-judge panel took testimony on Tuesday related to Energy Harbor’s request to get the operating license of its Perry nuclear plant east of Cleveland extended another 20 years.
The Perry nuclear plant and the Davis-Besse nuclear plant east of Toledo are Ohio’s two nuclear plants.
Both are owned and operated by Energy Harbor, both are along the Lake Erie shoreline, and both are in the process of being transferred to Texas-based Vistra Corp.
Davis-Besse went online April 22, 1977. Its operating license was extended to April 22, 2037 in 2015.
Perry went online Nov. 13, 1986. Its operating license is currently scheduled to expire on Nov. 7, 2026.
Energy Harbor is now trying to get Perry’s license extended another 20 years.
Judges hearing the case are part of an independent panel created by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Atomic Safety and Licensing Board.
They weren’t hearing the actual challenge on Tuesday, but whether there is enough evidence to convene a more in-depth hearing in the future.