July 30 (Reuters) - Electric utility firm Vistra ( VST )

said on Tuesday that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has

approved its request to extend the operating license of its

Comanche Peak nuclear plant in Texas by another two decades.

Vistra ( VST ) had applied for the license extension for the

two-unit nuclear facility in October 2022.

The company said that units 1 and 2 of the plant can operate

now through 2050 and 2053, respectively.

There is growing global support for nuclear energy, which is

seen as a carbon-free solution to address pollution and climate

change.

According to an earlier estimate from the company, the

nuclear plant has the capacity of 2,400 megawatt, which is

enough to power about 1.2 million homes in Texas in normal

conditions.