The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed on Tuesday Westinghouse Electric Company’s lawsuit against its South Korean competitors, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) and Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO). The court stated that Westinghouse lacked the standing to sue over enforcing a U.S. export control regulation. At first glance, this might boost South Korea’s drive to lead in the nuclear export market.

However, the court sidestepped a definitive decision on whether the APR1400 reactor technology South Korea exported to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) either integrates Westinghouse’s proprietary technology or is a product of South