Austria’s Constitutional Service of the Federal Chancellery today filed a lawsuit with the European Court against the European Commission’s approval of state aid for the planned Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in the UK. world-nuclear-news.org

The South African government intends to begin its nuclear new-build procurement process this month, energy minister Tina Joemat-Petterson has indicated in a response to parliamentary questions. world-nuclear-news.org

Russia’s reactor design subsidiary Atomproekt has reported lower earnings and net profit than expected in its first year of operations following consolidation with other Rosatom subsidiaries. world-nuclear-news.org

The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog agency said Saturday he hopes to complete his controversial investigation of Iran’s past nuclear activities by December, potentially removing a key obstacle to completion of world powers’ sweeping nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic. latimes.com