PRAGUE, Aug 27 (Reuters) - The Czech anti-monopoly

office UOHS has received appeals from France's EDF and U.S.

group Westinghouse over a multibillion-dollar nuclear tender, a

spokesperson said on Tuesday.

The Czech government in July picked South Korea's KHNP to

build two new nuclear power units, and possibly more, choosing

it over EDF. Westinghouse was not invited to the final round of

the tender.

EDF did not immediately comment on its appeal.

Westinghouse said in a statement it had appealed on the

grounds that KHNP did not have a licensing agreement to export

its reactors which are based on Westinghouse technology.

That has been the subject of an ongoing international

arbitration process, and Westinghouse said a decision from the

arbitration was not expected before the second half of 2025.

The Czech Republic has sought to finalise contract details

with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) by the first quarter

next year.

KHNP said in a statement that "KHNP will respond

sufficiently to the dispute with Westinghouse to avoid negative

impacts on the Czech nuclear project".

Prague earlier this year widened the tender, which was run

by 70%-state-owned energy company CEZ, to have the

option to build multiple units, up from an originally planned

one.