The European Pressurized Water Reactor (EPR) is the result of a joint development effort by Framatome and Siemens, and now made available by AREVA. The EPR is a very robust 1600+ MWe four-loop PWR design, with a small technology leap. In the EPR, the designers have chosen to use active safety systems and increase the redundancy in the power sources and the water inventories to manage any potential transients. The EPR also has a double concrete containment and a core catcher for the mitigation of severe accidents. The core of the EPR is designed to operate with both UO2 and MOX fuel, and is expected to provide reduced uranium consumption. The EPR has been designed to operate under load following conditions between 20% and 100% of rated generator power. The EPR includes fully digital I&C systems, but does not take advantage of modular construction and factory fabrication. EPR reactors are currently under construction in Finland, France and China, and planned in the US and India.