Upon signature of a final contract by the end of the year, FRAMATOME ANP, an AREVA and SIEMENS company, will notably supply the nuclear island and Siemens the conventional island.

With a capacity of about 1600 MWe, the EPR has a number of major innovative features making it safer and more competitive. The electricity generated is 10% cheaper than that generated in the nuclear reactors currently in operation. It uses 15% less uranium to generate the same amount of electricity and so produces less spent fuel. Maintenance operations are simpler and therefore shorter, increasing availability to over 90%.