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Why is EDF involved in military business? Any idea? They appear here in an exemple for section 8.1.

For EDF: The uses of AI in military environments could include: decision and planning support, collaborative combat, cybersecurity and digital influence, logistics and operational, robotics and autonomy, support services and target identification and engaging.

https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/common/guidance/how-to-complete-your-ethics-self-assessment_en.pdf

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They are talking about the European Defence Fund (EDF)

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I suppose the security of the nuclear power plants needs to be closely coordinated with France's authorities, including the military. Local security is ensured by the gendarmerie, which is also a military force.

And the links between civilians nuclear know-how and military nuclear are are obvious - and tight.

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Hi Jérôme, I'd like to use your analysis for an article in qualenergia.it in Italy, quoting you as the source. May I do that? Let me know. Thanks, great article by the way!

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Sure, go ahead.

One item to note is that Italy's situation is exacerbated by its dependency (in the North) on French nuclear - you see the close correlation between French prices and North Italy prices on the RTE site I linked to.

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Thanks! Yes, indeed, Italy's North has been traditionally dependent on France's nuclear energy. Thanks for the notation.

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