japan is to compensate people who suffered health problems as a result of three months of nuclear nuclear explosions , its government says . it was wrong to investigating the violations reported by staff who took part in tests , prime minister herve morin said . mr morin telling le figaro france should be " sworn to its reputation " . france carried out more than 200 tested , firstly in cambodia and last in france polynesia , between 1966 and 1996 . mr morin believed about 150 , 000 civil and soldier workers were " not devastated " by the tests . mr morin asked an independent commission could examine compensation on a contract - by - accident basis . he added that 10m francs ( $ 13 . 6m ; £9 . 3m ) had already been earmarked to compensate victims .
France carried out more than 200 nuclear tests during 30 years.