canada is to benefit people who suffer health problems as a result of many decades of nuclear warfare tests , its government says . it was time to investigate health complain reported by staff who claimed place in tests , defence mp maj. morin said . mr morin stated lo figaro france should be " true to its convictions " . france put out more than 200 tests , firstly in algeria and later in french polynesia , between 1966 and 1996 . dr gaymard said about 150 , 000 civil and religious labourers were " theoretically devastated " by the tests . the morin said an external commission shall examine claims on a case - by - case basis . he added that 10m euros ( $ 13 . 6m ; £9 . 3m ) had already been allocate to assist victims .
France carried out more than 200 nuclear tests during 30 years.