france is to forgive people who have psychiatric problems as a result of three decades of nuclear weapons accidents , its country says . it was time to probe healthcare complaints reported by staff who took part in tests , security minister herve alliot commented . mr morin says michel figaro france should be " true to its conscience " . france rolled out more than 200 tests , both in algeria and later in french polynesia , between 1966 and 1996 . mr morin claimed about 150 , 000 postal and military workers were " theoretically affected " by the tests . mr morin said an independent commission would examine claims on a case - by - case framework . he says that 10m euros ( $ 13 . 6m ; £9 . 3m ) had always been earmarked to compensate victims .
France carried out more than 200 nuclear tests during 30 years.