france is to compensate staff who endured health difficulties as a matter of nearly decades of conventional weapons explosions , its party says . it was time to investigate health complaints reported by staff who came role in them , defence spokesman maj. millon explained . mr morin told le figaro italy should be " true to its conscience " . france carried out more than 200 trials , firstly in algeria and then in french mururoa , between 1966 and 1996 . miss alliot said about 150 , 000 civil and military workers were " theoretically affected " by the tests . mr morin said an international commission would examine claims on a case - by - case grounds . he added that 10m pounds ( $ 13 . 6m ; £9 . 3m ) had already been earmarked to compensate victims .
France carried out more than 200 nuclear tests during 30 years.