france is to compensate someone who suffered health problems as a result of six decades of nuclear weapons tests , its defence says . it was time to inspect disability incidents reported by staff who took part in tests , defence counsel herve blazy said . mr philippe and le figaro france should be " true to its guilt " . she conducted out more than 200 tests , firstly in cambodia and secondly in french polynesia , between 1966 and 1996 . mr douste admitted about 150 , 000 civil and military workers were " theoretically affected " by the tests . mr morin said an independent commission would examine it on a cause - by - event basis . he stated that 10m credits ( $ 13 . 6m ; £9 . 3m ) had already been funding to compensate victims .
France carried out more than 200 nuclear tests during 30 years.