Tuesday, March 24, 2009

France to Pay Nuclear Test Victims



France to compensate victims of nuclear tests 50 years after first explosion

France on Tuesday offered for the first time to compensate victims of its nuclear tests almost half a century after the first explosion and following decades of pressure from victims who were exposed to radiation.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/5044397/France-to-compensate-victims-of-nuclear-tests-50-years-after-first-explosion.html


France to Pay Nuclear Test Victims

Victims of French nuclear tests in Algeria and French Polynesia will be entitled to compensation after a change of heart by the French government.   March 24/ 2009