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At last France accepts liability for cancers in nuclear test victims

Under the provisions of the bill the new compensation scheme will apply to former soldiers and civilians that developed cancers and other illnesses after exposure to radiation from nuclear tests carried out in Algeria and French Polynesia.

Parliament approves compensation bill for nuclear test victims The French parliament voted Tuesday to pay compensation to victims of nuclear tests France carried out in Algeria and French Polynesia over the course of more than three decades. By FRANCE 24  17 July 12
The French parliament on Tuesday approved a compromise bill offering compensation to the victims of nuclear tests carried out by France between 1960 and 1996, overturning decades of official failure to accept general liability for health problems suffered by those present at or near the test sites.

Timeline: Four decades of French nuclear tests
The bill was approved by the French Senate on Tuesday hours after the
lower house, the National Assembly, passed the measure.

Under the provisions of the bill the new compensation scheme will apply to former soldiers and civilians that developed cancers and other illnesses after exposure to radiation from nuclear tests carried out in Algeria and French Polynesia.

The French Ministry of Defence says some 150,000 civil and military
workers took part in the tests. Residents living near the test sites
will also be eligible to apply for compensation….
http://www.france24.com/en/20091222-parliament-approves-compensation-bill-nuclear-test-victims

July 18, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | France, Legal