Overview

• The commission recommends enshrining an official pardon for the 193 tests in French Polynesia into the territory’s organic law.
• It seeks to remove the existing 1 millisievert radiation threshold to expand compensation eligibility to all affected by date, location, and pathology.
• Since 1985, around 13,500 people have developed one of 23 recognized test-related illnesses, yet only 1,206 have been compensated with an average award of €71,000.
• A draft bill is under preparation to incorporate several of the commission’s 45 recommendations and revise the 2010 Morin law to streamline payouts.
• The proposal includes a mission akin to the Stora inquiry to document the full environmental and health impact of the nuclear testing era.