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Guam nuclear radiation survivors ‘heartbroken’ over exclusion from compensation bill

July 4, 2025

By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist People on Guam are “disappointed” and “heartbroken” that radiation exposure compensation is not being extended to them, says the president of the Pacific Association for Radiation Survivors (PARS), Robert Celestial. He said they were disappointed for many reasons. “Congress seems to not understand that we are no different than ... <a title="Guam nuclear radiation survivors ‘heartbroken’ over exclusion from compensation bill" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/04/guam-nuclear-radiation-survivors-heartbroken-over-exclusion-from-compensation-bill/" aria-label="Read more about Guam nuclear radiation survivors ‘heartbroken’ over exclusion from compensation bill">Read more</a>

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France pays out US$16m on nearly 100 Tahiti nuclear compensation claims

July 28, 2022

RNZ Pacific The French nuclear compensation commission CIVEN says that last year it paid out US$16.6 million to victims of France’s nuclear weapons tests. France tested 193 atomic weapons in French Polynesia over three decades from 1966 to 1996 after abandoning its testing regime in Algeria. In its report for 2021, the commission said it ... <a title="France pays out US$16m on nearly 100 Tahiti nuclear compensation claims" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/28/france-pays-out-us16m-on-nearly-100-tahiti-nuclear-compensation-claims/" aria-label="Read more about France pays out US$16m on nearly 100 Tahiti nuclear compensation claims">Read more</a>