Investigation: France tried to discredit research exposing hidden nuclear fallout in Pacific

Investigation: France tried to discredit research exposing hidden nuclear fallout in Pacific

France’s nuclear agency spent more than €90,000 on a public relations campaign to counter research suggesting its tests in French Polynesia exposed far more people to radiation than officially acknowledged.Jon Henley reports for The Guardian.In short:France’s Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) launched a media and outreach campaign to counter the findings of the 2021 book Toxique, which used declassified documents and interviews to show widespread c…