Fiji nuclear payout closes 'unfortunate chapter'

Fiji nuclear payout closes 'unfortunate chapter'
Suva, Fiji (AFP) Jan 30, 2015 - Fiji closed "an unfortunate chapter" on Friday with a compensation payout to soldiers exposed to radiation during British nuclear tests in the Pacific more than 56 years ago, the prime minister said. The payments ended decades of campaigning by veterans and their children for recognition of the serious health problems they suffered after more than 70 Fijians were stationed on Kiritimati, the ... morehttp://www.spacewar.com/reports/Fiji_nuclear_payout_closes_unfortunate_chapter_999.html