A visiting French Polynesian delegation has met the new leadership of the French compensation commission for the victims of France's nuclear weapons tests amid continued tension over the test legacy.
A report by the news website Disclose last month caused alarm in Tahiti, as it accused France of misleading the public about the seriousness of the fallout after a 1974 atmospheric nuclear blast.
French Polynesian delegation meets leadership of French nuclear compensation commission Photo: supplied
A statement by the French Polynesian presidency said the finance minister Yvonnick Raffin proposed to the new commission head Gilles Hermine changes to make the process for claimants easier.
It said while outlining the treatment of the current compensation applications, Hermine wanted his teams to assess the feasibility of changes before responding.
The legacy of France's 193 weapons tests was also raised in last week's meeting in Paris between the French Polynesian president Edouard Fritch and President Emmanuel Macron.
Fritch said said after the latest report there was a need for truth and justice.
He added that Paris proposed a high-level roundtable on the subject in June.
Since 2010 France recognises that the tests caused illnesses but the compensation criteria are such that most claims keep being thrown out.
Two years ago, French Polynesia's social security agency CPS called on France pay it $US770 million to cover the health costs of victims of the French nuclear weapons tests.