ation ▁to ▁total ▁value ▁of ▁$ 1 3 . 5 ▁million . ▁The ▁president ▁of ▁Association ▁Mor uro a ▁E ▁Tat ou ▁estimates ▁that ▁between ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁worked ▁on ▁the ▁test ▁program , ▁but ▁the ▁official ▁number ▁remains ▁a ▁national ▁secret . ▁ ▁Australia ▁ ▁Australian ▁serv ic emen ▁supported ▁British ▁nuclear ▁weapons ▁test ▁programs ▁at ▁E mu ▁Field , ▁Mar aling a , ▁the ▁Monte b ello ▁Islands ▁and ▁Christmas ▁Island ▁during ▁period ▁ 1 9 5 2 - 1 9 6 3 . ▁Associ ations ▁representing ▁Australian ▁atomic ▁veter ans ▁include ▁the ▁Australian ▁N uc lear ▁V eter ans ▁Association . ▁and ▁the ▁Australian ▁Ex - Serv ic emen ▁At omic ▁Sur viv ors ▁Association . ▁ ▁Comp ens ation ▁ ▁The ▁Clar ke ▁Review ▁of ▁V eter ans ▁Ent it lement s ▁considered ▁the ▁compens ation ▁of ▁Australian ▁atomic ▁veter ans ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Australian ▁Def ence ▁Force ▁personnel ▁who ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁nuclear ▁tests ▁have ▁been ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁compens ation ▁and ▁health ▁care ▁benefits ▁for ▁medical ▁conditions ▁that ▁relate ▁to ▁their ▁service . ▁W id ows ▁and ▁wid ow ers ▁of ▁dece ased ▁serv ic emen ▁and ▁women ▁are ▁also ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁benefits ▁if ▁their ▁partner ' s ▁death ▁is ▁related ▁to ▁that ▁service . ▁A ▁‘ reason able ▁hypothesis ’ ▁standard ▁of ▁proof ▁is ▁applied ▁to ▁all ▁claims