It used to do it in the Sahara desert, but they don't have possessions there now.
when France wanted to do what testing of a nuclear bombs on Moruroa island in the south pacific
critical
a a national park
Somewhere in the South Pacific, one of the atolls under French control (but not Tahiti)
The US was the first to start testing nuclear weapons
France has 56 nuclear reactors in operation. This makes France one of the countries with the highest reliance on nuclear energy in the world.
Yes, France has nuclear capabilities. It is one of the few countries in the world with a significant nuclear arsenal, including both nuclear weapons and nuclear power plants. France has a long history of nuclear development and maintains a deterrent nuclear force.
Short answer: no. One of the treaties in the 1960's banned above ground testing and all countries (the US, Soviet Union, France, and China) have followed that ban. The US and the Soviet Union agreed, in a separate treaty, to stop underground testing in the 1970's and both have followed that treaty. Other countries, India and Pakistan and possibly North Korea, did not agree to ban all testing and have conducted underground nuclear testing in the last ten years.
Nuclear power is produced by controlled nuclear reactions. France derives over 75% of its electricity from nuclear energy. France has 59 nuclear reactors operated by Electricite de France.
In common usage, yes. Its just a short way of saying it.
testing without nuclear explosion
to test nuclear weapons