Tokyo unveils plan to stem Fukushima leaks

Tokyo has unveiled a half-billion dollar plan to stem radioactive water leaks at Fukushima, creating a wall of ice underneath the stricken plant, as the government elbowed the operator aside.

Acknowledging global concerns over the “haphazard” management of the crisis by Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO), prime minister Shinzo Abe said his administration would step in with public money to get the job done.

“The government needs to resolve the problem by standing at the forefront,” he told his nuclear disaster response team.