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By Osamu Tsukimori and Antoni Slodkowski, TOKYO, Wed Aug 7, 2013
 Picture source: Reuters Media
(Reuters) - The Japanese government will get directly involved in containing rising levels of radioactive water at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant instead of relying solely on the operator, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday, calling it an "urgent issue".
Almost 2-1/2 years after an earthquake and tsunami caused reactor meltdowns at Tokyo Electric Power Co's Fukushima Daiichi station, the toxic water that has plagued the clean-up from the start now threatens to flood out of the plant's confines Into the Pacific Ocean.
The Fukushima disaster is the world's worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl, and the delays in getting to grips with the clean-up have caused global concern.
"The contaminated water problem is one that the Japanese people have a high level of interest in and is an urgent issue to deal with," Abe told reporters after attending a meeting of the government's task force on the disaster.
"Rather than relying on Tokyo Electric, the government will take measures," he said....
It might help, if there are more players in the field.
However not only TEPCO, but also the Japan government, showed not to be very trustworthy till now.
So, I do not believe it will make much difference !
Ak Malten, Pro Peaceful Energy Use
Japan government to take bigger role in Fukushima clean-up
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