Japan mulls more than $100 million new spending on Fukushima water-crisis: sources

(Reuters) - Japan is considering more than $100 million in extra government spending to handle contaminated water at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, boosting the budget allocation by at least a fifth, government officials familiar with the matter said.

The additional budget allocation of between 10 billion and 15 billion yen ($98 million-$147 million) aims to accelerate work on containing leaks and decontaminating the water, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/28/us-japan-fukushima-budget-idUSBRE9AR03520131128