The plan to stop contaminated water from the quake-crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant leaking into the sea by freezing soil and water is not working as well as Japanese officials had hoped. rt.com Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara apologized on June 17 for suggesting that payments to residents in Fukushima Prefecture would resolve the problem of selecting a site to temporarily store radiation-contaminated soil. ajw.asahi.com Rolls-Royce on Tuesday announced an agreement with China's State Nuclear Power Technology Corp. aimed at furthering the companies' cooperation. nuclearstreet.com Russian President Vladimir Putin has a new weapon at his disposal: a top-secret nuclear submarine named Severodvinsk. washingtontimes.com
