#Betrayal
a
nuclear fiction novel of survival
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March
11, 2014, marks the third anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear
disaster in Japan. My first fiction novel (published originally in
hardcover), “The Nuclear Catastrophe”, predicted that this type
nuclear incident was going to happen. But even after the Fukushima
disaster there are still people writing on my Amazon page that “this
writer knows nothing about nuclear.” But not only has the accident
validated what terrible things can happen, others are now writing and
saying the same thing:
“Fukushima
is not a Japanese nuclear accident – it is a nuclear accident that
happened to occur in Japan. The problems that caused the Fukushima
accident exist wherever these type reactors operate.”
And
there are lots of them of this type in operation today – probably
45 out of the 104 reactors in the United States.
At
the end of the second year I wrote a blog that stated the disaster
was of much greater magnitude than I had been led to believe. Some
nuclear scientists that corresponded with me said they were not
concerned in the least, they would do nothing if they were living
close by, all radiation would be diluted by the ocean and blown away
by the winds, and they would be more than willing to live in Japan.
At that time a large portion of the land around Fukushima had been
evacuated and was closed off to entry. Towns were deserted and
vacant and the area was considered radioactive.
Now
we are finishing year three after the accident. Many of the several
hundred thousand evacuated people are still living in cubicles in
warehouses, with no possessions. Financial aid is being cut off.
And no cleanup has been achieved. Radioactive water massively leaks
from the destroyed plants into the ocean. The heavily forested areas
of Japan have radioactive dust throughout the tree foliage, with rain
washing down this dust, spreading contamination. There is no where to
dispose of radioactive soil, so it is bagged and abandoned. The
government seems unconcerned.
For
this reason I have written a fictional sequel to “The Nuclear
Catastrophe” called “#Betrayal”. Is the aftermath of the
accident worse than the accident itself? It is set in Japan and
Southern California.
Sara, who endured much in “The Nuclear Catastrophe”,
has now remarried and lives in the San Francisco area. However, she
has a brain tumor and is very ill. When she is able she participates
in a charity group raising money to send to nuclear victims in Japan.
The United Nations decrees that an independent team will
be sent to Japan to evaluate this situation that threatens to
contaminate the world. Bryce Anderson's company in southern
California is selected. He finds that he is not welcomed with open
arms by the country of Japan.
Bryce hires a reporter from the Los Angeles Times, John
Taguchi to gather stories from nuclear refugees. Fuji, a former
nuclear power plant worker, and Mr. Nouchi, a farmer and their
families are displaced from their homes and work by this accident.
The Japanese Mafia, known as the Yakuza, have invested money in these
now ruined nuclear plants. They are making threats and demands. Mr.
Tanaka, Japanese Minister of Public Affairs is pulled in many
directions as he tries to satisfy everyone. Their lives all
intertwine in this tale of betrayal. Lies, murder, greed, and power.
Whom do you trust?
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