The Nuclear Catastrophe: A Fiction Novel of Survival (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780615479828)

Barbara Griffin Billig graduated from Washington University in St. Louis at age nineteen with a degree in biology and chemistry. She taught for several years in St. Louis before moving to Southern California. There she owned a variety of businesses including pet shops, restaurants, and a real estate brokerage firm. Deciding to take a sabbatical from the business world for several years she wrote, in conjunction with another teacher, Bett Pohnka, "The Nuclear Catastrophe", published in 1977. This fiction novel portrayed what ultimately came to pass with 3 Mile Island, Chernobyl, and the Japan Fukushima nuclear reactor meltdown. A new updated edition of this has been created and is currently for sale for download on a kindle reader at Amazon.com or as a printed paperback. Bett Pohnka (1935-1991) did her graduate work thesis on a comparative study of the Genetic and Somatic effects of Radiation upon the cells of man. She taught and wrote. Barbara Griffin Billig is also the author of "A Successful Business of Your Own". She and her husband, Edward Billig currently own Clearview Investments, Inc. which has several different businesses under that corporation name including construction and real estate. They live in Southern California. In March of 2014 "#Betrayal", the sequel "The Nuclear Catastrophe" was released. Greed, lies, and murder are intertwined in the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear plant meltdown. December 2014 "Nuclear Road Trip - Onward to Destruction" (written with Michelle McKeeth) was published. The spent nuclear fuel is stored at every nuclear plant. What to do with it has never been solved and the dangers from it are largely ignored. This is a tale of nuclear terrorism. ISIS wants America and has plans to far surpass 9/11 in NYC.