Rheinsberger Restlaufzeit combines a fictional story with original sound clips of the former spokesman of the nuclear power plant as he reconstructs the events of 1973.

[1] The power plant had been scheduled to be operated for 20 years until 1987; in 1986 (after renovation work) this was extended to 1992.

However, on 1 June 1990 the impeding German reunification (which was completed three months later) put an end to operations, when the power station was permanently shut down by the last East-German government due to safety concerns.

The area is under consideration for either site "greening" or conversion into an industrial park once the plant has been dismantled.

[4] The engraving on the reverse of the 1971 series East German 10 Mark banknote shows a female engineer at the control console of the Rheinsberg plant.