On first sight: an old-fashioned ornamental plate sporting some postcard landscape. On second sight: the nuclear plant Hamm-Uentrop, picturesquely surrounded by rural fields. The back side provides more information: run only one year from 1987 to 1988 with 125 reportable incidents. This power plant went down in modern German history as a major technical debacle.
The Nuclear Plate answers with humor to the enduring threat. It reminds us of the continuous presence of nuclear power and its waste which will be radiating for 17 million more years. And simultaneously marks it as a relict from the past, out-dated like granny's ornamental plates.
The Nuclear Plates are a common project of architect Andree Weissert and author/director Mia Grau. They noticed how all the German nuclear power plants are situated in idyllic landscapes which inspired them for this series of plates. Professional porcelain painter Heike Tropisch designed the images on the plates. They are being produced by the porcelain manufacturer Reichenbach in Thüringen / Germany, established in 1830.
The series consists of all 19 German nuclear plants. It can also be purchased as a full set.
- diameter 20 cm
- made of porcelain, printed cobalt blue
- dishwasher and microwave safe
- made in Germany
- comes with a 56 pages booklet (in German)
- packed in a giftbox
