Radiation expert LISA (36) works at full speed on the recovery operations of 126,000 barrels containing atomic waste, which have been stored away in the rotten salt mine Asse II. Burdened with the high pressure at her workplace, Lisa's marriage is about to fall apart. Hoping to save her family, she hands in her resignation. Then, however, the recovery operations are suddenly threatened to be cancelled. Lisa must decide between her work and her family...