For one thing, work on the 4NPP had been going on for four years, and more than NT $ 40 billion had already been invested. Moreover, the unilateral suspension of construction raised questions of compensation for foreign contractors. In addition, it was widely believed in the business community that cancellation of the 4NPP could affect economic development. Ultimately, the constitutional crisis was resolved when the Supreme Court issued its interpretation No.
尤其當時核四已動工四年，投下至少四百億台幣，片面停工將涉及與外商合約引起的賠償問題，加上工商業界普遍認為核四停建將影響經濟發展，最後，在大法官會議做成釋字第五二○號解釋案後，核四復工。