The Regulations Concerning Construction of the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant were pushed through the legislature four years ago by the KMT, and the Atomic Energy Council then issued a construction permit, and Taiwan Power Company (TaiPower) stands to lose more than NT $ 90 billion (just under US $ 3 billion) if the project is canceled.
由於四年前在國民黨強力動員下，立法院通過核四興建條例，原子能委員會也據此發給台電核四建照。截至目前，核四興建已動用四百多億台幣。