the chernobyl disaster rekindled the opposition to nuclear power, which led in 1987 to a cantonal initiative for shutting down the kkg. this was eventually rejected by the solothurn citizens with a 73% majority. except for the 10 year building suspension for new plants of 1990, approved by the 52.5%, the same fate has been reserved by the cantonal population to all other federal initiatives proposing anticipated shutdowns or moratoria. in 2007 the cantonal parliament entrusted the government to act in order to promote the building of a new plant in the niederamt region, between olten and aarau.