The green signal to the 9,900-MW Jaitapur reactor has wider implicationsIt has been in the eye of the storm almost ever since it was conceived. Last week, the government gave the go-ahead to the 9,900 MW nuclear power plant at Jaitapur in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra. Once completed, it would be the single-largest power plant in India. Jaitapur got the clearance despite opposition from the residents of the region. Apart from dislocating villagers from the mango bowl of Maharashtra, the plant is located on the coast in a seismic zone