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The legal issues in the case are obscure: whereas the Supreme Court has ruled that states do have some regulatory authority over nuclear power, legal scholars say the Vermont case will offer a precedent-setting test of how far those powers extend.

此案涉及的法律问题并不明朗：虽然最高法院已裁定各州确实对核电拥有一定的监管权，但法学家们表示，佛蒙特案将对这些权力的边界进行一次开创先例的检验。