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 that Vermont case will offer a precedent-setting test of how far those powers extend.
1.obscene 模糊不清的
2.regulatory 监管的;(对工商业)具有监管权的
3.authority 权力
4.whereas 虽然
5.precedent-setting 先例
此案件中的法律问题模糊不清: 虽然最高法院已经判定各州对核能确实具有某些管理权,但法律学者说,佛蒙特州案件将会对检验“州政府的权力究竟有多大”提供一个先例。