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1、2012考研英语阅读真题：考研英语（一）第2篇Adealisadeal—except,apparently,whenEntergyisinvolved.
Thecompany,amajorenergysupplierinNewEngland,provokedjustifiedoutrageinVermontlastweekwhenitannounced
itwasrenegingonalongstandingcommitmenttoabidebythestrictnuclearregulations.
Instead,thec
2、ompanyhasdonepreciselywhatithadlongpromiseditwouldnot:
challengetheconstitutionalityofVermont’srulesinthefederalcourt,
aspartofadesperateefforttokeepitsVermontYankeenuclearpowerplantrunning.
It’sastunningmove.
Theconflicthasbeensurfacingsince2002,whenthecorporationb
3、oughtVermont’sonlynuclearpowerplant,anagingreactorinVernon.
Asaconditionofreceivingstateapprovalforthesale,thecompanyagreedtoseekpermissionfromstateregulatorstooperatepast2012.
In2006,thestatewentastepfurther,requiringthatanyextensionoftheplant’slicensebesubjecttoVe
4、rmontlegislature’sapproval.
Then,too,thecompanywentalong.
EitherEntergyneverreallyintendedtolivebythosecommitments,oritsimplydidn’tforeseewhatwouldhappennext.
Astringofaccidents,includingthepartialcollapseofacoolingtowerin2007andthediscoveryofanundergroundpipesystem
5、6/6leakage,
raisedseriousquestionsaboutbothVermontYankee’ssafetyandEntergy’smanagement
especiallyafterthecompanymademisleadingstatementsaboutthepipe.
EnragedbyEntergy’sbehavior,theVermontSenatevoted26to4lastyearagainstallowinganextension.
Nowthecompanyissuddenlyclai
6、mingthatthe2002agreementisinvalidbecauseofthe2006legislation,
andthatonlythefederalgovernmenthasregulatorypowerovernuclearissues.
Thelegalissuesinthecaseareobscure:
whereastheSupremeCourthasruledthatstatesdohavesomeregulatoryauthorityovernuclearpower,
legalscholarss
7、aythatVermontcasewillofferaprecedent-settingtestofhowfarthosepowersextend.
Certainly,therearevalidconcernsaboutthepatchworkregulationsthatcouldresultifeverystatesetsitsownrules.
ButhadEntergykeptitsword,thatdebatewouldbebesidethepoint.
Thecompanyseemstohaveconcluded
8、thatitsreputationinVermontisalreadysodamagedthatithasnotinglefttolosebygoingtowarwiththestate.
Butthereshouldbeconsequences.Permissiontoru
