EnergySolutions, the guys who sucked up to Utahns by putting their name on the Jazz's arena, has filed a federal lawsuit asking a judge to rule on whether an interstate commission should have the power to block foreign nuke waste from the company's Tooele County dump.

EnergySolutions wants to import 1,600 tons of Italian low-level nuclear waste to the Clive dump. Many Utahns don't like the idea of dumping U.S. N-waste in Utah, let alone importing the hot stuff from overseas. "Utah: Greatest Glow on Earth," just doesn't draw tourists.

A company spokesman told the Deseret News:

There has been a lot of misinformation quoted in association with this part of the project. A lot of people don't have a good understanding of what's involved here.

That company babble translates to: "Attention, Utah rubes! Focus on the EnergySolutions Arena and the Jazz. We're on the same team here. You're getting sleepy..."

Defectors from the EnergySolutions' team include:

• Gov. Jon Huntsman, who finally came out against the plan last month.
• Congressman Jim Matheson, who is co-sponsoring a bill that would keep the waste out of Utah.
• Utah's Radioactive Control Board that says foreign N-waste in Utah is a bad idea.
• Bill Sinclair, deputy director for the Utah Department of Environmental Quality and interstate compact representative, says he'll vote no.
• The big dog, Larry Miller, has not said a word.

The eight-state Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management (I wonder why Utahns have a problem following this issue?) will to listen to EnergySolutions' Italian nuke waste proposal this week.