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SALT LAKE CITY-- A judge will hear arguments Thursday dealing with disposing of nuclear waste in Utah.

The waste disposal company EnergySolutions has filed a lawsuit with the Northwest Compact. The regional compact refuses to allow EnergySolutions to dispose of 1,600 tons of low-level radioactive waste from Italy.

EnergySolutions argues it doesn't fall under the compact's jurisdiction and should be allowed to process the waste at its facility in Clive, Utah.

Gov. Jon Huntsman supports the compact to keep foreign waste out of Utah and has said he will veto any legislation that would support the import.

Recently EnergySolutions offered the state half of its $3 billion revenue from the project if the state will drop its objections. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that lawmakers have considered writing a bill that would make the company give Utah a share of any foreign waste profit if EnergySolutions wins the lawsuit.

Lawmakers have discussed pulling the state out of the compact. But doing that may cause more problems. All radioactive waste generated in Utah that is too hot for EnergySolutions will need to go to one of two government-owned disposal sites, which will require Utah to be a part of the Northwest Compact.

Meanwhile, a group of Utahns rallied on Capitol Hill Wednesday night to let lawmakers know Utah is not for sale.

The demonstrators are concerned about the long-term safety and health risks of importing radioactive waste.

EnergySolutions' site is America's largest low-level radioactive waste dump and the only one available to 36 states. If the company is granted an import license, it would be the largest amount of nuclear waste ever brought into the country.