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Ice boats sail along the Hudson River on Saturday, March 1, 2014, in Barrytown, N.Y. More than a dozen boats hit the ice last weekend on a wide stretch of the river about 100 miles north of New York City. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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An ice boat sails along the Hudson River on Saturday, March 1, 2014, in Barrytown, N.Y. This year’s frigid winter has created excellent conditions for ice sailing on the Hudson River in New York. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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A panel of officials with the U.S. Department of Energy and the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant take questions from a community member during a town hall in Carlsbad, N.M. on Thursday, March 6, 2014. Operations at the underground nuclear waste repository were halted in February following a truck fire and a release of radiation nine days later. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

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U.S. Department of Energy Carlsbad Field Office Manager Joe Franco, left, answers questions during a town hall in Carlsbad, N.M. on Thursday, March 6, 2014. Operations at the nation's only underground nuclear waste repository were halted in February following a truck fire and a release of radiation nine days later. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

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Former state lawmaker John Heaton tells a panel of officials with the U.S. Department of Energy and the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant the community is frustrated with the release of information following a radiation leak at the underground nuclear waste repository, during a town hall in Carlsbad, N.M. on Thursday, March 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

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The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, the nation's only underground nuclear waste repository near Carlsbad, N.M., remains idle on Thursday, March 6, 2014. Operations at site were halted in February following a truck fire and a release of radiation nine days later. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

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The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, the nation's only underground nuclear waste repository near Carlsbad, N.M., remains idle on Thursday, March 6, 2014. Operations at site were halted in February following a truck fire and a release of radiation nine days later. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

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U.S. Department of Energy Carlsbad Field Office Manager Joe Franco, listens to community questions during a town hall in Carlsbad, N.M. on Thursday, March 6, 2014. Operations at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, the nation's only underground nuclear waste repository, were halted in February following a truck fire and a release of radiation nine days later. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)