But the country's Nuclear Regulation Authority, which was created in response to the Fukushima disaster, has said meeting this date is "impossible" as new safety regulations won't be released until December.

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"V for Vendetta" wasn't meant to be a disaster movie, of course, and there's no reason to think it will be a disaster, even though its original opening date of November 5th -- Guy Fawkes Day -- had to be pushed forward after real-life terrorists attacked London last July.

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By contrast, the Chernobyl disaster, by far the worst nuclear power accident in history, has to date killed about 65 people.

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Full details, including the start date for the relief in various locations and information on how to claim a disaster loss by amending a prior-year tax return, can be found in tax relief announcements for individual states on the IRS website, www.

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That it went along even though it could only begin full-fledged work and training at its mammoth Super Terminal 1 on July 2 -- surely a recipe for disaster -- is testimony to how operational realities and common sense were set aside in pursuit of the July date.

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