definiens: means any event beyond the reasonable control of the affected Party, includin g : embargoes ; war or acts of war, including terrorism ; insurrections, riots, or civil unrest ; s trikes, lockouts or other labor disturbances ; epidemics ( including pandemics ), fire, floods, earthquakes or other acts of nature ; or acts, omissions or delays in acting by any governmental authority ( including the refusal of any Regulatory Authority to issue required Regulatory Approvals due to reasons other than the affected Pa rty ’s negligence or willful misconduct or any other cause within the reasonable control of the affected Party ), and failure of plant or machinery ( provided that such f ailure could not have been prevented by the exercise of skill, diligence, and prudence t hat would be reasonably and ordinarily expected from a skilled and experienced person en gaged in the same type of undertaking under the same or similar circumstan ces )