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October 28, fire at the nuclear materials Savannah River Site
Voters and the American public should be aware that the real enemy is all the cut backs on the oversight in nuclear weapons facilities and programs, including the cut backs of nuclear material security programs by the fascist convicted felon President Donald J. Trump regime, and his MAGA myrmidons!
October 28, fire at the nuclear materials Savannah River Site
Savannah River Site fire that alarmed locals on Wednesday Oct. 28, 2026
By Lynda Carson - October 29, 2026
Reportedly, Click here for, “Convicted felon President Donald J. Trump creates major problems at U.S. nuclear materials weapons sites and facilities.”
As the convicted felon President Donald J. Trump prepares to escalate his war against Iran in the name of keeping the country of Iran from getting nuclear weapons, on Wednesday October 28, 2026 a fire occurred at the Savannah River Site nuclear weapons facility in South Carolina, alarming and frightening the local residents of Aiken.
In contrast, it was reported only ‘8 days earlier’ on October 20, 2026, in a headline that says, Reportedly on October 20, 2026, “Staff cuts under the Trump administration at the agency responsible for safeguarding the nuclear weapons stockpile exacerbated longstanding workforce challenges at the National Nuclear Security Administration and reduced oversight of nuclear material security, according to a new watchdog report.
In total, the Government Accountability Office found that NNSA went from nearly 2,000 federal employees in the first quarter of fiscal 2025 to 1,755 civil servants as of the second quarter of fiscal 2026. This included a 13.6% reduction in the number of “mission-critical” workers.
While GAO in 2024 warned that NNSA was understaffed, auditors determined that the recent staff cuts “more than erased” hiring that the agency conducted in previous fiscal years.”
Indeed. As people are voting in the midterms presently, while they are suffering from an affordability crisis created by Trump’s war against Iran and his tariffs, they should be aware that the real enemy is all the cut backs on the oversight, in nuclear weapons facilities, including cut backs of nuclear material security by the fascist convicted felon President Donald J. Trump regime, and his MAGA myrmidons.
According to the website for U.S. Department of Energy, “The Savannah River Site, a 310-square-mile-site in Aiken, South Carolina, focused on the production of plutonium and tritium for use in the manufacture of nuclear weapons from its inception in the early 1950s until the end of the Cold War. In 1992, the focus at SRS turned to environmental cleanup, nuclear materials management, and research and development activities.”
Links to the Savannah River Site Notification System may be found below.
Savannah River Site Notification System
UPDATED 10/28/26 at 10:08 PM:
The Savannah River Site Area Emergency was terminated at 9:45 p.m. Protective actions have been lifted, and site barricades have reopened.
Oncoming shift workers should report to work as usual, and all other employees should report to work as scheduled on Thursday, October 29.
https://public.srs.gov/
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Savannah River Site Emergency Response Event – News Release #1
October 28, 2026
Savannah River Site Emergency Response Organization
News Release #1 | 6:21 PM
For more information call (803) 952-7395
Aiken, S.C. — 6:21 PM — An event is in progress that has triggered emergency response activities at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site. This message is being sent to you as part of our emergency response organization information process.
At this time, there is no indication of a consequence beyond the Savannah River Site boundaries.
When more specific information is available, including further media contact information, it will be provided to you through the Site’s public information staff.
NR#1
https://public.srs.gov/2026/10/savannah-river-site-emergency-response-event/
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Savannah River Site Emergency Response Event – News Release #2
October 28, 2026
Savannah River Site Emergency Response Organization
News Release #2 | 7:30 PM
For more information call (803) 952-5594
Aiken, S.C. — 7:30 PM — Savannah River Site (SRS) officials have declared a Site Area Emergency at 5:39 p.m. on 10-28-26 at the Site located near Aiken, SC.
A fire was reported at the Savannah River National Laboratory but has since been extinguished. No contamination has been reported outside the affected facility.
As a precaution, barricades at site entrances have been closed to incoming traffic. Rail, river, and air traffic in the vicinity of SRS is also being restricted. SRS officials are directing response efforts and have notified the appropriate state and local government agencies.
Local residents should tune in to local radio and TV stations where state officials will announce any actions citizens may need to take. Residents should stay tuned to these stations for updated instructions.
In areas at SRS affected by the incident, employees who are not involved in emergency response or shutdown operations have been sheltered as a precaution.
When more specific information is available, it will be provided to you via SRS.GOV and Facebook.com/savannahriversite.
NR#2
https://public.srs.gov/2026/10/savannah-river-site-emergency-response-event-2/
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Savannah River Site Emergency Response Event – News Release #3
October 28, 2026
Savannah River Site Emergency Response Organization
News Release #3 | 9:45 PM
For more information call (803) 952-5594
Aiken, S.C. — 9:45 PM — Savannah River Site (SRS) officials declared a Site Area Emergency at 5:07 p.m. on 10-28-26 at the Site located near Aiken, SC.
The Savannah River Site Area Emergency was terminated at 9:45 p.m. Protective actions have been lifted, and site barricades have reopened.
A fire was reported at the Savannah River National Laboratory but has since been extinguished. Radiological surveys indicated no detectable levels of contamination.
Highway 125 remains open at this time. SRS officials are directing response efforts and have notified the appropriate state and local government agencies.
Oncoming shift workers should report to work as usual, and all other employees should report to work as scheduled on Thursday, Oct. 29.
When more specific information is available, it will be provided to you via SRS.GOV and Facebook.com/savannahriversite.
NR#
https://public.srs.gov/2026/10/savannah-river-site-emergency-response-event-news-release-3/
Voters and the American public should be aware that the real enemy is all the cut backs on the oversight in nuclear weapons facilities and programs, including the cut backs of nuclear material security programs by the fascist convicted felon President Donald J. Trump regime, and his MAGA myrmidons.
See another recent story by Lynda Carson, below...
Lynda Carson may be reached at newzland2 [at] gmail.com
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The Trump / Epstein Pedophile Files
A vote for Republicans is a vote to support pedophiles
By Lynda Carson - Wednesday, Oct 28, 2026
Click below for story…
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2026/10/28/18889785.php
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Savannah River Site fire that alarmed locals on Wednesday Oct. 28, 2026
By Lynda Carson - October 29, 2026
Reportedly, Click here for, “Convicted felon President Donald J. Trump creates major problems at U.S. nuclear materials weapons sites and facilities.”
As the convicted felon President Donald J. Trump prepares to escalate his war against Iran in the name of keeping the country of Iran from getting nuclear weapons, on Wednesday October 28, 2026 a fire occurred at the Savannah River Site nuclear weapons facility in South Carolina, alarming and frightening the local residents of Aiken.
In contrast, it was reported only ‘8 days earlier’ on October 20, 2026, in a headline that says, Reportedly on October 20, 2026, “Staff cuts under the Trump administration at the agency responsible for safeguarding the nuclear weapons stockpile exacerbated longstanding workforce challenges at the National Nuclear Security Administration and reduced oversight of nuclear material security, according to a new watchdog report.
In total, the Government Accountability Office found that NNSA went from nearly 2,000 federal employees in the first quarter of fiscal 2025 to 1,755 civil servants as of the second quarter of fiscal 2026. This included a 13.6% reduction in the number of “mission-critical” workers.
While GAO in 2024 warned that NNSA was understaffed, auditors determined that the recent staff cuts “more than erased” hiring that the agency conducted in previous fiscal years.”
Indeed. As people are voting in the midterms presently, while they are suffering from an affordability crisis created by Trump’s war against Iran and his tariffs, they should be aware that the real enemy is all the cut backs on the oversight, in nuclear weapons facilities, including cut backs of nuclear material security by the fascist convicted felon President Donald J. Trump regime, and his MAGA myrmidons.
According to the website for U.S. Department of Energy, “The Savannah River Site, a 310-square-mile-site in Aiken, South Carolina, focused on the production of plutonium and tritium for use in the manufacture of nuclear weapons from its inception in the early 1950s until the end of the Cold War. In 1992, the focus at SRS turned to environmental cleanup, nuclear materials management, and research and development activities.”
Links to the Savannah River Site Notification System may be found below.
Savannah River Site Notification System
UPDATED 10/28/26 at 10:08 PM:
The Savannah River Site Area Emergency was terminated at 9:45 p.m. Protective actions have been lifted, and site barricades have reopened.
Oncoming shift workers should report to work as usual, and all other employees should report to work as scheduled on Thursday, October 29.
https://public.srs.gov/
>>>>>>>
Savannah River Site Emergency Response Event – News Release #1
October 28, 2026
Savannah River Site Emergency Response Organization
News Release #1 | 6:21 PM
For more information call (803) 952-7395
Aiken, S.C. — 6:21 PM — An event is in progress that has triggered emergency response activities at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site. This message is being sent to you as part of our emergency response organization information process.
At this time, there is no indication of a consequence beyond the Savannah River Site boundaries.
When more specific information is available, including further media contact information, it will be provided to you through the Site’s public information staff.
NR#1
https://public.srs.gov/2026/10/savannah-river-site-emergency-response-event/
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Savannah River Site Emergency Response Event – News Release #2
October 28, 2026
Savannah River Site Emergency Response Organization
News Release #2 | 7:30 PM
For more information call (803) 952-5594
Aiken, S.C. — 7:30 PM — Savannah River Site (SRS) officials have declared a Site Area Emergency at 5:39 p.m. on 10-28-26 at the Site located near Aiken, SC.
A fire was reported at the Savannah River National Laboratory but has since been extinguished. No contamination has been reported outside the affected facility.
As a precaution, barricades at site entrances have been closed to incoming traffic. Rail, river, and air traffic in the vicinity of SRS is also being restricted. SRS officials are directing response efforts and have notified the appropriate state and local government agencies.
Local residents should tune in to local radio and TV stations where state officials will announce any actions citizens may need to take. Residents should stay tuned to these stations for updated instructions.
In areas at SRS affected by the incident, employees who are not involved in emergency response or shutdown operations have been sheltered as a precaution.
When more specific information is available, it will be provided to you via SRS.GOV and Facebook.com/savannahriversite.
NR#2
https://public.srs.gov/2026/10/savannah-river-site-emergency-response-event-2/
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Savannah River Site Emergency Response Event – News Release #3
October 28, 2026
Savannah River Site Emergency Response Organization
News Release #3 | 9:45 PM
For more information call (803) 952-5594
Aiken, S.C. — 9:45 PM — Savannah River Site (SRS) officials declared a Site Area Emergency at 5:07 p.m. on 10-28-26 at the Site located near Aiken, SC.
The Savannah River Site Area Emergency was terminated at 9:45 p.m. Protective actions have been lifted, and site barricades have reopened.
A fire was reported at the Savannah River National Laboratory but has since been extinguished. Radiological surveys indicated no detectable levels of contamination.
Highway 125 remains open at this time. SRS officials are directing response efforts and have notified the appropriate state and local government agencies.
Oncoming shift workers should report to work as usual, and all other employees should report to work as scheduled on Thursday, Oct. 29.
When more specific information is available, it will be provided to you via SRS.GOV and Facebook.com/savannahriversite.
NR#
https://public.srs.gov/2026/10/savannah-river-site-emergency-response-event-news-release-3/
Voters and the American public should be aware that the real enemy is all the cut backs on the oversight in nuclear weapons facilities and programs, including the cut backs of nuclear material security programs by the fascist convicted felon President Donald J. Trump regime, and his MAGA myrmidons.
See another recent story by Lynda Carson, below...
Lynda Carson may be reached at newzland2 [at] gmail.com
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
The Trump / Epstein Pedophile Files
A vote for Republicans is a vote to support pedophiles
By Lynda Carson - Wednesday, Oct 28, 2026
Click below for story…
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2026/10/28/18889785.php
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GAO: Watchdog Report
National Nuclear Security Administration:
Reductions to Federal Workforce GAO-27-109127 Q&A Report to the Ranking Member, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives October 15, 2026, that was reported on, in Government Executive on October 20, 2026.
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)—a separately organized agency within the Department of Energy (DOE)—is responsible for the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile and nonproliferation efforts. NNSA has a current workload at its highest level since the Cold War as it oversees a $200 billion, 2- decades-long nuclear weapons and related infrastructure modernization effort. NNSA relies on a federal workforce of about 1,750 federal employees responsible for overseeing a $25 billion annual budget, and approximately 70,000 management and operating contractor personnel. NNSA has faced challenges managing its human capital from late 2014 through late 2022 as statutory limits constrained NNSA’s number of agency employees. In fiscal year (FY) 2023, the statutory limit on the number of the agency’s employees was eliminated. However, in May 2024 (GAO-24-106167), we reported that NNSA continued to face challenges recruiting and retaining federal staff to meet the agency’s mission needs. In response to its increased workload and workforce challenges, NNSA began hiring additional employees and committed to developing a workforce planning process intended to inform future budget requests. However, according to NNSA officials, NNSA halted workforce planning in response to presidential directives in early 2025. We were asked to examine the impacts of NNSA’s retirements, resignations, terminations, and other voluntary or involuntary workforce reductions since January 2025. This report describes the changes to NNSA’s workforce since the beginning of FY 2023—when the statutory limit was eliminated—through the middle of FY 2026.
Click below for full report…
https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-27-109127.pdf
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