// Risk Intelligence
| Risk Score | 7 / 10 High |
| Facility Type | ☣ Chemical / Industrial Facility |
| Operator / Branch | University of Texas System |
| Host County | Travis County TX |
| Nearest City | Pepperell MA |
| Primary Risk Radius | 5 miles |
| Secondary Risk Radius | 25 miles |
// Strategic Significance
The University of Texas at Austin is one of the largest universities in the US with 51,000 students and hosts a nuclear research reactor biosafety level 3 labs and the Pickle Research Campus with sensitive defense research. The 1966 UT Tower mass shooting was the first major US university mass shooting. The campus sits on the Balcones Fault Zone and faces flash flooding risk from Waller Creek.
// Civilian Impact Assessment
Austin metro with 2.3 million residents. UT Austin stadium events routinely draw 100,000 people creating mass gathering risk. Flash flooding from Waller Creek regularly affects campus. The Pickle Research Campus conducts classified defense research.
// Evacuation & Shelter Guidance
I-35, US-183, Guadalupe Street. Travis County Emergency Management coordinates campus mass casualty protocols.