Moderate Risk ☣ Chemical / Industrial Facility  ·  Florida

University of Florida Gainesville FL

CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE RISK PROFILE  ·  FLORIDA

6 / 10
Risk Score
Facility Type
☣ Chemical / Industrial Facility
Primary Risk Radius
5
mile zone
Secondary Risk Radius
25
mile zone

// Risk Intelligence

Risk Score6 / 10   Moderate
Facility Type☣ Chemical / Industrial Facility
Operator / BranchUniversity of Florida
Host CountyAlachua County FL
Nearest CityPepperell MA
Primary Risk Radius5 miles
Secondary Risk Radius25 miles

// Strategic Significance

University of Florida hosts 55,000 students and Ben Hill Griffin Stadium The Swamp with 88,548 capacity. UF operates the Training Reactor at the Nuclear Science Center and multiple biosafety level 3 laboratories at the Emerging Pathogens Institute. Gainesville is in the path of Gulf Coast hurricanes.

// Civilian Impact Assessment

Gainesville with 140,000 residents. The Swamp stadium events draw 88,000 people. UFs nuclear reactor and Emerging Pathogens Institute create unique biosafety and radiological considerations during hurricane events.

// Evacuation & Shelter Guidance

I-75, US-441, University Avenue. Alachua County Emergency Management coordinates hurricane mass gathering and research protocols.

// Counties Within Risk Zone

// Cities Within Risk Zone