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+-------+---------------------------+-----------+------------+--------+
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+-------+---------------------------+-----------+------------+--------+
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+-------+---------------------------+-----------+------------+--------+
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+-------+---------------------------+-----------+------------+--------+
| **    | **Risk Description**      | **Risk    |            |        |
| No.** |                           | A         |            |        |
|       |                           | ssessment |            |        |
|       |                           | (low,     |            |        |
|       |                           | medium,   |            |        |
|       |                           | high)**   |            |        |
+-------+---------------------------+-----------+------------+--------+
|       |                           | **Cons    | **Li       | **Expo |
|       |                           | equence** | kelihood** | sure** |
+-------+---------------------------+-----------+------------+--------+
| 1     | Insufficient availability | High      | Low        | Low    |
|       | of computing resources to |           |            |        |
|       | meet code-development,    |           |            |        |
|       | analysis, and support     |           |            |        |
|       | requirements (from the    |           |            |        |
|       | other codes).             |           |            |        |
+-------+---------------------------+-----------+------------+--------+
| 2     | Insufficient availability | High      | Low/Medium | Low    |
|       | of NW FTE target for the  |           |            |        |
|       | organizations developing  |           |            |        |
|       | and utilizing the CHARON  |           |            |        |
|       | code to complete the      |           |            |        |
|       | milestone.                |           |            |        |
+-------+---------------------------+-----------+------------+--------+