Risks, tracked against evidence
Atlas surfaces risks and tracks their status against the evidence that supports them. It does not rank or resolve risks automatically.
Limited non-domestic facilities convert flake to battery-grade spherical graphite; delays here block the entire pathway.
Cell makers require long qualification lead times before switching anode suppliers, extending time to revenue.
Processing facility siting in the Imperial Valley is sensitive to regional water allocation limits.
Colorado River allocation is fully subscribed to agricultural use; any industrial siting decision must account for this before land or power availability.
Direct lithium extraction from geothermal brine has not yet been demonstrated at commercial scale at this specific site.
Calexico crossing capacity is adequate today but sensitive to periodic congestion that could affect cross-border logistics scenarios.
Limited non-domestic spheronization capacity flagged as a high-severity risk.
Water allocation flagged as a high-severity, binding constraint on all industrial siting decisions.
Water availability flagged as a material siting constraint for the Imperial Valley candidate site.