SCP-010 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-010
Expected annual
$1.3M
One-time setup
$916K
Annual recurring
$1.3M
Personnel
5
One-time setup and containment construction are roughly $0.9M, dominated by vault/test-chamber build, instrumentation, and a contingency reserve; annual recurring operations average ~$1.32M driven by specialized staff, medical/on-call capacity, reverse-engineering, and containment readiness.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $916K
Equipment $311K
[#2, #3, #6, #14, #15, #16, #18, #27, #19] Initial hardware purchases and instrumentation: RF monitor/jammer hardware, tamper-evident locked boxes and inventory integration, test-chamber instrumentation (motion-capture, high-speed cameras, medical monitoring), containment emergency equipment, initial PPE, forensic/video servers, neutralization tooling, archival freezers, and initial SOP/training materials development.
Contingency Reserve $300K
[#17] Contingency reserve fund for catastrophic or lifetime-care cases (recommended reserve; drawdowns possible).
Facilities $200K
[#1, #6, #4, #25] Structural construction and install: secure RF/EMP vault, test-chamber shell and build, environmental/climate cabinet install, and electrical/charging bay circuit upgrades.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $95K
[#5, #11, #12, #24] Research-lab setup and scientific instruments: battery chemistry analysis & charger commissioning, reverse-engineering bench equipment, initial materials/metallurgy analysis capability and short-term translation/historical research.
Spectrum Licensing Initial $10K
[#20] Initial legal/permitting fees for spectrum licensing / regulatory compliance (initial counsel and filings).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.3M/yr
Staff Wages $550K/yr
[#7] Core full-time research/containment staff payroll (principal researcher, technician, RF engineer, electronics engineer, safety officer; salaries + benefits).
Medical Staffing $225K/yr
[#8] Retained on-call trauma surgeon(s), anesthesiology, critical-care nursing and EMT coverage for tests and emergencies (retainers + per-test staffing).
Research And Monitoring $163K/yr
[#2, #5, #11, #12] Ongoing research and technical monitoring: reverse-engineering team salaries, spectrum monitoring maintenance/calibration, battery replacements/analysis follow-ups, and periodic materials/metallurgy follow-ups.
Containment Readiness $125K/yr
[#14] Annual training, drills, re-supply of rapid-deploy sedatives/pharmaceuticals and tactical team readiness for breach/activation response.
Cover Story And Legal $90K/yr
[#13] Annual retainer and PR/legal costs for cover stories, FOIA response, and liability management.
Test Subject Compensation And Indemnity $50K/yr
[#9] Recruitment, compensation, medical screening, life-insurance/indemnity reserves and periodic long-term remediation funds (annualized reserve).
External Contractor Retainer $40K/yr
[#22] Retained external specialists and contractor contingencies (surgeon subspecialists, advanced RF labs, prosthetics, etc.).
Facilities Maintenance $18K/yr
[#4, #6, #25, #27] Climate-control power & filter maintenance, test-chamber maintenance/calibration, isolated charging circuit upkeep and electricity, archival/freezer monitoring.
Psychological Care $15K/yr
[#10] Ongoing psychological evaluation, therapy, meds and aftercare monitoring for test subjects and affected staff.
Red Team Audit $12K/yr
[#23] Periodic red-team security audits and penetration testing to validate containment and usage protocols.
Supplies And Consumables $10K/yr
[#15, #21, #26] PPE replenishment, lab hazardous/electronic waste disposal, and per-test consumables (disposables, electrodes, sutures, disinfectants).
Forensic Logging And It $8K/yr
[#16, #3] Secure tamper-evident recording, air-gapped backups, server maintenance and IT security for logs and inventory systems.
Training And Sop Refresher $6K/yr
[#19] Annual refresher training, SOP updates, and periodic staff retraining.
Logistics And Transport $5K/yr
[#22] Modest yearly transport/logistics budget for subject movement, equipment shipments, and contractor travel.
Spectrum Compliance Filing $3K/yr
[#20] Ongoing regulatory filings, permit renewals and compliance costs for spectrum monitoring/jamming where required.
Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.3M/yr
93.8% probability / year
Routine year with no incidents; normal staffing, maintenance, research, and compliance costs.
no_incident routine_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $1.4M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Single unauthorized activation or test-related injury requiring emergency medical care, minor equipment repair, and investigation.
unauthorized_activation single_subject_injury equipment_repair
🚨 Major Incident $1.9M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$600K vs baseline
Multi-subject uncontrolled activation or containment breach requiring multiple surgeries, major equipment replacements, legal actions, and contingency drawdown.
containment_breach multiple_casualties major_equipment_loss
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $2.8M/yr
0.2% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Severe event with irreversible morphological cases needing lifetime care, large-scale legal/medical/rehabilitation response and major program overhaul.
mass_irreversible_alteration long_term_institutional_care major_public_exposure
👥 Personnel 5 total
Role Count Notes
Principal Researcher 1 [#7] Leads research/containment planning and reverse-engineering oversight.
Technician 1 [#7] Handling, charging, maintenance, day-to-day inspections, and test support.
RF Engineer 1 [#7, #2] Spectrum monitoring, jammer operation, and RF safety.
Electronics Engineer 1 [#7, #11] Electronics maintenance, reverse-engineering support, and device instrumentation.
Safety Officer 1 [#7, #14, #19] Oversees SOPs, drills, emergency response coordination, and training.
📋 Confidence Notes
Many cost line-items (staffing levels, test tempo, frequency of incidents, medical severity) are reasonably bounded by the notes but still uncertain; engineering and legal costs are better-defined while incident probabilities and long-term care needs are highly variable.
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