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
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $1.3M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$1.3M/yr
Routine year with no incidents; normal staffing, maintenance, research, and compliance costs.
no_incident
routine_operations
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Minor Incident
$1.4M/yr
Single unauthorized activation or test-related injury requiring emergency medical care, minor equipment repair, and investigation.
unauthorized_activation
single_subject_injury
equipment_repair
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Major Incident
$1.9M/yr
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
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Catastrophic Breach
$2.8M/yr
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.