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SCP-085 Safe ✓ high confidence
SCP-085
Expected annual
$596K
One-time setup
$714K
Annual recurring
$585K
Personnel
6.2
Total one-time startup costs are approximately $714,000 driven primarily by containment room conversion, specialized suppression and monitoring equipment, and initial contingency/legal setup; recurring annual costs are approximately $585,000 driven mainly by staff wages, ongoing research, and safety/maintenance services (see analyst summary [#27]).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $714K
Equipment $284K
[#2, #3, #5, #6, #8, #13, #21, #22, #23, #24] Fire-suppression hardware ($200,000), oxygen masks/tanks ($10,000), storage cabinets ($5,000), monitoring cameras ($15,000), tamper sensors (~$6,000), UPS/generator ($25,000), secure records/IT setup ($10,000), chain-of-custody containers ($3,000), tagging system ($8,000), and redundancy spares ($2,000).
Facilities $180K
[#1, #14, #20] Secure containment-room conversion ($150,000) plus HVAC/preservation install ($20,000) and permits/compliance/startup admin ($10,000).
Cover Story Setup $100K
[#19] Initial legal/cover-story/documentation setup and readiness for emergency responses.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $70K
[#7, #12] Paper-entry inspection station and analytical/forensic lab instruments (inspection bench $20,000; spectrometer/scanner/microscopy $50,000).
Contingency Reserve $50K
[#18] One-time contingency fund/reserve for emergency repairs, cleanup, and initial incident response.
Medical Protocol Setup $20K
[#17] Initial medical/occupational-health protocol setup and equipment reserve.
Training Setup $10K
[#10] Initial staff training and certification program setup.
On Site Incinerator $0
[#4] Optional on-site incinerator (analyst estimate ~ $100,000) — baseline assumes contracted destruction; set to $0 in baseline one-time to reflect contractor usage.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $585K/yr
Staff Wages $420K/yr
[#9] Salaries for 2 research/containment technicians, 3 security officers, 1 containment technician, and 0.2 FTE psychologist (detailed in personnel breakdown).
Research And Monitoring $57K/yr
[#6, #12, #15] Video/data storage ($5,000/yr), forensic equipment calibration/consumables ($2,000/yr), and ongoing research budget for experiments/documentation ($50,000/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $20K/yr
[#19] Annual legal retainer and liaison/retention for necessary redactions and external coordination.
Facilities Maintenance $15K/yr
[#2, #13, #14] Annual maintenance/calibration for suppression system ($10,000), backup power fuel/maintenance ($3,000), and HVAC/filtration energy & maintenance ($2,000).
Paper Incineration Contract $12K/yr
[#4] Contracted hazardous-paper incineration service (baseline approach).
Psychological Care $10K/yr
[#16] Staff time and materials for enrichment and psych services related to SCP-085 interaction.
Incident Response Drills $10K/yr
[#18] Annual emergency response training, drills, and consumables.
Supplies And Consumables $5K/yr
[#11] Consumable art supplies, archival materials, PPE and sterilization supplies (mid-range estimate).
Logistics And Transport $5K/yr
[#22] Courier/transport costs for chain-of-custody movements and off-site testing/destruction.
Training And Certification $5K/yr
[#10] Annual refresher training, certifications, CO2-safety drills and recurring training costs.
Medical Monitoring $5K/yr
[#17] Routine occupational health checks and post-exposure care funds.
Administrative Overhead $5K/yr
[#20] Ongoing permits, inspections, insurance adjustments, and compliance admin.
Secure Records Storage $5K/yr
[#21] Off-site encrypted backups and secure archival maintenance costs.
Audit And Oversight $5K/yr
[#26] Independent reviews, ethics board costs, and periodic external oversight.
Oxygen Tank Refill $2K/yr
[#3] Cylinder refill/replacement and inspection costs to maintain emergency oxygen supplies.
Paper Tagging Maintenance $2K/yr
[#23] Maintenance and replacement of RFID/barcode/tamper-evident tags for paper controls.
Tamper Monitoring Service $1K/yr
[#8] Recurring service/monitoring fees for tamper sensors and monitoring contracts.
Spares Replenishment $1K/yr
[#24] Annual replenishment of spare pads, inks, masks, sensors, and spare cameras.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $585K/yr
92.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful operational year with routine maintenance and scheduled research.
routine_operations no_incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $605K/yr
6.0% probability / year +$20K vs baseline
Small CO2 discharge, localized smoke or minor containment-related cleanup requiring repair/cleanup, overtime and limited legal fees.
small_CO2_discharge minor_smoke_damage equipment_failure
🚨 Research Scale Up $1.1M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Organization approves an expanded research program into origins/duplication (multi-year project), adding staff/equipment and higher operational spend in the year of ramp-up.
expanded_research_approval extra_staff_and_equipment off-site_projects
👥 Personnel 6.2 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 2 [#9] Two full-time research/containment technicians (approx. $90,000 each).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 3 [#9] Three rotating security officers to control access (approx. $50,000 each).
Containment Technician 1 [#9] Single dedicated containment technician (approx. $60,000).
Psychologist (part-time, FTE 0.2) 0.2 [#9] Part-time psychologist oversight (~0.2 FTE, ~$30,000 annual cost).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item estimates and ranges for equipment, staffing and recurring services; most costs are standard (salaries, HVAC, legal retainers). Remaining uncertainty stems from optional choices (on-site incinerator vs contract, scope of expanded research) which are modeled separately.
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