SCP-1008 — SCP-1008 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-1008 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-1008

Expected annual

$289K

One-time setup

$1.6M

Annual recurring

$268K

Personnel

One-time setup costs are approximately $1.59M driven primarily by initial research programs, contingency reserves, and equipment (remote-handling). Baseline recurring costs are about $268k/yr driven by staff wages, site overhead, and ongoing research/monitoring.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.6M

Initial Research And Lab Setup $830K

[#11, #12, #23] Initial medical/research program and mitigation studies (#11 initial); material analysis / archaeologic work (#12); initial alternative-food research / pilot production (#23 initial).

Contingency Reserve Initial $500K

[#25] Initial contingency fund/reserve for catastrophic outcomes, research scale-up, mass care or large cover-ups.

Coverup One Time Incident $100K

[#15] Per-incident cover-up / PR / legal takedown contingency (one significant incident median estimate).

Equipment $62K

[#1, #3, #4, #5] Molded opaque inner container & tamper seals (#1); redundant access-control hardware (#3 one-time hardware); tamper/temperature/light sensors (#4 one-time hardware); remote handling capability (benchtop manipulator / cameras) (#5).

Ethical And Legal Initial $30K

[#14] Initial IRB/ethics review, legal counsel and setup of compliance documentation.

Breach Response Plan Initial $30K

[#17] Initial development/approval of containment breach response plan and initial training/drills.

Translation Initial $20K

[#22] Initial translation/interpretation follow-ups, cultural mitigation and consulting.

Facilities $10K

[#2] Reinforced locker/vault upgrade and installation (secure storage suite, intrusion sensors, installation/certification).

Central Line Placement One Time $4K

[#10] One-time central line placement cost per subject (not a recurring baseline cost; included here as the procedure one-time-per-subject estimate).

Armored Vehicle Purchase $0

[#16] Option to purchase dedicated armored transport vehicle ($100k-$250k). Set to 0 (not purchased baseline).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $268K/yr

Research And Monitoring $100K/yr

[#11] Ongoing medical research, mitigation trials, animal models and specialist consulting if research is continued past the initial program.

Staff Wages $50K/yr

[#6, #7] Baseline fractional allocation for access staffing/security and Level-3 supervisory administrative overhead (salary fractions/on-call premiums).

Facilities Maintenance $50K/yr

[#21] Long-term site overhead allocation (pro-rated share of site utilities, administration, maintenance).

Cover Story And Legal $20K/yr

[#14, #15] Ongoing legal/compliance retainer and baseline preparedness for information suppression/PR contingencies.

Alternative Food Maintenance $20K/yr

[#23] Maintenance of alternative-food stockpiles, testing and small-scale production runs after initial R&D.

Breach Drills $10K/yr

[#17] Annual drills, training refreshers and minor equipment replacement for containment breach response.

Logistics And Transport $5K/yr

[#16] Occasional secure transfer/armored transport per-move costs (baseline small cadence assumed).

Translation Recurring $5K/yr

[#22] Ongoing translation/follow-up and cultural engagement maintenance if required.

Supplies And Consumables $3K/yr

[#19] PPE, disposable sampling kits, disinfectants, consumables for handling & sampling.

Sensors Monitoring $2K/yr

[#4] 24/7 monitoring and maintenance for tamper/temperature/light sensors integrated into the SOC.

Data Storage $2K/yr

[#8] Continuous video retention and secure encrypted storage/backups for camera and sensor logs.

Access Control Maintenance $1K/yr

[#3] Software/maintenance and licensing for biometric access readers, two-person-rule enforcement and audit logging.

Medical Observation Per Exposure $0/yr

[#9] Per-exposure medical observation/quarantine cost estimated $100k-$500k per subject (baseline assumes zero exposures per year; costs applied in incident scenarios).

Tpn Per Subject $0/yr

[#10] Ongoing TPN/artificial nutrition per-subject estimated $25k-$75k/month; baseline assumes none administered; costs applied per-exposure in scenarios.

Autopsy Per Death $0/yr

[#13] Autopsy/path exam and bio-banking per deceased subject estimated $2k-$15k per decedent; baseline assumes none per year.

Forensic Investigation Per Incident $0/yr

[#20] Independent forensic/incident investigation costs estimated $10k-$100k per incident; applied when incidents occur (not in baseline).

Psychological Aftercare Per Person $0/yr

[#18] Aftercare/compensation per exposed or witnessing staff member estimated $2k-$20k as-needed; baseline assumes none.

Funeral Per Death $0/yr

[#24] Discreet disposition / cover burial per-subject estimated $1k-$10k; applied per-death when needed.

Contingency Replenish $0/yr

[#25] Ongoing replenishment of contingency reserve as-needed (baseline none budgeted).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $268K/yr

96.5% probability / year

Routine year with no unauthorized exposures or major incidents; regular maintenance, minimal fractional staffing and limited ongoing research.

no_incident normal_operations

🚨 Minor Incident $573K/yr

3.0% probability / year +$305K vs baseline

Single accidental exposure of one subject requiring full medical observation and a limited forensic/cover-up response.

unauthorized_handling accidental_press single_subject_exposure

🚨 Major Breach $2.5M/yr

0.5% probability / year +$2.3M vs baseline

Multiple exposures and deaths requiring large-scale medical response, urgent research scale-up, contingency deployment and significant cover-up/legal action.

multiple_exposures medical_crisis urgent_research_scaleup

👥 Personnel 4 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	1	[#6] Fractional/dedicated security coverage for the storage wing (baseline fractional allocation represented as one assigned FTE-equivalent).
Level-3 Personnel	2	[#7] Two Level-3 signatories required for access; salary fractions/on-call premiums included in staff_wages.
Research Scientist	1	[#11] Research lead for ongoing mitigation/analysis funded by research_and_monitoring.

📋 Confidence Notes

Containment and equipment costs are well-specified; large uncertainty remains in incident frequency and per-exposure medical/TPN costs, and decisions about whether to fund extensive mitigation research or hold large contingency reserves.

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