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SCP-1079 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1079
Expected annual
$1.3M
One-time setup
$1.1M
Annual recurring
$1.3M
Personnel
10
One-time setup costs are moderate (~$1.09M) driven by laboratory instrumentation, autoclave and contingency seed funding; recurring annual costs are ~ $1.27M, driven mainly by security/medical staffing, watchlist/interdiction, and ongoing research.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.1M
Contingency Reserve Seed $500K
[#26] Seed contingency/insurance reserve recommended to cover catastrophic legal, medical, PR and emergency response costs.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $385K
[#13, #15, #16, #25] Initial analytical instrumentation access/purchase (mass spec/HPLC, EM), initial animal-study program setup, specialized necropsy/forensic setup, and secure data/storage infrastructure initial configuration.
Emergency Medical Equipment $90K
[#10] Portable ventilator(s), intubation kits, transfusion/IV equipment and emergency drugs (initial equipment purchase).
Equipment $46K
[#3, #8] Inventory/chain-of-custody initial deployment (barcode tags, scanner, software configuration) and autoclave/medical sterilizer purchase for contaminated-waste processing.
Facilities $35K
[#1] Secure containment locker buildout and tamper-resistant cabinet with access control/logging hardware (safe/cabinet installation, physical mounting and tamper-evident fixtures).
Background Checks Initial $30K
[#22] Deep background checks / initial vetting for access list (10-person scale estimate).
Containment Packaging Initial $6K
[#23] Initial purchase of tamper-evident inner containers, vacuum bags, seals, signage, silica packs for primary containment.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.3M/yr
Staff Wages $760K/yr
[#5, #6, #11, #21] Dedicated security staffing marginal assignments (6 guards), CCTV/security analyst monitoring, contracted/on-call medical staffing and administrative record-keeping support.
Watchlist And Interdiction $200K/yr
[#18] Maintenance of watchlists, e-commerce/market monitoring, analyst time and ops budget for interceptions and field seizures.
Research And Monitoring $125K/yr
[#14] Ongoing biochemical/clinical research, assays, sequencing, consumables and partial staff support for continued analysis and mitigation development.
Cover Story And Legal $50K/yr
[#24] Baseline legal/PR retainer and cover-story funds to respond to minor public incidents or preliminary legal actions.
Animal Testing Recurring $40K/yr
[#15] Ongoing animal housing, vet care, cohort costs for repeated dose-scaling and follow-up studies.
Logistics And Transport $25K/yr
[#19] Covert procurement/courier/secure transport baseline budget for routine seized-shipment transfers and secure packaging transport.
Training And Drills $25K/yr
[#27] Annual hands-on drills, med/security/research joint exercises and instructor costs to prevent accidental ingestion events.
Supplies And Consumables $14K/yr
[#7, #8, #28] PPE and handling consumables (gloves, gowns, face shields), autoclave consumables/sterilization supplies, and miscellaneous small replacement items.
Data Storage And Cybersecurity $9K/yr
[#25] Secure backups, encryption, hosting and periodic security audits for research/watchlist data.
Inventory System Maintenance $6K/yr
[#4] Hosting, license renewals, periodic audits and IT/admin support for the inventory & chain-of-custody system.
Biohazard Waste Disposal $5K/yr
[#9] Contract incineration / regulated medical waste hauling and paperwork for contaminated disposables.
Background Checks Rechecks $3K/yr
[#22] Periodic re-screening and vetting rechecks for access-listed staff.
Facilities Maintenance $1K/yr
[#2] UPS maintenance and minimal HVAC/power provisioning to ensure continuous camera/access control uptime.
Containment Packaging Recurring $1K/yr
[#23] Annual replacement of tamper seals, inner containment bags and related consumables.
Per Incident Medical Treatment $0/yr
[#12] Per-incident acute medical costs (ICU/ventilator/ECMO/transfusions) estimated $30,000–$200,000 per serious incident; baseline budget set to zero here and modeled in scenarios.
Forensic Autopsy Per Incident $0/yr
[#16] Per-autopsy specialized PPE, pathology tech time and suite costs (est. $2k–$15k per autopsy); handled per-incident in scenarios.
Forensic Testing Per Incident $0/yr
[#17] Forensic/toxicology panels per case (est. $1k–$10k per panel); modeled per-incident in scenarios.
Emergency Storage Rental $0/yr
[#20] Emergency high-security storage rental is paid as-needed (e.g., $10k–$50k/week) and modeled in contingency scenarios rather than baseline recurring costs.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.3M/yr
89.0% probability / year
Normal year with no serious ingestion incidents and regular operations (security, research, watchlist maintenance).
no ingestion incidents routine research and maintenance only
🚨 Minor Incident $1.4M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$175K vs baseline
Single serious ingestion event requiring ICU-level care, forensic workup and limited PR/legal response.
one serious ingestion (ICU/possible ECMO) single forensic/autopsy case limited legal/PR engagement
🚨 Major Public Distribution Event $3.8M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Multiple public ingestion incidents from an external distribution, requiring mass medical response, large legal/PR campaign, emergency storage and contingency fund drawdown.
widespread public exposure multiple ICU/ECMO cases major legal/PR and containment operations
👥 Personnel 10 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 Dedicated marginal assignment for three-shift coverage of the containment locker (item #5).
Security Analyst / CCTV Operator 1 Camera monitoring and alarm triage for the locker (item #6).
Medical Officer 2 On-call/contracted ER/critical-care staff capacity funded in recurring medical staffing estimate (item #11).
Administrative Staff 1 Records manager / administrative specialist for chain-of-custody and documentation (item #21).
📋 Confidence Notes
Core operational and equipment costs are fairly well-defined from the analyst notes, but incident frequency, severity (ECMO use) and public-incident legal/PR exposure are highly uncertain; contingency scenario magnitudes are therefore approximate.
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