SCP-1105
Safe
~
medium confidence
SCP-1105
Expected annual
$2.0M
One-time setup
$3.4M
Annual recurring
$1.9M
Personnel
19
Program-level initial one-time capital (facility retrofit, specialized equipment, scram system) is estimated at roughly $3.42M, driven mainly by scram-system engineering, duplicated containment cells and research equipment. Annual recurring costs are ~ $1.925M/yr, dominated by staff wages, emergency readiness, and ongoing research/monitoring/compliance.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $3.4M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $1.9M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$1.9M/yr
Normal uneventful year: routine operations, scheduled maintenance, and planned research activity with no containment incidents.
routine maintenance
scheduled research campaigns
no incidents
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Minor Incident
$2.1M/yr
Localized containment issue requiring cleanup, overtime, limited equipment replacement and additional regulatory/legal support.
small breach or spore contamination event
equipment failure requiring replacement
additional regulatory audits
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Major Breach
$2.9M/yr
Significant breach requiring extended remediation, facility repairs, major equipment replacement, large-scale decontamination, and legal actions.
containment breach with environmental spread
loss/damage of critical equipment
regulatory/legal escalation
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Catastrophic Breach
$6.9M/yr
Full-scale catastrophic event requiring site evacuation, full neutralization or demolition, long-term environmental remediation and heavy legal/liability costs.
uncontained spore release across facilities
failed scram-system or reactive chemical disaster
major legal/insurance payout and site decommissioning
Personnel
19 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Containment Technician | 6 | [#12] Multi-shift containment technicians providing 24/7 coverage across both containment cells (staffing chosen for redundancy). |
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 10 | [#13] Site security and on-site guards (three shifts plus backups distributed across program-level sites). |
| Research Scientist / Lab Assistants | 3 | [#14] Senior mycologist/PI + lab assistants to perform ongoing research and monitoring; centralized research team assumed. |
Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, enabling midpoint-based estimates; uncertainty remains over duplication choices between sites, whether scram-system uses dicyanoacetylene or a safer alternative, regulatory/licensing variability, and staffing distribution — hence medium confidence.