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SCP-113 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-113
Expected annual
$912K
One-time setup
$389K
Annual recurring
$876K
Personnel
3
Total one-time setup costs are moderate (several hundred thousand) for containment upgrades and research setup; recurring annual costs are driven by staffing, legal/PR contingency, compensation pools, and ongoing research/monitoring. Low-frequency high-impact incidents (medical emergencies, litigation, public exposure) create large contingent expenses.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $389K
Communications Crisis Fund One Time $150K
[#21] One-time crisis communications / large-scale media suppression or rapid campaign fund.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $80K
[#9, #11] Initial genetic/reproductive testing lab setup and molecular/materials analysis instrumentation/outsourcing (WGS, mass spec, etc.).
Facilities $60K
[#1, #13] Secure storage locker/vault upgrade (#1) and quarantine/isolation room build/retrofit (#13) one-time construction/retrofit costs.
Animal Testing Initial $60K
[#10] Initial animal testing pilot (facility prep, animals, vet/staff) for mechanism/heritable studies.
Equipment $31K
[#2, #3, #6, #17] Inert secondary container (#2), glovebox/biocabinet (#3), electronic surveillance installation (#6 one-time install), and data/server hardware setup (#17 one-time).
Handling Training And Sop Development $6K
[#7] Initial SOP development and initial training costs for handling/no-contact procedures.
Fertility And Cryostorage Setup $2K
[#23] Initial cryostorage/cryopreservation setup costs (freezer, sample preparation).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $876K/yr
Compensation And Long Term Care Pool $300K/yr
[#19] Annual pool for compensation, long-term care, hormone therapy, surgeries, fertility services for affected personnel.
Staff Wages $240K/yr
[#5, #12] Security staffing for storage area (two guards) and specialized genetic research staffing (one senior scientist).
Cover Story And Legal $105K/yr
[#18, #21] Legal counsel/retainer, NDAs, compliance and PR/cover-story retainers for rapid-response or ongoing legal/PR management.
Emergency Medical Contingency Fund $100K/yr
[#14] Annual contingency fund allocation for emergency evacuations, ICU care, and acute care contracts.
Research And Monitoring $59K/yr
[#9, #10, #11, #17] Ongoing genetic testing per case, multi-year animal testing costs, periodic molecular analyses, and secure data storage related to research.
Psychological Services $20K/yr
[#20] Psychological counseling and reintegration services for affected personnel.
Facilities Maintenance $14K/yr
[#6, #13] Electronic surveillance maintenance and quarantine/isolation HVAC/filters and general storage-area maintenance.
Incident Investigation $10K/yr
[#24] Internal incident investigations, audits, and regulatory reporting baseline allocation (per-incident budgeting averaged annually).
Overhead Allocation $10K/yr
[#25] Opportunity cost / overhead allocation (electricity, HVAC share, administrative support).
Supplies And Consumables $9K/yr
[#4, #15, #16] PPE per-handling consumables (#4), hazardous/biological waste disposal baseline (#15), and decontamination supplies/procedures (#16).
Fertility Services And Monitoring $5K/yr
[#23] Ongoing fertility preservation storage fees and periodic assisted-reproduction monitoring budget.
Logistics And Transport $2K/yr
[#22] Secure transport logistics for moves between storage and lab (assumes mostly on-site moves).
Medical Monitoring $1K/yr
[#8] Medical monitoring for exposed personnel: per-exposure costs assumed averaged to 1 exposure/year for budgeting.
Handling Training Refresher $1K/yr
[#7] Annual refresher training and SOP updates budget.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $876K/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, no major incidents.
no accidental exposures no public/legal incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $910K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$34K vs baseline
Single accidental exposure/contact requiring medical monitoring, decontamination, small investigation and waste disposal.
single staff exposure localized contamination
🚨 Major Incident $1.5M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$649K vs baseline
Multi-person exposure or public exposure causing hospitalizations, long-term care needs, litigation and a major PR campaign.
multiple-exposure event public disclosure / media exposure litigation
👥 Personnel 3 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#5] Two dedicated guards (or one guard + on-call) for Site-23 secure area; included in staff_wages.
Research Scientist 1 [#12] One specialized molecular/genetics senior scientist (salary/contract included in staff_wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Ranges in analyst estimates, low frequency/high-impact contingencies, and uncertainty in exposure frequency and research scope produce moderate confidence in aggregated figures; core routine costs (storage, PPE, basic staffing) are well-defined, but contingency and research-scale items have wide variance.
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