SCP-1475
Safe
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medium confidence
SCP-1475
Expected annual
$3.1M
One-time setup
$1.2M
Annual recurring
$3.0M
Personnel
21
One-time startup capital for secure medical containment and initial research hardware is approximately $1.16M; annual operating costs are roughly $3.02M driven primarily by staff wages (clinical, security, research), high-frequency laboratory testing and parenteral nutrition.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $1.2M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $3.0M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$3.0M/yr
Normal, uneventful year with routine clinical maintenance, scheduled research activity and no major incidents.
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Minor Incident
$3.2M/yr
Acute but manageable medical event (line infection, brief sepsis episode, emergency device replacement) requiring extra treatment, labs and short-term increased staffing.
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Major Medical Emergency
$3.5M/yr
Severe acute event (major surgery, prolonged sepsis, organ failure) leading to high-cost interventions, extended hospitalization, and possible accelerated device procurement.
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Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up
$4.5M/yr
Decision to aggressively scale R&D into neuroprosthetic replacement (multi-year device program), increasing annual research spend substantially.
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Personnel
21 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 8 | [#13] 24/7 secure on-site coverage (6–10 FTE typical), includes training and anomalous briefings. |
| ICU Nurse / Bedside Nursing | 4 | [#11] 1: 1ICU-level nursing coverage across shifts with backfill (3–5 FTE typical). |
| On-site Physician / Intensivist / Neurologist | 1 | [#12] Full-time attending or tight-call clinician dedicated to SCP-1475 neurological and critical care needs. |
| Research Scientist | 3 | [#14] Neuroscience and biomedical research leadership supporting device development and study design. |
| Biomedical Engineer / Technician | 2 | [#14] Engineering staff to develop/maintain neuroprosthetic prototypes and closed-loop systems. |
| Research Nurse / Electrophysiology Technician | 2 | [#14, #3] Techs for electrophysiology, high-frequency sampling and research protocol execution. |
| Administrative Staff / Site Liaison | 1 | [#19, #22] Administrative and liaison functions for cover story, documentation and logistics. |
Confidence Notes
Line items are detailed with ranges and clear cost drivers (medical equipment, staffing, labs) so estimates are anchored, but large parameter uncertainty remains due to choices about full-time vs consult clinicians, level of active R&D, regional salary variation, and frequency of high-cost incidents; hence medium confidence.