SCP-1579 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1579
Expected annual
$1.4M
One-time setup
$1.2M
Annual recurring
$1.3M
Personnel
10
One-time capital/setup costs are approximately $1.23M driven by a custom sterile chamber, robotics, and initial legal/reserve funding; annual recurring costs are roughly $1.33M driven primarily by staff wages (research, security, medical), ongoing legal/PR/insurance, and D-class program costs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.2M
Equipment $529K
[#2, #4, #5, #6, #8, #9, #10, #16, #17, #22, #27] HVAC/humidity control installation; secure stainless-steel locker(s); surveillance hardware (visible+IR cameras, NVR, sensors); teleoperated manipulator systems; initial PPE stock; autoclave; medical/trauma equipment; -80C freezers and setup; environmental sensor installs; generator/UPS; initial records/chain-of-custody system.
Facilities $410K
[#1, #20] Construction and fit-out of a purpose-built sterile containment chamber (3.4 m sculpture clearance, antechamber/airlock, sealed finishes, containment doors, restraint points) plus structural modifications (floor reinforcement, anchor points, tall doors/crane access).
Emergency Reserve Fund $125K
[#25] Initial emergency/containment reserve fund for rapid response equipment, mass-decon stockpiles and contingency supplies.
Initial Legal And Consultation $75K
[#23] Initial consultations, cultural/heritage liaison and legal work to establish cover-story and consult on indigenous provenance and compliance.
Decommissioning And Disposal Planning $50K
[#28] Planning and potential first-phase costs for licensed hazardous/biological disposal, environmental remediation planning and permits (end-of-life or emergency disposal).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $40K
[#15] Initial comprehensive pathology/genomic sequencing instrumentation and laboratory setup for high-depth sequencing and artifact characterization.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.3M/yr
Staff Wages $770K/yr
[#11, #12, #13, #18] Salaries: 1FT medic/nurse + on-call physician retainer; research team (lead researcher + 2 scientists + 1 technician); security staffing (4 guards coverage + supervisory/overtime); custodial tech (0.75–1 FTE).
D Class Program $175K/yr
[#14] Ongoing costs analogous to D-class program: recruitment/housing/medical screening/administration and turnover management.
Cover Story And Legal $170K/yr
[#23, #24, #26] Ongoing legal/ethics/cultural liaison retainer; public relations/media contingency funding; liability/insurance premiums and indemnity coverage.
Research And Monitoring $94K/yr
[#5, #7, #9, #15, #19, #27] Recurring surveillance/storage/monitoring costs; robotic system maintenance and operator training; biohazard disposal contracts; per-test sequencing/pathology throughput; replacement/conservation of object/fragments; records management maintenance and off-site backups.
Supplies And Consumables $40K/yr
[#8, #10, #18, #29] PPE replacements/consumables; medical consumables (blood products, dressings, transfusion supplies); sterile cleaning supplies and PPE turnover; miscellaneous consumables and operational contingency.
Emergency Drills $30K/yr
[#25] Regular drills, exercises, rapid-response readiness maintenance and replenishment of contingency stockpiles.
Logistics And Transport $25K/yr
[#21] Heavy transport/crating, crane/forklift rental and secure transport convoy costs allocated on an as-needed basis (per-move contingency averaged annually).
Facilities Maintenance $24K/yr
[#3, #16, #17, #22] HVAC/humidity operational energy and routine servicing; LN2/refill and freezer electricity; environmental sensor calibration/monitoring; generator fuel/maintenance contract.
Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.3M/yr
93.5% probability / year
Normal year with routine testing cadence and no major incidents.
routine testing regular maintenance no breaches
🚨 Minor Incident $1.5M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Small containment or medical incident (limited exposures, minor equipment damage, small-scale decon and PR response).
isolated exposure minor equipment repair targeted PR/legal response
🚨 Major Breach $1.8M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Significant containment breach requiring mass-decon, multiple hospitalizations, equipment replacement and extended legal/PR action.
multiple exposures broader contamination extensive equipment replacement
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $4.3M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline
Large-scale public exposure, fatalities or mass litigation necessitating site relocation, decommissioning and major legal settlement.
public exposure mass casualties regulatory fines and litigation
👥 Personnel 10 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 3 Lead researcher + two scientists for genetics/biocontainment and morphology work. Mapped to [#12].
Technician / Robotic Operator 1 Laboratory technician and teleoperation/robotics operator included in research staffing. Mapped to [#6, #7, #12].
Medical Officer 1 Full-time medic/nurse on site during operations (plus on-call physician retainer). Mapped to [#11, #10].
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 Continuous coverage for chamber and fragment locker (minimum on-site staffing level reflected here). Mapped to [#13].
Custodial / Cleaning Technician 1 0.5–1 FTE custodial tech for sterile cleaning cycles and moss management. Mapped to [#18].
📋 Confidence Notes
Containment and operational needs are well-described in analyst notes allowing reasonable mapping to cost categories, but ranges are wide (testing cadence, legal exposure, and incident frequency are uncertain) so estimates use mid-point choices and moderate confidence.
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