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
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $1.3M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$1.3M/yr
Normal year with routine testing cadence and no major incidents.
routine testing
regular maintenance
no breaches
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Minor Incident
$1.5M/yr
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
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Major Breach
$1.8M/yr
Significant containment breach requiring mass-decon, multiple hospitalizations, equipment replacement and extended legal/PR action.
multiple exposures
broader contamination
extensive equipment replacement
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Catastrophic Breach
$4.3M/yr
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.