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SCP-1587 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1587
Expected annual
$828K
One-time setup
$403K
Annual recurring
$810K
Personnel
7
One-time setup is moderate (~$403k) driven by containment room construction, BSL upgrades and instrumentation; recurring annual costs are dominated by staff wages and ongoing research/monitoring (~$809.5k/yr). Per-test consumables and hazardous disposal are material secondary drivers.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $403K
Facilities $220K
[#2, #3, #19] Containment/test chamber construction (#2), climate-controlled storage setup (#3), and quarantine/containment upgrades (BSL-2 level planned contingency) (#19).
Equipment $75K
[#1, #13, #14, #16, #17, #28] Custom padded crate (#1), recording equipment initial purchase (#13), EEG purchase option (#14), initial servers/secure network hardware (#16), evidence lockers/database setup (#17), and IT/cybersecurity hardware/setup (#28).
Contingency Emergency Fund $50K
[#27] One-time emergency/contingency fund for anomalous or toxic returns (#27).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $40K
[#15] Instrumentation and anomaly-characterization kit (EM/radiation/RF/environmental meters, spectrometers, etc.) (#15).
Training And Sop Creation $15K
[#23] Development of SOPs, initial training program creation, and initial drills (#23).
Transport Initial Move $3K
[#22] One-time heavy-lift/transport cost for initial relocation of bed to containment/test chamber (#22).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $810K/yr
Staff Wages $420K/yr
[#9, #10, #11, #12] Salaries and benefits for one full-time research scientist (#9), two technicians/lab assistants (#10), security detail (3 guards as a minimum rotational assignment) (#11), and one medical technician/emergency responder allocation (#12).
Research And Monitoring $258K/yr
[#7, #8, #16, #17, #18, #25, #26] Annual medical screening and monitoring budget (#7), psychological evaluation and counseling budget (#8), data storage/archival recurring costs (#16), recovered-object processing and cataloging recurring costs (#17), laboratory/forensic analyses budget (#18), volunteer compensation and liability reserve allocations (#25), and multi-year research program budget for systematic experiments (#26).
Insurance And Risk Overhead $30K/yr
[#30] Institutional insurance premiums and risk-mitigation overhead for human-subject research and anomalous containment (#30).
Cover Story And Legal $26K/yr
[#24] Legal/compliance, permit fees, cover-story administration and per-test administrative overhead (#24).
Facilities Maintenance $24K/yr
[#3, #6, #13, #28, #29] Climate-controlled storage operations and monitoring (#3), decontamination facility maintenance (#6), recording equipment maintenance (#13), IT/cybersecurity operations (#28), and long-term physical inspection/maintenance of SCP-1587 (#29).
Supplies And Consumables $20K/yr
[#4, #5, #6, #20, #21] Per-test single-use bedding (#4), incineration/disposal per load (#5), per-test decon consumables (#6), per-test PPE/consumables (#20), and hazardous waste pickups/disposal per test (#21). (Assumes ~20 tests/yr aggregated into annual estimate.)
Contingency And Retainer $15K/yr
[#27] Contractor retainer and outside contractor access fees for emergency hazmat/response (#27).
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#22] Recurring relocation/transport costs (forklift/crane rental or outsourced moves per test/relocation) (#22). (Assumes ~20 relocations/tests/yr at average outsourced cost.)
Training And Drills $6K/yr
[#23] Annual refresh training, SOP drills, and periodic exercises (#23).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $810K/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with planned experiments, routine analyses, and no major incidents.
scheduled_tests routine_analysis no contamination incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $850K/yr
15.0% probability / year +$40K vs baseline
Unexpected contaminated return or subject medical/psych issue requiring extra analyses, quarantine, overtime, and contractor cleanup.
contaminated_recovered_item unexpected_medical_followup limited quarantine upgrade
🚨 Major Breach $1.4M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$600K vs baseline
Significant hazardous/anomalous recovered item or containment failure requiring major upgrades (e.g., BSL-3 construction), contractor response, and legal/insurance actions.
hazardous_anomalous_return requirement_for_BSL-3 large-scale_decontamination
👥 Personnel 7 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 1 [#9] Full-time researcher to plan experiments, analyze data, and write reports.
Technician / Lab Assistant 2 [#10] Experimental setup, instrumentation, bedding handling, PPE enforcement.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 3 [#11] On-site security during transport/testing, enforcing 3 m exclusion and shift coverage.
Medical Technician / Emergency Responder 1 [#12] On-call medical oversight during experiments and immediate responder for unexpected reactions.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges for most costs, enabling moderate-confidence aggregation; remaining uncertainty stems from assumed testing frequency, staffing rotation specifics, and the unpredictable frequency/severity of recovered-object incidents.
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