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SCP-1798 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1798
Expected annual
$2.1M
One-time setup
$2.8M
Annual recurring
$1.7M
Personnel
13
Up-front capital purchase and build-out are estimated at approximately $2.79M (major drivers: laboratory instrumentation, incinerator/disposal capability, and facility build-outs). Annual operating costs are about $1.70M/year driven primarily by dedicated staff wages, security, monitoring/analysis, disposal and contingency funds.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.8M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.4M
[#5, #6, #7, #9] Capital purchase of material-analysis instrumentation (SEM, MS, XRD/Raman) and lab set-up (#5), growth/propagation equipment (#6), monitoring rigs and secure data storage (#7), and contingency R&D into destructive methods (#9).
Facilities $665K
[#1, #2, #8, #26] Secure botanical containment suite build-out (#1), two humanoid isolation cell upgrades (#2), Faraday/EM shielding installation (#8), and one-time long-term sample storage setup (#26).
Equipment $610K
[#3, #4, #22] Secure transport vehicle and crates (#3), purchase/install small incinerator/pyrolysis system and permits (#4), and one-time secure IT/server setup (#22).
Decommissioning Fund $75K
[#27] Reserved decommissioning / final disposal fund (one-time).
Initial Training $10K
[#21] Initial staff training and SOP development (one-time).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.7M/yr
Staff Wages $950K/yr
[#10, #11, #12, #13] Senior researcher/PI (#10), scientific staff and two technicians (#11), medical staff (physician + nurses) (#12), and dedicated security guards for botanical wing and humanoid cells (#13).
Cover Story And Legal $250K/yr
[#23] Legal/cover-story/PR contingency retainer and incident funds (#23).
Research And Monitoring $205K/yr
[#16, #17, #22, #25] Per-termination consumables/contract disposal budget (#16), external materials analysis contract if not capital-purchased (#17), secure IT/video archival maintenance (#22), and human-subject testing program overhead (D-class maintenance etc.) (#25).
On Call Response Contract $100K/yr
[#14] Annual retainer for on-call armed response / emergency containment / extraction unit (#14).
Incident Contingency Fund $100K/yr
[#24] Annual reserved funds for emergency repair, replacement of destroyed equipment, and emergency procurement (#24).
Supplies And Consumables $30K/yr
[#15, #21] Consumables for propagation/testing (sterile media, PPE, reagents) (#15) and recurring PPE replacement (#21).
Staff Mental Health $25K/yr
[#20] Mental-health support, counseling, rotation and burnout mitigation for staff exposed to anomalous effects (#20).
Waste Handling $20K/yr
[#19] Hazardous & inorganic waste handling, storage and contractor pickups (#19).
Facilities Maintenance $15K/yr
[#18, #26] Incremental utilities/energy for containment/monitoring (#18) and ongoing long-term sample storage maintenance (#26).
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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External Materials Analysis $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.7M/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal year with scheduled research, routine terminations, and no major containment incidents.
scheduled testing routine terminations no breaches
🚨 Minor Incident $1.8M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Small containment breach or localized equipment failure requiring repairs, targeted decontamination, and temporary staffing overtime.
localized breach equipment failure limited contamination
🚨 Major Breach $21.7M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$20.0M vs baseline
Integration/fusion event or multi-instance breach requiring large-scale containment response, structural repairs, mass terminations and long remediation.
multi-instance fusion facility-level breach structural damage requiring demolition
🚨 Political Exposure $2.2M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Information leak or public incident forcing heavy PR, legal settlements and expanded cover-story operations.
media leak local authority involvement civil suits
👥 Personnel 13 total
Role Count Notes
Senior Researcher / Principal Investigator 1 [#10] Dedicated senior researcher responsible for program management.
Research Scientist (Xenobiologist / Botanist) 1 [#11] Lead scientist for propagation and analysis.
Technician 2 [#11] Two technical support staff for sample prep, propagation and monitoring.
Medical Officer 1 [#12] Onsite physician for clinical monitoring and emergency response.
Nurse 2 [#12] Nursing staff for continuous clinical monitoring during ingestion trials.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#13] Dedicated guards for 24/7 coverage of botanical wing and humanoid cells (three-shift rotation).
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item estimates are order-of-magnitude budgetary figures from analyst notes; major uncertainties include choice of capital vs contract analysis/disposal, site-specific installation costs, and low-frequency high-impact breach outcomes which are difficult to quantify precisely.
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