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SCP-190 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-190
Expected annual
$147K
One-time setup
$464K
Annual recurring
$133K
Personnel
1
One-time setup and mitigation (locker upgrade, audio detection, research program) are moderate (~$464k total), while recurring yearly costs are dominated by medical/psychological monitoring, security wages, and legal/cover retainer, totaling about $133k/year.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $464K
Coverup Per Public Incident $100K
[#17] One-time cost per significant public incident (media/PR/legal expenditures).
Severe Payout Per Case $100K
[#20] One-time severe long-term compensation payout per major staff/D-class disability case (representative).
Facilities $62K
[#1, #4, #19] Security locker upgrade, initial perimeter signage/locked inner doors, and initial community/land measures (buyouts/easements/childproofing).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $60K
[#14] Initial comprehensive research program / analysis setup (lab instruments, program buildout for materials/CT/chemical analysis).
Equipment $48K
[#2, #3, #6, #7, #8, #16] HVAC node setup, audio hardware/software, surveillance camera install, UPS/backup hardware, initial PPE kit, initial secure server/hardware.
Transport Per Move $30K
[#22] One-time secure transport / relocation contingency per move.
Serious Injury Hospitalization Per Event $25K
[#9] One-time acute hospitalization cost per serious injury event (representative median).
Expedited Transfer Per Event $12K
[#5] One-time per-event cost for expedited personnel transfers (relocation/travel/training/seat swap).
Sop And Legal Initial $12K
[#13] Initial drafting of SOPs, ethics/legal review, and cover documentation (legal consultation, initial paperwork).
Containment Planning Development $8K
[#15] Development of containment-of-effects procedures and safe-handling protocols.
Training Rollout Initial $5K
[#18] Initial training & awareness rollout costs for site personnel.
Per Test Event Cost $2K
[#12] One-time consumables/sedatives/restraint costs for a major test event.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $133K/yr
Research And Monitoring $48K/yr
[#3, #6, #9, #10, #11, #14, #15, #16, #18] Audio monitoring & tuning, surveillance storage & maintenance, medical kits/contracts, long-term medical surveillance for subjects, psychological monitoring/counseling, ongoing research analyses, training refreshers, secure data storage/archival.
Staff Wages $30K/yr
[#23] Incremental security/monitoring staff wages (approx. 1 FTE equivalent for monitoring/access control).
Cover Story And Legal $16K/yr
[#5, #13, #17] Access-control administrative overhead, SOP/legal update budgets, and baseline cover-up/legal retainer.
Contingency Reserve $12K/yr
[#25] Recommended contingency reserve (10% of base recurring costs) for unexpected escalations.
Liability Reserve Contribution $10K/yr
[#20] Annual contribution to reserve fund for potential long-term staff/D-class liabilities.
Logistics And Transport $8K/yr
[#4, #12] Visitor-processing/staffing to enforce 50m exclusion and incremental D-class provisioning/supervision logistics.
Administrative Recordkeeping $3K/yr
[#24] Ongoing admin costs for expedited transfers, lifetime medical/legal recordkeeping, HR overhead.
Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr
[#8, #21] PPE replacements, incident first-aid/bandages and routine consumables.
Childproofing And Community Controls $2K/yr
[#19] Recurring costs for easements/land leases/covert signage to reduce public/child access.
Facilities Maintenance $2K/yr
[#2, #7] HVAC node maintenance/calibration and backup power maintenance/fuel.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $133K/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine monitoring, medical follow-ups, and training only.
no incidents regular monitoring scheduled training
🚨 Minor Incident $183K/yr
8.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Single moderate incident (one serious injury requiring hospitalization and modest cover-up/legal work).
single serious injury localized public/visitor exposure one-time hospitalization
🚨 Major Public Incident $433K/yr
3.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Significant public exposure or multiple injuries requiring large cover-up, relocation, and severe payouts.
child public exposure within 50m multiple severe injuries media/legal escalation
🚨 Research Scaleup $253K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$120K vs baseline
Accelerated research year requiring significant one-time program expansion and equipment purchase.
research breakthrough external funding shortfall new hazard requiring scale-up
👥 Personnel 1 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1 Incremental FTE for monitoring and access control (staff_wages entry covers this incremental position; approximates ~0.75-1.0 FTE of monitoring duty).
📋 Confidence Notes
Notes and ranges in the analyst input enable a reasonable bottom-up estimate, but many items are scenario-dependent (per-incident payouts, cover-up scale, reserve policy) and ranges are wide; this yields medium confidence.
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