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SCP-2081 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-2081
Expected annual
$1.6M
One-time setup
$394K
Annual recurring
$1.5M
Personnel
9
One-time capital of approximately $394k for a modest two-room containment/research suite (rooms, monitoring, EEG, servers, contingency). Annual recurring costs are approximately $1.52M driven mainly by staff wages, ongoing research/R&D, long-term subject care, legal/cover, and opportunity cost of repurposed psychiatric capacity.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $394K
Contingency Reserve $150K
[#23] One-time reserve fund for adverse-event coverage / emergency hospitalizations; baseline held as a contingency.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $106K
[#2, #6, #16, #18] Evidence-handling and chain-of-custody setup, EEG/polysomnography 2-room-capable system, compute/analysis servers, and an initial investigative/forensics engagement budget.
Facilities $100K
[#3] Two-room retrofit/buildout of psychiatric observation rooms (one-way windows, adjustable bright lighting, soundproofing, safe furniture) assumed at ~$50k/room; baseline uses two rooms.
Equipment $34K
[#1, #5, #17] Secure Safe-class lockers, tamper seals, inventory tagging, high-resolution tamper-resistant cameras/audio/lighting control (~$15k/room x2) and a small in-house printing run for research copies.
Security Training $4K
[#10] Initial security training and specialized instruction for guards dealing with distressed subjects and containment procedures.
Onsite Mri Purchase $0
[#7] Onsite MRI/fMRI/DTI purchase not selected in baseline; purchase would exceed $2,000,000 if chosen.
Termination Liabilities $0
[#25] Program termination/retirement liabilities not budgeted as a one-time baseline cost; these are variable and would be funded as-needed or via long-term reserve.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.5M/yr
Staff Wages $645K/yr
[#8, #9, #10, #11] Personnel wages aggregated: 0.5 FTE psychiatrist, 3 full-time nurses/sleep techs, 3 security guards dedicated to the unit, and 2 research scientists (salaries aggregated).
Research And Monitoring $334K/yr
[#6, #7, #13, #14, #16, #18, #19, #15] EEG/PSG disposables and technician time for nightly monitoring, external MRI scan access, routine pharmaceuticals, amnestic administration, secure data storage and backups, ongoing investigative research follow-ups, countermeasure R&D baseline allocation, and staff psychological support.
Cover Story And Legal $220K/yr
[#20] Ongoing legal/PR/cover-story maintenance team and ad hoc legal/amnestic expenses.
Opportunity Cost Psy Wing $200K/yr
[#24] Revenue-equivalent cost / opportunity cost for dedicating psychiatric wing rooms to SCP-2081 subjects rather than other clinical throughput.
Long Term Retirement $50K/yr
[#25] Annual allocation toward potential lifelong care or eventual assisted-living/guarded retirement obligations for permanent subjects.
Contingency Replenishment $25K/yr
[#23] Annual replenishment to restore contingency reserve after use and to maintain emergency readiness.
Facilities Maintenance $20K/yr
[#4, #5] Utilities, HVAC, cleaning, linen, minor repairs for rooms, plus yearly maintenance/replacement parts for monitoring equipment.
Compliance And Oversight $20K/yr
[#22] Internal review boards, audits, documentation, and administrative overhead for ethics/compliance.
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#21] Secure transport and transfer costs (assumed ~4 secure transfers/year baseline).
Supplies And Consumables $135/yr
[#1, #2, #17] Replacement elastic bands/labels, evidence bags, contamination-control wipes, PPE, and small recurring printing/consumable costs.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.5M/yr
92.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with two active subjects, routine monitoring, annual R&D baseline, and no major incidents or scale-ups.
regular monitoring scheduled research activities
🚨 Minor Incident $1.6M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Single-subject adverse medical event requiring hospitalization/ICU and increased short-term medical and legal expenses.
subject self-harm or severe adverse reaction emergency hospitalization
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $2.7M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline
Decision to scale up research (robust countermeasure program and/or onsite MRI procurement and operations) requiring large additional annual funding.
promising countermeasure results decision to purchase/operate onsite MRI or expand trials
👥 Personnel 9 total
Role Count Notes
Psychiatrist 1 [#8] 0.5 FTE psychiatrist allocated to SCP-2081 program (counted as one part-time position in headcount).
Nurse / Sleep Technician 3 [#9] Night nurses / sleep techs providing 24/7 bedside/monitoring coverage (~3 FTE in baseline).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 3 [#10] 3 guards dedicated (part-time/full-time mix) to enforce containment and prevent unauthorized removal of copies.
Research Scientist 2 [#11] 2 FTE neuroscientists/sleep researchers/data analysts running experiments and analyzing data.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are derived from ranges in analyst notes and a baseline two-room/two-subject operational assumption. Many line items (MRI purchase, scale of R&D, subject count, and long-term care) have wide ranges and optional choices, reducing confidence to medium.
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