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SCP-212 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-212
Expected annual
$7.2M
One-time setup
$5.1M
Annual recurring
$7.1M
Personnel
35
Initial (one-time) setup is approximately $5.11M driven by containment chamber construction, HVAC/power upgrades, robotics and sensing purchases, and a contingency reserve; annual operating costs are about $7.08M/year driven primarily by medical, research, and security staff wages plus ongoing R&D, legal/cover operations, and consumables.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $5.1M
Facilities $2.4M
[#1, #2, #3, #6, #7, #11] Reinforced containment chamber, BSL HVAC install portion, redundant power hardware (UPS/generator install), emergency suppression installation, secure evidence storage install, and CCTV/hardware installation (structural/installation costs).
Equipment $1.1M
[#4, #5] Purchase of basic remote sensing suite (multi-spectral/thermal/high-frame-rate) and initial remote manipulators/robotics multi-robot suite.
Contingency Reserve $1.0M
[#24] One-time set-aside contingency reserve for catastrophic incidents, initial recommended reserve (site lockdown / legal / emergency upgrades).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $330K
[#16, #23] One-time forensic/analytical equipment setup (mass spec / chromatography setup) and initial data/compute hardware for secure analysis and backups.
Initial Transport Move $200K
[#21] Initial acquisition/relocation armored transport, cranes, and specialized containers for the move (one-time).
Specialized Materials $55K
[#28] One-time procurement of sacrificial tooling and specialized isolation materials (high-temperature ceramics, sacrificial clamps) initial stock.
Initial Summary $0
[#30] Summary estimate referenced in notes (no additional line-item cost included here).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $7.1M/yr
Staff Wages $4.0M/yr
[#8, #9, #10] Salaries for specialized medical team (CMO, surgeons, anesthesiologist, nurses, pathologist, lab manager), dedicated scientific research staff, and security staff/armed response (includes benefits, overtime, and on-call premiums).
Research And Monitoring $1.6M/yr
[#7, #12, #16, #17, #23, #29] Ongoing cataloging/forensic analysis labor, full pre/post subject testing program, consumables/external lab tests for forensic characterization, long-term R&D program funding, data analysis/storage/compute recurring costs, and external expert retainer fees.
Cover Story And Legal $475K/yr
[#19, #20] Legal, oversight, internal review, ethics board costs and cover story/front organization/OPSEC budgets for plausible deniability and leak handling.
Personnel Health And Compensation Reserve $275K/yr
[#18] Ongoing counseling, occupational health, worker's compensation reserve, and smaller recurring compensation funds (excludes catastrophic reserve included as one-time).
Insurance And Replacement Reserve $250K/yr
[#26] Annual reserve/insurance-like fund to replace lost/damaged expensive equipment (scanners, robots, containment systems) due to violent action.
Supplies And Consumables $228K/yr
[#13, #14, #15, #25, #28] PPE/BSL suits and laundering, medical consumables for operations, biohazard waste handling/disposal contracts (or autoclave running), single-use testing kits, and recurring replacement of sacrificial tooling/consumables.
Facilities Maintenance $118K/yr
[#2, #3, #6, #11] Ongoing HVAC/HEPA filter replacement and monitoring, generator/UPS maintenance and fuel, suppression system inspections/agent replenishment, and CCTV/IDS maintenance and offsite logging costs.
Robotics Maintenance And Replacements $85K/yr
[#5] Spare parts, replacements and sacrificial robot costs for remote manipulators and micro-manipulators destroyed or damaged by SCP interaction.
Subject Recruitment And Indemnity $60K/yr
[#27] Payments/incentives for approved test subjects, indemnity/legal paperwork, and potential hush/settlement budgets for external parties.
Logistics And Transport $50K/yr
[#21] Annual logistics/transport readiness budget and occasional small transfers or preparatory moves (full moves budgeted per-event elsewhere).
Training And Certification $42K/yr
[#22] Annual training, emergency drills, certification, and specialized handling workshops for containment, security, and medical response.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $7.1M/yr
89.5% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine operations, research, and staff payroll.
routine_research_and_testing no_equipment_destruction no_unauthorized_exposure
🚨 Minor Incident $7.6M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized incident damaging robotics or sensors requiring replacements and forensic reviews but no public exposure.
robotic_destruction equipment_failure localized_containment_breach
🚨 Major Breach $9.6M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Unauthorized exposure or serious on-site incident leading to quarantine, legal proceedings, and containment upgrades.
unauthorized_exposure subject_fatalities site_quarantine_and_legal_action
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $15.1M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$8.0M vs baseline
Severe public exposure or contagious/large-scale incident requiring full contingency deployment, major legal/PR operations, and large reserve drawdowns.
public_exposure widespread_contagion_or_mass_casualties major_media_and_legal_crisis
👥 Personnel 35 total
Role Count Notes
Chief Medical Officer 1 [#8] Oversight and authorization for use; senior physician-level salary included in staff_wages.
Surgeon 2 [#8] Operating surgeons present during procedures.
Anesthesiologist / Critical Care 1 [#8] Present for emergency stabilization even if SCP does not supply anesthesia.
Nurse / OR Technician 3 [#8] Perioperative and OR support staff.
Pathologist 1 [#8] Post-op tissue analysis specialist.
Lab Manager 1 [#8] Manages specimen chain-of-custody and cataloging operations.
Research Scientist 4 [#9] Materials scientists / biomedical researchers on the small dedicated team.
Imaging Technician 2 [#9, #4] Specialists for remote sensing and imaging modalities.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#10] Armed personnel to maintain exclusion zone and 24/7 coverage.
Security Supervisor 2 [#10] Supervisory coverage and armed response coordination.
Administrative Staff 2 [#7, #23] Records, cataloging, and OPSEC administrative support.
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#3, #6] Maintains generators, HVAC, and suppression systems.
Data / IT Specialist 1 [#23] Manages secure servers, backups, and data analysis pipelines.
On-call pool 2 [#8] On-call medical/security personnel to cover emergencies and absences.
📋 Confidence Notes
Many line items have wide published ranges and optional branches (e.g., purchasing vs leasing CT/MRI, level of R&D). Core staffing and recurring consumables are well-specified; equipment replacement and catastrophic incident costs are more uncertain.
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