SCP-2189
Safe
~
medium confidence
SCP-2189
Expected annual
$843K
One-time setup
$656K
Annual recurring
$837K
Personnel
5
Initial setup is estimated at $655,500 (one-time) with recurring annual operations around $837,250 driven mainly by staff wages, research/monitoring, energy/HVAC, and incident/cover/legal costs.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $656K
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $837K/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$837K/yr
Normal year with routine operations, no major incidents.
routine_harvest_and_processing
no_injuries_or_contamination
regular_maintenance
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Minor Incident
$912K/yr
Localized jam/contamination during harvest requiring cleanup, limited medical follow-up, and legal/cover remediation.
mechanism_jamming_during_harvest
limited_staff_injury/exposure
small-scale contamination
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Major Incident
$1.2M/yr
Serious contamination/medical event or multiple fatalities requiring extended response, decontamination, and possible temporary shutdown and remediation.
fatal_testing_outcome
widespread contamination
significant legal/cover exposure
Personnel
5 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Research Scientist | 1 | [#9] Lead research scientist / metallurgist time (part- or full-time depending on project). |
| Horticulturist | 1 | [#8] Full-time horticulturist for daily plant care and environmental tuning. |
| Technician / Lab Technician | 1 | [#8] Full-time technician for maintenance, monitoring, and harvest operations. |
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 2 | [#10] Dedicated security coverage (1–3 guard equivalents; modeled as 2). |
Confidence Notes
Detailed analyst line items provide good granularity on major cost drivers (facilities, staff, energy, metallurgy and incident reserves), but ranges are wide for many items (incident severity, recycling approach, research scope) so precise totals have moderate uncertainty.