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SCP-2313 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-2313
Expected annual
$6.1M
One-time setup
$6.8M
Annual recurring
$6.0M
Personnel
24
Initial one-time buildout and equipment purchases are estimated at $6,825,000, with ongoing annual operating costs of approximately $6,002,500; main cost drivers are staff wages, an active research program (diagnostics/trials), and robotics/remote handling systems.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $6.8M
Facilities $3.1M
[#1, #2, #5] Construction of a 10-cell block (~$1.75M), secure facility shell/perimeter (~$1.25M), and installation of donning/doffing/decon suites (~$150k).
Equipment $1.9M
[#4, #6, #7, #8, #11, #14, #15, #23] Initial equipment purchases: PPE stock (~$110k), industrial robotics (~$500k), tactile deployment hardware across cells (~$300k), enrichment hardware (~$150k), specialized transport vehicle (~$475k), backup generator/UPS (~$150k), surveillance/sensors (~$150k), and initial IT/server setup (~$85k).
Legal And Cover Startup $550K
[#16] One-time legal/PR/cover-story setup and retainers.
Contingency Fund One Time $500K
[#21] Seed contingency/reserve fund for unplanned exposures, settlements, or remediation.
Breach Response Setup $375K
[#12] Initial purchase of rapid-response supplies, on-call equipment stockpiles, and emergency SOP setup costs.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $200K
[#7] Prototype R&D budget for tactile/haptic interface development (prototype R&D portion).
Training Initial $100K
[#18] Initial intensive training and SOP development costs.
Background Checks Initial $30K
[#20] Initial background checks, vetting, and clearance processing for staff.
Long Term Development One Time $0
[#22] Long-term cure/vaccine manufacturing costs are contingent; no baseline one-time allocation included here.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $6.0M/yr
Research And Monitoring $2.5M/yr
[#7, #9, #10, #17] Ongoing R&D and monitoring: tactile/content creation (~$40k), contracted or in-house imaging/diagnostics budget (~$600k), core research program personnel/reagents/trials (~$1.75M), and psychological/ethics oversight (~$150k).
Staff Wages $2.4M/yr
[#3] Annual payroll including salaries and an assumed 30% benefits/overhead (midpoint of $1.5M–$2.2M payroll plus benefits).
Facilities Maintenance $228K/yr
[#2, #5, #14, #15] Annual security systems and facility maintenance, decon suite consumables/maintenance, utilities/HVAC power load, and sensor/camera upkeep.
Administrative Overhead $175K/yr
[#24] Procurement, HR, accounting, insurance, and general administrative overhead apportioned to the project.
Supplies And Consumables $148K/yr
[#4, #8, #19] Ongoing consumables: PPE repairs/replacement (~$27.5k), per-cell enrichment/consumables (~$60k), and general cell consumables/food/bedding (~$60k).
Cover Story And Legal $125K/yr
[#16] Ongoing PR/legal retainers and monitoring; contingency for small legal actions.
Containment Breach Response $125K/yr
[#12] Recurring training, drills, on-call compensation, and rapid-response readiness costs.
Equipment Maintenance $100K/yr
[#6, #15] Maintenance and software updates for robotics/remote handlers and sensor systems.
Waste Handling $42K/yr
[#13] Annual hazardous/anomalous waste disposal contracts or incineration costs.
Training And Certification $40K/yr
[#18] Annual refresher training, certification, and onboarding for new personnel.
It Operations $35K/yr
[#23] Secure IT operations, off-site backups, and encryption/maintenance costs.
Logistics And Transport $30K/yr
[#11] Operational transport costs (per-transport personnel/escorts/fuel/equipment consumables aggregated annually).
Background Checks Recurring $10K/yr
[#20] Renewals, new-hire vetting, and clearance processing annually.
Contingency Fund Recurring $0/yr
[#21] No regular top-up assumed in baseline; additional top-ups would be scenario-driven.
Long Term Development Recurring $0/yr
[#22] Ongoing manufacturing/scale-up costs are contingent on research success and are not budgeted in baseline operations.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $6.0M/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal year with standard operations, no major incidents.
routine operations scheduled research and maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $6.3M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Limited accidental direct contact or localized equipment failure requiring short-term remediation and legal/medical follow-up.
isolated accidental contact small legal claim or medical treatment temporary increased staffing/OT
🚨 Major Breach $11.0M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Significant containment breach, multiple exposures, large emergency response, and possible public/legal fallout.
multi-subject exposure public exposure or lawsuit extended emergency operations
👥 Personnel 24 total
Role Count Notes
Site Director / Project Director 1 [#3] Senior leadership and approval authority for testing/transport.
Research Scientist 4 [#3, #10] Mix of senior and junior researchers/postdocs supporting basic and translational research.
Technician 3 [#3] Lab and facility technicians for equipment upkeep and sample handling.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#3] Armed security for 24/7 coverage and transport escorts.
Medical Officer 2 [#3, #9] Nurses/med techs for onsite medical monitoring and transport support.
Engineer / Maintenance 2 [#6, #14] Facilities and robotics maintenance staff.
Custodial Staff 2 [#3, #19] Housekeeping and decontamination support.
Administrative Staff 2 [#16, #24] HR, procurement, records, and cover-story administration.
📋 Confidence Notes
Why confidence is rated this way. The analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges for nearly all cost categories, enabling reasonable mid-point estimates. Uncertainty remains in choices such as MRI purchase vs. contracted scans, the size of the contingency fund, and the ultimate scope of the research program, so estimates are medium-confidence.
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