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SCP-2565 Unknown ~ medium confidence
Allison Eckhart
Expected annual
$3.0M
One-time setup
$3.0M
Annual recurring
$2.9M
Personnel
16
Initial capital outlay is approximately $3.02M driven by facility retrofits, secure disposal infrastructure, and specialized equipment; recurring annual costs are roughly $2.90M driven mainly by staff wages, research budgets, legal/ethics support, and biohazard logistics.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.0M
Facilities $1.3M
[#1, #2, #22, #20] Two biohazardous containment cells retrofit and associated negative-pressure/anterooms and utilities, installation of secure burial vaults and site infrastructure, off-site satellite containment retrofit, and initial environmental baseline study.
Equipment $683K
[#3, #4, #9, #10, #11, #13, #17, #18] Purchase of Level Allison ECKHART suits stock, initial sealed steel containers, containment monitoring hardware, backup generator/UPS install, on-site autoclave, armored transport van and transfer cases, initial secure data storage hardware, and one-time specialized R&D apparatus.
Incident Contingency Reserve $500K
[#19] One-time contingency reserve to establish emergency rapid-response funding for large breach or mass-instance events.
Major Legal Event Reserve $500K
[#14] One-time reserve allocation for a potential large legal/PR defense or settlement event as noted.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $40K
[#15] Initial SOP development, training program creation and first-year research lab setup costs.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.9M/yr
Staff Wages $1.4M/yr
[#5, #6, #7, #13] Annual salaries and benefits for security guards (7 FTE), containment technicians (4 FTE), senior research team (lead + 2 analysts), and dedicated transport drivers (2 FTE).
Research And Monitoring $400K/yr
[#7, #18] Ongoing research project budgets (neutralisation/cross-containment experiments) and monitoring/study costs; includes discretionary research funds.
Cover Story And Legal $300K/yr
[#14] Annual cost for cover identities, records management, legal retainers, PR and FOIA/whistleblower handling.
Contingency Replenishment $200K/yr
[#19] Annual replenishment target for the rapid-response contingency fund after use or to maintain reserve readiness.
Ethics And Counseling $150K/yr
[#8, #21] Counseling services, Ethics Committee processing, hearings, mediation and stakeholder remediation budgets.
Facilities Maintenance $60K/yr
[#1, #10] Routine facility upkeep, HVAC/negative-pressure maintenance, filter replacement and scheduled generator/UPS testing.
Biohazard Disposal Contracts $50K/yr
[#11] Contractor pickups, incineration and hazardous waste disposal manifests and permitting for material that cannot be autoclaved.
Medical Surveillance $50K/yr
[#16] Ongoing medical and psychological surveillance, periodic testing, and prophylaxis stockpile maintenance.
Redundancy Maintenance $40K/yr
[#22] Costs to maintain off-site spare containment cell(s) and stock of sealed containers.
Supplies And Consumables $35K/yr
[#12, #4] HEPA/charcoal filters, disinfectants, suit seals/gaskets, tamper-evident tags, and sealed-container liners/consumables.
Backup Power Fuel And Maintenance $33K/yr
[#10] Fuel contracts, generator/UPS maintenance and annual load-bank/testing exercises.
Logistics And Transport $30K/yr
[#13] Fuel, vehicle maintenance, transfer-case upkeep, and logistics for secure off-site movements.
Environmental Monitoring $30K/yr
[#20] Groundwater and soil testing, sample analysis and long-term environmental compliance monitoring around burial sites.
Personnel Turnover Processing $30K/yr
[#23] Background checks, clearance processing, recruitment and debriefing due to elevated turnover risk.
Public Safety Liaison $30K/yr
[#24] Coordination, travel and liaison costs with local authorities and containment diplomacy expenses.
Training And Drills $25K/yr
[#15] Annual refreshers, tabletop exercises, drills and recertification for suit/decon procedures.
Containment Monitoring Service $15K/yr
[#9] Annual service, monitoring contracts and alarm monitoring for CCTV/sensor network.
Data Storage Maintenance $12K/yr
[#17] Encrypted backups, off-site replication, and secure communications maintenance and cloud fees.
Suit Maintenance $6K/yr
[#3] Annual maintenance/parts for Level Allison ECKHART suits (approx. 10% of purchase price).
Per Instance Handling Cost $0/yr
[#25] Per-instance incremental containment/disposal costs are event-driven (~$5k–$20k per new instance) and not budgeted into baseline; see scenarios for scaling impacts.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.9M/yr
92.0% probability / year
Normal year with limited research activity, routine maintenance, and no major incidents or mass-instance events.
routine containment operations scheduled maintenance limited research activity
🚨 Minor Incident $3.2M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Localized breach or equipment failure requiring rapid response, increased legal/ethics action, and temporary resource surge.
localized breach minor equipment failure ethics complaint surge
🚨 Major Breach $4.4M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant containment failure releasing multiple instances, requiring large-scale incident response, remediation and public/legal management.
site breach multiple instances released public exposure
🚨 Proliferation Event $12.9M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
Rapid production/dispersal of large numbers of instances (AE-class or similar), triggering mass containment, disposal, environmental remediation and potential evacuation.
rapid instance proliferation AE-Class event mass disposal requirement
👥 Personnel 16 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 7 [#5] Two guards per shift plus supervisor across three shifts; 7 FTE as modeled in analyst notes.
Containment Technician / Research Assistant 4 [#6] Personnel to monitor cells, perform decon, handle specimens, run autoclaves and maintain environmental systems.
Research Scientist 1 [#7] Lead scientist (senior research lead included in senior research team salaries).
Research Analyst 2 [#7] Two analysts supporting lead scientist, included in senior research team.
Driver / Logistics 2 [#13] Dedicated armored transport drivers/escorts for off-site movements.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on detailed analyst line items but many values are range-based and contingent on proliferation risk and research scope; major cost drivers (per-instance scaling, legal events, and large breaches) introduce significant uncertainty.
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