SCP-2641
Unknown
~
medium confidence
SCP-2641
Expected annual
$7.0M
One-time setup
$6.9M
Annual recurring
$6.9M
Personnel
32
Initial one-time containment and outfitting costs are dominated by secure negative-pressure construction, specialized HVAC and laboratory equipment; recurring costs are driven by specialized staff wages, ongoing R&D/diagnostics, and security/maintenance. Expected initial capital is ~ $6.9M with annual operations ~ $6.86M, subject to large upward risks if breaches or community spread occur.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $6.9M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $6.9M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$6.9M/yr
Normal operational year with no containment incidents: full staffing, routine research, maintenance, and preparedness funding only.
no incidents
routine operations
scheduled research
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Minor Incident
$7.1M/yr
Localized containment breach or lab contamination requiring overtime, targeted decontamination, short-term diagnostics surge and limited patient care.
small lab contamination
isolated patient relapse
equipment failure
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Major Breach
$9.9M/yr
Significant containment failure requiring large-scale facility decontamination, multi-patient treatment, legal/PR response, and partial infrastructure replacement or extended shutdown.
major breach
multi-patient outbreak
extended decontamination
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Community Spread Event
$26.9M/yr
Uncontrolled environmental dissemination or confirmed community transmission requiring mass remediation, public health campaigns, large-scale clinical trials and long-term response.
environmental spread
public exposure
mass remediation
Personnel
32 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chief Infectious Disease Physician | 1 | [#11] Senior clinical lead (per staffing model). |
| Infectious Disease Physician | 2 | [#11] Additional ID physicians as described in staffing model. |
| Senior Research Scientist | 3 | [#11] Senior scientific staff for research and mycology/parasitology. |
| Research Technician | 4 | [#11] Bench technicians supporting diagnostics and research. |
| Biosafety Officer | 2 | [#11] Dedicated biosafety oversight and procedural enforcement. |
| Nurse / Clinical Support | 5 | [#12] Nursing and clinical coverage including on-call resources. |
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 15 | [#9, #13] Dedicated 24/7 security contingent (12–18 guards range; midpoint used). |
Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges enabling mid-range aggregation, but large ranges on many items (BSL level choices, outbreak scale, clinical trial needs) and unknown object-class behavior create substantial uncertainty.