SCP-340
Safe
~
medium confidence
SCP-340
Expected annual
$3.2M
One-time setup
$3.6M
Annual recurring
$3.0M
Personnel
18
Initial capital outlay estimated at $3,615,000 driven mainly by specialized equipment and facility buildout; main recurring drivers are staff wages, medical supplies and contingency reserves totaling about $3,027,500/year.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $3.6M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $3.0M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$3.0M/yr
Normal operational year with no major incidents; all recurring programs (including optional industrialization operating) active as budgeted.
routine_operations
scheduled_maintenance
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Minor Incident
$3.3M/yr
Localized exposure, small contamination event, or single-person aspiration requiring enhanced response, testing and limited remediation.
staff_aspiration
small_leak
localized_contamination
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Major Breach
$8.0M/yr
Significant containment breach or public exposure requiring large-scale remediation, legal response, PR campaign and potential facility replacement.
public_exposure
multi-person_exposure
regulatory_enforcement
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Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up
$6.5M/yr
Decision to pursue industrial-scale harvesting/production following a research breakthrough, triggering large capital expansion and increased operating costs.
successful_pilot_results
executive_decision_to_scale
Personnel
18 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 8 | [#8] 24/7 coverage across shifts; count chosen to provide minimum 3-shift coverage with overlap. |
| Medical Officer | 4 | [#9] Nurses/medics for twice-daily IV administration and on-call coverage. |
| Research Scientist / Lab Technician | 6 | [#10] Virologists, infectious-disease specialists, lab techs and behavioral staff responsible for resident hosts and research program. |
Confidence Notes
Estimates drawn from analyst-provided ranges; many line items have wide ranges and several optional/OR choices (in-house analytics vs contracting, optional industrialization). Safe-class stability lowers breach probability but biohazard uncertainty keeps confidence at medium.