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SCP-392 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-392
Expected annual
$632K
One-time setup
$314K
Annual recurring
$628K
Personnel
6
Estimated one-time capital of $314,000 for greenhouse retrofit and equipment (greenhouse fit-out, cryostorage, autoclave, monitoring, generator). Recurring annual costs ~ $627,670 driven primarily by staff wages, research/monitoring, overhead allocation, and a contingency reserve.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $314K
Facilities $146K
[#1, #3, #14] Secure greenhouse fit-out and structural biohazard retrofits (biocontainment finishing, pass-through airlock, sealed drains/HEPA exhaust) and water/irrigation infrastructure.
Equipment $93K
[#2, #4, #12, #15, #19, #22] HVAC/environmental control capital; cryogenic storage unit (-80°C); autoclave capital; monitoring/alarms/CCTV; transport cases; UPS/generator.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $50K
[#9] Basic lab setup for plant/human-tissue work (biosafety cabinet, microscopes, cryostat) and initial instrument installation.
Cover Up Public Relations $15K
[#18] One-time production of cover materials, webpages, faux research articles, and initial misinformation/PR setup.
Legal And Compliance $10K
[#17] One-time paperwork, permits, and initial legal/ethical compliance/cover-story development.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $628K/yr
Staff Wages $360K/yr
[#6, #7, #8] Marginal security allocation (2 guards) and dedicated scientific and medical staffing: 1senior researcher, 2 technicians, and in-house pathology allocation.
Contingency Reserve $82K/yr
[#26] Contingency/reserve fund (15% of baseline operating budget) for unforeseen escalation (spikes in reproduction, legal action, emergency relocation).
Research And Monitoring $72K/yr
[#8, #9, #16, #24] Outsourced imaging/sequencing and per-test fees, experimentation budget (behavioural tests, reagents, D-class/human-subject costs), and ongoing forensic/anthropological research.
Overhead Allocation $40K/yr
[#25] Fractional site overhead allocation for occupying greenhouse and shared site services (security, administration, utilities).
Cover Story And Legal $30K/yr
[#17, #18] Ongoing legal retainer, compliance management, and maintenance of cover story / PR materials.
Facilities Maintenance $17K/yr
[#2, #3, #5, #12, #14, #15, #22] HVAC energy and maintenance, containment modifications maintenance, cryo/freezer operational costs and monitoring, autoclave servicing, water utilities, monitoring service, emergency power fuel/maintenance.
Supplies And Consumables $6K/yr
[#10, #13] PPE, sterilization consumables, soil/media, pots, fertilizers and routine horticultural consumables.
Containment Drills $6K/yr
[#23] Tabletop exercises, emergency response training, consumables for drills, and rapid-response allocation.
Biohazard Waste Disposal $6K/yr
[#11] Contract biomedical waste disposal (incineration/contract) for detached heads and regulated medical waste.
Psychological Support $3K/yr
[#20] Staff counselling, rotation programs, and psychological risk mitigation for personnel exposed to human heads.
Documentation And Archival $3K/yr
[#21] Secure digital records, backups, experiment logs, and occasional archival imaging/digitization.
Logistics And Transport $2K/yr
[#19] Per-transfer costs for secure, compliant transport of heads/seeds to imaging labs or cryostorage.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $628K/yr
93.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with routine research, containment, and maintenance.
routine_operations scheduled_experiments standard_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $653K/yr
6.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
Localized incident requiring emergency response and additional imaging or remediation (e.g., detached heads requiring rapid disposal/analysis, short transport incident).
detached_head_decomposition_event transport_incident localized_power_outage
🚨 Major Breach $878K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Significant containment failure or public discovery requiring large-scale remediation, legal action, PR campaign, and possible facility replacement.
containment_breach public_discovery major_fire_or_infrastructure_failure
👥 Personnel 6 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#6] Two guards allocated (overnight/response), marginal cost allocated to SCP containment.
Research Scientist 1 [#7] Senior researcher responsible for plant health, experiments, and oversight.
Research Technician 2 [#7] Lab technicians for daily tending, pruning, harvesting, and experiment support.
Medical Officer / Pathologist 1 [#8] In-house pathology/time allocation for handling, imaging and analysis of human tissue.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and reasonable ranges for capital and operating costs, but many items are range-based and depend on site baseline capabilities, experiment frequency, and policy choices (e.g., incinerator vs contract disposal). Contingency and overhead allocations are approximations; thus medium confidence.
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