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SCP-4387 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-4387
Expected annual
$1.4M
One-time setup
$1.4M
Annual recurring
$1.3M
Personnel
14
One-time setup for secure containment, remote-handling and initial measurement capability is moderate (~$1.36M total one-time including contingency). Recurring annual costs are driven by staff wages (security, research, medical), D-class pool maintenance, and per-test clinical/research costs (~$1.35M/yr baseline).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.4M
Contingency Fund $500K
[#23] Emergency containment/reserve fund recommendation (one-time reserve).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $330K
[#7, #8, #9, #10, #25] Instrumented synthetic proxies (kits), high-speed imaging purchase, electrophysiology/telemetry rigs initial purchase, benchtop pathology supplies, and an initial specialized research/theory project fund.
Facilities $286K
[#1, #13] Secure rated containment locker purchase/installation and setup/buildout of a separated-subject ICU-like suite for stabilized separated heads/bodies.
Coverup And Legal Initial $125K
[#16] Initial legal/cover-up work and retainer for contingency/legal preparedness.
Equipment $60K
[#6, #22] Remote handling apparatus/robotic arm and initial secure server/hardened storage hardware.
Transport And Recovery $35K
[#4] Secure/covert transport and recovery costs for international transfer and sanitization.
Forensics And Evidence Processing $10K
[#5] Chain-of-custody forensics, documentation, forensic photography and site cleaning.
Training Initial $10K
[#19] Initial training for authorized placers (estimated for ~2 authorized personnel).
Access Control System $2K
[#2] Access control & inventory/audit system setup (software, badge readers, immutable logs).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.3M/yr
Staff Wages $680K/yr
[#3, #18, #11, #13] Incremental site security staffing (2 FTE guards), head researcher + research staff and technicians, and embedded medical staffing allocation for standby/experiments.
Dclass Pool Maintenance $225K/yr
[#12] Annual D-class cohort maintenance (housing, screening, security, medical overhead for a small cohort).
Research And Monitoring $198K/yr
[#11, #17, #21, #22] Annual costs for clinical training/recertification, Ethics Committee oversight and reporting, testing authorization workflow overhead, secure-data maintenance and per-test clinical/service costs (annualized).
Supplies And Consumables $90K/yr
[#7, #8, #9, #10, #20, #15] Consumables for proxies and mannequins, imaging/calibration consumables, electrophysiology per-run consumables, pathology sample outsourcing and baseline research consumables; includes biofouling/sterile supplies.
Separated Subject Support $60K/yr
[#13] Ongoing operational support for short-term maintenance of separated living components (ICU-level pumps, monitoring, sedation) estimated as occasional weeks/year.
Cover Story And Legal $30K/yr
[#16] Ongoing retainer and contingency legal/PR budgeting for potential exposure or legal issues.
Administrative Overhead $20K/yr
[#26] Miscellaneous administrative overhead: procurement, HR clearances, travel, office support.
Psychological Care $16K/yr
[#14] Staff trauma program annual budget plus per-affected-person counseling episodes (program + episodic counseling).
Facilities Maintenance $10K/yr
[#1, #13] Routine maintenance of containment locker and separated-subject suite (non-IT maintenance).
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#4, #26] Routine covert travel and transport allowances (agent travel, logistics, small recurring shipping and travel).
Periodic Audits $3K/yr
[#24] Periodic containment audits and compliance inspections (quarterly/semi-annual internal/external audits).
Training Recertification $3K/yr
[#19] Annual recertification costs for authorized placers (estimate for ~2 personnel).
Biohazard Disposal $2K/yr
[#15] Annual estimate for mortuary/disposal and medical waste for a small number of lethal/sample disposals.
Access Control Maintenance $500/yr
[#2] Annual maintenance and software updates for access control & audit system.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.3M/yr
92.5% probability / year
Normal year with routine testing cadence and no major incidents.
authorized routine testing no breaches standard staff turnover
🚨 Minor Incident $1.4M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Small containment or procedural incident requiring investigation and short-term overtime/medical expenses.
localized containment lapse injury during authorized test small forensic/legal response
🚨 Major Breach $2.1M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$800K vs baseline
Significant breach or exposure requiring large emergency response, replacements, and heavy legal/PR costs.
theft or public exposure major containment breach multi-agency emergency response
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $1.8M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Unexpected successful research outcome that triggers expanded program, hiring and capital purchases to scale experiments safely.
major experimental result need for dedicated long-term separated-subject facility expanded personnel/hardware procurement
👥 Personnel 14 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#3] Two full-time guards allocated specifically for SCP-4387 transport/response and locker-area coverage (2 × $40k FTE used in wage estimate).
Head Researcher / Executive Research Lead 1 [#18] Single Level-3+ authorized Head Researcher responsible for program oversight and experiment authorization.
Research Scientist 2 [#18] One to two research scientists to design and analyze experiments; budgeted as part of the research team salary pool.
Technician / Lab Technician 2 [#18, #6, #7] Technicians to run instrumentation, remote-handling operations and maintain proxies/mannequins.
Medical Officer / Trauma Surgeon (standby) 2 [#11, #13] Medical staff for OR/ICU standby during authorized human testing and short-term separated-subject stabilization.
Administrative Staff / Compliance 1 [#17, #26] Admin support for Ethics Committee reporting, scheduling, procurement and clearance processing.
Class-D Personnel 4 [#12] Small pool of D-class subjects maintained for authorized testing; recurring cohort maintenance budgeted accordingly.
📋 Confidence Notes
Many line items have clear ranges and well-understood operational analogues (lockers, cameras, guards), but several large recurring estimates (D-class cohort size, medical standby tempo, separated-subject support weeks) are scenario-dependent and were midpoint-estimated; hence medium confidence.
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