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SCP-4820 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-4820
Expected annual
$2.2M
One-time setup
$2.0M
Annual recurring
$2.2M
Personnel
10.4
One-time startup costs are approximately $2.0M driven by containment upgrades and laboratory capital equipment; annual recurring costs are approximately $2.175M driven by security and medical staffing plus sustained high-cost research and consumables.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.0M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $775K
[#8, #11] Laboratory capital equipment for regeneration research (#8 ≈ $750k) plus sample biobanking freezer/dewar (#11 $25k) for initial lab buildout and scientific instruments.
Facilities $750K
[#1, #5] Secure humanoid containment upgrade (negative pressure, HEPA, anteroom, stainless interiors, bio-locks) and OR fit-out if required. Combined estimate: $500k (containment) + $250k (OR fit-out) = $750k.
Contingency Reserve $250K
[#19] Contingency / incident response reserve (rapid-deploy funding, emergency repairs, temporary relocation): $250,000 reserve.
Equipment $126K
[#2, #12, #14, #23, #25] Containment cell furnishings and modifications (#2 ≈ $20k), in-cell imaging/sensor hardware (#12 $50k), autoclave capital (#14 $30k), data-management setup/IT (#23 $25k), culinary outfit (#25 $1k).
Legal Setup $50K
[#17] Initial legal/cover-story setup and documentation specialists: estimated $50,000 one-time.
Security Initial Equipment And Training $40K
[#3] One-time armed security equipment procurement and initial specialized bio-containment training: estimated $40,000.
Initial Training Certification $10K
[#16] Initial training and certification for containment/surgical/security staff: $10,000 one-time.
Cultural Training $5K
[#28] Initial cultural training for staff handling SCP-4820: $5,000 one-time.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.2M/yr
Research And Monitoring $892K/yr
[#9, #10, #11, #20, #21] Laboratory consumables and reagents (#9 $250k/yr), advanced imaging access (#10 $35k/yr), sample biobanking supplies/LN2/power (#11 $7k/yr), neutralization/research trials contingency baseline (#20 $500k/yr), external contracting for specialized analyses (#21 $100k/yr).
Staff Wages $640K/yr
[#3, #4, #28] Armed security staffing (8 FTE guards ≈ $440,000/yr) and medical staffing (1 RN $80,000/yr + 0.2 FTE physician oversight $40,000/yr + contract surgeons budgeted separately) and interpreter/liaison (1 FTE $30,000/yr) totaling ≈ $640,000/yr.
Supplies And Consumables $232K/yr
[#6, #7, #15, #25] Phlebotomy/blood processing consumables (#6 $146k/yr), biosafety waste disposal (#7 $55k/yr), PPE and decontamination supplies (#15 $30k/yr), culinary consumables (#25 $1k/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $130K/yr
[#17, #18] Ongoing legal, documentation, internal compliance and ethics/oversight costs: legal/cover-story baseline $100k/yr plus ethics/oversight board $30k/yr = $130k/yr.
Program Overhead $100K/yr
[#27] Miscellaneous facility overhead allocated to the SCP program (pro rata share of site admin, utilities, insurance): $100,000/yr.
Facilities Maintenance $51K/yr
[#12, #13, #14] Monitoring/camera and sensor maintenance (#12 $10k/yr), HVAC & energy containment load (#13 $36k/yr), autoclave maintenance/operating (#14 $5k/yr).
Red Team Audit $35K/yr
[#26] Periodic independent containment audits and red-team reviews: $35,000/yr (mid-range).
Staff Health Monitoring $30K/yr
[#24] Staff health monitoring & occupational medicine (periodic medical screens, counseling): $30,000/yr.
Logistics And Transport $20K/yr
[#22] Transportation & secure transfer logistics: budgeted $20k per transfer; baseline assumes one transfer/year ≈ $20k/yr.
Training And Drills $20K/yr
[#16] Annual refresher training, drills and certification for containment/surgical/security staff: $20,000/yr.
Data Management And Cybersecurity $15K/yr
[#23] Recurring maintenance, secure backups and cybersecurity for sensitive research records: $15,000/yr.
Security Equipment Replacement $10K/yr
[#3] Recurring replacement/upkeep of security equipment and armaments: $10,000/yr.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.2M/yr
84.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with routine containment, research, and maintenance.
routine_research scheduled_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $2.3M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Small containment-related incident requiring localized repairs, overtime, temporary medical response, and a transfer to hospital OR.
localized_breach emergency_surgery temporary_repair
🚨 Major Breach $3.2M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or security failure requiring large-scale repairs, full incident response, legal exposure, and extended research suspension.
major_security_failure infrastructure_damage legal_investigation
🚨 Research Scale Up $2.7M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Deliberate ramp-up of neutralization / high-throughput research requiring additional staff, outsourcing, and trial-level spending.
neutralization_trials scale_up_funding
👥 Personnel 10.4 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#3] 8 FTE armed guards (3 shifts coverage with relief); wage component included in staff_wages ($440k/yr).
Medical Officer (Registered Nurse) 1 [#4] 1 FTE RN for daily supervised blood draws and routine care; $80k/yr included in staff_wages.
Physician / Surgical Oversight 0.2 [#4] 0.2 FTE physician oversight budgeted (~$40k/yr) for larger procedures and oversight.
Contract Surgeon (on-call) 0.2 [#4] Contract surgical availability budgeted (~$50k/yr); represented as 0.2 FTE equivalent for budgeting purposes (contracted, not full-time).
Interpreter / Cultural Liaison 1 [#28] 1 FTE interpreter/liaison included (~$30k/yr) to support cultural/linguistic needs of the subject.
📋 Confidence Notes
Many line items have concrete estimates (security, medical, lab capital, consumables) but SCP anomalous biology and uncertain operational tempo (frequency of surgeries/transfers, scale of neutralization trials) introduce moderate uncertainty.
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