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SCP-4992 Safe ✓ high confidence
SCP-4992
Expected annual
$60K
One-time setup
$37K
Annual recurring
$56K
Personnel
6
One-time setup (secure single-drawer, environmental controls, and monitoring) is modest (~$37k); baseline annual recurring costs are low-to-moderate (~$56k/yr) driven by part-time research staffing, outsourced analyses, logistics/cover maintenance and consumables.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $37K
Equipment $16K
[#2, #3, #4, #5] UPS/backup refrigeration hardware, environmental controller & sensors, card/RFID/biometric access hardware, CCTV cameras/NVR and integration costs.
Facilities $10K
[#1] Dedicated refrigerated single-item drawer (custom construction/installation integrated into B2 storage).
Procurement One Time $5K
[#23] One-off logistics/front-company procurement and discrete shipping/setup costs for initial acquisition (fake invoices/legal setup).
It Security One Time $3K
[#24] One-time IT security / record-redaction tooling or event-specific redaction costs.
Site Kitchen Training $2K
[#15] One-time training/materials for kitchen/culinary coordination and SOP distribution.
Vacuum Sealing Equipment $600
[#8] Vacuum-seal equipment / inert-package supplies (one-time equipment purchase).
Containment Transport Container $500
[#6] Small secure intra-site transport case (lockable, padded).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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Analytical Instrument Purchase $0
[#9, #18] Analytical instrument capital (GC-MS/LC-MS/fMRI): set to $0 here (baseline uses outsourced services); purchase option handled in adverse scenario.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $56K/yr
Staff Wages $30K/yr
[#12, #13, #14, #17] Pro-rated personnel: lead researcher portion, research tech(s), containment specialist/tech time, part-time admin for chain-of-custody and records.
Research And Monitoring $10K/yr
[#3, #9, #10, #11, #19, #20, #21, #18, #27] Ongoing environmental logging/cloud storage, outsourced chemical analyses (GC-MS/headspace), periodic EEG studies (and occasional outsourced imaging), human-subject compliance and medical follow-up, and opportunity-cost including limited research time.
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#23, #26] Annual logistics/front-company bookkeeping, legal retainer for procurement cover, and periodic long-term custody/transfer planning costs.
Supplies And Consumables $3K/yr
[#7, #8, #16, #22, #29] PPE, single-use disposables, vacuum-seal consumables, replacement of accidentally used bulbs/portions, waste disposal and miscellaneous supplies.
Cover Story And Legal $2K/yr
[#25, #28] PR/cover-story retainer, small annual contingency for misinformation/legal containment and emergency incident response budgeting.
Facilities Maintenance $1K/yr
[#2, #24] UPS/battery maintenance, small refrigeration maintenance, and classified IT/admin support upkeep.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $56K/yr
93.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; operations use existing site infrastructure and outsource specialized analyses as needed.
routine monitoring periodic EEG/outsourced assays scheduled training/compliance
🚨 Minor Incident $81K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
Unauthorized access, accidental use/loss of an instance, or minor contamination requiring investigation, redaction, and replacement procurement.
unauthorized access accidental consumption small-scale forensic/IT redaction
🚨 Equipment Purchase $206K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Decision to acquire in-house analytical capability (e.g., GC-MS) and related installation/commissioning during the year.
move from outsourcing to in-house analysis major research campaign
👥 Personnel 6 total
Role Count Notes
Lead Researcher 1 Single PI with ~25% FTE allocation to SCP-4992 oversight (pro-rated into staff_wages).
Research Technician 1 Hands-on experimental sessions, sample prep and instrument coordination.
Senior Containment Specialist 1 Approvals and periodic inventory reconciliation (small fractional FTE).
Containment Technician 1 Routine checks, transfers and supervision during authorized removals.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1 Coverage for access control during removals; marginal incremental hours budgeted.
Administrative Staff 1 Part-time admin for chain-of-custody logs, authorizations, and record maintenance.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges and containment procedures, allowing reasonable mid-range estimates; remaining uncertainty is over occasional capital purchases or large imaging campaigns.
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