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SCP-5000 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-5000
Expected annual
$488K
One-time setup
$2.8M
Annual recurring
$450K
Personnel
7
One-time setup and contingency reserves dominate initial cost (~$2.83M), while recurring annual costs are moderate (~$450k/yr) driven primarily by on-shift security and site overhead; research escalation scenarios can add large one-time and recurring expenses.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.8M
Insurance Reserve $1.0M
[#25] Insurance-style 'cost-of-failure' reserve (conservative low-end $1,000,000 chosen of $1M–$10M range).
Specialist Research Setup $750K
[#16] Baseline conservative one-time setup for specialist reverse-engineering program (per analyst recommendation).
Incident Response Fund $500K
[#21] Recommended emergency / contingency reserve (minimum recommended $500k).
Facilities $308K
[#1, #17] Secure padded cabinet installation ($8,000) and optional secure test chamber (conservative low-end $300,000).
Cover Story And Legal $100K
[#19] Initial cover-story / legal setup (midpoint of $25k–$200k range used).
Equipment $88K
[#3, #6, #9, #10, #11] Access-control install ($6,000), stabilization/repair bench ($25,000), -80C freezer ($12,000), digital-forensics tools ($15,000), initial hardened/air-gapped archival server/staging ($30,000).
Forensic Autopsy $25K
[#7] Comprehensive pathological/genetic autopsy and testing (midpoint of $10k–$40k range used).
Audit And Curation $25K
[#22] Archive ingestion, redaction, and curation labor (midpoint of $10k–$40k).
Chain Of Custody Transport $12K
[#5] Initial armored transfer / recovery cost (~$12,000).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $10K
[#8] Initial DNA/genomic sequencing suite and analysis (~$10,000).
Mnestic Program $9K
[#13] Initial mnestic/psych program startup (chosen midpoint ~$9,000 of $3k–$15k range).
Memetic Training $5K
[#14] One-time memetic containment SOP and training development ($5,000).
Morgue Disposal $2K
[#24] One-time disposal/cremation option (midpoint used).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $450K/yr
Staff Wages $290K/yr
[#4, #12] On-shift security personnel (2 guards × 3 shifts at ~$45k/yr each = $270k) plus one FTE/sysadmin for archives/security (~$20k/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $60K/yr
[#2] Pro-rated Site-22 overhead allocation (conservative mid estimate ~$60,000/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $20K/yr
[#19] Ongoing PR/legal/cover maintenance (~$20,000/yr).
Human Resources $20K/yr
[#20] Vetting/clearance admin allocation (~$20,000/yr for the small cleared team).
Research And Monitoring $13K/yr
[#8, #15] Ongoing biological monitoring/genomic follow-ups (~$3,000/yr) and long-term surveillance of Pietro Wilson (~$10,000/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $13K/yr
[#9, #18] Biohazard consumables and freezer maintenance (~$2,750/yr) plus consumables/spare-parts inventory (~$10,000/yr).
Mnestic Therapy $10K/yr
[#13] Ongoing mnestic follow-ups and memetic specialist time (~$10,000/yr).
Archival Maintenance $6K/yr
[#11] Maintenance/off-site vault fees for archival backups (~$6,000/yr midpoint).
Logistics And Transport $5K/yr
[#5] Routine archival/transfer costs (assumed one routine transfer per year ~$5,000/yr).
Data Migration $5K/yr
[#23] Periodic media migration / redundancy lifecycle (~$5,000/yr).
Misc Administrative $4K/yr
[#26] Misc admin consumables and petty overhead (~$4,000/yr).
Memetic Training $2K/yr
[#14] Annual refresher memetic-safety training (~$2,000/yr).
Access Control Monitoring $2K/yr
[#3] Maintenance and monitoring for CCTV/door sensors/tamper alarms (~$1,500/yr).
Morgue Storage $1K/yr
[#24] Cadaver/sample cold-storage electricity & minimal storage costs (~$1,200/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $450K/yr
94.5% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents or program escalations; routine monitoring, guarding, archival maintenance, and overhead.
no_incident routine_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $600K/yr
3.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Limited contamination, minor damage during a transfer, or small containment/medical event requiring emergency response and additional testing/amnestics.
limited_contamination transfer_damage localized_medical_event
🚨 Major Breach $2.0M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant accidental activation, contamination event, or other failure requiring large-scale emergency operations, legal/PR mitigation, and possible site-level expenses.
activation_event large_scale_contamination public_exposure
🚨 Research Scale Up $1.8M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.3M vs baseline
Foundation elects to conduct an active reverse-engineering and test-reactivation program, incurring large one-time setup costs and elevated recurring staffing.
research_approval test_chamber_construction reverse_engineering_program
👥 Personnel 7 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#4] 2 guards × 3 shifts (6 total) at ~$45k/yr each reflected in staff wages.
IT / Sysadmin 1 [#12] One FTE sysadmin/privileged-access admin (~$20k/yr) for archival IT security and auditing.
📋 Confidence Notes
Many line items were provided as ranges and some (research/test-chamber/insurance reserves) are optional or discretionary; security and overhead estimates are more certain. Overall medium confidence because core recurring costs are well-described but several high-cost items are scenario-dependent.
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