SCP-5020 — SCP-5020 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-5020 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-5020

Expected annual

$4.1M

One-time setup

$4.7M

Annual recurring

$4.0M

Personnel

First-year one-time setup and reserves are approximately $4.66M (dominated by a $3.0M scale-up reserve and facility/equipment buildout); baseline recurring annual costs are about $3.98M, driven by MTF availability, research & monitoring, containment R&D and emergency reserves.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $4.7M

Scale Up Reserve $3.0M

[#25] One-time contingency reserve for large-scale remediation or additional facilities.

Facilities $600K

[#2] Construction of unfurnished humanoid containment chambers (2 chambers at ~$300,000 each).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $350K

[#13] Initial research lab setup for entomology/xenobiology and BSL-grade equipment.

Flamethrowers $150K

[#7] Procurement, secure storage, training & certification for Foundation-grade flamethrowers (2–4 units).

Non Invasive Imaging $112K

[#14] High-resolution thermal cameras, long-lens CCTV, acoustic sensors and low-energy scanning hardware.

Storage Lockers $100K

[#1] Retrofit/repellent-lined secure storage lockers (~$5,000 per locker assumed for 20 lockers).

Hvac Filtration $100K

[#3] Dedicated HVAC, HEPA/charcoal filtration and scrubbers installed (one-time capital).

Webcrawler Development $60K

[#15] Development of automated online monitoring/purchasing system (CRT/IO).

Field Containment Kit $55K

[#10] Field containment/recovery kit (portable foggers, sealed crates, small incinerator).

Inventory And Quarantine Setup $55K

[#16] Secure cataloging system, quarantined shelving and climate control setup.

Regulatory Consulting $38K

[#21] One-time regulatory consulting for permits and hazardous materials handling.

Ppe Decon Fitout $20K

[#6] Initial PPE and decontamination station fit-out (showers/airlocks/decon baths).

Cartridge Seed Stock $15K

[#17] Seed stock purchase of cartridges and reproduction/duplication of test ROM cartridges.

Equipment $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.0M/yr

Staff Wages $1.8M/yr

[#5, #9, #26] MTF roster salaries and availability (~12-person roster), weekly inspection technician wages, and program management/admin wages.

Research And Monitoring $725K/yr

[#13, #27] Annual research program budget (personnel, assays, sequencing) plus diagnostics/pathology and pathogen containment workflows.

Containment R And D $400K/yr

[#30] Containment R&D to develop alternatives to burning/neutralization and non-destructive methods.

Emergency Response Reserve $300K/yr

[#23] Annual allocation to contingency reserve for repairs, replacement lining, and emergency remediation.

Field Recovery Ops $200K/yr

[#24] Field recovery & intelligence operations budget to locate and intercept external consoles.

Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr

[#19] Baseline legal/PR retainer and cover-story maintenance.

Training And Drills $52K/yr

[#20] Recurring safety training, live drills, certifications and cross-training.

Logistics And Transport $50K/yr

[#22] Secure transport budget for transfers between sites and field.

Medical Surveillance $50K/yr

[#11] Ongoing medical screening, prophylaxis, rapid-response med team and baseline treatment stock.

Public Health Coordination $50K/yr

[#28] Coordination and small-scale public-health response readiness budget.

Webcrawler Purchasing Budget $42K/yr

[#15] Monthly acquisition/purchase budget and maintenance for CRT/IO (~$1k–$5k/mo plus maintenance).

Amnestics And Aftercare $40K/yr

[#18] Class-B amnestic administration, medical observation and aftercare for witnesses (baseline ~20 witnesses/yr example).

Environmental Compliance $35K/yr

[#21] Annual permitting, hazardous materials compliance and consultant fees.

Facilities Maintenance $34K/yr

[#3, #29] HVAC energy/maintenance and replacement/disposal of contaminated HVAC filters.

Inventory Space Overhead $30K/yr

[#16] Space, climate-control and records management overhead for quarantined storage.

Hazardous Disposal Costs $20K/yr

[#12] Incineration/autoclave disposal and transport of neutralized instances (expected annual disposals aggregated).

Flamethrower Fuel And Maintenance $12K/yr

[#7, #8] Fuel, periodic training burns and maintenance for flamethrowers (~$5k–$15k/yr range; mid-estimate used).

Field Kit Consumables $10K/yr

[#10] Consumables for portable foggers, sterilant stocks and small incinerator operation.

Non Invasive Equipment Service $10K/yr

[#14] Annual service/calibration for imaging and monitoring equipment.

Supplies And Consumables $5K/yr

[#4] High-grade insect-repellent supplies (lining replenishment) for chambers/storage.

Ppe Decon Consumables $5K/yr

[#6] Consumable PPE, disinfectants and replacement supplies for decon station.

Cartridge Replacement $3K/yr

[#17] Annual replacements and reproduction of test cartridges/ROMs.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.0M/yr

87.5% probability / year

Normal operational year with no major incidents; program maintained, routine research and acquisitions proceed.

no breaches scheduled training and research routine acquisitions

🚨 Minor Incident $4.1M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline

Isolated containment breach or neutralization event requiring MTF deployment, localized repairs and disposal.

single-chamber breach one neutralization event limited exposures

🚨 Major Breach $5.0M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline

Multi-instance breach or field outbreak requiring extended MTF operations, facility repairs, public PR/legal action and higher medical costs.

multi-instance escape public exposures extended MTF deployment

🚨 Catastrophic Outbreak $12.0M/yr

0.5% probability / year +$8.0M vs baseline

Widespread public health outbreak or large-scale extradimensional expansion requiring emergency national-level response, facility expansion and activation of scale-up reserves.

widespread public outbreak large-scale SCP-5020-A expansion major political exposure

👥 Personnel 24 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	12	[#9] 12-person MTF-Eta-6 availability roster accounted in MTF operating costs.
Research Scientist	4	[#13] Research program (entomologists/xenobiologists) included in research budget.
Research Technician	2	[#13] Lab technicians and assay support included in research budget.
Site Technician / Containment Tech	1	[#5] Weekly inspection and repellent/damage checks (part-time equivalent).
Engineer / Maintenance	1	[#3] HVAC/filtration maintenance and equipment servicing.
Medical Officer	1	[#11] Medical surveillance and rapid-response med team support.
Administrative Staff / Program Manager	3	[#26] Program managers, safety officers, procurement and finance staff.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line items with ranges allowing mid-point estimates; uncertainty remains in event frequencies, required quantities (lockers, chambers) and outbreak scale, so confidence is medium.

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