SCP-5032 — SCP-5032 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-5032 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-5032

Expected annual

$1.5M

One-time setup

$500K

Annual recurring

$1.5M

Personnel

Initial one-time setup is moderate (~$500k) dominated by secure lab buildout and equipment; annual operations are driven by staffing, R&D, medical oversight and insurance (~$1.35M/year). Main cost drivers are personnel, ongoing R&D/medical support, and contingency/reserve funding.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $500K

Facilities $270K

[#1, #4, #22] Includes purchase/installation of a climate‑controlled safe (#1), construction/buildout of a dedicated secure testing chamber/observation room with IR isolation and ESD flooring (#4), and funding for mobile/temporary containment capability and incident response kit (#22).

Equipment $100K

[#3, #5, #12, #14, #20] One‑time purchases: ESD kit and anti‑static storage (#3), medical monitoring equipment (EEG/ECG/etc.) (#5), initial air‑gapped servers/storage and emulation hardware (#12), hardware watchdog/firmware interlock development and installation (#14), and high‑quality media capture/recording equipment (#20).

Legal Initial $60K

[#15] Upfront legal/acquisition/IP work, purchase negotiation and initial cover story/legal defense preparation.

Artifact Acquisition $50K

[#27] One‑time potential purchase/acquisition price for prototype hardware/library if not already in custody.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $12K

[#18] Initial training course creation, SOP manuals and initial certification sessions for staff (one‑time portion).

Archival Preservation Initial $8K

[#23] Initial conservation/digitization/stabilization work on cartridges, PCBs and documentation.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.5M/yr

Staff Wages $650K/yr

[#7] Salaries and benefits/overhead for core containment and operations team (containment lead, electronics engineer, software/reverse engineer, security officers, admin/facilities technician) including benefits/overhead.

Research And Monitoring $350K/yr

[#13, #25] Ongoing R&D into ICRDTA, safe emulation/sandboxing, and budget for long‑term controlled experiments and safe content creation.

Medical Support $120K/yr

[#8] Contracted neuropsychologist/neurologist oversight and contract nurse/EMT coverage (fractional FTEs).

Long Term Research Experiments $100K/yr

[#25] Participant compensation and budget for controlled experiments and development of Foundation‑approved test software.

Emergency Medical Reserve $75K/yr

[#10] Annualized reserve/insurance or funded reserve for rapid response, hospitalization and specialized neurologic care.

Baseline Imaging And Tester Screening $30K/yr

[#9] MRI/CT/EEG and cognitive testing for testers (estimated for ~10 testers/year).

Cover Story And Public Relations $25K/yr

[#16] Monitoring public forums and community groups, and maintaining plausible non‑anomalous cover as needed.

Cover Story And Legal $20K/yr

[#15, #16] Annual legal retainer and cover story/OPSEC, public monitoring and PR work.

Insurance And Liability $20K/yr

[#17] Artifact insurance, liability insurance for human testing, and business interruption premiums.

Annual Security Audit $20K/yr

[#26] External audits of security, medical protocols, technical and legal compliance.

Logistics And Transport $12K/yr

[#11] Secure transport/armored courier and handling per transfer (estimated annual budget for a few required moves/transfers/tests).

Legal Retainer $10K/yr

[#15] Annual legal retainer for civil exposure/seizure defense and IP issues.

Monitoring For Unauthorized Signals $6K/yr

[#24] Continuous scanning for unauthorized IR/radio transmissions and staff time to manage denial‑of‑service/unauthorized comms safeguards.

Medical Monitoring Maintenance $5K/yr

[#6] Consumables and service contracts for medical monitoring equipment (EEG electrode pads, calibration, disinfectants, batteries, service).

Air Gapped Infrastructure Maintenance $5K/yr

[#12] Ongoing maintenance, media refresh, secure offsite vaulting and tape/media refresh for air‑gapped servers/storage.

Hazardous Waste Disposal $5K/yr

[#21] Budget for specialist e‑waste/hazardous disposal and contractor fees per incident averaged annually.

Supplies And Consumables $4K/yr

[#19] Cables, IR components, power supplies, batteries, replacement straps, bespoke replacement parts and general consumables.

Training And Sops Refresh $4K/yr

[#18] Periodic refresher training, drills, SOP updates and certification testing.

Facilities Maintenance $4K/yr

[#2] Electricity to run climate control, HVAC maintenance, calibration of temp/humidity and replacement filters for containment storage.

Media Storage And Integrity Checks $3K/yr

[#20] Annual costs for encrypted long‑term archives, integrity checks and storage media rotation.

Archival Preservation Annual $2K/yr

[#23] Ongoing preservation work, monitoring and periodic conservation treatments for physical media and documentation.

Esd Replacement $500/yr

[#3] Periodic replacement of straps, mats and ESD consumables.

Cover And Opsec Overlap Cleanup $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.5M/yr

94.5% probability / year

Normal operational year with scheduled testing, R&D progress, and no major incidents.

routine testing and maintenance scheduled R&D and audits

🚨 Minor Incident $1.4M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$-60000 vs baseline

Localized incident such as a single moderate hospitalization, equipment damage, or contaminant disposal need.

single severe tester adverse reaction destruction of one piece of equipment limited hazardous disposal event

🚨 Major Breach $1.9M/yr

0.5% probability / year +$380K vs baseline

Significant containment failure, major hospitalization, public exposure or costly relocation and legal action.

multi‑person neurological injuries public leak/political exposure major equipment destruction requiring relocation

👥 Personnel 7 total

Role	Count	Notes
Containment Specialist / Project Lead	1	Primary containment and test lead; salary ~ $90,000 (included in staff_wages). [#7]
Electronics Engineer / Technician	1	Retro console/hardware maintenance and watchdog integration; salary ~ $120,000 (included in staff_wages). [#7]
Software / Reverse Engineer	1	ICRDTA analysis, safe emulation development; salary ~ $130,000 (included in staff_wages). [#7, #13]
Security Officer / MTF Agent	2	On‑site security presence for containment and transport; ~$40,000 each (included in staff_wages). [#7]
Administrative Staff	1	Scheduling, procurement, legal coordination; salary ~ $50,000 (included in staff_wages). [#7, #15]
Facilities Technician / Maintenance	1	HVAC/ESD maintenance, equipment servicing; salary ~ $40,000 (included in staff_wages). [#2, #3]

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges for most categories, enabling a reasonable mid/high estimate; however anomalous risks and uncertain acquisition/incident frequencies produce residual uncertainty.

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