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SCP-5144 Safe ✓ high confidence
SCP-5144
Expected annual
$16K
One-time setup
$28K
Annual recurring
$15K
Personnel
3
Estimated one-time setup costs are approximately $28,175 driven primarily by initial research setup, contingency and legal/admin setup; ongoing annual costs are modest (~$15k/year) driven by staff allocations, recurring research/monitoring, counseling and administrative overhead.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $28K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $14K
[#14, #15, #16, #17, #20] SOP development, basic characterization (microscopy, sequencing, culture setup), initial ethics/IRB setup, sample labeling/LIMS setup, initial authorized-personnel training.
Contingency Fund $5K
[#24] Reserve for unforeseen containment or research issues (replacement specimen, contamination response, ad-hoc testing).
Equipment $3K
[#1, #2, #12, #13, #23] Purchase of UL-rated safe, lab-grade containment containers, keycard reader / access hardware, CCTV camera, environmental datalogger.
Legal Initial $2K
[#18] Initial legal/classification and administrative setup, NDAs and cover-story preparation.
Facilities $1K
[#1, #8] Installation/bolting and minor office retrofits (safe bolting, tamper-proofing, window sealing/lock hardware and inspection).
Medical Screening Initial $1K
[#6] Baseline medical/fungal exposure screening for 2 authorized personnel (mid-range estimate).
Backup Containment $600
[#9] Spare containment and small off-site backup specimen storage space (initial acquisition/secure storage).
Retirement And Archiving $500
[#25] End-of-life specimen disposal/archiving costs (amortized one-time provision).
Incident Response Kit $275
[#11] One-time purchase of spill/response kit and written emergency procedure materials.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $15K/yr
Research And Monitoring $3K/yr
[#15, #23] Follow-up characterization experiments and environmental data/cloud storage for monitoring.
Staff Wages $2K/yr
[#5, #19] Monthly maintenance labor (0.5 hr/month) and allocated portion of supervising researcher's salary overhead.
Psychological Support $2K/yr
[#7] Counseling retainer and periodic psychological check-ins for personnel exposed to SCP-5144.
Human Subjects Study Costs $2K/yr
[#16] Budgeted per-study costs (IRB, participant compensation, medical oversight) — averaged as annual allocation for occasional controlled exposure studies.
Cover Story And Legal $2K/yr
[#18, #21] Ongoing legal/admin costs, cover-story maintenance, FOIA/legal support and incremental insurance riders.
Sop Updates And Training $1K/yr
[#14] Ongoing SOP updates, training material refreshes and annual training sessions.
Supplies And Consumables $910/yr
[#3, #4, #10] Substrate/feedstock, PPE/consumables, contracted biohazard waste disposal.
Logistics And Transport $800/yr
[#9, #22] Secure courier transfers and occasional secure transport events (average 1–2 small transfers/year).
Medical Screening $500/yr
[#6] Annual follow-up medical/ fungal-exposure screening for authorized personnel (2 persons, mid-range).
Incident Training $400/yr
[#11] Annual training refreshers and drills specific to SCP-5144 emergency procedures.
Facilities Maintenance $230/yr
[#8, #12] Minor HVAC/energy increment and credential/lock maintenance/administration.
Cctv Storage $200/yr
[#13] Camera footage storage/cloud retention costs for access logging.
Sample Storage $200/yr
[#17] Ongoing storage, backups and small LIMS subscription costs for specimen records.
Training And Certification $200/yr
[#20] Annual refreshers/certification renewals for authorized personnel.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $15K/yr
86.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with routine maintenance, monitoring, counseling and administrative tasks.
routine_maintenance scheduled_monitoring no_incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $19K/yr
8.0% probability / year +$4K vs baseline
Small containment issue or contamination requiring emergency response, disposal of substrate, replacement specimen and extra medical/psychological follow-up.
local_contamination specimen_damage small_medical_follow_up
🚨 Research Scale Up $25K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$10K vs baseline
Initiation of a larger controlled study or expanded characterization effort (human-subject exposures or extended sequencing/culture work).
human_subject_study expanded_experiments IRB_approved_trials
🚨 Major Breach $45K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$30K vs baseline
Significant containment failure leading to staff exposure, extended medical/psych interventions, amnestic administration, legal response and publicity mitigation.
containment_failure staff_exposure legal_publicity_response
👥 Personnel 3 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist (Lead) 1 Dr. Zaretsky — primary custodian and lead researcher, responsible for custody and oversight. [#19]
Research Scientist / Junior Researcher 1 Junior researcher to assist with observations and experiments (e.g., Dr. Danielle Baker). [#14, #15]
Lab Technician / Maintenance 1 Performs monthly maintenance, substrate swaps, logging and routine checks (0.5 hr/month allocated). Shared duty across site techs. [#5]
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges for practically every containment and research item; SCP is Safe and small so containment requirements are straightforward. Uncertainty remains mainly in research scale and infrequent incident frequency, but overall budgeting confidence is high.
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