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SCP-5207 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-5207
Expected annual
$3.1M
One-time setup
$1.8M
Annual recurring
$3.0M
Personnel
23
One-time setup costs are approximately $1,760,000 driven by containment construction, specialized medical and monitoring equipment, and contingency funds; recurring costs are approximately $2,994,600/yr driven primarily by specialized staffing (nursing, medical, security), research, and covert/legal operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.8M
Facilities $600K
[#1, #2, #4] Containment-cell expansion/reinforcement, HVAC/negative-pressure/HEPA tie-in (one-time installation), and expanded life-support plumbing/sealed waste tank installation. Includes labor, permits, certified materials and ductwork modifications.
Equipment $340K
[#3, #5, #19, #20] ICU-grade medical package (#3), cryogenic biological storage vessel for SCP-5207-11 (#5), monitoring systems/CCTV and environmental sensors (#19), and biobank/ultra-low freezer (#20).
Emergency Decontamination Fund $250K
[#17] Emergency decontamination and remediation contingency fund, mobile decon units and surge capacity.
Operational Contingency Opsec Fund $200K
[#16] Immediate operational contingency / OPSEC fund for covert legal/cover ops and discretionary expenditures.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $150K
[#13] Initial deep characterization/startup for biochemistry, sequencing, histology and associated lab buildout and initial consumables.
Secure Transport Vehicle $100K
[#15] Armored/secure medical transport van refit and secure stretcher/transfer equipment.
Psi Shielding Room $75K
[#18] One-time shielding/psionic dampening room and instrumentation if later approved.
Webcrawler Development $25K
[#14] One-time software development to update Foundation Webcrawler ΘΨ.2.19 for search-and-trace integration and signatures.
Background Checks Initial $20K
[#22] Initial deep background checks for access staff (assumes ~20 staff).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.0M/yr
Staff Wages $1.7M/yr
[#6, #7, #8, #9, #15] Ongoing salary costs: specialized nursing coverage (~8 FTE RNs), attending physician/medical director + path/consults/research lead, dedicated security guards, tactical/containment team readiness, and drivers/escort staffing.
Administrative Overhead And Insurance $391K/yr
[#25] Administrative overhead, insurance and clandestine indemnity calculated as 15% of recurring operating budget (applies program overhead multiplier).
Cover Story And Legal $250K/yr
[#16] Legal, covert-ops and cover story funding for covert intelligence, bribery/disinformation, diplomatic/legal counsel and incident prevention.
Research And Monitoring $200K/yr
[#13] Ongoing laboratory research operations: scheduled experiments, assays, sequencing, histology, proteomics and associated staffing/consumables.
Supplies And Consumables $188K/yr
[#10, #11, #24] Pharmaceuticals/continuous sedation/TPN and pharmacy overhead (#10), high-use disposables and PPE (#11), and small equipment replacements/sterilization/autoclave usage (#24).
Psi Research $100K/yr
[#18] Recurring personnel and experimental costs for psi/telepathic research if later approved.
Staff Training Psych Support $40K/yr
[#21] Staff specialized training, emergency drills, and psychological/trauma counseling services.
Increased Energy Generation $30K/yr
[#23] Increased site energy and generator fuel load for continuous life-support, cryostorage, HVAC and redundant systems.
Logistics And Transport $24K/yr
[#12] Biohazard waste handling, segregation, transport and incineration/sterilization contractor fees.
Cryostorage Power Maintenance $24K/yr
[#5] Power, alarm monitoring and maintenance for biological cryostorage vessel (monthly power/maintenance).
Webcrawler Monitoring $15K/yr
[#14] Recurring monitoring, analyst time and server costs for Webcrawler ΘΨ.2.19 Medical Horrorshow updates.
Hvac Maintenance Filters $10K/yr
[#2] Recurring maintenance and HEPA filter replacement for negative-pressure and filtration tie-ins.
Monitoring Storage Maintenance $5K/yr
[#19] Storage/recording retention maintenance and redundant archival costs for monitoring systems.
Background Rechecks $5K/yr
[#22] Periodic re-vetting and renewal background checks for assigned personnel.
Biobank Maintenance $3K/yr
[#20] Maintenance and service for ultra-low freezers and sample management systems.
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.0M/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents: standard staffing, scheduled research and routine operations.
no breaches steady patient condition routine research schedule
🚨 Minor Incident $3.2M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Localized medical complication or equipment failure requiring overtime staffing, temporary surge supplies, and limited external specialist support.
acute patient event equipment failure small spill/decon event
🚨 Major Breach $5.5M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Containment breach or ritual replication requiring MTF deployment, mass decontamination, large forensic/legal response and major repairs.
containment failure ritual replication mass casualty / public exposure
🚨 Political Exposure $4.0M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Significant political or diplomatic exposure tied to GoI connections requiring escalated covert operations, legal defense, and intelligence operations.
GoI-0432 exposure diplomatic incident high-profile media leak
👥 Personnel 23 total
Role Count Notes
Registered Nurse (Specialized) 8 [#6] 8 FTE specialized RNs to provide continuous bedside care (8 × $80,000/yr accounted in staff_wages).
Attending Physician / Medical Director 1 [#7] Full-time anomalous physician/medical director (portion of the $470,000/yr physician/research budget).
Pathologist / Surgical Consultant (part-time) 1 [#7] Part-time surgical/pathology consults (portion of the $470,000/yr physician/research budget).
Anomalous Disease Researcher / Research Lead 1 [#7] Research lead for ongoing study (portion of the $470,000/yr physician/research budget).
Security Officer / Site Guard 6 [#8] Permanent armed guards assigned to Medical Containment (~6 guards × $50,000/yr).
Security / MTF Agent (tactical team) 4 [#9] Tactical rapid-response/containment team readiness and staffing (costs included in staff_wages).
Transport Driver / Escort 2 [#15] Drivers/escort staffing for secure transfers (recurring staffing included in staff_wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item estimates and staff assumptions, so numerical confidence is moderate; uncertainty remains due to the anomalous nature, potential for escalation, and wide discretionary ranges for covert/legal spending.
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