SCP-5239
Unknown
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high confidence
SCP-5239
Expected annual
$1.5M
One-time setup
$744K
Annual recurring
$1.5M
Personnel
12
Initial one-time setup is approximately $706k driven by secure cell fit-out, legal/contingency and equipment; recurring annual costs are about $1.50M/year driven primarily by security staffing, rapid-response readiness, and research/medical support.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $744K
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $1.5M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$1.5M/yr
Uneventful year with normal operations, scheduled testing and no containment incidents.
routine testing
monthly book rotations
no breaches
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Minor Incident
$1.6M/yr
Small containment incident or demonstration of anomalous use requiring a single rapid-response deployment and limited remediation/legal work.
unauthorized item use
brief courthouse/field disturbance
single MTF deployment
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Major Breach
$2.1M/yr
Significant containment failure or misuse causing widespread property damage, extended MTF operations, and substantial legal/cleanup costs.
multi-site breach
prolonged unauthorized reanimation
large-scale remediation
Personnel
12 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 8 | [#4] 24/7 coverage with 3 shifts and overlap (6–10 guards); modeled as 8 full-time equivalents to match staffing budget. |
| Research Scientist | 1 | [#6] Lead researcher for scheduled experiments and analysis. |
| Research Technician | 1 | [#6] Technical support for testing, consumables and test coordination. |
| Medical Officer | 1 | [#5] On-call nurse/medic and periodic physician/psychiatric support (shared across cases). |
| Education / Childcare Staff | 1 | [#8] In-house schooling/tutoring/social worker hours for minor detainee (0.5–1.0 FTE modeled as 1 staff). |
Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide line-item ranges for all major costs and a clear containment profile; estimates use midpoints and Foundation-standard staffing assumptions, so confidence in order-of-magnitude is high.