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SCP-5290 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-5290
Expected annual
$1.6M
One-time setup
$860K
Annual recurring
$1.6M
Personnel
9
Estimated one-time setup costs are approximately $860k driven primarily by contingency reserve and potential decommissioning/contracting; recurring annual costs are about $1.60M dominated by staff wages, advanced modeling/collaboration, and an MTF readiness retainer.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $860K
Contingency Reserve $300K
[#22] One-time contingency reserve for unforeseen temporal/causal effects (recommended fund).
Decommissioning $275K
[#30] One-time prudent budget for possible safe destruction or permanent disposal.
Equipment $96K
[#2, #3, #4, #6, #16, #17] Contact-time interlock, CCTV install, robotic manipulator, RFID glove hardware, server, UPS/hardware purchases.
Legal Initial Costs $85K
[#19] Initial legal/cover handling, FOIA/litigation readiness from confiscation.
Facilities $40K
[#1] Small, tamper-resistant secondary enclosure and installation labor.
Mtf Kit $25K
[#14] One-time rapid-response / containment kit for small-scale breach readiness.
Human Subjects Protocol Setup $14K
[#11] One-time setup of IRB/research ethics protocol and documentation.
Custody Initial Processing $12K
[#20] Initial processing, forensic processing and intake of seized items/subjects.
Training Sop Development $10K
[#25] Initial SOP development and initial training program setup.
Decontamination Per Incident $3K
[#21] Per-incident secure isolation or disposal budget (midpoint estimate).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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Sem Purchase $0
[#7] SEM purchase option set to 0 (assumed contract access used instead).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.6M/yr
Staff Wages $810K/yr
[#8, #9] Salaries and benefits for core research team (lead physicist, theorist, tech) and incremental security (6 FTE).
Advanced Modeling Collaboration $275K/yr
[#23] External theoretical modeling, HPC time, and specialist collaboration contracts.
Mtf Readiness Retainer $138K/yr
[#14] Annual retainer/standing readiness for a dedicated MTF posture and drills.
Memetics Safety $88K/yr
[#24] Memetic analysis, memetic countermeasures, and memetic-safety staffing.
Administrative Overhead $80K/yr
[#18] Apportioned management time, reporting, containment reviews and Site-level overhead.
Custody Detention Annual $38K/yr
[#20] Annual costs for indefinite detention/medical/housing for seized subjects if applicable.
Supplies And Consumables $28K/yr
[#5, #13, #29] PPE/glove stock, experimental consumables, minor lab & office consumables.
Research And Monitoring $20K/yr
[#7] Contract SEM access / recurring specialized instrument access.
Cover Story And Legal $20K/yr
[#19] Ongoing legal, cover story and public-affairs costs.
Clinical Psychiatric Program $20K/yr
[#10] Program admin plus expected baseline psychiatric screening/aftercare budget.
Subject Recruitment Compensation $20K/yr
[#12] Participant compensation, recruitment and insurance for intermittent testing.
Replacement And Calibration $12K/yr
[#26] Periodic replacement of sensors, camera components and calibration of instruments.
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#15] Annual transport/vehicle maintenance and training for periodic moves.
Data Management And Licenses $10K/yr
[#16] Data storage, analysis hardware/compute and recurring software licenses.
Local Law Enforcement Liaison $8K/yr
[#27] Covert liaison costs and limited reimbursements to local authorities.
Records Archiving $8K/yr
[#28] Secure archiving, redaction workload and records classification.
Human Subjects Oversight $6K/yr
[#11] Annual IRB/review renewals and human-subjects compliance work.
Annual Training $6K/yr
[#25] Ongoing annual re-training and SOP refresh.
Facilities Maintenance $2K/yr
[#17] UPS/generator maintenance and basic vault maintenance.
Cctv Storage And Retention $2K/yr
[#3] Video/audio secure storage and retention costs (WORM archival).
Robotics Maintenance $2K/yr
[#4] Annual maintenance and minor repairs for remote-handling arm.
Sensors Software Maintenance $1K/yr
[#2] Annual software maintenance for contact-time interlock and access integration.
Rfid Gloves Calibration $500/yr
[#6] Calibration and upkeep for biometric/instrumented gloves (optional upgrade).
Contingency Replenishment $0/yr
[#22] Replenishment of contingency reserve as-needed (not assumed in baseline).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.6M/yr
89.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with routine operations, training, and scheduled research.
routine_operations scheduled_research
🚨 Minor Incident $1.7M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Small containment incident (extended contact by one subject, limited memetic effects) requiring localized response, extra psychiatric evaluations, decontamination and minor legal work.
accidental_extended_contact localized_decontamination minor_legal_followup
🚨 Major Breach $3.1M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant breach or transport compromise requiring full MTF response, extensive legal fallout, large-scale containment operations and possible activation of contingency fund.
intentional_exploitation breach_during_transport multiple_subject_exposures
👥 Personnel 9 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / Anomalous Physicist 1 [#8] Lead anomalous physicist; salary included in staff_wages.
Theoretical Physicist / Temporal Analyst 1 [#8] Theoretical/temporal analyst; salary included in staff_wages.
Lab Technician 1 [#8] On-site lab technician; salary included in staff_wages.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#9] Incremental security coverage for 24/7 vault shifts (6 FTE); salaries included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Many line items are mid-range estimates and several categories (temporal contingency, legal fallout, decommissioning) are highly uncertain; staffing and equipment costs are better-defined but optional choices (purchase vs contract) create variability.
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