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SCP-5308 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-5308
Expected annual
$263K
One-time setup
$300K
Annual recurring
$261K
Personnel
1.2
Initial one-time setup (~$300k) is driven by property acquisition, cold-storage and containment hardware plus legal/cover actions; annual recurring costs (~$261k/yr) are dominated by Antimemetic staff wages and recurring emergency/maintenance/reserve costs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $300K
Facilities $128K
[#3, #12] Electrical/HVAC site modifications and property acquisition/cover actions (permits, purchase, remediation).
Contingency One Time $39K
[#22] One-time contingency reserve for unforeseen capital or containment escalation (recommended proportion of total one-time budget).
Equipment $31K
[#1, #2, #4] Cold storage unit, anomalous-item locker upgrade, and environmental monitoring/alarm equipment (purchase and installation costs included in items).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $30K
[#14] Initial testing & analysis campaign: assays, imaging, memetic-safe controlled trials, staff hours and consumables for initial characterization.
Legal And Cover One Time $25K
[#13] One-time legal/cover-up costs: fabrication of cover stories, reimbursements, NDAs, sealing records, legal counsel fees.
Insurance Equivalent Fund $25K
[#20] Initial insurance-equivalent / covert liability fund to cover unforeseen liabilities or covert operations.
Initial Recovery And Transport $15K
[#11] Initial recovery & secure transport from Rapid City to Site-187 (MTF deployment, cold-chain transport, vehicles, per diem).
Secure Records Setup $7K
[#16] Secure records handling and antinemetic-safe documentation one-time setup (redaction systems, storage, initial configuration).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $261K/yr
Staff Wages $170K/yr
[#7, #8] Antimemetic Department staff assignment (1 FTE allocation) and incremental security staffing (~0.2 FTE equivalent).
Emergency Response $25K/yr
[#18] Emergency response & contingency retainer (standby MTF, drills, rapid-response transport readiness).
Research And Monitoring $20K/yr
[#15] Ongoing research & monitoring (periodic assays, re-characterization, sample archival storage, personnel time for analysis).
Administrative Overhead $12K/yr
[#21] Site administrative allocation, interdepartmental coordination, and record-keeping overhead not in salaries.
Contingency Recurring $10K/yr
[#22] Recurring contingency/reserve for unforeseen annual costs or replenishment of one-time funds.
Training And Briefings $8K/yr
[#9] Containment team training & antimemetic briefings, periodic refreshers and simulation costs.
Spare Parts And Depreciation $4K/yr
[#19] Spare parts, replacement hardware, and amortized capital depreciation (compressors, gaskets, temp loggers).
Secure Records Maintenance $4K/yr
[#16] Ongoing maintenance of memetic-safe documentation systems, secure backups, access logging and limited-personnel operations.
Supplies And Consumables $3K/yr
[#10] PPE, consumables, sample vials, dry ice/cryogenic supplies and replacement consumables.
Waste Disposal $3K/yr
[#17] Waste disposal and decontamination contracts, hazmat contractor retainer and periodic disposal events.
Facilities Maintenance $2K/yr
[#5, #6] Power consumption for cold storage and monitoring (~$800/yr) plus preventive maintenance & service contract (~$1,500/yr).
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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Cover Story And Legal $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $261K/yr
91.5% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with scheduled maintenance, training, and no containment incidents.
no_incident routine_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $281K/yr
8.0% probability / year +$20K vs baseline
Minor containment incident or equipment failure requiring emergency response, temporary replacement of hardware, limited testing, and minor legal/cover actions.
equipment_failure small_contamination limited_emergency_response
🚨 Major Breach $461K/yr
0.5% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Significant containment breach or exposure requiring MTF deployment, major legal/cover operations, site remediation, replacement of containment hardware and potential public relations action.
public_exposure medical_treatment major_containment_repair
👥 Personnel 1.2 total
Role Count Notes
Antimemetic Department Member 1 Allocation for one dedicated Antimemetic specialist (covered in staff_wages ~$150,000/yr) as required by containment procedures [#7].
Security Officer / MTF Agent 0.2 Incremental security coverage (~0.2 FTE equivalent represented by ~$20,000/yr incremental security budget) for locker/freezer monitoring and patrols [#8].
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on analyst-provided ranges and explicit line items; however several memetic/antimemetic-specific containment unknowns (required temperature tier, depth of antimemetic infrastructure) introduce uncertainty in capital and recurring costs.
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