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SCP-5318 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-5318
Expected annual
$1.4M
One-time setup
$7.2M
Annual recurring
$1.4M
Personnel
11
Initial one-time setup (containment modifications, lab instrumentation, and contingency reserves) is approximately $7.17M, with yearly operations dominated by security and dedicated research staff at roughly $1.38M/yr. Main cost drivers are armed security and dedicated research salaries, high-end analytical instrumentation (purchase + maintenance), and contingency/reserve funding for catastrophic remediation.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $7.2M
Catastrophic Reserve One Time $5.0M
[#24] Catastrophic containment breach remediation reserve (leadership-level contingency fund).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.8M
[#9, #11, #10] High-end analytical instrumentation purchase (LC‑MS/MS, NMR, chiral HPLC, proteomics prep) and lab buildout (#9), reverse-engineering R&D initial budget for analogue synthesis (#11), and initial external specialist/contract analyses for discovery work (#10).
Communication Reserve One Time $200K
[#23] Initial reserve for cover-story / misinformation readiness and rapid public-exposure contingencies as recommended.
Equipment $72K
[#2, #5, #12, #20] Initial EDTA lining/coating application (#2), tamper/detection sensors + CCTV/access-control installation (#5), calibrated microdispensing/glovebox setup (#12), and IT/secure-records system setup hardware (#20).
Facilities $72K
[#1, #3, #4, #17] Opaque borosilicate containment vessel fabrication/test-certification (#1), precision temperature-controlled locker installation (#3), redundant power/infrastructure one-time hardware (#4), and initial duplicate backup/vault setup (#17).
Psych Program Development One Time $55K
[#8] Program development/training for ego-examinational evaluations and specialist clinical setup (one-time program creation costs).
Permits And Legal Initial $20K
[#27] Initial legal/regulatory compliance: controlled-substance permits, hazardous chemical permits, and one-time legal setup.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.4M/yr
Staff Wages $765K/yr
[#6, #7] Salaries for armed security coverage (6–8 guards) and a dedicated research team (Lead Researcher + technicians).
Research And Monitoring $270K/yr
[#9, #10, #11, #18] Annual maintenance/consumables/contracts for high-end instruments (#9), recurring external specialist analyses (#10), ongoing reverse-engineering R&D program costs (#11), and routine QC/degradation assay schedule (#18).
Logistics And Transport $100K/yr
[#15, #16] Secure transport vehicle/escort maintenance and operations (~armored/secure courier) (#15) and ongoing field investigation budget for origin-trace operations (#16).
Cover Story And Legal $70K/yr
[#19, #23, #27] Tamper/diversion insurance and internal audit/compliance allocations (#19), recurring cover-story/contingency budget (#23), and annual legal/permit renewals (#27).
Medical Preparedness $50K/yr
[#13] Medical retainer and on-call clinician/hospital transfer agreements for acute events; per-incident acute care costs are modeled in incident scenarios (#13).
Facilities Maintenance $43K/yr
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #17, #6] Annual EDTA recoating/inspection allowance (#2), locker electricity & maintenance (#3), UPS/generator fuel & testing contracts (#4), CCTV/video storage/monitoring services (#5), backup-vault maintenance (#17), and security training/armory maintenance (#6).
Supplies And Consumables $25K/yr
[#12, #21] Calibration/consumables for microdispensing and glovebox (#12) plus routine lab consumables (solvents, columns, syringes, decon supplies) (#21).
Administrative Overhead $25K/yr
[#25] Administrative support, experiment request processing, permissions, and disciplinary/documentation handling.
It Security Operations $12K/yr
[#20] Recurring IT security operations: encrypted backups, pentesting, and secure logging for SCP records.
Personnel Mental Health $10K/yr
[#26] Ongoing counseling and long-term follow-up support for personnel exposed to or working with SCP-5318.
Autopsy And Disposal Per Incident $0/yr
[#14] Per-incident autopsy/forensic processing and secure disposal costs (~$3k–$15k) — budgeted into incident scenarios rather than as a fixed annual line-item.
Hazardous Disposal Per Event $0/yr
[#22] Per-event high-temperature licensed chemical incineration costs (~$5k–$20k) — treated as event-driven and included in incident scenarios.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.4M/yr
94.5% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; ongoing operations, scheduled maintenance, and routine testing only.
no security breaches routine QC and maintenance only
🚨 Minor Incident $1.5M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$160K vs baseline
Localized unauthorized dosing or single-person overdose requiring termination/autopsy, internal investigation and limited public cover-up.
unauthorized dose >200µg single-subject medical/legal response
🚨 Major Breach $4.0M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$2.6M vs baseline
Theft or diversion of multiple aliquots requiring large-scale remediation, public containment, and significant legal/operational response.
theft of multiple aliquots localized public exposures
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $21.4M/yr
0.1% probability / year +$20.0M vs baseline
Widespread distribution or mass exposure requiring mass amnestic operations, evacuation, and large-scale remediation/settlements.
mass distribution major public exposure
👥 Personnel 11 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 7 [#6] 24/7 armed coverage requiring 6–8 guards to cover shifts; wage assumptions included in staff_wages.
Research Scientist 1 [#7] Lead Researcher oversight (Level 4 clearance) included in staff_wages.
Research Technician 3 [#7] 2–3 technicians assigned to SCP-5318 duties; wages included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Ranges in analyst notes are wide for many major items (instrumentation, R&D, security staffing, and catastrophic reserves). Several costs are event-driven with high tail risk; containment is anomalous and uncertain, so estimates are approximate with low confidence.
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