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SCP-5360 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-5360
Expected annual
$3.9M
One-time setup
$6.2M
Annual recurring
$3.8M
Personnel
14
Total one-time setup costs are dominated by property purchase and contingency reserves (~$6.2M one-time); recurring annual costs (~$3.78M/yr) are driven by forensic services, research staffing, data retention, and security.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $6.2M
Facilities $3.1M
[#1, #3] Purchase of property/closing/title/easements and perimeter hardening (fencing, gates, reinforced doors, signage, lighting).
Emergency Contingency Fund $1.1M
[#23] One-time emergency contingency reserve for containment incident response and rapid mobilization.
Equipment $718K
[#5, #6, #7, #13, #15, #19] Monitoring/sensor suite, on-prem storage hardware, generator/UPS purchase, morgue refrigeration units, fleet purchase (vehicles), initial compute/hardware licenses.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $525K
[#2] Mobile testing location (lab trailer with autopsy bay, cold-storage, HVAC, BSL-2 workbench, secure communications) and basic lab buildout.
Legal Contingency Reserve $300K
[#21] One-time contingency litigation reserve / emergency legal fund.
Neighbor Compensation $300K
[#22] Initial neighbor compensation / buyouts / nuisance mitigation for adjacent parcels.
Staff Vetting Initial $70K
[#16] Initial background checks/clearances for access pool (one-time vetting costs).
Sop Development $40K
[#18] Initial SOP development and training program setup.
Cover Story Setup $30K
[#20] Initial public cover-story rollout, paperwork, and PR setup for landmark designation.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.8M/yr
Staff Wages $1.2M/yr
[#4, #8, #14] 24/7 on-site security (guards + supervisor), research personnel salaries (lead, researchers, techs), and daily logging/documentation personnel (evidence custodians).
Research And Monitoring $965K/yr
[#6, #10, #19, #5] Recurring secure data storage/backups, forensic laboratory analyses (DNA, toxicology, histology, CT scans), annual software licenses & compute maintenance, ongoing monitoring operations.
Forensic Services $650K/yr
[#9] Contract forensic pathologist/autopsy costs and body handling/disposal contracts (daily examinations/autopsies and cremation/disposal).
Cover Story And Legal $215K/yr
[#20, #21] Ongoing municipal liaison/PR and legal retainer costs.
Data Security And Opsec $175K/yr
[#24] Ongoing information security, leak monitoring, takedown operations, counterintelligence and redaction actions.
Mental Health Program $150K/yr
[#17] Mandatory psychiatric evaluations, counseling, crisis intervention and program administration.
Supplies And Consumables $108K/yr
[#11, #26] Biohazard consumables, PPE, miscellaneous consumables & small capital replacements.
Waste Disposal $95K/yr
[#12] Biohazard and chemical waste disposal (regulated incineration, hazardous contractor).
Facilities Maintenance $90K/yr
[#7, #13, #25] Generator fuel & maintenance, morgue refrigeration maintenance/power, utilities/property taxes/maintenance.
Logistics And Transport $40K/yr
[#15] Fleet maintenance, fuel and vehicle upkeep for secure transport and staff rotations.
Staff Vetting Recurring $25K/yr
[#16] Ongoing periodic reinvestigations, monitoring and clearance maintenance costs for access pool.
Training And Drills Recurring $25K/yr
[#18] Annual refresher training, PPE drills and SOP updates.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.8M/yr
90.0% probability / year
Normal year with steady operations, daily manifestations contained and routine research/forensics ongoing.
routine_daily_manifestation no_major_incident standard_research_activity
🚨 Minor Incident $4.2M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$400K vs baseline
Localized personnel incident, small leak, or procedural failure requiring elevated legal/PR response and short-term overtime for investigation.
personnel_psychological_breakdown limited_public_leak evidence_corruption
🚨 Major Breach $6.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Significant public exposure or large containment/operational failure requiring large legal action, site repairs, emergency containment reinforcement, and mass PR/compensation.
public_exposure mass_media_leak serious_containment_incident
👥 Personnel 14 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#4] 24/7 armed guards and site supervisor (minimum 2 guards/shift + supervisor).
Research Scientist (including Head Researcher) 4 [#8] Lead researcher (1) + additional researchers (3) to run continuous experiments and analysis.
Laboratory Technician 2 [#8] Lab technicians for sample processing, autopsy assistance and equipment operation.
Administrative / Evidence Custodian 2 [#14] Daily logging, chain-of-custody maintenance and report writing (1–2 FTEs).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes are detailed with ranges for every major line item, but many items (forensic throughput, data retention policy, purchase vs lease choice) have wide ranges and contingent options which reduce point-estimate certainty.
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