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SCP-5365 Hiemal1 ~ medium confidence
SCP-5365
Expected annual
$28.9M
One-time setup
$17.8M
Annual recurring
$28.1M
Personnel
236
One-time infrastructure and specialized lab/equipment buildout estimated at ~$17.8M; recurring annual operations driven by staff wages, research operations, contingency reserves and supplies totaling ~ $28.1M per year.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $17.8M
Cover Compensation One Time $5.0M
[#18] One-time conservative family compensation / relocation / settlements to maintain cover (343 families @ $10k–$30k; conservative mid-range used).
Facilities $4.9M
[#1, #2] Conversion/retrofit of Site-20 space into two pediatric quarantine bays and a secure psychiatric containment suite (ward construction, non-porous finishes, interlocks, observation corridors, airlocks).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $4.3M
[#6, #14] High-containment BSL-3-equivalent lab fitout for anomalous infectious-agent research and initial diagnostic instrumentation (PCR/sequencing/EM).
Equipment $3.2M
[#3, #4, #5, #10, #12, #15, #23, #22, #19] HVAC/AHU units, HEPA and negative-pressure equipment, decontamination generators (VHP/UV), remote-handling robots/CCTV, initial PPE stockpile, industrial autoclave/incinerator integration, cryostorage freezers, specialized protective hardware, IT lockdown/setup, initial secure transport vehicles.
Media Public Relations One Time $300K
[#25] Initial media/PR setup for cover narratives, false records and outreach (one-time setup costs).
Training Rollout $115K
[#21] Initial training rollout for Level-3 infectious procedures, memetic-safety, robotics operation and decon drills.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $28.1M/yr
Staff Wages $16.8M/yr
[#7, #8, #9, #16, #17] Ongoing salaries: nursing staff (50–60 FTE), physicians/specialists, security guards (110–160 FTE), educators/aides, research-scientist salaries and on-site psychologists/clinical staff (broken down in personnel).
Supplies And Consumables $3.9M/yr
[#4, #10, #11, #12, #13] Recurring PPE/consumables, decon consumables, food services, laundry & housekeeping operations (biohazard laundering/outsourcing), medical dressings/pharmaceutical replenishment.
Contingency Reserve $3.0M/yr
[#20] Emergency contingency / rapid-response reserve (recommended 10–20% of operating costs) held available for surge staffing, external quarantine or legal/media surge; maintained annually.
Research And Monitoring $2.2M/yr
[#6, #7, #14, #15] Ongoing research program operational costs (reagents, animal models, assays), diagnostic reagents/consumables and biobank/LN2 maintenance (excludes researcher salaries included in staff_wages).
Cover Story And Legal $1.2M/yr
[#18, #25] Ongoing cover-story management, legal fees, family stipends/monitoring, community liaison and public relations maintenance.
Facilities Maintenance $450K/yr
[#3, #12] HVAC energy / backup unit maintenance, negative-pressure controls, plumbing segregation maintenance and fixed-equipment servicing.
Information Security Operations $200K/yr
[#22] Secure data storage, anomaly monitoring logs, hardened networks, memetic countermeasure inventory and specialized IT support.
Logistics And Transport $140K/yr
[#19] Ongoing vehicle operating costs (fuel, maintenance), medevac readiness, driver teams and decontamination between transfers.
Equipment Maintenance $125K/yr
[#5, #23] Maintenance, spares and replacement cycles for remote-handling systems, robotics, specialized insulated/protective hardware and related equipment.
Training Refreshers $70K/yr
[#21] Annual refresher training, certification renewals and drills for staff interacting with SCP-5365 and SCP-5365-0.
Long Term Custodial Budget $0/yr
[#24] Illustrative long-term per-child custodial budget (~$17.15M/yr). This line-item is intentionally set to 0 here to avoid double-counting: it largely overlaps with the detailed recurring categories above and is provided only as an aggregate reference.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $28.1M/yr
90.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major containment incidents; steady-state operations and planned research.
standard_operations no_breach routine_research_progress
🚨 Minor Incident $30.1M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Localized containment incident requiring surge decontamination, overtime staffing, limited external quarantine and additional legal/PR actions.
localized_breach surge_staffing limited_external_quarantine
🚨 Major Breach $58.1M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$30.0M vs baseline
Major containment failure with mass exposure, public/media exposure, large-scale legal defense, temporary alternate sites and mass decontamination.
containment_failure mass_exposure public_exposure legal_defense
👥 Personnel 236 total
Role Count Notes
Nurse / Pediatric Nursing 55 [#8] 24/7 pediatric nursing coverage estimated ~50–60 FTE to maintain required nurse-to-child ratios and shift coverage.
Physician / Specialists 10 [#8] Attending physicians, infectious disease specialists and burn specialists on-call and rotating coverage (estimate 8–12 FTE).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 135 [#9] Elevated security posture for pediatric ward and quick-reaction teams; guard FTE estimated at ~110–160 depending on shifts.
Research Scientist 8 [#7, #6] Virologists/biologists/anomalous researchers assigned to SCP-5365 research; salaries included in staff_wages with reagents/operations in research_and_monitoring.
Educator / Special Education Aide 16 [#16] Teachers, aides and recreational therapists to provide schooling and development (12–20 FTE estimated).
Psychologist / Counselor 6 [#17] Psychological services and long-term counseling staff for children, families and SCP-5365-0 case management.
Engineer / Maintenance 6 [#3, #5, #12] Facility, HVAC, BSL-3 and robotics maintenance staff to support high-containment systems and equipment.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on detailed analyst ranges for infrastructure, staffing and recurring consumables; however the anomalous nature of SCP-5365 (memetic/phenomenological uncertainty), site-specific retrofit variability and potential overlap between aggregate and line-item figures reduce confidence to medium.
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