SCP-5397
Unknown
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medium confidence
SCP-5397
Expected annual
$11.8M
One-time setup
$18.7M
Annual recurring
$10.9M
Personnel
53
Estimated one-time capital costs are approximately $18.7M driven by containment facility buildout, quarantine suites, and initial contingency/reserve; ongoing baseline operations run about $11.0M/year driven by staff wages, research/surveillance, MTF readiness, consumables, and legal/PR.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $18.7M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $10.9M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$10.9M/yr
Normal year with steady-state operations, no major incidents beyond routine containment work.
no_new_outbreaks
routine research progress
standard MTF readiness deployments (training)
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Minor Incident
$11.4M/yr
Single-site discovery of an active mural outside containment requiring MTF response, localized quarantine, testing, and disposal.
single out-of-site mural found
one MTF rapid deployment
localized quarantine & disposal
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Major Outbreak
$25.9M/yr
Multi-site urban outbreak with many murals and exposures requiring sustained deployments, mass quarantine, large-scale disposal, and heavy legal/PR response.
widespread multi-site mural formation
mass hospitalizations/quarantines
public exposure / large-scale remediation
Personnel
53 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Mobile Task Force / MTF Agent | 25 | [#3] High-readiness rapid-response team (Maz Hatters-equivalent); staffing and standby costs included in recurring staff wages. |
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 8 | [#4] On-site armed guards for major containment sites, 24/7 coverage and overtime/shift premiums. |
| Research Scientist | 6 | [#10, #11] Virology, pathology, materials science/art-conservation, and neurobiology staff supporting mechanism research and assay development. |
| Lab Technician | 4 | [#8, #10] Laboratory technicians for diagnostics, sample processing, and decontamination workflows. |
| Medical Officer | 4 | [#17, #6] Clinical staff for quarantine care, observation, and clinical response. |
| Engineer / Maintenance | 2 | [#23, #12] HVAC/generator maintenance and structural/handling equipment upkeep for containment suites and mural-handling gear. |
| IT / Administrative Staff | 3 | [#22, #30] Secure data management, imaging archive curation, SOP documentation and administrative coordination. |
| Site Director / Executive Staff | 1 | [#1, #11] Senior management and head researcher oversight of containment and research program. |
Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on analyst ranges provided for each line item; many items have wide ranges (vehicle fleets, facility build options, and outbreak scale) and uncertain incident frequency, producing moderate confidence in aggregate figures.