SCP-5515 — SCP-5515 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-5515 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-5515

Expected annual

$760K

One-time setup

$1.1M

Annual recurring

$715K

Personnel

One-time containment, relocation, and research expenses are estimated at $1,105,000 driven primarily by facility fit-out, initial research, monitoring equipment, and relocation/amnestic costs; recurring annual costs are estimated at $715,000 driven by security wages, ongoing research/monitoring, staff care, lost productivity, and administrative overhead.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.1M

Initial Research And Lab Setup $300K

[#8] Initial targeted research program to study mechanism and mitigation (lab time, equipment, researcher/technician start-up costs).

Facilities $200K

[#1] Construction of a secure visual-isolation cell (opaque walls/doors, vestibule airlock, secure restraint fittings, fail-safe lighting, HVAC mods, anti-self-harm fixtures).

Subject Neutralization Relocation $150K

[#14] Relocation/resettlement package for subject (immigration/legal counsel, travel, housing, stipend, identity/security services).

Equipment $120K

[#2] Non-visual monitoring hardware (audio, thermal/IR, LIDAR/depth), secure servers, and integration work.

Amnestic Administration $75K

[#7] Selective amnestic courses and medical oversight for multiple personnel/subject at neutralization (drug acquisition, administration, monitoring).

Legal Cover One Time $60K

[#13] One-time legal/cover-story costs for public-facing neutralization and associated concealment actions.

Incident Emergency Reserve One Time $50K

[#16] Emergency reserve for sudden sedation/medical evacuation/forensic response (one-time reserve set-aside).

Staff Mental Health Initial $30K

[#6] Initial counseling/therapy for affected staff (example: 10staff × 20 sessions × $150/session).

Secure Transport One Event $25K

[#3] Secure, non-visual transfer logistics (domestic/intermediate transport estimate for a single major transfer event).

Data Archive Setup $25K

[#9] Secure archive setup (classified/air-gapped drives, encryption, secure print/archival).

Medical Intake And Stabilization $15K

[#5] Initial intake medicals, psychiatric evaluation, stabilization and intake medical costs.

Training Sop Development Initial $15K

[#10] SOP development and initial training on no-visual-contact procedures, emergency response, and documentation.

Ethical Oversight One Time $15K

[#19] Independent ethical/legal review and human-rights mitigation audits (one-time reviews, consultation fees).

Archival Disposition $12K

[#20] Administrative close-out and secure archiving/sanitization costs at termination.

Ppe Initial $8K

[#11] Initial blindfolds/opaque face shields, secure restraints, sedation supplies and disposable medical PPE/equipment purchases.

Travel Quarantine One Time $5K

[#15] Travel/quarantine/testing costs associated with relocation (PCR, quarantine housing) for the relocation event.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $715K/yr

Staff Wages $270K/yr

[#4] Dedicated security staffing: 6guards on rotation at ~$45,000/yr each (base wages; overhead handled separately).

Research And Monitoring $130K/yr

[#8, #2, #18] Ongoing research staff and lab time (~$100k/yr) plus non-visual monitoring maintenance/software updates and routine post-neutralization monitoring (~$10k + $20k/yr).

Administrative Overhead $111K/yr

[#12] HR/payroll/insurance/benefits and organizational overhead applied to recurring personnel/equipment costs (~30% applied to recurring wages and research payroll).

Lost Productivity $100K/yr

[#17] Lost workdays, reassignment costs, and temporary replacements due to mental-fatigue/intrusive thoughts among staff.

Staff Mental Health Recurring $35K/yr

[#6] Ongoing counseling, EAP services, monitoring, and follow-up therapy for affected staff.

Facilities Maintenance $20K/yr

[#1] Ongoing upkeep of visual-isolation cell, HVAC, lighting-control fail-safes, and structural maintenance.

Data Handling And Moderation $20K/yr

[#9] Labor and operations for secure redaction, handling, and classified-data moderation/archiving.

Supplies And Consumables $8K/yr

[#11] Consumables and PPE replacements, disposable medical supplies, sedation consumables.

Training Refreshers $6K/yr

[#10] Annual refresher training and drills for personnel on cognitive-hazard protocols.

Logistics And Transport $5K/yr

[#3] Routine logistics and minor transport costs (does not include major single-event transfers which are budgeted one-time).

Cover Story And Legal $5K/yr

[#13] Ongoing small retainer for legal/PR maintenance if needed (major cover operations are one-time/contingent).

Ethical Oversight Recurring $5K/yr

[#19] Ongoing legal/ethical oversight and periodic reviews/audits (smaller recurring budget for continued compliance).

Incident Emergency Reserve Replenishment $0/yr

[#16] Annual replenishment not assumed in baseline; emergency reserve treated as one-time set-aside unless expended.

Long Term Containment Estimate $0/yr

[#21] Contingent estimate for indefinite high-security containment (1–3M/yr) not included in baseline recurring; captured as a scenario below.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $715K/yr

92.0% probability / year

Normal uneventful year after neutralization with routine monitoring, staffing, and research continuing.

no incidents routine monitoring standard staff turnover

🚨 Minor Incident $790K/yr

6.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline

Isolated incident requiring incident response: temporary medical interventions, limited legal/PR action, one major transfer or overtime-heavy response.

single containment/medical incident emergency transfer limited legal/forensic response

🚨 Major Breach Or Indefinite Containment $2.7M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline

Neutralization fails or long-term high-security cognitive containment is required, necessitating full dedicated facility and specialized staff.

neutralization failure need for permanent high-security cognitive containment large-scale research and medical operations

👥 Personnel 12 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	6	[#4] Six guards on rotation providing 24/7 coverage with specialized training to avoid visual contact.
Research Scientist	2	[#8] Research staff conducting mitigation/mechanism studies (part of recurring research budget).
Research Technician	1	[#8] Technical support for lab work and equipment calibration (IR/thermal, LIDAR).
Medical Officer	1	[#5, #7] Medical oversight for intake, ongoing care, sedation/amnestic administration.
Mental Health Counselor / Therapist	1	[#6] Ongoing counseling and support for staff affected by intrusive thoughts.
Administrative Staff	1	[#9, #12] HR/payroll/records and secure-data handling coordination; overhead applied in budget.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed itemized ranges and a historical neutralization event, allowing reasonably informed point estimates; several items still have wide ranges (e.g., amnestic totals, relocation scope, lost productivity, long-term containment), so confidence is not high.

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