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SCP-5583 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-5583
Expected annual
$1.5M
One-time setup
$1.6M
Annual recurring
$1.4M
Personnel
12
Estimated initial one-time containment and setup costs are approximately $1,568,000, driven primarily by cell retrofit, HVAC/suppression/equipment installs, transport and contingency reserves. Annual recurring costs are estimated at $1,402,000/yr, driven mostly by personnel (security, containment techs, research) and ongoing research/monitoring, utilities, and legal/cover requirements.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.6M
Equipment $565K
[#2, #3, #5, #11, #12, #18, #21] One-time hardware and installed systems: negative-pressure HVAC install, multi-stage HEPA/ULPA handling, inert-gas fire-suppression install, armored/secure transport vehicle purchase/mod, acquisition/restoration of arcade cabinets, camera/recording hardware, initial rapid-response equipment kit, communications hardware setup.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $328K
[#4, #9, #10, #17, #27] Research-specific setup: horn-sheathe R&D & prototyping + spare sheaths, in-house analytical kit purchases, lab fit-out and secure BSL handling/storage (-80C), controlled test-range setup, archival/evidence storage setup.
Facilities $275K
[#1] Reinforced humanoid containment cell retrofit (nonflammable finishes, blast/impact-rated door, airtight seals, soundproofing, camera mounts).
Contingency Reserve $200K
[#22] Initial internal contingency fund / reserve allocation for accidental damage, overruns, third-party claims.
Legal And Cover Setup $100K
[#19] Initial legal/cover-story setup (paperwork, retainers, buyouts/NDAs, initial PR contingency for covert cover).
Decommissioning Reserve $100K
[#30] Reserve for future safe decommissioning, residue disposal and long-term monitoring when/if containment is ended.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.4M/yr
Staff Wages $1.0M/yr
[#6, #7, #8] Salaries and benefits: 6armed security guards (~$360k), containment lead + 2 technicians (~$260k), 3 research FTEs (~$420k).
Research And Monitoring $100K/yr
[#9, #12, #17, #23, #24, #27, #10] Core-facility fees and recurring analytical services, storage/archiving operations, per-test operating costs, behavioral/linguistics research programs, secure documentation/archival operations, and lab sample storage utilities.
Cover Story And Legal $60K/yr
[#19] Ongoing legal retainers, PR/cover operations, quiet remediation of local incidents and NDAs.
Facilities Maintenance $30K/yr
[#3, #11, #13] Annual facility upkeep, suppression/HVAC inspections and basic repairs, arcade cabinet preventive maintenance, and minor cell upkeep; includes some inspection contracts.
Training And Drills $30K/yr
[#6, #18] Periodic security and rapid-response training, annual readiness drills and certification exercises.
Logistics And Transport $25K/yr
[#5, #29] Vehicle maintenance/fuel for transport van, travel for acquisitions/testing, shipping and occasional off-site testing logistics.
Medical And Veterinary $25K/yr
[#16] Specialist contracts (veterinary, entomology, tissue-conservation) and supplies for wing/tissue care and preservation.
Site Security Overhead $25K/yr
[#28] Incremental Site-43 integration costs: extra gate security, background checks, badge issuance and liaison time.
Supplies And Consumables $18K/yr
[#2, #14] HEPA/ULPA filter replacements, PPE (N95/PAPR), decontamination agents, sheathe spare parts and routine consumables.
Animatronic Maintenance $15K/yr
[#25] Mechanical/electronic maintenance and cleaning of animatronic components, spare parts and contracted repairs.
Ethics And Counseling $12K/yr
[#20] Ethics oversight, IRB/ethics committee costs and staff counseling for interactions with a sapient anomalous entity.
Communications Ops $8K/yr
[#21] Ongoing secure communications operations, encryption upkeep, and secure backups/IT security operations.
Occupational Health Surveillance $8K/yr
[#26] Regular health checks, baseline and periodic bloodwork, audiology and psychological screening for exposed staff.
Hazardous Waste Disposal $6K/yr
[#15] Contract hazardous waste disposal for contaminated filters, PPE and decontamination residues; periodic deep-clean cycles.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.4M/yr
73.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine testing and operations, no major incidents or breaches.
routine_testing no_containment_incident standard_research_cadence
🚨 Minor Incident $1.5M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Localized containment incident (small ignition or limited glitter contamination) requiring repairs, cleanup, and short-term increased monitoring.
small_fire_event localized_contamination equipment_repair
🚨 Major Breach $2.2M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$750K vs baseline
Significant containment breach or public exposure with property damage, litigation, major repairs and high-profile cover response.
public_exposure large_fire_or_structural_damage legal_litigation_and_repair
🚨 Research Scale Up $2.0M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$600K vs baseline
Decision to scale research (expanded test cadence, additional staff and equipment, facility expansion) for accelerated study.
expanded_research_program additional_staffing new_equipment_purchases
👥 Personnel 12 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#6] Armed guards for escort and 24/7 coverage (rotations) — staffing used to compute security salary line.
Site Containment Lead / Supervisor 1 [#7] Containment lead/supervisor salary included in containment technical staff.
Technician / Containment Technician 2 [#7] Technicians for daily care/maintenance/liaison; included in containment technical staff wages.
Research Scientist 3 [#8] Materials scientist, geneticist, physicist — dedicated research team FTEs accounted in staff wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Source analyst notes provide line-item ranges and staffing estimates but key cost drivers (incident frequency, scale of research expansion, and anomalous behavior) are uncertain; ranges were consolidated to mid/defensive estimates, giving moderate confidence.
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