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SCP-5671 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-5671
Expected annual
$4.2M
One-time setup
$5.0M
Annual recurring
$3.6M
Personnel
28
Estimated one-time setup costs are approximately $4.995M for a contained facility upgrade and specialized hardware; recurring annual costs are approximately $3.586M driven primarily by staff wages (security, medical, and research), ongoing maintenance, consumables, and contingency reserves.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $5.0M
Facilities $2.0M
[#1, #2, #11, #15, #29] Upgrade/convert the 13th Biohazard Chamber to BSL-4-equivalent, install thick Ippo glass viewing ports, convert/build quarantine/isolation rooms, install walk-in freezer/cold storage, and reserve funds for long-term facility expansion.
Equipment $1.6M
[#3, #5, #6, #7, #8, #10, #26] Purchase encapsulating suits and life-support systems, HVAC/HEPA hardware, backup generator/UPS hardware, sensor/camera suites, decontamination/autoclave hardware, sealed transfer containers/vehicle retrofits, and initial secure data/storage hardware.
Incident Response Reserve $1.0M
[#23] One-time recommended reserve fund for emergency containment, large-scale decontamination, and immediate response procurement.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $400K
[#14] Startup purchase of containment-capable laboratory equipment, sequencing/histology instruments and initial reagents for SCP-5671 research.
Initial Training $20K
[#17] Initial PPE donning/doffing certification and emergency-drill training startup costs.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.6M/yr
Staff Wages $2.5M/yr
[#12, #13, #14, #25] Salaries, benefits, hazard/on-call pay for clinical staff (infectious disease team), security personnel and rapid-response containment team, research staff/technicians, and engineering/maintenance FTEs.
Cover Story And Legal $250K/yr
[#22, #24] Legal counsel, documentation, cover operation costs, regulatory/compliance budgeting and insurance/risk-mitigation allocations.
Supplies And Consumables $160K/yr
[#14, #21] Ongoing research consumables (reagents, sequencing runs) and high-turnover containment consumables (disinfectants, sterile supplies, disposable PPE).
Productivity Contingency $100K/yr
[#28] Contingency for lost productivity, overtime, replacement staffing during quarantines and downtime (~10–30% overhead on staff costs assumed).
Research And Monitoring $80K/yr
[#7, #19, #20] Ongoing sensor/camera maintenance and calibration, outsourced redundant alarm/telemetry monitoring services, and periodic environmental sampling / biosafety audits.
Miscellaneous Reserve $75K/yr
[#30] Annual small-equipment spares, emergency procurement and other unplanned containment consumables.
Quarantine Operations $60K/yr
[#11] Ongoing nursing, supplies, and operational costs to run isolation/quarantine suites for suspected SCP-5671-2 cases.
Facilities Maintenance $50K/yr
[#5, #8, #15] HVAC/HEPA filter replacements and blower servicing, decontamination/autoclave servicing, and walk-in freezer energy/maintenance.
Contaminated Waste Disposal $50K/yr
[#9] Off-site or on-site hazardous biological waste incineration/chemical neutralization contracts (per-kg fees scaled to small program throughput).
Periodic Medical Testing $50K/yr
[#16] Routine PCR/serology/imaging screening program for exposed personnel and external lab validations.
Logistics And Transport $40K/yr
[#10, #27] Per-transfer operational costs for specialized containment transport and secure travel/lodging for visiting specialists.
Psychological Support $36K/yr
[#18] Ongoing psychologist time, remote interview systems, transcription and therapy resources for contained subjects and affected staff.
Suit Maintenance $30K/yr
[#4] Consumable filters, batteries, seals, periodic recertification and replacements for encapsulating suits.
Backup Power Maintenance $30K/yr
[#6] Annual fuel contracts, generator maintenance and UPS servicing to ensure negative-pressure and life-support continuity.
Training And Drills $30K/yr
[#17] Annual refresher training, emergency drills, and psychological screening related to containment duties.
Data Operations $25K/yr
[#26] Secure data storage operations, air-gapped backups, and classified documentation handling maintenance.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.6M/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major containment incidents; routine monitoring, staffing, and scheduled maintenance only.
no containment breaches regular staffing levels scheduled maintenance only
🚨 Minor Incident $3.8M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$220K vs baseline
Localized breach or contamination event requiring targeted medical treatment, repairs, extra decontamination and limited staff overtime.
single-cell breach limited staff exposure localized decontamination
🚨 Major Breach $7.1M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$3.5M vs baseline
Widescale containment breach affecting multiple staff and cells requiring mass decontamination, replacement equipment, medical surge, and legal/cover operations.
multi-cell breach MTF engagement and casualties large-scale decontamination
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $28.6M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$25.0M vs baseline
Site-level failure or public exposure requiring mass evacuation, prolonged operations, replacement of infrastructure, large-scale remediation and potential public mitigation/cover-up operations.
site-wide containment failure public exposure/political oversight mass casualties and long-duration remediation
👥 Personnel 28 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 16 [#13] Armed site guards and rapid response containment personnel (6–12 guards + 4–8 rapid responders aggregated).
Research Scientist 6 [#14] Dedicated R&D team for microbiology, histology and sequencing (4–10 researchers).
Medical Officer / Clinical Staff 4 [#12] Infectious disease clinicians, nurses and biomedical technicians (3–6 FTE clinicians/technicians).
Engineer / Maintenance 2 [#25] Facility engineers and specialists for HVAC, suitports, and Ippo glass maintenance (1–3 FTE).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on explicit analyst ranges provided for individual line items and the SCP article's breach history; however wide ranges for many items (e.g., cell upgrades, incident reserve, personnel needs) and uncertainty about breach frequency reduce confidence.
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