SCP-5676 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-5676
Expected annual
$2.8M
One-time setup
$9.2M
Annual recurring
$2.6M
Personnel
23
One-time setup and capital (including purpose-built Anomaly Womb cell, BSL-3 fit-out, equipment, and reserves) are the primary upfront costs (~$9.18M). Recurring annual costs (~$2.65M/year) are dominated by staff wages (medical, research, security), on-call clinical retainer, maintenance, and contingency/reserve budgeting.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $9.2M
Catastrophic Containment Reserve $5.0M
[#25] Recommended initial catastrophic containment reserve for worst-case multi‑agency response planning.
Facilities $2.7M
[#1, #6] Construction of a purpose-built Oubliette-class Anomaly Womb cell and adjacent BSL-3 pathology/analysis lab fit-out.
Equipment $1.1M
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #7, #17, #22] In-cell fixed X-ray and lead shielding, continuous monitoring suite, automated life-support/robotics, integration servers/software, cryopreservation freezers, emergency retrieval robots/portable containment, and one-time data-archiving setup.
Incident Insurance Reserve $250K
[#23] One-time reserved fund for incident insurance / legal contingency as recommended.
Legal Initial Retainer $50K
[#19] One-time legal/ethics initial retainer for reviews, institutional oversight and immediate legal setup.
Cover Story One Time $50K
[#20] One-time cover story / records management initial setup and PR/legal actions budget.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.6M/yr
Staff Wages $1.9M/yr
[#8, #9, #10, #11] On-call clinical retainer, core research team salaries, 24/7 monitoring & security staffing, and automation/IT/Ops support salaries.
Cover Story And Legal $170K/yr
[#19, #20] Ongoing legal, ethics oversight, institutional review costs, and recurring cover story / records management budget.
Long Term Patient Care $150K/yr
[#21] Ongoing secure hospitalization-level care, pain management, psychiatric and custodial expenses for the host.
Facilities Maintenance $120K/yr
[#14] Annual servicing/calibration for X-ray, EEG/ECG, robotics, HVAC HEPA filters, generator maintenance, and BSL-3 certification inspections.
Advanced Interventions Reserve $100K/yr
[#24] Annual reserve for periodic advanced diagnostics, CT/MRI under shielding, experimental interventions and high-cost one-off procedures.
Research And Monitoring $50K/yr
[#13] Ongoing diagnostics and testing budget including sequencing, histology, specialized assays and weekly bloodwork.
Emergency Drills $50K/yr
[#18] Regular training, tabletop/field exercises and contingency fund for 'Anomaly Birth' and breach scenarios.
Supplies And Consumables $36K/yr
[#12] Consumable medical supplies, enteral/IV supplies, PPE, radiology consumables and sterile packs.
Power And Hvac $30K/yr
[#15] Power, HVAC, UPS and generator fuel for continuous life support and isolation environmental control.
Biohazard Waste Disposal $24K/yr
[#16] Contracted disposal/treatment/incineration of biohazardous waste from cell and BSL-3 lab.
Data Storage And Archiving $20K/yr
[#22] Secure redundant long-term archival storage, backups, and records retention for continuous monitoring data and imaging.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.6M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine monitoring, maintenance, and planned research activities only.
no major health crises no breaches or anomaly births routine maintenance and scheduled tests
🚨 Minor Incident $2.9M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Medical emergency or limited containment incident requiring urgent interventions, additional imaging/surgery, short-term surge staffing, and legal/administrative response.
acute host deterioration emergency surgical intervention localized contamination or small breach
🚨 Anomaly Birth $7.9M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$5.2M vs baseline
G-class 'Anomaly Birth' or major containment event that triggers large multi-team response, heavy equipment deployment, regional quarantine, and extensive legal/PR costs.
host death with anomalous birth event major uncontrolled growth or active breach multi-agency emergency response
👥 Personnel 23 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 3 PI and two senior researchers (part of core research team) [#9].
Technician 4 Lab and monitoring technicians/technologists for daily operations and assays [#9].
On-call Clinical Specialist (contracted) 6 Retained clinical specialists (surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses) covered under clinical retainer [#8].
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 24/7 monitoring and on-site physical security rotations [#10].
Engineer / Maintenance 2 Automation/IT/Ops engineers and maintenance staff for remote systems, telemetry, and cybersecurity [#11].
📋 Confidence Notes
Numerous line items are explicitly estimated in analyst notes (staffing, equipment, lab fit-out) providing moderate confidence in magnitude. Uncertainty remains regarding frequency and scale of anomalous events (growth spurts, 'Anomaly Birth') which could dramatically increase costs, hence medium confidence.
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