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SCP-5728 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-5728
Expected annual
$1.9M
One-time setup
$2.9M
Annual recurring
$1.9M
Personnel
13
One-time containment and facility upgrades are approximately $2.95M (driven by cell retrofits, BSL upgrades, and contingency reserves); recurring yearly costs are approximately $1.88M driven primarily by security wages, medical staffing, research, and facility maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.9M
Facilities $1.8M
[#1, #14, #30] Retrofit of existing humanoid cell ($250,000), partial BSL-3/4 upgrade/containment-capable pathology lab structural work ($1,250,000), and hot-spare containment cell / duplicate cell construction ($300,000).
Insurance Reserve $500K
[#21] One-time contingency/reserve fund for emergency response, staff injury, or containment failures (internal insurance/reserve).
Equipment $457K
[#2, #3, #4, #8, #10, #15, #16, #20] One-time purchase/install: HVAC negative-pressure & filtration (~$100k), radiation detectors/shielding (~$20k), initial PPE stock (~$7k), armored transport vehicle & crates (~$125k), specialized restraints (~$40k), autoclave (~$100k), CCTV/bio-sensors (~$50k), secure data server setup (~$15k).
Disposition Contingency $150K
[#26] One-time contingency fund allocated for neutralization/cremation/neutralization and environmental remediation if euthanasia or neutralization is required.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $42K
[#12, #13] Initial cadaver embalming/plastination option and preservation ($2k embalming + $25k plastination chosen conservatively) and initial sequencing/basic genomics runs ($15k).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.9M/yr
Staff Wages $705K/yr
[#5, #6, #7] Security team wages and supervisor (~$570k mid-range for 8 guards + 1 supervisor incl. hazard pay/training), combined on-site medical staff & consultant pathologist (~$115k), and psychiatric/behavioral specialist engagements (~$20k).
Research And Monitoring $440K/yr
[#13, #17] Ongoing pathogen research/genomics program (moderate-scale R&D ~$400k/yr) plus recurring imaging access and per-scan budget (~$30k/yr) and sequencing follow-ups (~$10k/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $235K/yr
[#2, #14, #12, #30, #23, #28] HVAC and negative-pressure maintenance & filter replacement (~$4k), lab/BSL QA & maintenance (~$125k), refrigerated morgue/storage rental (~$5k), spare-cell readiness upkeep (~$20k), incremental electricity for containment (~$6k), and pro-rated site overhead/maintenance allocations (~$75k).
Logistics And Transport $212K/yr
[#8, #19] Secure transport & vehicle maintenance (~$12k/yr) and field investigation travel program ($200k/yr for multi-site investigations and covert operations).
Emergency Drills $100K/yr
[#9] Regular MTF drills, overtime, simulated breach exercises, and mobile containment kit upkeep (~$100k/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $70K/yr
[#18, #27] Ongoing legal retainer, liaison, and modest annual communications/cover-story budget ($50k retainer + $20k for incident-driven communications readiness).
Supplies And Consumables $43K/yr
[#4, #10, #11, #15, #22] PPE replacement and consumables (~$3,750), sedatives/medical consumables (~$5,000), secure feeding handling/disposal (~$4,000), hazardous waste disposal contracts (~$15,000), and histology/reagent consumables (~$15,000).
Cultural Research $40K/yr
[#25] Anthropological and linguistic fieldwork into Sarkic cults, archival research and translations (~$40k/yr).
Audit And Review $12K/yr
[#29] Annual containment audits, biosafety reviews, and contractor fees (~$12k/yr).
Training Program $10K/yr
[#24] Long-term archival and cadaver-based training instructor time, PPE for trainees, and materials (~$10k/yr).
It And Data Hosting $8K/yr
[#20] Secure classified server hosting, backups, and IT security maintenance (~$8k/yr).
Surveillance Monitoring $6K/yr
[#3, #16] Annual calibration, consumables and monitoring costs for radiation dosimeters, area monitors and physiological sensor monitoring (~$6k/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.9M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine research, containment maintenance, and regular staffing.
no breach routine maintenance standard research activity
🚨 Minor Incident $2.0M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$115K vs baseline
Limited containment breach or medical incident requiring MTF response, extra testing, and localized legal/cover actions.
small breach staff injury localized contamination
🚨 Major Breach $3.7M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.8M vs baseline
Significant containment failure with public exposure risk, major MTF deployment, decontamination and replacement/repair of containment infrastructure.
large-scale breach public exposure facility damage requiring rebuild
👥 Personnel 13 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 9 8 guards covering two 12-hr shifts plus 1 supervisor (per analyst note). Salaries included in staff_wages.
Medical Officer (physician, part-time) 1 Part-time physician (≈0.2 FTE) retained for weekly checks; accounted for in staff_wages.
Nurse 1 Part-time nurse (≈0.5 FTE) for wound care and feeding; accounted for in staff_wages.
Forensic Pathologist (consultant) 1 On-call consultant/pathologist for necropsies and cadaver preparation; accounted for in staff_wages.
Psychiatrist / Behavioral Specialist 1 Part-time psychiatrist/psychologist engagements for monitoring and sessions; accounted for in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates draw directly from analyst ranges but contain uncertainty around the chosen depth of R&D (BSL-4 upgrades vs partial), whether plastination is pursued, and the annual probability/severity of breach events. Personnel and security wage costs are reasonably well-bounded; research and facility-upgrade items introduce largest variance.
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