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SCP-5760 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-5760
Expected annual
$1.3M
One-time setup
$1.1M
Annual recurring
$1.2M
Personnel
8
Estimated one-time startup costs are approximately $1,085,000 driven by containment retrofit, cleanroom build-out, legal/incident reserves, and initial specialist/subcontracting; recurring annual costs are roughly $1,237,000/yr driven by staff wages, research/monitoring (sequencing, imaging, specialists), and administrative/legal overhead.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.1M
Facilities $370K
[#1, #2, #9] Containment chamber retrofit, HVAC installation, and cleanroom build-out to create a sealed vitrine and ancient-DNA cleanroom.
Legal Contingency Fund $250K
[#16] One-time reserve for emergency suppression/cover campaigns or major legal action.
Equipment $145K
[#3, #5, #6, #8, #15] UPS/switchgear & generator hookup hardware, CCTV/access control installation, custom mounts/supports, electrophysiology hardware, initial server/RAID purchase.
Incident Response Reserve $100K
[#21] One-time contingency reserve for unanticipated behavior, emergency measures, replacement equipment.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $70K
[#7, #10] Initial imaging program budget and initial radiocarbon/specialized analytical campaign.
Sampling Contingency Reserve $50K
[#14] Initial reserve for carefully planned micro-sampling campaigns and repeat attempts.
Training And Clearance $50K
[#18] One-time background checks, elevated clearances and initial training for core staff (~10 staff).
Specialist Subcontracting Initial $50K
[#24] Initial specialist subcontracting budget for archaeology/paleopathology/advanced analyses.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.2M/yr
Staff Wages $580K/yr
[#4, #12] Dedicated security roster (4 FTE guards) and conservational research staff (PI, 2 postdocs, 1 technician).
Research And Monitoring $270K/yr
[#7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #24] Periodic imaging sessions, electrophysiology specialist time & analysis, sequencing/runs and consumables, radiocarbon/isotope campaigns, retained forensic/neurology consultation and recurring specialist subcontracting activity.
Administrative Overhead And Site Allocation $150K/yr
[#25] Pro-rated Site-19 operational overhead, facility management and administrative costs allocated to the program.
Cover Story And Legal $50K/yr
[#16] Annual legal retainer, media monitoring and ongoing cover-story/legal readiness.
Specialist Subcontracting Recurring $40K/yr
[#24] Ongoing analyst campaigns/subcontracted advanced analyses that cannot be done in-house.
Psychological Care And Oversight $40K/yr
[#13] Psychological care, ethics oversight, IRB-equivalent meetings and counseling services.
Outreach And Embargo Management $20K/yr
[#22] Managing academic collaborators, NDAs, suppression of outgoing papers and administrative overhead for controlled publication.
Long Term Preservation $20K/yr
[#23] Scheduled conservator inspections, periodic re-imaging cadence and sensor calibration.
Data Storage And Compute $15K/yr
[#15] Cloud storage/compute and redundancy for imaging, EEG and sequence data; recurring backup and encryption costs.
Facilities Maintenance $10K/yr
[#2] HVAC / microclimate energy, periodic service and vitrine maintenance.
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#17] Secure transport and escort costs for occasional transfers to imaging or external labs.
Sampling Campaign Recurring $10K/yr
[#14] Recurring budget for small follow-up sampling campaigns if repeated beyond the initial reserve.
Supplies And Consumables $9K/yr
[#6, #19] Conservator consumables, archival materials, PPE, gowning and sterile consumables.
Generator Fuel And Maintenance $5K/yr
[#3] Fuel, periodic maintenance and minor service costs for generator/UPS continuity.
Waste Handling And Disposal $5K/yr
[#20] Biohazard disposal, autoclave/incineration and documentation costs when sampling occurs.
Electronic Security Maintenance $3K/yr
[#5] Camera/system licenses, access-control maintenance and tamper-sensor upkeep.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.2M/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine monitoring, scheduled analyses and regular staff operations.
no incidents scheduled scans and sequencing regular maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $1.3M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Small containment event or sampling complication requiring extra consultant hours, overtime, emergency repairs and limited external subcontracting.
unexpected tissue reaction during sampling localized containment alarm minor equipment failure
🚨 Major Breach $1.9M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$700K vs baseline
Significant exposure or discovery requiring large legal/PR response, emergency relocation/rebuild, extensive subcontracted analyses and major incident remediation.
public exposure or discovery major containment failure requiring relocation legal escalation
👥 Personnel 8 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#4] Dedicated roster (4 FTE) for controlled access and incident response.
Research Scientist (PI) 1 [#12] Lead conservational scientist overseeing program and ethics.
Research Scientist / Postdoc 2 [#12] Postdoctoral researchers performing analyses and experiments (2 total).
Technician / Conservator 1 [#6, #12] Full-time lab technician/conservator for day-to-day care and sample handling.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges enabling an order-of-magnitude estimate, but uncertainty remains due to the object's unusual consciousness and potential policy shifts (invasive experiments or public exposure) that could greatly change costs.
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