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SCP-5788 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-5788
Expected annual
$1.3M
One-time setup
$3.2M
Annual recurring
$1.3M
Personnel
11
One-time setup costs for covert acquisition, structural work and initial equipment are estimated at roughly $3.18M; recurring annual costs are roughly $1.30M/yr, driven primarily by staff wages, ongoing research/monitoring, vacancy/lost-rent, and administrative overhead.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.2M
Facilities $2.1M
[#1, #11] Purchase of the apartment complex and structural/sewer reroute/excavation contingency (property acquisition, title/closing costs and moderate structural tie-in).
Remediation Reserve $500K
[#27] Contingency reserve toward potential full remediation/demolition if tissue proliferation requires building removal.
Emergency Response Reserve $200K
[#18] One-time contingency reserve for rapid-response activation or initial emergency mobilisation.
Equipment $167K
[#8, #9, #13, #14, #17, #22] Purchase of monitoring equipment, initial imaging hardware, decontamination units, -80°C freezer, specialized instrumentation (endoscopes/robotics), and vehicle purchase.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $106K
[#16, #15, #24, #25] Initial research campaign setup, initial PPE/consumables stock, initial staff training/certification, and initial secure data infrastructure setup.
Initial Pr Cover Story $50K
[#19] Initial payments/compensation to redirect inquiries, local officials, and immediate nondisclosure expenditures.
Legal And Corporate Setup $30K
[#2] Formation and registration of shell corporation, escrow, legal counsel and record sealing costs (one-time component).
Plumbing Isolation Hardware $30K
[#10] Backflow preventers, one-way valves, isolation chambers, remotely operated shutoffs and sampling sections (one-time installation/modification).
Municipal Coordination Initial $20K
[#21] Initial discrete permits, liaison payments or sealing actions with municipal services.
Hazardous Bio Waste Disposal One Time $5K
[#12] Initial hazardous waste pickups or small-volume disposal during initial interventions.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.3M/yr
Staff Wages $800K/yr
[#5, #6, #7] Ongoing salaries and benefits for 24/7 on-site security (6 guards), containment/maintenance technicians (1–2 FTE) and scientific research staff (2–3 researchers plus support).
Research And Monitoring $155K/yr
[#8, #16, #9] Ongoing laboratory analyses (sequencing, histology, specialized assays), periodic imaging sessions and monitoring data collection/maintenance.
Administrative Overhead $100K/yr
[#28] Opportunity cost and central admin overhead (clearances, auditing, reporting) estimated as fixed recurring overhead.
Emergency Response Fund $50K/yr
[#18] Annual allocation to maintain a rapid-response contingency pool and readiness.
Facilities Maintenance $30K/yr
[#3] Annual property taxes, municipal fees and routine site maintenance.
Cover Story And Legal $30K/yr
[#2, #19] Ongoing legal services, escrow/admin maintenance for shell corp, PR management and local compensation to manage inquiries.
Long Term Monitoring $30K/yr
[#26] Periodic plumbing integrity checks, sensor replacement, software updates and maintenance.
Vacancy Lost Rent $30K/yr
[#4] Annual lost rental income from keeping unit(s) intentionally vacant to avoid exposure or inquiries.
Insurance $20K/yr
[#20] Property/liability premiums or internal risk-accounting equivalents.
Supplies And Consumables $15K/yr
[#15, #13] Annual replenishment of PPE, sterilization consumables, disinfectants and decontamination supplies.
Hazardous Bio Waste Disposal $10K/yr
[#12] Recurring hazardous waste pickup and disposal contracts for removed tissue or contaminated components.
Municipal Coordination Annual $10K/yr
[#21] Ongoing liaison, discreet administrative payments and sealed-record maintenance with local authorities.
Logistics And Transport $8K/yr
[#22] Vehicle maintenance, fuel and occasional light equipment rental for technicians.
Remote Data Security $8K/yr
[#25] Encrypted hosting, secure backups, access controls and audit logs for audio/video/scientific data.
Utilities And Energy $6K/yr
[#23] Incremental power for cameras, freezers and monitoring equipment.
Training And Certification $2K/yr
[#24] Annual refresher training (biohazard, confined-space, radiation safety).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.3M/yr
94.5% probability / year
Normal year with routine monitoring, maintenance, and no major incidents.
no breach routine sampling standard maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $1.5M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Localized incident such as tissue migration into additional plumbing, requiring excavation, targeted remediation, extra lab tests and emergency response activation.
localized plumbing breach targeted excavation extra hazardous waste disposal
🚨 Full Remediation $2.8M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Severe proliferation requiring full building demolition, major hazardous remediation, relocation of residents and extended public-health coordination.
uncontainable tissue spread municipal detection or large-scale contamination public exposure requiring demolition
👥 Personnel 11 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#5] Six guards to provide 24/7 coverage (three shifts, two guards per shift). Salaries included in staff_wages.
Engineer / Maintenance (containment technicians) 2 [#6] One–two full-time containment/maintenance technicians for plumbing isolation, sampling and on-site maintenance.
Research Scientist / Lab Tech 3 [#7] Two–three senior researchers plus assistants/technicians for ongoing analyses and sample processing.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges, but many costs (property acquisition, municipal payments, and worst-case remediation) are highly location- and event-dependent; staffing and recurring research estimates are better constrained than one-off contingency costs.
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