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SCP-5792 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-5792
Expected annual
$301K
One-time setup
$419K
Annual recurring
$296K
Personnel
3
Initial one-time setup for monitoring, remote-handling equipment and modest lab testing is roughly $0.4M, driven by containment cell and decommissioning contingencies; recurring annual costs are dominated by staff wages and research/monitoring (~$296k/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $419K
Equipment $126K
[#1, #4, #5, #7, #8, #10, #15, #19, #20, #21] CCTV cameras and tamper housings (#1), initial video storage/hardware (#4, #5), initial PPE and remote-handling tools (#7), teleoperated mobile manipulator (#8), floor/vibration sensors (#10), electromagnetic control coils R&D hardware/install (#15 initial hardware), secure transport cases/fit-out (#19), climate-controlled archival cabinet (#20), and initial SOP rollout hardware/materials (#21).
Contingency Decommissioning $112K
[#25] Long-term decommissioning/neutralization contingency (project-dependent safe neutralization, hazardous disposal, demolition/archive costs).
Facilities $102K
[#6, #14] Janitorial closet retrofit (#6) and construction/design of an emergency reinforced containment cell (#14); includes mounting/structural work and door/threshold reinforcement.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $75K
[#11] Initial materials testing and research program (first 6–12 months) including instrument time, consumables and experiment setup.
Sop Development $4K
[#21] Initial development, documentation and rollout of containment SOPs and training materials.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $296K/yr
Staff Wages $185K/yr
[#3, #12] Active video monitoring personnel (#3) and ongoing anomalous research staffing (1–2 part-time/FT equivalents) (#12); fully loaded salary/benefits estimate.
Research And Monitoring $38K/yr
[#4, #13, #15] Ongoing video storage, analytics and backups (#4 recurring), test execution consumables and staffed experiments (#13), and electromagnetic system electricity/maintenance if operated regularly (#15 recurring).
Cover Story And Legal $15K/yr
[#23] Cover story, public relations and legal retainer to manage leaks, external inquiries and plausible deniability.
Medical Preparedness $15K/yr
[#17] On-site medical supplies, first-aid training and liability reserve for staff injuries; excludes large per-incident costs.
Insurance And Reserves $15K/yr
[#18] Insurance/property damage contingency and reserve to cover facility repairs from scraping/breaches.
Emergency Drills $10K/yr
[#16] Periodic emergency response drills, overtime and rapid-response team availability costs.
Facilities Maintenance $6K/yr
[#2, #9, #10, #20] Annual camera maintenance & replacements (#2), floor/carpet repair and tile replacement due to scraping (#9), sensors maintenance/calibration (#10), and archival cabinet monitoring/maintenance (#20).
Administrative Overhead $6K/yr
[#22] Recordkeeping, secure database hosting, classification and administrative support for logs and reports.
Logistics And Transport $3K/yr
[#19] Average annual secure transport events (per-event costs $1,500–$5,000); assumes ~1 event/year for tests/transfers.
Sop Training $2K/yr
[#21] Annual refresher training and SOP updates for janitorial staff, security and researchers.
Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr
[#7, #24] PPE replacement/consumables (#7) and janitorial/cleaning supplies for message/mark cleanup (#24).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $296K/yr
89.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine monitoring, maintenance and occasional testing but no significant incidents.
routine_monitoring scheduled_testing minor_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $326K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$30K vs baseline
Small route deviation or limited breach causing localized property damage and minor staff injury requiring medical treatment and overtime.
route_deviation minor_property_damage staff_injury
🚨 Major Breach $496K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Significant containment breach or incident with medical casualties, large repairs, legal exposure and possible neutralization/decommissioning operations.
successful_breach medical_casualties major_property_damage
👥 Personnel 3 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1 [#3] Active video monitoring and route supervision (0.5–1.0 FTE; modeled as 1.0 FTE).
Research Scientist 2 [#12] Ongoing anomalous research staffing to run experiments and update SOPs (1–2 FTE; modeled as 2).
📋 Confidence Notes
Item is operationally low-complexity and analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges, but incident frequency and end-state choices (neutralize vs sustain) create moderate uncertainty.
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