SCP-5922 — SCP-5922 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-5922 Pending ~ medium confidence

SCP-5922

Expected annual

$1.3M

One-time setup

$508K

Annual recurring

$1.3M

Personnel

Initial one-time startup is roughly $507,500 driven by cell/HVAC retrofits and lab setup; annual operating costs are approximately $1,321,500/yr driven by research staff salaries, security, containment readiness, and contingency reserves.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $508K

Facilities $250K

[#1, #2] Containment-cell construction/retrofit and HVAC/environmental upgrades.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $165K

[#4, #5, #6] Sleep-study instrumentation (polysomnography suite), on-site horticulture/biology bench & cold storage, and initial comprehensive biological analyses.

Training And Clearance Initial $50K

[#19] Initial training, clearances & background vetting for full team.

Equipment $32K

[#3] Surveillance & monitoring equipment (CCTV/IR, alarms, intercom, sensors).

Data Management Initial $10K

[#23] Initial secure IT/data management setup (secure storage, backups, LIMS initial deployment).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.3M/yr

Staff Wages $690K/yr

[#7] Salaries for lead researcher, botanist, geneticist, psychiatrist, and two research assistants (civilian equivalents).

Security Staffing $200K/yr

[#8] 24/7 site guards/escort personnel (6–8 guards) and clearance pay overhead.

Containment Response Reserve $112K/yr

[#22] On-call containment response team readiness, drills, equipment caches, restraints, sedatives, and tents (midpoint estimate).

Contingency Fund $75K/yr

[#24] Contingency for unknowns: specialty reagents, legal suits, temporary staff, and unplanned research expenses.

Medical Care And Emergency $50K/yr

[#9] Routine medical exams, emergency response capability, medicines, hospital transfers, and annual evacuation drill.

Research And Monitoring $35K/yr

[#17] Ongoing experimental budget for follow-up assays, sleep trials, dream-induction/suppression tests, and repeat sequencing.

Amnestic And Coverup $30K/yr

[#11] Ongoing amnestic procurement/administration and record sanitization; estimate midpoint of provided range.

Cover Story And Legal $22K/yr

[#20] Legal, PR & cover story maintenance, false records, liaison with hospitals, and cover fees.

Electricity And Utilities $15K/yr

[#15] Power for HVAC, freezers, grow chambers, lighting, and monitoring equipment (incremental site loads).

Personal Consumables And Room Upkeep $12K/yr

[#14] Food, laundry, toiletries, bedding, and routine room cleaning for the subject.

Supplies And Consumables $10K/yr

[#12] Consumables for specimen processing & containment (PPE, disposables, reagents, vials, media).

Logistics And Transport $10K/yr

[#21] Secure transfer cases, armored transport, vehicle maintenance and personnel for transfers.

Waste Handling And Biohazard Disposal $8K/yr

[#13] Regulated disposal of biological waste, decontamination services, incineration/neutralization.

Long Term Storage And Curation $8K/yr

[#16] Cataloguing, secure biobank costs, accessioning and sample curation (freezer purchase initial included above).

Training And Clearance Maintenance $5K/yr

[#19] Recurring clearance training and vetting maintenance for access personnel.

Data Management Maintenance $5K/yr

[#23] Ongoing secure IT maintenance, encrypted backups, and forensic logging.

Specialized Ppe And Filters $4K/yr

[#18] Replacement HEPA filters, respirator cartridges, allergen-control supplies.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.3M/yr

88.0% probability / year

Normal uneventful year with steady containment, routine research, and no major incidents.

no breach routine research standard medical/amnestic usage

🚨 Minor Incident $1.4M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$120K vs baseline

Localized medical/emergent event (vomiting/explosion event similar to recorded incident) requiring hospitalization for subject, several amnestic administrations, limited equipment replacement and an elevated containment response.

subject medical emergency small containment breach or membrane damage multiple amnestic procedures

🚨 Major Breach $2.1M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$780K vs baseline

Significant containment failure or expansion of pocket dimension requiring full containment team deployment, major repairs/replacement of infrastructure, intensive legal/PR action, and extended research interruption.

large-scale breach extensive membrane/pocket-dimension expansion public exposure or major equipment loss

👥 Personnel 14 total

Role	Count	Notes
Research Scientist / Project Lead	1	[#7] Lead researcher (salary included in staff_wages).
Botanist / Plant Biologist	1	[#7] Botanist/plant biologist (salary included in staff_wages).
Geneticist / Molecular Biologist	1	[#7] Geneticist/molecular biologist (salary included in staff_wages).
Psychiatrist	1	[#7] Psychiatrist for subject care and consent/documentation (salary included in staff_wages).
Research Assistant / Lab Technician	2	[#7] Two research assistants/techs (salaries included in staff_wages).
Security Officer / MTF Agent	8	[#8] 24/7 site guards/escort personnel to cover shifts and overhead (staffing cost included in security_staffing).

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst-provided line-item estimates are detailed with ranges; midpoints were used where ranges existed. Uncertainty remains around incident-scale costs (hospitalization, containment of pocket-dimension events) and long-term research intensity, so confidence is medium.

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