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SCP-6312 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-6312
Expected annual
$597K
One-time setup
$574K
Annual recurring
$595K
Personnel
6
One-time startup costs are dominated by room build-out, power redundancy, shielding and initial spares (~$574k). Recurring annual costs are dominated by staffing, research and legal/insurance obligations (~$595k/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $574K
Facilities $275K
[#1] Secure medical containment room build-out (carded door, antechamber, stainless surfaces, mounting points, lockable cabinets).
Equipment $154K
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #7, #9, #15, #20, #23] HVAC mini-system, UPS/power-redundancy hardware, generator install, enteral/infusion pumps, bedside vitals monitors, CCTV, EMI shielding, classified air-gapped/encryption hardware setup, containment emergency equipment (stretcher/transport/case).
End Of Life Disposition Reserve $125K
[#25] Reserve fund for controlled termination/cremation/forensic/legal disposition costs.
Spare Parts And Contingency Fund $12K
[#16] Stock of vintage pacemaker components, connectors, spare pumps, cables and spare parts for emergency repairs.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $7K
[#14] Biomedical engineering toolkit and bench diagnostic equipment (oscilloscope, bench supplies) for servicing pacemaker/wiring.
Startup Summary Reserve $0
[#27] Startup/summary line item (note provides aggregate ranges covered by other line-items; no additional one-time charge added to avoid double-counting).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $595K/yr
Staff Wages $266K/yr
[#11, #12, #13, #14] Continuous in-person observer staffing (3 FTE aggregated), nursing/medical responder coverage (~0.5-1.0 FTE), project lead supervision time (0.1-0.2 FTE), recurring biomedical engineering time/contract.
Research And Monitoring $138K/yr
[#17, #18] Routine clinical diagnostics (bloodwork, ECG, imaging) and dedicated research/testing budget (neurophysiology/telemetry/consumables/tech time).
Cover Story And Legal $120K/yr
[#19, #24] Legal/ethics/cover story administration and insurance/reserve for litigation, public exposure, and related contingencies.
Containment Refresher And Retainer $25K/yr
[#23] Recurring refresher training, on-call containment team retainer and drills.
Classified Data Monitoring $9K/yr
[#20] Recurring cybersecurity/monitoring/patching and classified-access maintenance costs.
Staff Training And Psych Support $8K/yr
[#22] Training for observers, PPE supplies, counseling and rotation to mitigate observer burnout.
Supplies And Consumables $7K/yr
[#6] Enteral nutrition formulas, IV fluids, tubing sets, sterile dressings, gloves and daily feeding consumables.
Utilities And Facility Overhead $7K/yr
[#2, #26] Incremental HVAC/electric/water costs and facility overhead attributable to containment (HEPA pre-filters, positive pressure).
Generator Maintenance And Fuel $6K/yr
[#4] Backup generator annual maintenance, load testing and fuel/reserve costs.
Monitoring Software $4K/yr
[#8] Monitoring software licenses, IT support, monthly calibration, alarm routing and maintenance contracts.
Waste Management $3K/yr
[#21] Medical/biohazard waste pickup, sharps disposal and regulated waste handling.
Secure Data Storage $3K/yr
[#10] Encrypted on-site storage and/or classified cloud backups, retention, backups and audit logging.
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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Annual Summary Placeholder $0/yr
[#27] Annual summary/forecast line (aggregate ranges are represented across the detailed recurring items above; no separate additional recurring line to avoid double-counting).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $595K/yr
94.5% probability / year
Normal year with routine maintenance, staffing, scheduled research and no major incidents.
routine_maintenance scheduled_research no_incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $620K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
Temporary pacemaker/IV failure or small containment incident requiring emergency repairs, overtime and consumable surge.
pacemaker_failure IV_blockage emergency_repairs
🚨 Major Breach $795K/yr
0.5% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Catastrophic device failure or legal exposure event requiring large-scale emergency procurement, contracted specialist intervention, intensive legal defense and PR/containment actions.
catastrophic_device_failure public_exposure major_legal_action
👥 Personnel 6 total
Role Count Notes
Observer / Non-essential Monitor 3 [#11] Continuous visual surveillance requirement (3 FTE to cover 24/7 shifts).
Nurse / Medical Responder 1 [#12] On-call nurse/EMT coverage (0.5-1.0 FTE equivalent).
Project Lead / Senior Clinician 1 [#13] Monthly full physiological exams and oversight (0.1-0.2 FTE allocated).
Biomedical Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#14] Recurring engineer time/contract for device servicing and diagnostics (budgeted recurring support).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges for most costs, allowing reasonable midpoint estimates; however large ranges, anomalous behavior uncertainty, and potential for unpredictable legal/exposure events reduce overall confidence.
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