SCP-6433 — SCP-6433 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-6433 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-6433

Expected annual

$760K

One-time setup

$385K

Annual recurring

$752K

Personnel

3.2

One-time setup and reserves are modest-to-moderate (~$385k) driven by research setup and contingency purchases; recurring costs are substantial (~$752k/year) driven primarily by research/medical monitoring, long-term care reserves, and contingency allocations.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $385K

Initial Research And Lab Setup $200K

[#13] Research program setup, lab buildout, and instrument acquisition.

Incident Legal Reserve $100K

[#18] Incident reserve / initial settlement fund.

Containment Breach Initial Response Equip $50K

[#17] Initial rapid-response equipment and materials purchase for breach recovery.

Equipment $16K

[#2, #3] Electronic access/CCTV one-time setup and specialized handling tools/telemanipulator.

Facilities $10K

[#1] Secure containment locker installation and site work.

Sop Development One Time $5K

[#7] SOP development, legal review and one-time staff training.

Conservation One Time $3K

[#22] Initial conservation/restoration work for fragile artifact.

Biohazard Decontamination Kit $1K

[#16] Initial biohazard PPE and decontamination kit.

Signage And Initial Ppe $200

[#5] Initial signage and training decals.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $752K/yr

Staff Wages $165K/yr

[#8, #13] Containment technician FTE allocation and research personnel salaries apportioned to program.

Research And Monitoring $114K/yr

[#6, #10, #13, #14, #20, #21] Psychological screening, medical baseline/post-exposure monitoring (operational testing), non-salary research consumables, animal testing, secure data capture and diagnostic assays.

Long Term Care Reserve $100K/yr

[#12] Reserve for long-term geriatric care, disability compensation for affected personnel.

Containment Breach Reserve $100K/yr

[#17] Ongoing contingency fund for breach recovery operations and overtime.

Contingency Allocation $98K/yr

[#26] Administrative/overhead contingency (~15% of direct recurring costs).

Cover Story And Legal $60K/yr

[#18] PR/legal retainer for potential exposure incidents (monthly retainer).

Emergency Medical Reserve $50K/yr

[#11] Reserve for rapid-response medical care, ICU contingency and standby costs.

Autopsy And Biomedical Waste $20K/yr

[#15] Autopsy/forensic and hazardous tissue handling reserve.

Security Allocation $12K/yr

[#9] Incremental site-security oversight and enforcement.

Regulatory And Ethical Oversight $10K/yr

[#19] IRB-equivalent oversight, meeting and compliance costs.

Insurance And Liability $10K/yr

[#23] Incremental institutional insurance premium increases.

Recruitment Premium $5K/yr

[#24] Recruitment/retention premium due to access restrictions.

Drills And Exercises $3K/yr

[#25] Periodic tabletop exercises and simulated incident drills.

Training And Sop Refresher $2K/yr

[#7] Periodic refresher training and SOP updates.

Facilities Maintenance $2K/yr

[#2, #22] Ongoing electronic monitoring/storage and conservation inspections.

Supplies And Consumables $1K/yr

[#4, #5, #16] Consumable restock (pads, pens), gloves and PPE replenishment, biohazard replenishment.

Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $752K/yr

94.5% probability / year

Normal year with no major incidents; standard monitoring, research and reserves funded.

no_incident routine_operations

🚨 Minor Incident $812K/yr

5.0% probability / year +$60K vs baseline

Single accidental exposure requiring ICU care, autopsy and increased medical follow-up for one or two personnel.

single_unexpected_exposure ICU_care_required

🚨 Major Breach $1.9M/yr

0.5% probability / year +$1.1M vs baseline

Public exposure or loss/damage of artifact requiring full recovery operation, legal/PR response and major settlements/long-term care obligations.

public_exposure artifact_damaged_or_removed

👥 Personnel 3.2 total

Role	Count	Notes
Research Scientist	3.0	[#13] Research staff supported by research program recurring budget and included in staff_wages.
Containment Technician	0.2	[#8] Fractional FTE allocation for ongoing monitoring, custody transfers and coordination (apportioned salary in staff_wages).

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are based on analyst ranges and reasonable midpoints; primary uncertainties are research scale, number/intensity of human exposures, and low-probability high-cost breach scenarios.

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