SCP-6473 — SCP-6473 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-6473 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-6473

Expected annual

$242K

One-time setup

$184K

Annual recurring

$236K

Personnel

1.0

Estimated one-time setup costs are approximately $184,000 driven by R&D, legal/IP and equipment; recurring annual costs are approximately $236,050/yr driven by staff wages, contingency/legal funds, and research/medical monitoring.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $184K

Replication R And D Project $100K

[#14] Optional replication/synthesis R&D project budget (practical project-level estimate).

Ip Legal Initial $25K

[#26] Initial legal engagement for IP/protection and management if therapeutic/commercial interest arises.

Equipment $16K

[#1, #2, #4, #13, #18] Evidence-grade lockbox ($5,000, #1), locker CCTV/install ($3,000 install, #2), refrigerated evidence storage fridge purchase ($2,000, #4), high-resolution imaging/duplication one-time imaging costs ($3,000, #13), secure research data hardware ($3,000, #18).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $15K

[#11] Initial full chemical/forensic characterization (outsourced mass spec, proteomics, isotope analysis) one-time cost $15,000.

Hiring And Clearance $10K

[#8] Hiring/onboarding and initial background/clearance processing: $5,000 hiring + $5,000 clearances.

Ethics And Legal Setup $8K

[#10] One-time legal/ethics setup for human subjects and amnestics/liability management: $8,000.

Ppe And Training Initial $5K

[#15] Initial PPE purchase, biosafety training and SOP development one-time cost.

Disposal Contingency Reserve $5K

[#21] Contingency reserve for controlled disposal/neutralization operations (recommended reserve).

Facilities $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $236K/yr

Staff Wages $115K/yr

[#6, #7] Security allocation (~$10,000/yr, #6) + project staffing (combined partial FTEs ~$105,000/yr, #7).

Cover Story And Legal $55K/yr

[#22, #23] Incident response/cover-story/amnestic/legal contingency recommended annual replenishment $50,000 (#22) + annual audit/compliance/legal retainer ~$5,000/yr (#23).

Research And Monitoring $37K/yr

[#12, #13, #16, #17, #10] Ongoing spot testing ~$2,000/yr (#12), preservation consumables ~$1,000/yr (#13), psychological monitoring & follow-ups ~$12,000/yr (#16), neuroimaging (fMRI/EEG) estimate ~$20,000/yr (#17), participant compensation example ~$2,400/yr (#10).

Incident Drills $10K/yr

[#24] Incident drills, tabletop exercises and staff training refreshers ~$10,000/yr.

Medical Services $6K/yr

[#9] On-site medic/EMT standby during tests: $500/test * 12 tests = $6,000/yr (adjustable by test frequency).

Cctv And Access Monitoring $4K/yr

[#2, #3] Ongoing CCTV/monitoring and alarm subscription incremental costs (~$2,000/yr #3) plus locker camera bandwidth/support (~$2,000/yr from #2) = ~$4,000/yr.

Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr

[#15, #19] Annual PPE refresher/training updates ~$500/yr (#15) + consumables for testing sessions ~$2,000/yr (#19).

Logistics And Transport $2K/yr

[#20] Secure transport/escorted transfers ~4 transfers/yr @$500/transfer = $2,000/yr.

Secure Data Backup $2K/yr

[#18] Cloud/encrypted storage & offsite backups ~$2,000/yr.

Chain Of Custody Software $1K/yr

[#5] Secure chain-of-custody/inventory software license and secure instance ~$1,000/yr.

Background Check Renewals $1K/yr

[#25] Ongoing background check renewals and personnel turnover ~$1,000/yr.

Facilities Maintenance $150/yr

[#4] Refrigerated evidence storage electricity & service ~$150/yr.

Per Disposal Cost Estimate $0/yr

[#21] Per-disposal cost is ~$1,500/event (item noted), but no disposals budgeted routinely; annual budgeted = $0 unless an event occurs.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $236K/yr

95.0% probability / year

Normal operational year with scheduled tests and routine monitoring; no major incidents or large-scale research expansions.

scheduled_testing routine_maintenance no_incidents

🚨 Minor Incident $336K/yr

3.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline

Localized security or containment incident requiring remediation, PR/amnestic response, and sample recovery/replacement.

accidental_dissemination localized_breach medical_emergency_during_test

🚨 Research Breakthrough Scale Up $386K/yr

2.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline

Significant positive research breakthrough triggers accelerated R&D, hiring, and scale-up (additional imaging, trials, legal/IP work).

promising_replication_results external requests decision_to_scale_research

👥 Personnel 1.0 total

Role	Count	Notes
Research Scientist (PI, partial FTE)	0.2	[#7] Head researcher oversight, 0.2 FTE included in project staffing estimate (~$40k of the $105k combined).
Lab Technician (partial FTE)	0.5	[#7] Lab technician 0.5 FTE included in project staffing (~$35k of the $105k combined).
Clinical Psychologist / Neuro Specialist (consultant, partial FTE)	0.2	[#7] Consulting clinical psychologist/neuro specialist 0.2 FTE included in project staffing (~$30k of the $105k combined).
Security Officer (allocated fractional FTE)	0.1	[#6] Incremental security allocation (~0.1 FTE) accounted for as $10,000/yr security staffing load.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line-item estimates and sensible assumptions (site infrastructure present), but several large items are optional (R&D, IP/legal, contingency usage) and per-event costs (disposal, incidents) are uncertain; hence medium confidence.

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