SCP-686 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-686
Expected annual
$2.2M
One-time setup
$1.2M
Annual recurring
$2.2M
Personnel
15
One-time capital and setup costs are approximately $1.23M, driven by lab retrofit, containment equipment, and research instrumentation; recurring annual costs are approximately $2.19M/yr driven primarily by staff wages, medical/support for subjects, research, and contingency/emergency budgets.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.2M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $610K
[#13, #15, #17, #20, #23, #24, #16, #28, #29] Purchase/installation of advanced proteomics equipment (mass spectrometer) or other specialized instruments, LIMS setup, initial staff biosafety/milking training, initial surgical/intervention reserve, surge-capacity one-time contingency, ad-hoc PR/legal campaign one-time costs, permitting/legal setup, community-mitigation one-time reserve, and initial audit/oversight setup.
Facilities $330K
[#1, #9, #21, #30] Retrofit of a small G2 lab suite, perimeter/security infrastructure, oil-water separator/plumbing upgrades, and backup generator/UPS for critical systems.
Equipment $288K
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #7, #18] Laboratory refrigerators/freezers, a small batch pasteurizer, on-site incinerator option (capital), DOT-approved secondary containment/transport containers, clinical milking pumps, and autoclave.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.2M/yr
Staff Wages $895K/yr
[#8, #9, #13, #26] Salaries for research scientists/technicians, clinical milking staff/nurses, security guards, site/admin and medical officer coverage required for continuous operations.
Psychological Care And Compensation $250K/yr
[#19] Long-term mental-health care, counseling, consent administration, and monetary compensation for designated human test subjects.
Research And Monitoring $200K/yr
[#13, #14, #15, #26, #29] Ongoing proteomics/biochemical assay costs, core facility fees, LIMS/license maintenance, bioinformatics support, and periodic audits/oversight.
Medical Care And Surgeries $150K/yr
[#10, #20] Routine medical monitoring for infected human subjects, specialist consultations and an annual budget for repeated/temporary surgical interventions as needed.
Scale Up Recurring $150K/yr
[#23] Recurring operating reserve and scalable line-item to cover moderate surge requirements (additional disposal, staff, and temporary facilities).
Emergency Response $100K/yr
[#22] Annual contingency reserve for spills, breaches, contractor hazmat response, overtime and temporary quarantine measures.
Milking Supplies $82K/yr
[#7] Disposable pump kits, sterile tubing/bottles/filters and per-milking consumables (estimate based on ~5 subjects milked 3×/day).
Supplies And Consumables $80K/yr
[#2, #6, #14, #18] Consumables including PPE, microbiology/molecular reagents, decon chemicals and routine lab disposables.
Data Analysis And Software $60K/yr
[#26] Bioinformatics software licenses, compute resources, and analytics support for proteomic/lipidomic datasets.
Cover Story And Legal $50K/yr
[#16, #24] Ongoing legal/permitting retainers, regulatory compliance costs, PR/cover-story retainer and contingency for settlements or agreements.
Facilities Maintenance $40K/yr
[#1, #3, #4, #21, #30] Utilities, HVAC/HEPA maintenance, pasteurizer/incinerator fuel & maintenance contracts, wastewater monitoring/fees, and generator maintenance.
Logistics And Transport $25K/yr
[#4, #5, #27] Contracted hazardous-material transport, paid disposal trips, and small-scale contracted incineration/medical-waste pickup.
Veterinary Care $20K/yr
[#11] Veterinary diagnostics, quarantine care, and small-scale culling/disposal costs if animals are involved.
Feed And Dietary Support $20K/yr
[#12] Additional high-calorie diets and supplements for high-producing human subjects and increased feed for quarantined animals.
Insurance And Indemnity $20K/yr
[#25] Liability insurance premiums and indemnity costs for biohazard operations.
Community Mitigation Support $20K/yr
[#28] Ongoing support allowance for community mitigation measures (temporary supplies, assistance during containment operations).
Waste Disposal $15K/yr
[#27] Recurring costs for disposal of contaminated PPE, tubing, and routine solid biohazard waste (contract or per-kg fees).
Occupational Health And Training $10K/yr
[#17] Annual refresher training, medical surveillance and staff occupational-health maintenance.
Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.2M/yr
93.5% probability / year
Normal operating year with no major incidents; ongoing containment, milking, research, and routine disposal.
routine_operations no_spill_or_breach
🚨 Minor Incident $2.3M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Small containment breach or spill requiring contractor hazmat response, overtime, extra disposal and limited medical follow-up.
small_spill localized_breach operator_exposure
🚨 Major Outbreak $6.2M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$4.0M vs baseline
Significant spread to a herd or multiple human subjects requiring large-scale disposal, culling/buyouts, facility upgrades and surge staffing.
herd_infection large_cohort_spread mass_disposal_required
🚨 Political Exposure $2.7M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Public exposure or legal/political fallout requiring large PR, legal settlements, and community mitigation.
media_exposure legal_action community_notice
👥 Personnel 15 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 2 Lead proteomics/biochemistry staff; salaries included in staff_wages. [#13]
Research Technician 1 Lab support, sample prep and LIMS operation; salary included in staff_wages. [#13, #15]
Clinical Nurse / Milking Technician 3 Perform milking, subject monitoring and routine clinical care; salaries included in staff_wages. [#7, #8]
Animal Handler / Vet Tech 1 Care for infected animals and quarantine management; salary included in staff_wages; veterinary care costs are recurring. [#11]
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 24/7 site security staffing across shifts; salaries included in staff_wages and security equipment is in one-time costs. [#9]
Site Director / Administrative Staff 1 Site management, administration and liaison for legal/PR; salary included in staff_wages. [#16, #24]
Medical Officer 1 Clinical oversight for human subjects and emergency care coordination; salary included in staff_wages. [#10, #20]
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are built from wide-ranging line-item ranges in analyst notes; core recurring categories (personnel, disposal, research) are well-identified but many line items (scale-up, legal settlements, buyouts, capital incinerators) are context-dependent, yielding medium confidence.
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