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SCP-6929 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-6929
Expected annual
$284K
One-time setup
$122K
Annual recurring
$259K
Personnel
1.6
One-time startup cost ~ $122,500 for equipment, initial research setup, and contingency; recurring annual costs ~ $259,480 driven mainly by personnel (research + security), monitoring, and administrative overhead.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $122K
Escalation Contingency $50K
[#23] Preliminary one-time contingency fund in case of escalation to higher-security containment or rapid scale-up.
Equipment $43K
[#1, #2, #4, #9, #15, #17] Secure containment/lockable cabinet (#1), flammable-liquids cabinet + sensors (#2), bench-top glovebox device portion (#4), olfactometer instrument purchase (#9), initial secure server/records hardware (#15), initial PPE purchase (#17).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $22K
[#3, #10, #13, #14] Inert-glass crimp-seal vials and Teflon seals (#3), initial analytical characterization (GC-MS/G C-O hours) and sample prep (#10), sample-preservation setup (inert-gas/cold storage) (#13), initial synthesis/replication attempt budget (#14).
Cover Story And Legal Initial $5K
[#19] One-time legal/cover-story setup and initial retainer or purchase of cover options.
Facilities $2K
[#4] Ventilation/scrubber retrofit portion of sealed workbench/glovebox to maintain negative pressure and active scrubbers.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $259K/yr
Staff Wages $125K/yr
[#6, #7] Security oversight (0.25–0.5 FTE equivalent) and assigned research lead + 0.5 FTE lab technician combined salary burden.
Administrative Overhead $60K/yr
[#22] Administrative/indirect overhead (estimated 30% of direct recurring costs) covering utilities, admin time, facility indirects and site-level support.
Research And Monitoring $53K/yr
[#8, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #24, #25] Medical/psych screening and follow-ups per-subject and annual testing budget (#8), annual follow-up analytical chemistry (GC-MS) (#10), occasional neuroimaging/physiology studies (#11), participant recruitment and compensation (#12), sample-preservation maintenance (#13), ongoing synthesis/replication program budget (#14), per-study regulatory/ethics overhead (#24), and routine inventories/auditing (#25).
Emergency Response Fund $5K/yr
[#18] Annual contingency reserve for acute psychological incidents, emergency counseling, overtime for responders, and immediate medical costs.
Insurance And Liability $5K/yr
[#21] Incremental institutional insurance/liability contingency attributable to anomalous human-subject risks.
Supplies And Consumables $4K/yr
[#5, #9, #17] Activated-carbon/HEPA filter and sorbent replacement (#5), olfactometer disposable consumables (#9), PPE replacement and consumables (#17).
Logistics And Transport $2K/yr
[#16] Secure transport and chain-of-custody courier costs (assumed several transfers per year).
Cover Story And Legal $2K/yr
[#19] Ongoing small legal/PR retainer for cover-story, modest public-relations actions, or buyout contingencies.
Disposal And Decontamination $2K/yr
[#20] Annualized budget for hazardous/flamable waste disposal events and decontamination when required.
It And Records Maintenance $2K/yr
[#15] Secure logging, encrypted backups, and annual maintenance for chain-of-custody records systems.
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $259K/yr
84.5% probability / year
Normal year with routine containment, periodic testing, and no major incidents.
routine testing cadence no incidents periodic analyses and maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $284K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
Localized testing incident causing acute psychological reactions among a small number of staff requiring medical care, counseling, overtime, and limited PR/decon.
adverse reaction during test unplanned medical/counseling small-scale decontamination
🚨 Major Breach $1.0M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$750K vs baseline
Significant accidental dissemination or public exposure leading to large-scale response, legal action, extended decontamination, and potential escalation to higher security.
public exposure mass psychological effects escalation to national-level containment
🚨 Research Scale Up $459K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Decision-year where a major research program is initiated (purchase of instruments, expanded neuroimaging cohorts, synthesis efforts).
leadership approves expanded study funding allocated for instrument purchases and larger cohorts
👥 Personnel 1.6 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 0.5 [#6] Part-time security oversight / nightly checks (0.25–0.5 FTE equivalent) pro-rated into staff wages.
Research Scientist 0.3 [#7] Principal investigator (partial FTE) responsible for test approval, scheduling, and oversight.
Laboratory Technician 0.5 [#7] 0.5 FTE lab tech for handling, routine testing, and sample prep.
Medical Officer / Occupational Health Nurse 0.1 [#8] On-call/part-time occupational health support for pre/post-test screening and follow-up.
Administrative Staff 0.2 [#15, #22] Part-time administrative support for records, secure logging, approvals and chain-of-custody processing (covered within overhead).
📋 Confidence Notes
Reasonable coverage of line-item ranges from analyst notes yields moderate confidence; uncertainty remains around frequency of human-subject testing, chosen split between core-facility usage vs. instrument purchase, and low-probability escalation costs.
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