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SCP-7026 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-7026
Expected annual
$627K
One-time setup
$932K
Annual recurring
$620K
Personnel
7
Initial setup requires significant one-time capital for secure containment cases, retrofitted lockers, sensor integration and research lab startup (~$932k). The main recurring drivers are research and medical/security staffing and incident-preparedness expenses (~$620k/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $932K
Liability Reserve $300K
[#18] Liability / incident reserve insurance (self-insurance fund) midpoint reserve.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $200K
[#8] Year-1 research equipment/consumables and lab setup portion ($200,000).
Equipment $103K
[#1, #3, #4, #6, #7, #15] Custom transparent containment cases ($6,000), integrated sensor suites ($6,000), CCTV/access-control one-time install ($3,000), remote manipulator ($40,000), ballistic/impact test rig ($50,000), IT setup ($2,000).
Legal Contingency Reserve $100K
[#17] One-time contingency reserve for legal/cover-up operations (staged incidents, payouts).
Engineering Contingency $75K
[#24] Contingency reserve for worst-case engineering (blast isolation, localized reinforcement).
Medical Upgrades $50K
[#9] One-time medical readiness and trauma room upgrades (blast blankets, negative-pressure/decon capability, PPE staging).
Decommissioning Reserve $50K
[#25] Contingency for decommissioning/disposal of SCP instances if/when possible.
Facilities $15K
[#2] Padded, vibration-damped containment locker retrofits at Site-64 (two lockers) — structural/retrofit cost.
Sop Development $10K
[#14] One-time SOP development and initial documentation creation.
Transport Crate $10K
[#16] Custom transport crate for relocation.
Redundant Case And Locker $9K
[#5] Redundant containment case (hot spare) and duplicate storage slot / locker retrofit.
Emergency Consumables Initial $5K
[#10] Initial stock of blast blankets, HAZMAT suits, body-bag stocks and decon chemicals.
Archive Freezer $5K
[#22] Small freezer for archive & specimen handling (one-time purchase).
Remote Manipulator $0
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Test Rig $0
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It Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $620K/yr
Staff Wages $485K/yr
[#8, #9, #13] Ongoing research team salaries (~1 senior researcher + 2 technicians), medical on-call staffing and incremental security FTE/overtime.
Cover Story And Legal $50K/yr
[#17] Legal/cover-up retainer and PR contingency ($50,000/yr retainer).
Incident Cleanup Reserve $50K/yr
[#11] Annual contingency/reserve for incident cleanup, hazardous-waste disposal and forensic autopsy per fatality (allocated reserve ~$50,000/yr).
Red Team $15K/yr
[#19] Red-team testing and simulated-failure exercises (contracted audits).
Supplies And Consumables $7K/yr
[#10, #21] Emergency response consumables/PPE replenishment (~$5,000/yr) and small-item consumables (~$2,000/yr).
Psychological Support $5K/yr
[#12] Psychological support and staff counseling baseline funding.
Training And Drills $3K/yr
[#14] Annual refresher training and containment drills.
Facilities Maintenance $2K/yr
[#20] Maintenance, calibration and periodic replacement of containment cases and sensors.
It Storage $2K/yr
[#4, #15] Encrypted archival storage and backup for video/sensor logs ( ~$500/yr from CCTV + ~$1,000/yr IT maintenance).
Archive And Specimen Maintenance $1K/yr
[#22] Freezer maintenance and specimen storage consumables.
Overhead Allocation $1K/yr
[#23] Opportunity cost / site space allocation overhead.
Research And Monitoring $0/yr
[#8] Recurring research activities largely captured in staff_wages; non-wage research recurring set to 0 here.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
[#16] Per-move transport cost is $20,000 per relocation (as-needed); baseline annual expected moves = 0 so recurring allocation is 0.
Transport Per Move $0/yr
[#16] Per-move transport protocol cost $20,000/move; baseline assumes no moves.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $620K/yr
95.5% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with routine operations, no incidents requiring major cleanup or legal action.
no incidents routine research and maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $680K/yr
3.0% probability / year +$60K vs baseline
Single localized containment failure or isolated explosive subject event requiring cleanup, counseling and replenishment of consumables.
isolated subject explosion single-site biohazard cleanup
🚨 Major Incident $1.1M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Larger-scale incident with multiple casualties, structural remediation and major legal/medical costs.
multiple casualties structural damage large legal/medical payouts
🚨 Political Exposure $870K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Civilian exposure or media leak requiring extensive legal/PR response and possible settlements.
media leak civilian casualties publicly revealed
👥 Personnel 7 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 1 [#8] Senior lead researcher responsible for SCP-7026 study and oversight.
Research Technician 2 [#8] Technicians to support experiments, testing, and sample prep.
Medical Officer 2 [#9] On-call surgical/trauma staff and medical readiness personnel.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1 [#13] Dedicated security oversight / incremental FTE or overtime for enhanced access control.
Administrative Staff 1 [#14, #15] Administrative support for training coordination, audit logging and documentation.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are directly derived from detailed analyst notes but many line items are contingency or per-incident figures with uncertain frequency; incident probabilities are judgment-based approximations.
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