← SCP Cost Explorer Read on SCP Wiki ↗
SCP-7152 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-7152
Expected annual
$654K
One-time setup
$680K
Annual recurring
$645K
Personnel
8
Estimated one-time setup costs are approximately $680,000 driven by laboratory instrumentation, remote-handling gear and contingency reserves; recurring annual costs are about $645k/yr dominated by security wages, research staffing, insurance and ongoing monitoring/maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $680K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $298K
[#7, #20, #21] High-sensitivity analytical instrumentation (GC-MS etc.), initial countermeasure development program set-up, and permits/animal facility setup costs.
Emergency Remediation Reserve $200K
[#22] Contingency reserve for emergency evacuation, site remediation and large-scale cleanup.
Equipment $68K
[#2, #3, #5, #6, #8, #11, #15] Tamper/liquid sensors, CCTV/biometric hardware, certified transport containers and carts, remote handling/glovebox/robotics, micro-dispensers and leakproof vials (one-time), initial PPE purchases, and digital monitoring integration hardware.
Secrecy Fund $50K
[#14] One-time contingency reserve set-aside for cover-story / PR contingencies.
Legal And Compliance Initial $30K
[#13] Initial legal review, compliance consulting, and institutional review board setup.
Facilities $20K
[#1] Certified lockable, tamper-evident stainless-steel locker and installation in Site-115 vault.
Sop Development Initial $15K
[#12] One-time SOP development and initial staff certification/training costs.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $645K/yr
Research And Monitoring $270K/yr
[#19, #20, #21] Salaries and overhead for chemists/toxicologists/technicians and ongoing countermeasure development and small-scale testing/biosafety recurring costs.
Staff Wages $180K/yr
[#4] Security staffing (2–3 FTE guards; modeled as 3 FTE security at market all-in salaries).
Insurance $55K/yr
[#16] Professional liability and site insurance premiums (estimate midpoint).
Medical And Emergency Response $50K/yr
[#10] On-call/contracted medical standby or partial dedicated critical-care staffing for any active handling/testing.
Cover Story And Legal $25K/yr
[#13, #14] Ongoing legal retainer and cover-story / PR retainer for secrecy management and contingency planning.
Animal Testing And Biosafety $20K/yr
[#21] Recurring animal-facility time, veterinary oversight and biosafety compliance costs if testing continues.
Misc Administrative Overhead $18K/yr
[#24] Electricity/HVAC increment, clerical support, instrument utilities and general program administrative costs.
Hazardous Waste Disposal $6K/yr
[#9] Annual budgeting for hazardous SCP-7152-A disposal events (incineration, manifests, contracted disposal).
Training And Drills $6K/yr
[#12] Recurring refresher training, drills, and certification maintenance.
Facilities Maintenance $6K/yr
[#2, #3, #17] Annual maintenance and calibration for tamper/liquid sensors, CCTV/biometric systems, routine containment inspections and seal checks.
Supplies And Consumables $3K/yr
[#8, #11, #18] Consumable micro-vials/syringes/pipettes replenishment, PPE replenishment, distilled water and neutralizers/solvents.
Digital Monitoring And Logging $3K/yr
[#15] Hosting, secure backups and maintenance for audit logging / chain-of-custody systems.
Record Archiving $2K/yr
[#23] Long-term data and record storage, backups and archival costs.
Logistics And Transport $1K/yr
[#5] Single-use secondary containment and transport consumables for occasional transfers (per-test consumables modeled).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $645K/yr
94.0% probability / year
Routine year with no containment incidents; regular maintenance, monitoring, and planned research activities only.
no incidents scheduled testing routine maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $685K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$40K vs baseline
Small accidental filling or containment event limited to site-level response (medical response, targeted disposal, legal/PR engagement).
unauthorized fill detected small leak or contamination medical treatment of exposed personnel
🚨 Major Breach $1.4M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$750K vs baseline
Significant containment breach with multiple exposures or public disclosure requiring large-scale remediation, medical emergency response, and legal/PR outlays.
failed containment during transport/testing public exposure / media disclosure mass contamination requiring remediation
👥 Personnel 8 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 3 [#4] 2–3 FTE security assigned to guard locker and handle transport; modeled as 3 FTE.
Research Scientist 2 [#19, #7] Chemists/toxicologists leading analytical work and countermeasure research (portion of research_and_monitoring costs).
Analytical Technician 1 [#7, #19] Technician to run GC-MS and micro-volume assays (included in research_and_monitoring).
Toxicologist 1 [#19] Toxicology expertise for dose-response and medical countermeasure development (included in research_and_monitoring).
Medical Officer 1 [#10] On-call or part-time critical-care/medical standby for active handling/testing (modeled in medical_and_emergency_response).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges that permit a reasoned budget, but many items (incident probabilities, frequency of testing, and disposal event sizes) are uncertain; therefore overall confidence is medium.
← SCP-7151 ↑ All SCPs SCP-7153 →