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SCP-7156 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-7156
Expected annual
$1.4M
One-time setup
$1.1M
Annual recurring
$1.4M
Personnel
11.5
One-time capital costs are modest (~$1.07M) dominated by equipment and facility retrofits; main recurring drivers are personnel salaries and ongoing R&D/monitoring, yielding ~ $1.41M/yr baseline operating costs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.1M
Equipment $456K
[#2, #3, #4, #6, #9, #12, #17, #20] Mechanical anti-rotation hardware and tamper sensors (#2), remote manipulation system (#3), instrumentation & sensors acquisition including custom detectors (#4), servers/initial software (#6), PPE/dosimetry setup (#9), emergency response procurement (#12), transport case and vehicle mods (#17), and small-item acquisition/decoys (#20).
Facilities $280K
[#1, #10, #11] Secure containment chamber retrofit/new-room (#1), HVAC/filtration retrofit (#10), and secondary containment cell (#11).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $200K
[#15] Research & development program initial setup and funded project bootstrap costs.
Contingency Reserve Initial $100K
[#13] Initial contingency/repair reserve for anomaly-caused damage.
Clearance Training Development $20K
[#16] One-time development of training materials and initial background/clearance processing setup.
Cover Story Setup $15K
[#18] One-time cover-story / records-management setup and related classified documentation creation.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.4M/yr
Staff Wages $920K/yr
[#7] Dedicated containment & research personnel payroll (3 containment techs, 6 guards, 2 researchers, 0.5 FTE PI) plus benefits/overhead (~25%).
Research And Monitoring $156K/yr
[#15, #6] Ongoing R&D grants and projects (#15) plus data storage/analysis software maintenance and backup costs (#6).
Classified Procurement Overhead $100K/yr
[#19] Administrative/classified procurement premiums and secure contracting overhead (~15% estimate of capital amortization impact).
Contingency Reserve $50K/yr
[#13] Ongoing reserve contribution for anomaly-caused damage and unplanned repairs.
Opportunity Cost $50K/yr
[#21] Soft cost estimate for lost-use of Site space dedicated to SCP-7156 containment.
Supplies And Consumables $38K/yr
[#5, #9, #14] Instrument calibration/maintenance & consumables (#5), PPE/consumables and dosimeter calibration (#9), per-test expendables and disposables (#14).
Cover Story And Legal $30K/yr
[#18] Legal retainer, public-affairs cover maintenance and classified records handling.
Medical Support $30K/yr
[#8] Medical baseline exams, long-term health surveillance and emergency medical readiness.
Facilities Maintenance $12K/yr
[#10] HVAC/filtration maintenance and additional energy/electricity burden.
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#17] Annual budget for occasional secure transfers/off-site testing and transport operations.
Emergency Drills $10K/yr
[#12] Scheduled containment-breach drills, replenishment of quarantine/decon kits and associated exercise costs.
Training And Background Rechecks $8K/yr
[#16] Ongoing refresher training and periodic background rechecks for Level-2 staff.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.4M/yr
92.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, no major incidents.
routine_testing no_significant_turn_damage
🚨 Minor Incident $1.5M/yr
7.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Localized destructive or disruptive turn causing damage to sensors/equipment and requiring repairs/replacement and extra emergency response.
destructive_turn instrument_damage localized_contamination
🚨 Major Breach $2.2M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$750K vs baseline
Significant containment failure or highly destructive sequence of turns requiring chamber repairs/rebuild, large equipment replacement, public exposure/legal costs and extended staffing.
containment_breach structural_damage public_exposure mass_equipment_loss
👥 Personnel 11.5 total
Role Count Notes
Containment Technician 3 Dedicated containment techs for 24/7 coverage per analyst note [#7].
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 Six guards (two per shift) per analyst note [#7].
Research Scientist 2 Two full-time research scientists dedicated to SCP-7156 work per analyst note [#7].
Senior Researcher / PI 0.5 0.5 FTE senior researcher / PI as specified in analyst note [#7].
📋 Confidence Notes
Line items are well-documented in analyst notes; dollar ranges were midpointed where ranges existed and low-frequency incident probabilities are judgment-based. Uncertainty remains around event frequency/severity and capital amortization assumptions.
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