SCP-7190 — SCP-7190 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-7190 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-7190

Expected annual

$1.6M

One-time setup

$1.4M

Annual recurring

$1.6M

Personnel

One-time setup is approximately $1.42M driven primarily by research/R&D, clinical/replication program setup and a contingency reserve; ongoing annual costs are ~ $1.55M driven by research monitoring, legal/cover operations, opportunity costs, and security/personnel.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.4M

Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.1M

[#8, #10, #12, #13, #14] Initial LIMS/integration work, initial laboratory analyses and studies, policy/ethical review setup, seed R&D program to attempt replication, and clinical-trial setup costs.

Contingency Fund Establish $275K

[#24] One-time establishment of a contingency/emergency response fund set-aside.

Facilities $32K

[#5, #19] One-time structural and buildout costs: physical security upgrades (reinforced doors, biometric locks, local CCTV) and minor food-prep facility buildout/HACCP compliance.

Equipment $28K

[#1, #3] Walk-in freezer purchase & installation plus environmental monitoring hardware (temp/humidity sensors, alarms, battery backup).

Redundant Backup Freezer And Transfer $17K

[#2] Backup freezer unit purchase and transfer hardware/SOPs (portable dry-ice protocol and transfer equipment).

Cold Chain Contingency Kit $3K

[#18] Initial dry ice/LN2/portable freezer/emergency kit for cold-chain contingencies.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.6M/yr

Research And Monitoring $671K/yr

[#10, #11, #13, #14, #21] Ongoing lab QA sampling/assays, cohort clinical monitoring programs, ongoing R&D to replicate/synthesize the effect, clinical-trial monitoring costs and secure data/archive management.

Cover Story And Legal $380K/yr

[#15, #20] Ongoing legal counsel, PR/cover operations, indemnity/medical liability handling and related costs to manage secrecy and legal exposure.

Staff Wages $178K/yr

[#6, #7, #11, #12] Incremental personnel costs: dedicated two-person access time for Level-3 staff (incremental allocation), one dedicated/security guard equivalent, clinician time for follow-up, and administrative time for allocation/ethics.

Opportunity Costs $125K/yr

[#22] Estimated internal opportunity costs for dedicated freezer space, Level-3 staff allocation and displaced program time.

Contingency Replenishment $100K/yr

[#24] Annual replenishment/rebuild of contingency/emergency response fund as used.

Counterintelligence And Ci Ops $55K/yr

[#16] Routine counter-theft and counterintelligence operations: background checks, surveillance audits, CI investigations.

Logistics And Transport $15K/yr

[#17] Baseline costs for occasional secure transfers, insulated containers, and trained courier/escort fees for routine movement.

Ethics And Allocation Commission $12K/yr

[#12] Recurring administrative, legal and committee staff time for allocation/ethics reviews.

Food Prep Training And Audits $6K/yr

[#19] Recurring HACCP training, certification and audit costs for food-prep facility compliance.

Facilities Maintenance $4K/yr

[#4, #5] Electricity/climate-control operating costs plus ongoing maintenance for physical security upgrades.

Supplies And Consumables $4K/yr

[#9, #23] Single-use sterile utensils, gloves, cleaning agents, waste handling and sanitation.

Lims License And Audits $3K/yr

[#8] Recurring LIMS licensing, audits and software maintenance fees.

Cold Chain Replenishment $2K/yr

[#18] Ongoing replenishment (dry ice, LN2, fuel) for cold-chain contingency kit.

Environmental Monitoring Service $500/yr

[#3] Recurring monitoring service / subscription for environmental sensors and alerting.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.6M/yr

85.0% probability / year

Normal year with routine research, monitoring, occasional transfers and no major incidents.

routine_operations scheduled_transfers ongoing_research

🚨 Minor Incident $1.7M/yr

12.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline

Small unauthorized access attempt, minor equipment failure, or limited leak requiring investigation and limited PR/legal response.

unauthorized_access_attempt minor_theft_or_loss localized_equipment_failure

🚨 Major Breach $2.6M/yr

3.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline

Significant theft/exposure or supply loss requiring large-scale investigation, replacement of inventory, legal action and major PR/containment.

large_scale_theft public_exposure_or_leak multi-site_containment_failure

👥 Personnel 5 total

Role	Count	Notes
Research Scientist	2	Level-3 researchers required for dual-access operations and limited R&D time (incremental access/scheduling cost accounted in staff_wages).
Security Officer / MTF Agent	1	Dedicated security presence / escort coverage (salary-equivalent included in staff_wages).
Medical Officer	1	Clinician for recipient monitoring and follow-up (partial FTE cost included in staff_wages; larger cohort costs modeled in research_and_monitoring).
Administrative Staff	1	Ethics/allocation committee admin and LIMS/chain-of-custody recordkeeping support (partial FTE cost included in staff_wages).

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges but many inputs are ranges and program choices (extent of R&D, trial scale, contingency posture) create significant variance; mid-point estimates used for summarization.

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