← SCP Cost Explorer Read on SCP Wiki ↗
SCP-7585 Unknown ✓ high confidence
SCP-7585
Expected annual
$951K
One-time setup
$1.2M
Annual recurring
$932K
Personnel
6
One-time capital and contingency reserves dominate upfront costs (~$1.2M) while annual staffing, facility energy, and program overhead drive recurring costs (~$932k/year). Main drivers are staff wages (security and lab personnel), BSL-3 infrastructure upgrades, and administrative/production overhead.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.2M
Contingency Reserve $625K
[#21] Recommended contingency/reserve fund for high-severity incidents, litigation, or urgent contract labs; midpoint ~$625,000 of $250k–$1M recommendation.
Facilities $262K
[#1, #3] Incremental locker retrofit ($12,500) plus BSL-3 upgrade/major maintenance (estimated $250,000). Assumes Site-17 requires moderate upgrade rather than full new build.
Equipment $150K
[#5, #16] Lab equipment procurement/duplication (biosafety cabinets, autoclave, -80C freezer, incubators etc. est. $120,000) plus monitoring/CCTV/install (~$30,000).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $85K
[#14] Bench-scale fermenters and purification equipment for enzyme/byproduct work estimated at $85,000 (mid-range of $20k–$150k).
Decommissioning $42K
[#20] Planned decommissioning, sterilization, and final disposition costs estimated at $42,500 (midpoint of $10k–$75k).
Medical Emergency Cache $15K
[#11] One-time emergency drug cache and related startup medical supplies estimated at $15,000 (midpoint of $5k–$25k).
Archive Redaction $15K
[#19] One-time archive redaction/projected records work estimated at $15,000 (midpoint of $5k–$25k).
Initial Training And Fit Testing $8K
[#10] Initial BSL-3 training and respirator fit testing for new staff (estimated ~$8,000 total based on per-person $2k–$5k).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $932K/yr
Staff Wages $485K/yr
[#2, #9, #10] Incremental security staffing (~$110,000/year for 2 guards), scientific staff (~$275,000/year for 1 PI + 2 techs), and biosafety officer allocation (~$100,000/year).
Administrative Overhead $100K/yr
[#17] Pro rata share of Site-17 overhead (HR/payroll, building services) estimated at $100,000/year (midpoint of $50k–$200k).
Facilities Maintenance $75K/yr
[#4] HVAC and energy overhead for BSL-3 negative-pressure rooms and associated utility load estimated at $75,000/year (midpoint of $30k–$120k).
Production Consumables $60K/yr
[#14] Recurring consumables if producing enzymes/byproducts at scale: media, filters, columns, downstream consumables estimated at $60,000/year (midpoint of $20k–$200k).
Supplies And Consumables $45K/yr
[#7] Consumables for culturing and assays (media, tips, plates, reagents) estimated at $45,000/year (midpoint of $10k–$75k).
Cover Story And Legal $40K/yr
[#19] Ongoing legal, records management and cover-story administration estimated at $40,000/year (midpoint of $20k–$100k).
Equipment Service And Calibration $25K/yr
[#6] Annual service and calibration of biosafety cabinets, autoclaves, freezers, and HVAC certification estimated at $25,000/year (midpoint of $10k–$40k).
Emergency Drills $25K/yr
[#18] Regular drills, contingency planning and EMS readiness contracts estimated at $25,000/year (midpoint of $10k–$40k).
Research And Monitoring $22K/yr
[#13] Environmental and culture QA/QC, sterility checks, occasional sequencing and monitoring estimated at $22,500/year (midpoint of $5k–$40k).
Biohazard Waste Disposal $18K/yr
[#12] Contract incineration, autoclave consumables and regulated waste disposal estimated at $17,500/year (midpoint of $5k–$30k).
Ppe And Decontamination $15K/yr
[#8] PPE turnover (gowns, cartridges, PAPRs) and decontamination supplies estimated at $15,000/year (midpoint of $5k–$25k).
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#15] Secure transport, cold-chain and inter-site transfer allocation estimated at $10,000/year (range $2k–$20k).
It And Monitoring Maintenance $9K/yr
[#16] Annual maintenance and monitoring for CCTV, tamper alarms, access control, and LIMS cybersecurity estimated at $9,000/year (midpoint of $3k–$15k).
Training And Fit Testing $3K/yr
[#10] Recurrent annual training and fit testing estimated at $3,000/year (range $1k–$3k per person depending on staffing).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $932K/yr
91.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with routine maintenance, staffing, and monitoring only.
routine_operations no_incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $982K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Small containment lapse or localized lab incident requiring cleanup, targeted medical checks, and investigation.
localized_lab_spill single-person_exposure
🚨 Major Breach $1.7M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$750K vs baseline
Significant containment breach requiring wide-scale emergency response, external contracting, remediation, and potential litigation.
containment_breach multi-person_exposure external_media_or_legal_action
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $1.2M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
A research result prompts pilot production scale-up and one-time capital purchases plus elevated consumable use.
successful_enzyme_discovery mandated_pilot_production
👥 Personnel 6 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#2] Two full-time guards for access control and escorts (marginal staffing on top of site security).
Research Scientist 1 [#9] One senior scientist/PI to oversee culture maintenance and research.
Lab Technician 2 [#9] Two lab technicians for routine culture maintenance and assays.
Biosafety Officer 1 [#10] One dedicated biosafety officer or full-time equivalent responsible for BSL-3 compliance and training.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide clear line-item ranges and standard BSL-3 program components; costs map to well-understood capital, staffing, and recurring expense categories so estimates are reasonably well-constrained.
← SCP-7584 ↑ All SCPs SCP-7586 →