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SCP-779 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-779
Expected annual
$162K
One-time setup
$274K
Annual recurring
$159K
Personnel
0.475
Estimated one-time setup costs are approximately $273,500 driven by chamber construction, HVAC, monitoring, suits and contingency reserves; annual recurring costs are approximately $158,815 driven by staff wages, security overhead, research/medical monitoring and legal/insurance reserves.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $274K
Facilities $90K
[#1, #11] Chamber build/retrofit (6x6 m) and quarantine/holding room setup (sealing, epoxy, pass-throughs, observation window, medical observation room setup).
Antivenom Development Reserve $75K
[#14] Contingency reserve for antivenom/treatment R&D if repeated exposures or severe cases require development of specific therapies.
Equipment $64K
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #17, #18] HVAC installation, surveillance/CCTV install, initial hazmat suits (4), suit inspection kit, emergency escape/containment kit, transport crate and certification.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $20K
[#13] Baseline toxicology, sequencing and initial behavioral/toxicology studies (minimal/basic package).
Legal Cover Crisis Fund $20K
[#22] One-time crisis PR/legal fund for severe exposure/public relations events.
Training And Sop Development $4K
[#15] Initial SOP creation, course development and initial drill program creation costs.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $159K/yr
Security Overhead $40K/yr
[#16] Incremental site security costs (access control, audits, patrols) to protect chamber access and compliance.
Staff Wages $32K/yr
[#8, #9] Daily feeding/inspection labor (0.05–0.1 FTE of a $50k tech) plus dedicated containment technician oversight (0.25–0.5 FTE of $60k–$80k staff).
Contingency $21K/yr
[#25] Program contingency reserve (15% of recurring subtotal) for unanticipated costs, protocol changes and sudden incident-driven expenses.
Cover Story And Legal $15K/yr
[#22] Legal counsel retainer and PR contingency for low-probability public exposure events.
Insurance Reserve $15K/yr
[#23] Local/site-level insurance/liability reserve and risk fund for unexpected damages or civilian impacts.
Research And Monitoring $13K/yr
[#10, #13, #19, #24] Medical monitoring/incident-response budget, ongoing baseline research monitoring and recordkeeping/IT storage costs, occasional colony management/replacement budget.
Facilities Maintenance $9K/yr
[#2, #3, #11, #21] HVAC filter replacements/maintenance, surveillance/monitoring maintenance, quarantine room operating costs, chamber repairs/recoating and door seal/HVAC servicing.
Supplies And Consumables $8K/yr
[#4, #5, #6, #12, #17] Hazmat suit replacement/repair and filter replacement, suit inspection consumables, PPE disposable consumables, waste/decon disposal contracts, emergency kit replenishment.
Logistics And Transport $2K/yr
[#18] Per-transfer transport costs for certified containment crate, vehicle/crew and certification (assumes occasional transfers).
Training And Sop Refresher $2K/yr
[#15] Annual refresher training, drills and SOP updates to maintain containment competency.
Milk And Handling $700/yr
[#7] Daily milk procurement, sterile storage/refrigeration electricity and handling costs (1 L/day protocol).
Energy And Utilities $650/yr
[#20] Incremental electricity and utilities for HVAC, environmental controls, cameras and refrigeration.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $159K/yr
89.5% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, no major incidents.
routine_maintenance daily_feeding_and_checks
🚨 Minor Incident $166K/yr
8.0% probability / year +$8K vs baseline
Single suit breach or small escape event requiring medical monitoring, short quarantines and limited cleanup.
suit_breach single_exposure short_detainment
🚨 Major Breach $309K/yr
0.5% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Significant containment breach requiring multi-day response, capture operations, legal/PR response and activation of treatment R&D reserve.
large_escape multiple_exposures public_exposure
🚨 Research Scale Up $259K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Decision/year to fund expanded proteomics/toxicology and antivenom development (active R&D year).
expanded_research antivenom_R&D_activation
👥 Personnel 0.475 total
Role Count Notes
Containment Technician 0.4 [#9] Dedicated containment oversight (0.25–0.5 FTE of $60k–$80k salary; budgeted at ~0.4 FTE).
Lab/Containment Technician (daily checks) 0.075 [#8] Daily feeding/inspection labor (0.05–0.1 FTE of $50k salary; budgeted at ~0.075 FTE).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on detailed analyst line items and typical government facility costs but many items are given as ranges and some contingency/R&D choices are optional; this yields moderate confidence.
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