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SCP-7827 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-7827
Expected annual
$401K
One-time setup
$355K
Annual recurring
$363K
Personnel
2.35
One-time containment and capability purchases are moderate (~$355k) dominated by equipment and a contingency reserve; annual recurring costs are driven by staffing, legal/cover retainer, and potential per-test operational expenses (baseline ~$361k/yr, scalable if multiple human tests occur).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $355K
Contingency Reserve $200K
[#24] Long-term risk/contingency reserve for catastrophic response, cover-up, or large-scale containment upgrades.
Equipment $88K
[#2, #3, #5, #6, #19] CCTV/NVR install & locker monitoring initial hardware, access-control initial setup, specialized handling hardware (telemanipulator chosen), transfer/transport containment case, initial redundancy hardware (UPS/duplicate circuits).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $41K
[#10, #14, #15, #20] Portable imaging/endoscopic camera purchase, initial material analysis and metallurgical/gemological campaign, and secure data repository setup for research artifacts and imagery.
Facilities $15K
[#1] Secure high-security locker purchase and integration (vault-style locker, biometric, tamper sensors, EM-shielded compartment).
Policy And Training Development $11K
[#16, #7] SOP/containment policy drafting and initial staff training plus initial signage and training costs.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $363K/yr
Staff Wages $240K/yr
[#4, #11, #3, #9] Security guard staffing (2 guards, including benefits), allocated research personnel FTE (0.1 PI, 0.2 techs), logging/sysadmin maintenance, and medical on-call/retainer for experiment support.
Cover Story And Legal $60K/yr
[#17] Legal/cover operations retainer and routine documentation costs to maintain secrecy and cover story.
Per Test Operational Total $24K/yr
[#8, #9, #10, #12, #13, #11, #23] Per-test marginal operational costs (subject procurement ~$5,000, medical support per-test ~$10,000, imaging fees ~$2,000, pathology/autopsy ~$4,000, biohazard cleanup ~$1,500, personnel/test charges ~$2,000). Baseline assumed 1 live human test per year included in recurring.
Logistics And Transport $12K/yr
[#6, #18] Annual contingency for intra-site transport logistics, containment case upkeep, and a modest incident-response contingency (mobilization budget).
Research And Monitoring $10K/yr
[#14, #15, #20] Ongoing sample curation/curation costs, follow-up materials research, and secure data hosting & admin for imagery and reports.
Facilities Maintenance $8K/yr
[#2, #19, #21] Ongoing CCTV/storage maintenance & offsite backups, redundancy/UPS maintenance, and annual replacement/repair fund for containment hardware.
Psychological Support $5K/yr
[#22] Annual psychological evaluation and counseling program budget for exposed staff and post-incident counseling.
Policy And Training Refresh $2K/yr
[#16] Annual SOP refresh and recurrent staff training/drills.
Supplies And Consumables $1K/yr
[#7] PPE consumables and routine access-control consumables (gloves, face shields, signage replacements).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $363K/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal year with baseline containment, minimal experimentation (approx. one authorized human test), routine maintenance, and retainers.
no major incidents 1 authorized test routine maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $386K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$23K vs baseline
Small unauthorized handling or localized incident requiring rapid containment, investigation, and limited remediation.
unauthorized subject handling small-scale removal or alarm failure
🚨 Research Scale Up $731K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$368K vs baseline
Year with an expanded human-testing program (routine multiple authorized tests), requiring repeated imaging, autopsies, and higher operational tempo.
routine multiple tests programmatic decision to study mechanism
👥 Personnel 2.35 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#4] Two full-time guard positions allocated to locker-area coverage (salary+benefits included in staff_wages).
Research Scientist 0.1 [#11] Fractional FTE for Level-4 oversight charged to SCP budgeting (0.1 FTE).
Lab Technician 0.2 [#11] Fractional technician time for experiments and sample processing (0.2 FTE).
Sysadmin / IT 0.05 [#3] Fractional sysadmin time for logging server, backups, and access-control systems maintenance.
Medical Officer (on-call retainer) 0 [#9] Medical support is budgeted as an on-call retainer/contract rather than dedicated full-time headcount; costs included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item cost ranges are provided in analyst notes and permit mid-range estimates, but key uncertainties remain around testing frequency, choice of handling hardware, and contingency sizing—hence medium confidence.
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