SCP-7955
Neutralized
~
medium confidence
SCP-7955
Expected annual
$527K
One-time setup
$370K
Annual recurring
$521K
Personnel
4
Estimated historical one-time containment and research costs ~ $370,500, with ongoing annual costs of ~ $520,900 driven primarily by dedicated staffing, archival/video storage, and opportunity/site overhead.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $370K
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $521K/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$521K/yr
Normal, uneventful year post-neutralization with only routine archival, storage, minimal monitoring and site overhead.
no incidents
routine archival access
standard staffing rotations
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Minor Incident
$546K/yr
Small containment-related event (localized contamination concern, minor breach of protocol) requiring extra cleaning, limited legal/PR, and incident response.
localized contamination
minor procedural breach
short-term additional cleanup
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Major Breach
$921K/yr
Significant containment failure, public exposure or extended investigation requiring large-scale remediation, legal action, and potential site mitigation.
major containment failure
public/political exposure
extended remediation and litigation
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Research Reexamination
$671K/yr
Decision to re-open active research on retained samples/archival material requiring renewed imaging, sequencing, and a short-term research campaign.
scientific interest
new techniques
requests to re-sample/archive
Personnel
4 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Handler / Specialist-level Researcher | 1 | [#5] Specialist-level handler required for personal supervision (salary/benefits included in staff_wages). |
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 3 | [#5] Rotating security FTEs to provide 24/7 coverage (salaries included in staff_wages). |
Confidence Notes
Estimates derived from ranges in analyst notes and mid-point assumptions; SCP neutralized reduces ongoing uncertainty but historical one-time costs and archival/sample counts are approximate, producing moderate confidence.