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SCP-799 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-799
Expected annual
$679K
One-time setup
$728K
Annual recurring
$662K
Personnel
1.48
Initial capital is approximately $728,000 driven primarily by containment cell construction, site HVAC upgrades and monitoring/imaging equipment; ongoing annual operations are approximately $661,734/year driven by staff wages, an active research/surveillance program, emergency readiness and a risk reserve.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $728K
Facilities $450K
[#1, #2] Assumes construction of 4 bio-containment cells at midpoint per-cell cost (~$75,000/cell) plus a site-level HVAC/HEPA upgrade (midpoint).
Equipment $242K
[#3, #4, #11, #14, #18] Per-cell monitoring hardware (4 cells), central monitoring consoles, portable X-ray and imaging hardware, secure transport vehicle purchase, and stock of reusable containment crates/furniture (midpoint estimates).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $36K
[#11, #16, #22] Microscopes/pathology bench, dedicated sample freezer for storage, and initial SOP/LIMS/process development (one-time development costs).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $662K/yr
Research And Monitoring $274K/yr
[#11, #12, #16, #17, #22, #24, #25] Laboratory testing/sequencing budgets, off-site surveillance program, long-term research program baseline, LIMS/admin license costs, imaging/calibration maintenance, sample storage consumables, training refreshers, and inventory growth/expansion savings.
Staff Wages $143K/yr
[#7, #8, #9] Supervisory scientist (program fraction budgeted), incremental per-specimen research/containment technician time (0.02 FTE/specimen), and one dedicated security guard position (salary+benefits).
Risk Reserve $110K/yr
[#21] Contingency/reserve (20% of annual operating costs) for large or unexpected incidents, litigation, or mass remediation as recommended.
Cover Story And Legal $50K/yr
[#19] Annual contingency reserve for per-incident amnestic/legal/PR costs and modest witness management; intended as a program-level reserve for typical small-to-medium incidents.
Emergency Response $30K/yr
[#15] Rapid-response team drills, equipment replacement, annual training and medical standby for containment incidents.
Facilities Maintenance $15K/yr
[#2, #4] HVAC/HEPA filter replacement, site-level HVAC maintenance and central monitoring IT/storage maintenance (annual).
Waste Disposal $10K/yr
[#13] Hazardous waste disposal, incineration/autoclave contracts, manifests for used PPE and removed biological material (site-level contract estimate).
Medical And Occupational Health $10K/yr
[#20] Staff medical monitoring, baseline screening and post-exposure care program costs (program-wide estimate).
Logistics And Transport $5K/yr
[#14] Per-transfer operational costs (vehicle fuel/maintenance, personnel for occasional transfers) amortized as occasional events.
Ppe And Entry Supplies $5K/yr
[#10] Site-level PPE, disposable entry supplies, disinfectants and sealed sample bags replenished annually.
Surge Response Fund $5K/yr
[#18] Annual allocation to cover occasional temporary cell rental/retrofit or rapid surge capacity when offspring appear.
Energy Overhead $3K/yr
[#23] Incremental electricity for HVAC, cameras and sensors (assumes 4 cells at midpoint per-cell energy cost).
Monitoring Comm Maintenance $1K/yr
[#3] Small recurring communications/maintenance for per-cell monitoring hardware (network/storage/repairs).
Supplies And Consumables $745/yr
[#5, #6] Routine feeding consumables (assumes internal dust collection where possible) and dust bagging/janitorial supplies for collection.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $662K/yr
87.5% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, surveillance, and no major incidents.
no breaches routine sampling and maintenance occasional transfers only
🚨 Minor Incident $712K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Small civilian exposure or single-specimen incident requiring local response, amnestics and limited reparations.
local exposure single witness requiring amnestic small legal/PR response
🚨 Major Breach $962K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Containment breach or multi-victim incident requiring major emergency response, multiple medical treatments and significant legal action.
multi-victim exposure large retrieval/transport operation extensive legal claims
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $1.9M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline
Severe multi-site exposure, protracted litigation or public revelation requiring large-scale remediation, litigation settlements, and program scaling.
public exposure with multiple casualties lawsuits or media exposure mass remediation required
👥 Personnel 1.48 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 0.4 Program-level supervisory scientist (0.25–0.5 FTE allocated to program; budgeted as partial-year effort).
Research / Containment Technician 0.08 Per-specimen incremental technician time (0.02 FTE/specimen × 4 specimens ≈ 0.08 FTE; ~42 hours/year per specimen aggregated).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1.0 One dedicated security guard post for the containment wing (salary+benefits budgeted).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide per-item ranges and clear drivers (per-cell capital, per-specimen recurring costs, and event-driven legal/response costs), enabling midpoint estimates; uncertainty remains in specimen count scaling, frequency of adverse incidents, and program ambition for research/surveillance, so confidence is medium.
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