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SCP-8026 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-8026
Expected annual
$1.2M
One-time setup
$1.1M
Annual recurring
$1.2M
Personnel
6.75
One-time setup costs are modest (~$1.05M) dominated by contingency/reserve and optional vehicle purchase; recurring annual costs are dominated by staff wages and research/medical monitoring (~$1.19M/year). Main cost drivers are security staffing, psychiatric/medical monitoring, long-term research budgets, and contingency planning for memetic escalation.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.1M
Contingency Reserve $625K
[#23] One-time contingency/emergency reserve allocation for unexpected scaling (mass exposure, relocation, mass hospitalization).
Facilities $135K
[#1, #15] Locker/vault upgrade and decontamination/quarantine suite buildout (structural/installation work).
Transport Vehicle Purchase $100K
[#18] Optional purchase/retrofit of a dedicated secure transport vehicle (alternative to per-move contracting).
Equipment $88K
[#2, #4, #5, #13, #16, #14] Custom display case, touch/contact sensors installation, CCTV/IR cameras, remote handling manipulator, emergency response kit, initial PPE procurement.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $72K
[#12, #30] Testing suite/observation room buildout and initial psychometric software/license procurement/setup costs.
Initial Clearances $30K
[#25] Initial background checks and security clearances for ~20 personnel (one-time upfront vetting).
Sop Documentation Procurement $2K
[#26] Initial SOP creation, signage, documentation and printing costs.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.2M/yr
Staff Wages $550K/yr
[#7, #8, #9, #28] 4 FTE security guards (~$200k), 1 FTE research scientist (~$120k), 1 FTE psychiatrist (~$175k), and archival/records staff (0.75 FTE ~ $55k).
Research And Monitoring $292K/yr
[#11, #20, #30] Medical monitoring (EEG/MRI/bloodwork) and conservative long-term research program budget plus recurring psychometric license/support.
Per Patient Psychotherapy $117K/yr
[#10] Per-subject contracted psychotherapy for cohort of 10 subjects at ~$11,700/yr each (assumption: cohort size referenced in notes).
Cover Story And Legal $65K/yr
[#22] Legal counsel, cover-story maintenance, public-affairs baseline retainer and PR work.
Chronic Care Reserve $50K/yr
[#31] Budgeted reserve for potential long-term medical/psychiatric care for chronic cases (conservative planning).
Subject Compensation $40K/yr
[#21] Recruitment and participant compensation for longitudinal cohort (~10 subjects; midpoint estimate).
Data Security $22K/yr
[#19] IT security measures, audits, air-gapping/encryption controls for research systems and patient records.
Decontamination Quarantine Operations $18K/yr
[#15] Operational costs for quarantine/isolation suite (short-term care, staffing, consumables).
Emergency Drills $10K/yr
[#17] Annual emergency response training and live drills for security, medical and research staff.
Logistics And Transport $6K/yr
[#18] Baseline contracted secure transport per-transfer (assumes ~1 transfer/year as a budgeted recurring cost).
Facilities Maintenance $6K/yr
[#4, #27] Annual maintenance for touch/contact detection systems and service/calibration contracts.
Video Data Storage And Review $3K/yr
[#6] Secure encrypted video/data storage, archival rotation and staff time for footage review and logging.
Security Clearance Renewals $3K/yr
[#25] Periodic background-check/clearance renewal budget (approximate recurring estimate).
Supplies And Consumables $3K/yr
[#3, #14, #16] Microfiber cloth replacements, PPE consumables/sterilization, and emergency pharmacological stock replenishment.
Sop Updates And Refresher Trainings $1K/yr
[#26] Annual SOP updates, signage refreshes and refresher training materials.
Utilities $650/yr
[#29] Incremental utilities (HVAC/power) for containment locker and monitoring equipment.
Incident Response Per Incident $0/yr
[#24] Per-incident lockdown/response costs (~$100k–500k) are modeled in cost_scenarios rather than fully budgeted into baseline recurring costs.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.2M/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with routine research, monitoring, and maintenance; no major incidents or leaks.
routine_research no_unauthorized_contact no_uncontrolled_exposures
🚨 Minor Incident $1.6M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$450K vs baseline
Localized unauthorized contact or single-subject severe reaction requiring lockdown, short hospital stays, overtime staffing and PR/legal response.
unauthorized_contact subject_self-exposure localized_memetic_effects
🚨 Major Incident $2.7M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant breach or discovery of contagious/long-term memetic effects requiring mass counseling/hospitalization, heavy PR/legal action and use of contingency reserve.
mass_exposure widespread_memetic_spread public_leak
👥 Personnel 6.75 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#7] Four FTE guards for 24/7 coverage (included in staff wages).
Research Scientist 1 [#8] One full-time research scientist to run tests and manage protocols.
On-site Psychiatrist 1 [#9] One FTE psychiatrist (on-site) for weekly sessions and follow-up care.
Records Manager / Archivist 0.75 [#28] 0.5–1.0 FTE records/archival staff (budgeted as 0.75 FTE in staff wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are order-of-magnitude based on analyst notes; recurring staffing and research costs are well-defined but many items (cohort size, frequency of transfers, whether vehicle is purchased, and the probability/severity of memetic escalation) are uncertain, producing moderate confidence.
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