SCP-8047
Hazardous
~
medium confidence
SCP-8047
Expected annual
$6.3M
One-time setup
$8.2M
Annual recurring
$6.1M
Personnel
22
Initial capital expenditures are dominated by construction of one or more BSL-3/4-style containment suites, HVAC and security systems, and specialized sterilization equipment; annual operating costs are driven by staff wages, R&D, and facilities maintenance. Contingency reserves for containment failures are low-probability but very high-cost.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $8.2M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $6.1M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$6.1M/yr
Normal year with routine operations, no major containment incidents.
Routine research and maintenance
No breaches or exposure incidents
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Minor Incident
$6.3M/yr
Localized exposure or small containment breach requiring medical treatment and targeted remediation.
Single-person exposure
Limited decontamination and localized cleanup
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Major Breach
$13.8M/yr
Significant containment failure in a facility or satellite site triggering multi-day remediation, rebuild and public-containment costs.
Facility PRENTISS event
Large-scale remediation and rebuild
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Catastrophic Breach
$105.9M/yr
Widespread escape or public incident requiring municipal/national response, mass quarantine, and very large remediation and legal costs.
Multi-site PRENTISS events
Public exposure and mass-response
Personnel
22 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Research Scientist | 3 | [#7] Senior parasitologists / molecular biologists to lead experiments and countermeasure development. |
| Research Technician | 6 | [#7] Laboratory technicians for husbandry, assays, sample prep and routine experiments. |
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 10 | [#8] 24/7 cleared armed security and rapid response guards for containment suites and transport. |
| Medical Officer | 1 | [#13] On-call medical monitoring and emergency treatment coordination. |
| Engineer / Maintenance | 1 | [#2, #3] HVAC, filtration and incinerator/autoclave maintenance and facility upkeep. |
| Administrative Staff | 1 | [#16, #19] Admin, legal liaison and personnel/records management for coverstory/permits/IT security. |
Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges allowing a reasoned mid-range estimate, but large ranges for both capital and contingency items (and significant low-probability/high-impact exposures) reduce precision.