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SCP-8061 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-8061
Expected annual
$2.0M
One-time setup
$1.0M
Annual recurring
$1.8M
Personnel
7
Estimated one-time startup costs are approximately $1,012,500 driven by facility hardening, suppression reserves, and lab instrumentation; recurring annual costs are approximately $1,728,450 driven primarily by staff wages, legal/cover operations, cyber monitoring, and medical/contingency reserves.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.0M
Contingency Suppression Reserve $500K
[#23] One-time reserve for large-scale takedowns, buyouts, relocation or expedited legal/PR actions.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $155K
[#4, #5] High-speed video / motion-capture purchase and force-measurement instrumentation / data acquisition systems (off-the-shelf range).
Facilities $112K
[#2, #3] Facility fit-out and testing-bay structural setup, reinforced walls/doors, soundproofing, flooring/padding and HVAC/electrical adjustments.
Rehabilitation Reserve One Time $100K
[#16] One-time reserve for severe long-term care cases.
Equipment $70K
[#6, #7, #20] Instrumented surrogate (dummy), initial protective gear and server/hardware purchases.
Legal Setup $30K
[#17] Initial legal retainer and NDA/gag-order drafting and setup costs.
Front Company Setup $15K
[#18] Setup costs for front company / cover organization, registration, initial branding and PR.
Training Development $15K
[#25] One-time SOP and training program development costs.
Access Control Install $15K
[#26] One-time installation of RFID/biometric readers and integrated access logging systems.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.8M/yr
Staff Wages $612K/yr
[#8, #9, #10, #11] Salaries & benefits for principal investigator, technical staff (2), data analyst (1), on-site medic, and security personnel (coverage/staffing).
Cover Story And Legal $242K/yr
[#17, #18, #24, #28] Ongoing legal retainer, front-company operations, controlled outreach/liaison grants and PR/mitigation budget.
Program Overhead $225K/yr
[#30] Accounting, HR, internal audits and administrative overhead (calculated as ~15% of payroll and operating costs).
Research And Monitoring $197K/yr
[#4, #5, #19, #20, #21, #29] Camera/sensor maintenance & calibration, cyber monitoring of online leaks, secure storage/compute, QA protocols, and long-term ethnographic monitoring.
Medical Imaging Reserve $100K/yr
[#15] Annual reserve for MRIs, CTs, emergency surgeries and acute-care imaging for injuries.
Rehabilitation Fund Contribution $100K/yr
[#16] Annual contribution to rehabilitation and long-term care fund for severe/chronic injuries.
Facility Lease $96K/yr
[#1] Commercial lease for discreet research facility (monthly lease scaled to $8k/mo baseline).
Recruitment And Stipends $40K/yr
[#13] Compensation, retainers and per-session stipends for elite candidate martial artists.
Supplies And Consumables $33K/yr
[#7, #14] Annual replenishment of protective consumables, disposables, adhesives, batteries and per-test operational consumables.
Logistics And Transport $30K/yr
[#27] Secure transport, per-trip secure travel, relocation and per-diem budget for remote tests and transfers.
Insurance And Liability $30K/yr
[#22] Professional and general liability premiums for personnel and equipment.
Outreach Liaison $30K/yr
[#24] Controlled collaborations, quiet subcontracts and small grants to accredited partners under cover.
Pr Mitigation $20K/yr
[#28] Rapid-response PR budget and prepared non-sensitive communications to minimize public exposure.
Background Checks $10K/yr
[#12] Ongoing background / psychological rescreening and random audits for staff and participants.
Facilities Maintenance $6K/yr
[#3] Annual replacement/repair budget for testing-bay surfaces, crash pads, sacrificial panels and general facility maintenance.
Sensor Calibration $5K/yr
[#5] Recurring calibration and QA for force plates, load cells and data acquisition systems.
Training Refreshers $5K/yr
[#25] Annual refresher training and SOP updates for staff safety and containment protocols.
Camera Maintenance $4K/yr
[#4] Annual calibration/maintenance costs for high-speed cameras and motion-capture hardware.
Access Control Maintenance $2K/yr
[#26] Annual maintenance for RFID/biometric access systems and logging integration.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.8M/yr
55.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents beyond routine testing and maintenance.
regular_testing routine_maintenance no_major_leak
🚨 Minor Incident $1.9M/yr
30.0% probability / year +$141K vs baseline
A significant on-site injury or accidental event requiring acute medical care and localized PR/legal action.
tester_injury emergency_surgery localized_containment_response
🚨 Major Breach $3.2M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$1.4M vs baseline
Public leak or viral spread requiring aggressive suppression, buyouts, relocation and large-scale legal/PR operations.
viral_leak public_exposure multi-jurisdiction_takedown
🚨 Research Scale Up $2.8M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$991K vs baseline
Decision/year to upgrade to a full robotic surrogate and expanded instrumentation for remote testing and reduced human risk.
robotic_surrogate_purchase large_capital_investment expanded_testing_program
👥 Personnel 7 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / Principal Investigator 1 [#8] Senior lead overseeing research, protocols and ethics.
Technician 2 [#9] Biomechanics/technical staff operating equipment and overseeing tests.
Data Analyst 1 [#9] Signal processing and data analysis specialist included in technical staffing.
Medical Officer 1 [#10] On-site medic/paramedic for tests and emergency response.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#11] On-site security to enforce access control and prevent curiosity-driven exposure.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges for most categories, allowing medium confidence in cost magnitudes; uncertainties remain around breach frequency, scope of suppression actions, and whether costly custom engineering (robotic surrogate or custom sensors) will be required.
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