SCP-8142 — SCP-8142 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-8142 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-8142

Expected annual

$1.0M

One-time setup

$970K

Annual recurring

$966K

Personnel

Estimated one-time setup costs total approximately $969,500 driven by PSG lab setup, contingency reserves, and secure systems; recurring annual costs are roughly $913,000/yr driven primarily by dedicated research salaries, lab operations, and administrative/IT/security overhead.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $970K

Research Contingency Fund $350K

[#20] One-time reserve for escalation or novel experimental approaches.

Pr Public Relations Contingency $125K

[#18] Contingency PR/cover-story fund reserved for emergency response to leaks.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $100K

[#5] PSG lab research equipment (multi-channel EEG, video/audio, staging equipment).

Incident Reporting System $100K

[#1] Development and secure deployment of hardened incident-reporting & case-management system.

Facilities $60K

[#5] PSG lab room retrofits, soundproofing and staging area.

Legal Incident Contingency $60K

[#17] Contingency legal fees for incident-response (one-time contingency reserve).

Vr Lab Equipment $60K

[#21] Optional VR/stimulus lab equipment (one-time).

Forensic Recording Equipment $28K

[#15] High-grade encrypted cameras and mounts for incident capture (one-time purchase).

Data Storage Servers $25K

[#9] One-time purchase of secure server hardware for EEG/imaging storage (alternative to cloud).

Archive Vault Prep $20K

[#23] One-time physical vault prep for long-term records.

Sop And Documentation $15K

[#2] SOP drafting, pocket cards, consent forms and printing distribution.

Sleep Monitoring Wearables $15K

[#4] Purchase of ~50 ambulatory sleep-monitoring devices.

Training Rollout $12K

[#3] Initial staff training rollout (instructor fees, materials).

Equipment $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $966K/yr

Staff Wages $375K/yr

[#7] Dedicated research team salaries (approx. 3 FTEs: PI, neuroscientist, EEG tech) including benefits/overhead.

Administrative Overhead $105K/yr

[#24] Misc administrative overhead, utilities, benefits allocation (~15–30% of direct costs; midpoint).

Research And Monitoring $80K/yr

[#5] PSG lab recurring ops: tech staffing & maintenance and day-to-day lab operations (custom psg_lab_ops).

Hr Incident Administration $60K/yr

[#12] HR and incident-administration staffing (0.5–1.0 FTE midpoint).

Cover Story And Legal $52K/yr

[#17] Annual legal retainer and routine counsel for containment-related issues.

Legal Retainer $52K/yr

[#17] Annual portion of legal retainer (midpoint retainer cost included here).

Diagnostic Imaging $42K/yr

[#6] Budget for MRI/fMRI/PET scans (approx. 20 scans/yr, midpoint estimate).

Participant Compensation $35K/yr

[#8] Payments and recruitment incentives for study participants (approx. midpoint).

It Security Compliance $28K/yr

[#16] IT security, penetration testing, IDS/IPS and SIEM monitoring.

Logistics And Transport $25K/yr

[#19] Travel and multi-site coordination costs.

Mental Health Support $20K/yr

[#10] Counseling services / EAP coverage and post-encounter debrief support.

Medical Evaluations $20K/yr

[#11] On-call medical/psychiatric consult budget for reported encounters.

Lost Productivity $18K/yr

[#13] Administrative downtime and lost productivity per encounter (example scale: 100encounters/yr).

Storage And Licenses $12K/yr

[#9] Recurring secure backups, cloud storage and analysis software licenses.

Incident Reporting System Maintenance $10K/yr

[#1] Recurring hosting/maintenance and security auditing for the incident-reporting system.

Ethics Oversight $8K/yr

[#22] Administration and honoraria for IRB/Ethics reviewers.

Supplies And Consumables $6K/yr

[#14] EEG electrodes, paste, disposables, PPE and sanitization consumables.

Vr Content Development $5K/yr

[#21] Recurring content development for VR/stimulus experiments.

Long Term Archiving $4K/yr

[#23] Recurring digital archiving and physical records maintenance.

Staff Training $3K/yr

[#3] Annual refresher training and awareness sessions.

Wearable Replacement $3K/yr

[#4] Device replacement and consumables for ambulatory wearables.

Sop Updates $2K/yr

[#2] Annual SOP updates and legal review.

Facilities Maintenance $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $966K/yr

80.0% probability / year

Normal year with steady research, monitoring, and administrative operations; no major incidents or escalations.

steady_reporting no_public_exposure

🚨 Minor Incident $1.1M/yr

15.0% probability / year +$168K vs baseline

A localized leak or unauthorized disclosure requiring legal and PR response and limited extra counseling or audits.

data_leak unauthorized_disclosure media_inquiry

🚨 Major Escalation $2.1M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$1.1M vs baseline

Phenomenon escalates or multi-site controlled research is launched, triggering rapid scale-up, use of contingency R&D funds, and significant hiring/equipment purchases.

multi-site_outbreak research_scale_up urgent_R&D

👥 Personnel 3 total

Role	Count	Notes
Research Scientist / PI	1	[#7] Principal investigator leading studies (included in staff_wages).
Neuroscientist / Clinical Neurophysiologist	1	[#7] Specialist for imaging/EEG analysis (included in staff_wages).
Research Technician / EEG Tech	1	[#7] Technician for PSG and ambulatory device management (included in staff_wages).

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, but many items are range-based and contingent on policy choices (minimal vs. aggressive research), so mid-range estimates are used.

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