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SCP-815 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-815
Expected annual
$480K
One-time setup
$404K
Annual recurring
$476K
Personnel
3
One-time setup costs are modest (~$404k) driven by equipment, research instrumentation, and a contingency seed fund; recurring annual costs (~$476k/yr) are dominated by personnel, legal/administrative overhead, and ongoing research/contingency budgets.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $404K
Seed Reserve Fund $200K
[#19] One-time recommended contingency/reserve seed to cover worst-case failures and rapid response.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $93K
[#5, #6] High-speed imaging, DAQ and sensors; initial stock of anthropomorphic test heads/instrumented surrogates.
Equipment $72K
[#2, #3, #4, #15] Access-control hardware (biometric/keypad) and integration, CCTV/NVR and camera install, remote-opening robotic manipulator/enclosure, NAS/server hardware (one-time).
Ethical Oversight Setup $25K
[#20] Setup costs for IRB/ethical-compliance and independent-review infrastructure.
Facilities $8K
[#1] Heavy-duty secure locker installation, reinforced mounting and basic tamper sensors.
Initial Training $6K
[#16] Initial SOP/PPE training and materials for staff handling the object area.
On Site Operating Room Capital $0
[#8] Option to build a permanent on-site trauma/OR capability; not purchased in baseline (using contracted on-call services instead).
Destruction Equipment Purchase $0
[#18] Capital purchase of high-capacity incinerator/furnace is optional; baseline assumes contract disposal if needed.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $476K/yr
Staff Wages $225K/yr
[#9] Salaries and benefits for 1 full-time researcher and 2 technicians assigned to SCP-815.
Cover Story And Legal $80K/yr
[#12] Legal retainer, confidentiality/cover-story maintenance and PR contingency budgeting.
Research And Monitoring $50K/yr
[#11] Annual research budget for imaging/analysis, materials testing, and ongoing experimental phases.
Class D Or Volunteer Program Admin $50K/yr
[#10] Administrative, IRB and program overhead if volunteer/Class-D administrative systems are used; baseline includes conservative admin overhead.
Reserve Replenishment $25K/yr
[#19] Annual replenishment target for contingency/reserve funds following incidents or equipment replacement.
Medical Emergency Response On Call Contract $10K/yr
[#8] Contracted on-call emergency medical/trauma stabilization capability (baseline expected annual cost for occasional callouts).
Compliance And Ethical Oversight Recurring $10K/yr
[#20] Recurring compliance, external review and IRB administrative costs.
Training And Drills $8K/yr
[#16, #22] Recurring refresher training and tabletop/field drills to rehearse SOPs and incident response.
Supplies And Consumables $6K/yr
[#6, #7, #17] Consumable replacement for surrogates (prosthetics), biohazard PPE/disinfectants and decon consumables, mechanical rig parts (glovebox gloves, seals, filters).
Incident Investigation $4K/yr
[#13] Expected baseline annual expense for evidence preservation, internal audits and root-cause investigations (averaged).
Psychological Support $3K/yr
[#23] Counseling and post-incident psychological care for staff and witnesses (baseline expected level).
Logistics And Transport $2K/yr
[#14] Expected minimal annual secure transfer/transport costs (infrequent transfers accounted for at baseline).
Data Storage And Backup $2K/yr
[#3, #15] Ongoing secure storage, backup and archival costs for high-speed video and sensor data.
Facilities Maintenance $2K/yr
[#21] Routine inspection, battery replacement for access systems, minor HVAC/power maintenance for containment cell.
Disposal Per Event Fund $0/yr
[#18] Per-event destruction/disposal costs (contracted) are budgeted on demand; baseline assumes no scheduled disposals.
Forensic Autopsy Fund $0/yr
[#24] Per-autopsy costs are covered on demand; baseline assumes no fatalities requiring autopsy in an average year.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $476K/yr
93.9% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with routine operations, scheduled research and no major incidents.
no accidental activations remote-only handling no major legal claims
🚨 Minor Incident $491K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$15K vs baseline
Single minor unauthorized activation or contamination event requiring contracted decon, investigation and small medical/PR actions.
accidental activation with no major injury localized contamination small PR/legal follow-up
🚨 Major Incident $676K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Severe injury to a human subject or staff requiring emergency surgery, ICU care, extensive investigation and legal/settlement costs.
human activation with severe facial trauma surgical ICU care required legal claims and extended follow-up
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $1.5M/yr
0.1% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Fatality or widely-exposed incident leading to major litigation, PR response, large settlements and possible emergency containment replacement.
fatality public exposure/leak large-scale legal/settlement action
👥 Personnel 3 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 1 [#9] Lead researcher responsible for experiments, protocols and oversight; ~ $130,000 of the staff_wages budget.
Research Technician 2 [#9] Technicians to operate rigs, remote manipulators, run data acquisition and maintain surrogates; remaining portion of staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Cost ranges are grounded in concrete equipment and medical/legal ranges from the analyst notes, but uncertainty remains around incident frequency, choice between contracting vs building in-house OR, and potential high-variance settlement or medical costs.
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