SCP-8187 — SCP-8187 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-8187 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-8187

Expected annual

$678K

One-time setup

$211K

Annual recurring

$666K

Personnel

One-time setup estimated at $210,900 for storage, initial research kit and contingency; recurring baseline annual costs ~ $666,000 driven primarily by D-Class program overhead, staff wages, forensic autopsies/morgue & per-test operations.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $211K

Initial Research And Lab Setup $102K

[#7, #21] Initial consumable stock for wet-plate work and baseline specialized neurological research equipment (modest setup).

Contingency Fund $50K

[#22] One-time contingency reserve fund for emergency remediation or rapid response.

Facilities $23K

[#1, #6] Environmental controls, secure locker upgrades and installation of local exhaust/ventilation.

Equipment $20K

[#2, #5, #17] Access control/CCTV, portable darkroom hardware, and IT/setup equipment.

Staff Hiring And Training $5K

[#10] One-time hiring/training costs for specialist wet-plate photographer/technician (onboarding, initial training).

Sop And Training $3K

[#18] Initial SOP development and group training session setup costs.

Conservation Assessment $2K

[#4] Initial professional conservator assessment / stabilization visit.

Security Initial Setup $2K

[#13] Initial security assignment/setup costs for evidence custody and test-day coverage.

Evidence Archive Buildout $2K

[#16] Initial archival build-out and mounting supplies for photographic cards.

Ppe Outfit $1K

[#9] Initial chemical PPE, respirators and spill kits to outfit the team.

Camera Spares $1K

[#25] One-time spares/toolkit for the antique camera and small tools.

Archival Enclosure Materials $700

[#3] Acid-free padding, archival boxes/sleeves and initial mounting supplies.

Secure Transport Vehicle $0

[#20] Optional vehicle purchase listed in notes; baseline assumes internal/site transport (no vehicle purchase).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $666K/yr

Staff Wages $250K/yr

[#10, #11, #13] Salaries/allocated annual costs: wet-plate technician/photographer, allocated medical staff time, and dedicated security staffing (2 guards).

D Class Program $200K/yr

[#12] Allocated recurring overhead for maintaining a D-Class pool sufficient for testing cadence (procurement, housing, guards).

Forensic Autopsy $75K/yr

[#14] Forensic autopsy, neuropathology, imaging and toxicology for fatal subjects (annualized by test cadence).

Morgue And Coverup $50K/yr

[#15] Morgue storage, processing, disposal and per-incident cover-up costs (annualized).

Research And Monitoring $22K/yr

[#4, #21] Ongoing conservation visits and modest ongoing neurological research project consumables/facility fees.

Cover Story And Legal $20K/yr

[#15, #23] Recurring budget for legal/records-management cover operations, basic ongoing obfuscation and administrative legal expenses.

Test Prep Cleanup $7K/yr

[#19] Per-test prep/cleanup labor and consumables annualized for baseline cadence.

Medical Oncall $6K/yr

[#11] Per-test standby/overtime medical coverage annualized for baseline testing cadence.

Security Overtime $6K/yr

[#13] Per-test overtime/assignment for security beyond baseline salaries (annualized).

Transport And Courier $5K/yr

[#20] Recurring per-movement transport/courier costs for secure transfers between storage and test location.

Cyber Physical Audits $5K/yr

[#24] Background checks, clearance renewals, and periodic security/audit budget.

Supplies And Consumables $4K/yr

[#3, #5, #7] Ongoing archival consumables, darkroom maintenance supplies, and per-test wet-plate reagents/plates (annualized).

Facilities Maintenance $3K/yr

[#1, #6] Environmental monitoring, calibration, HVAC/exhaust filter replacement and basic locker utilities.

Hazardous Waste Disposal $3K/yr

[#8] Licensed hazardous-waste hauling, on-site neutralization and disposal for silver-bearing solutions and solvents.

Psychological Aftercare $2K/yr

[#27] Recurring counseling, screening and aftercare for staff involved in operations.

It And Recordkeeping $2K/yr

[#17] Recurring IT/security/backup and secure database maintenance for logs and image records.

Training $2K/yr

[#18] Annual refresher training, SOP updates and security briefings.

Security Monitoring $1K/yr

[#2] Ongoing CCTV storage, tamper-alert monitoring and access-log retention costs.

Conservation Services $1K/yr

[#4] Periodic conservator visits / small maintenance visits (annualized).

Evidence Curation $1K/yr

[#16] Recurring archival storage, cataloging and restricted-access curation.

Energy And Overhead $1K/yr

[#26] Marginal electricity, refrigeration and facility overhead attributable to storage/tests.

Ppe Replacement $500/yr

[#9] Annual replacement of chemical PPE and replenishment of spill kits.

Camera Maintenance $500/yr

[#25] Ongoing small repairs, cleaning and occasional lens servicing for the antique camera.

Darkroom Maintenance $300/yr

[#5] Maintenance and minor servicing for portable darkroom equipment and fume extraction.

Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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Per Test Marginal Costs $0/yr

[#28] Aggregate per-test marginal cost range noted; specific per-test components are allocated across supplies, autopsy, morgue, medical_oncall, security_overtime, and test_prep_cleanup.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $666K/yr

93.0% probability / year

Normal uneventful year at baseline testing cadence with routine maintenance and scheduled testing.

scheduled_testing routine_maintenance

🚨 Minor Incident $746K/yr

5.0% probability / year +$80K vs baseline

Accidental chemical spill, contamination or limited exposure requiring cleanup, minor legal action, and use of contingency.

chemical_spill local_contamination minor_exposure

🚨 Research Scaleup $1.1M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$400K vs baseline

Decision to aggressively pursue mechanism research, requiring major equipment purchases and expanded research staffing for the year.

funding_approval scale_up_research

👥 Personnel 5 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	2	[#13] Two dedicated guards assigned for custody and test-day coverage (salaried).
Research Scientist / Conservator	1	[#4, #21] Conservator / research lead (part-time/allocated) for conservation and basic research coordination.
Wet-plate Photographer / Technician	1	[#5, #10] Specialist wet-plate technician/photographer (full-time or dedicated contractor equivalent).
Medical Officer	1	[#11] Nurse/medic allocated for tests and standby coverage (salaried allocation).
Administrative Staff	0	[#17, #18] Administrative and records tasks are absorbed into existing site staff / IT budgets (no dedicated new FTE assumed).

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates use analyst-provided ranges and a plausible baseline testing cadence; uncertainty remains around actual test frequency, D-Class pool sizing, and Foundation choices about pursuing full research scale-up.

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