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SCP-825 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-825
Expected annual
$790K
One-time setup
$546K
Annual recurring
$775K
Personnel
6
One-time containment and lab setup are moderate (~$546,500) driven by a secure vault, testing room, and research instrumentation; recurring costs (~$769,250/yr) are dominated by staff wages, medical coverage, and specialized research/monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $546K
Facilities $202K
[#1, #2, #19, #21] Secure artifact vault installation, climate controls and archival mounts (#1), dedicated testing/containment room build-out (#2), UPS/electrical upgrades (#19), containment signage and physical labeling (#21).
Equipment $186K
[#3, #4, #6, #15] CCTV and redundant recording hardware (#3), vitals/physiological monitoring equipment (#4), robotic/remote helmet-manipulation toolkit and teleoperated arm (#6), secure servers/storage hardware (#15).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $132K
[#5, #9, #14, #24] EEG/psychophysiology system + training (#5), initial SOP/training and documentation development (#9), metallurgical/initial artifact analysis (#14), initial specialized research program materials/testing baseline (#24).
Decommissioning And Transfer $20K
[#25] Emergency disposal/transfer planning and specialized transport containers (per-event planning capital).
Pharmacy Formulary Initial $6K
[#12] Initial sedatives/medication formulary and safe storage setup.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $775K/yr
Staff Wages $420K/yr
[#8, #16, #10] Salaries and benefits for research staff (PI, RAs/techs), Monitor(s), security officer(s), medical/psychiatric staff; includes psychologist/clinical time budgeted as internal cost per note.
On Site Medical Coverage $75K/yr
[#7] Standing part-time on-site medical coverage / nurse budget for test hours.
Research And Monitoring $72K/yr
[#3, #5, #14, #15, #24] Ongoing EEG/data-analysis software maintenance, secure data handling and backups, conservation inspections, and recurring specialized research program expenses.
Post Test Psych Care $60K/yr
[#11] Budget for immediate post-test debriefing, short-term therapy and multi-session follow-up for subjects; reserve for longer-term outpatient care (excludes severe hospitalization contingencies).
Ambulance Contract $30K/yr
[#7] Contracted ambulance/ER hookup and on-call emergency medical services.
Psychiatric Screening And Pretest Evals $30K/yr
[#10] Pre-test psychiatric screening budget (psychologist time / per-subject evaluations or internal psychologist allocation).
Long Duration Contingency Reserve $30K/yr
[#23] Per-event reserve for long-duration (>180 min) exposure outcomes (hospitalization, extended therapy, liability).
Cover Story And Legal $23K/yr
[#17, #20] Per-incident amnestic/cover-up reserve and recurring legal/compliance/internal ethics board review costs.
Facilities Maintenance $8K/yr
[#1, #19, #21] Climate-control and vault maintenance, HVAC/backup power upkeep, signage/seal replacements.
Supplies And Consumables $8K/yr
[#4, #13, #22] Vitals consumables (electrodes, cuffs), PPE and disposables per-test, small tools and replacement consumables inventory.
Incident Response Drills $6K/yr
[#18] Periodic emergency drills (overtime, simulated patients, consumables).
Conservation And Inspection $6K/yr
[#14] Annual conservator consultations, inspections and minor treatments to prevent corrosion/degradation.
Cctv And Recording Maintenance $3K/yr
[#3] Redundant recording storage, secure archive maintenance, and alarm integration upkeep.
Training And Sop Refresh $3K/yr
[#9] Annual refresher training, SOP updates, and documentation review for Monitors, security, and researchers.
Pharmacy Replenishment $1K/yr
[#12] Annual replenishment for sedatives, anxiolytics, antidotes, and emergency pharmaceuticals.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $775K/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine testing and maintenance; no major incidents.
scheduled research testing routine maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $794K/yr
8.0% probability / year +$19K vs baseline
Single small-scale exposure or medical incident requiring extra therapy, amnestic administration, and limited legal/cover-up actions.
single non-D personnel exposure short hospitalization / extra therapy limited amnestic administration
🚨 Major Breach $1.0M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$244K vs baseline
Larger accidental multi-person exposure or escalated psychological injury requiring hospitalization, broad amnestic campaigns, and legal/PR response.
accidental prolonged application multiple witness exposures hospitalization / legal escalation
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $944K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$169K vs baseline
Promising research outcome triggers immediate scale-up: new instrumentation purchase, temporary staffing increases, and expanded program costs.
experimental result drives expanded studies purchase of advanced teleoperated hardware temporary hiring of additional specialists
👥 Personnel 6 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist (PI) 1 [#16] Lead research role for study design and oversight.
Research Assistant / Technician 1 [#16] Lab support, test administration, data collection.
Monitor / Research Assistant 1 [#8] Test-time Monitor who remains 2 m away and observes subjects.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1 [#8] Trained security for test-time presence and periodic containment checks.
Medical Officer / Nurse 1 [#7] On-site medical coverage for tests and immediate response.
Psychologist 0.5 [#10] Psychiatric screening, pre/post-test evaluations (partial FTE or contract time).
Data Analyst / IT 0.5 [#15] Secure data handling, analysis, and server maintenance (fractional FTE or shared resource).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes are detailed with ranges for each line item, but many costs are highly dependent on testing frequency, incident rates, and program scale; per-incident liabilities are especially uncertain, so estimates have moderate confidence.
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