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SCP-8289 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-8289
Expected annual
$2.0M
One-time setup
$844K
Annual recurring
$2.0M
Personnel
10.5
One-time setup and refit costs are moderately large (~$844,000) driven by access/control hardware, telepresence, and an initial research push. Recurring annual costs are dominated by staff wages, security, and an ongoing research/monitoring program, totaling about $1,957,500/yr (including contingency reserve).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $844K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $300K
[#9] One-time characterization push and associated lab/instrumentation for initial undefined-behavior research.
Equipment $264K
[#3, #5, #6, #7, #8, #12, #15, #17] Access-control hardware and integration components, sensors/cameras, telepresence robots, rapid-deploy containment units, UPS/generator hardware, initial cybersecurity hardening, secure server/backup, and initial PPE stock.
Facilities $145K
[#16, #21, #8] Physical alterations/refit and permanent decommissioning/demolition options plus site tie-in costs for generator/critical-power.
Booking Software Development $125K
[#4] Custom hardened calendar/booking software development, QA and secure deployment (one-time development costs).
Sop Development $10K
[#14] One-time SOP drafting and semiohazard-specific procedure development.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.0M/yr
Staff Wages $840K/yr
[#1, #2] Indeterminates Research Group salaries (PI, researchers, sysadmin, 0.5 FTE clinician) and 24/7 trained site security/rapid-response team (6 FTE-equivalents).
Research And Monitoring $569K/yr
[#4, #9, #15, #18, #19, #20, #22] Baseline research program funding, hosting for booking system, archival maintenance, forensic/sample-analysis budget, external audits, estimated opportunity cost/productivity loss (moderate usage scenario), and recurring crisis-communications budgeting.
Contingency Reserve $392K/yr
[#23] Contingency / risk premium reserve (25% of baseline recurring subtotal) to cover heavy-tailed unknowns, litigation, or large upgrades after incidents.
Cybersecurity And It $60K/yr
[#12, #4] Ongoing SOC/monitoring, intrusion detection, pen-testing and secure-operations for booking system and related IT.
Cover Story And Legal $40K/yr
[#13] Legal counsel, record redaction, and cover-story maintenance costs.
Supplies And Consumables $32K/yr
[#10, #11, #6, #17] Psychological screening/testing and post-exposure medical tests, D-class/test-subject handling per-entry costs, telepresence/robot maintenance consumables, PPE replacement and sterilization.
Training And Drills $15K/yr
[#14] Annual incident-response drills, staff training, and SOP refresh exercises.
Facilities Maintenance $6K/yr
[#5, #8] Sensor maintenance/storage and UPS/generator fuel & test-cycle upkeep.
Logistics And Transport $5K/yr
[#22] General transport/relocation logistics budget for short-term moves and material transport during minor incidents.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.0M/yr
95.0% probability / year
Normal year with planned operations, routine monitoring, and no major incidents.
routine_operations no_major_incident
🚨 Minor Incident $2.0M/yr
4.0% probability / year +$80K vs baseline
Localized containment/IT incident requiring additional forensics, repairs, temporary relocation and overtime response.
unauthorized_entry calendar_software_exploit localized_equipment_failure
🚨 Major Breach $2.4M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$400K vs baseline
Sustained or escalatory breach requiring large-scale response, potential decommissioning, legal action, and major containment upgrades.
sustained_unauthorized_occupancy escalating_undefined_behavior major_systemic_failure
👥 Personnel 10.5 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / PI 1 [#1] Senior researcher (PI) responsible for oversight, included in staff wages.
Research Scientist 2 [#1] Full-time researchers (2 FTE) included in staff wages.
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#1] Systems/automation engineer to maintain booking automation and integration.
Medical Officer / Clinical Specialist 0.5 [#1, #10] 0.5 FTE clinician for behavioral/medical screening and post-exposure monitoring.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#2] 24/7 site security / rapid-response coverage (2 per shift × 3 shifts) with training and benefits included in staff wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Many line items include wide ranges and policy choices (extent of research, whether to seal the room, and assumed meeting relocation frequency). Salary and security estimates are specific, but opportunity cost and contingency sizing introduce significant variance; medium confidence overall.
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