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SCP-8387 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-8387
Expected annual
$305K
One-time setup
$554K
Annual recurring
$280K
Personnel
3
One-time setup (containment cell, equipment, legal and contingency reserve) totals roughly $370k; recurring annual costs center on research, staff wages, facilities and security, about $280k/yr in a proactive program.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $554K
Equipment $251K
[#2, #3, #4, #8, #9, #10, #13, #15, #18, #20, #22] HVAC installation, monitoring/CCTV systems, rugged workstation, security vetting (initial hires), decon-station installation, autoclave capital (if in‑house), conservation/stabilization kit, secure storage deployment, emergency response kit/training, initial legal/cover paperwork, and held contingency reserve (equipment/one-time items and held funds).
Contingency Reserve $100K
[#22] Held contingency reserve for anomalous escalation (rapid containment upgrade, transfer, or emergency scale-up).
Facilities $95K
[#1] Containment cell build/upgrade (reinforced door, finishes, observation window, restraint mounts).
Legal Cover Initial $40K
[#20] Initial cover-story setup, records suppression, and family liaison legal costs.
Autoclave Capital $38K
[#10] Optional on-site autoclave/incinerator capital cost (if performed in-house); included as a one-time equipment option.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $24K
[#6, #12] Initial textbook/library purchases and small laboratory equipment (microscope, centrifuge, refrigerated storage) for onsite pathology if needed.
Security Vetting $7K
[#8] One-time background checks / vetting assumed for initial hires (mid-range aggregate).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $280K/yr
Research And Monitoring $101K/yr
[#5, #11, #15, #16] Institutional journal subscriptions, pathology sampling and routine assays, data capture/storage/transcription operational costs, and bench/experiment funds (non-salary portion of research program).
Staff Wages $75K/yr
[#7, #16] Caretaker/technician session coverage and partial research staff salary allocation (caretaker sessions ~300 hrs/yr + research staff FTE fractions).
Facilities Maintenance $37K/yr
[#2, #3, #12, #18, #21] HVAC energy & filter replacement, monitoring/recording maintenance/storage, small-lab equipment maintenance, emergency kit refresh, and pro-rated site utilities/admin/facility depreciation.
Security Overhead $20K/yr
[#8] Pro-rated share of site security operations and access-control management allocated to SCP-8387.
Supplies And Consumables $10K/yr
[#6, #9, #10, #13, #14] Stationery replacements, PPE and decontamination consumables, contracted biohazard pickups (if not using autoclave), occasional conservation materials, and replacement of degraded books/personal effects.
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#19] Travel/per-diem/accommodation for external consults and occasional specialist visits.
Contingency Topup $10K/yr
[#22] Recommended annual top-up to replenish contingency/reserve funds for anomalous escalation scenarios.
Counseling And Medical $6K/yr
[#17] Psychological counseling, memetic screening, and routine medical monitoring for staff interacting with SCP-8387 (including amnestic supply contingency estimates).
Cover Story And Legal $6K/yr
[#20] Ongoing legal/cover maintenance, family liaison and low-level record adjustments.
It Support $5K/yr
[#4] IT support, security monitoring, and segmented-network maintenance for the dedicated workstation.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $280K/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with scheduled sessions, routine research, maintenance, and no major incidents.
regular_recreational_sessions scheduled_sampling_and_maintenance no breaches_or_escalations
🚨 Minor Incident $305K/yr
7.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
Limited containment incident (localized contamination, small cell repairs, short emergency response).
localized_contamination short_emergency_response minor_cell_repairs
🚨 Research Scaleup $480K/yr
8.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Proactive expansion of research (larger program, extra staffing, more experiments and specialist consults).
funded_research_push multiple_consultants expanded_experiments_and_publication_effort
🚨 Major Breach $630K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$350K vs baseline
Significant containment failure or anomalous escalation requiring rapid transfer, major upgrades, legal/cover response and large-scale remediation.
containment_breach anomalous_escalation public_exposure_risk
👥 Personnel 3 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 1 Dedicated PI or senior researcher (may be part-time on SCP-8387); salary portion included in recurring research funding [#16].
Research Technician / Assistant 1 Provides sample prep, data capture, and assists sessions; supports caretaker activities and lab work [#7, #16].
Caretaker / Research Assistant 1 Performs the twice-every-48-hour recreational sessions, escorting, logging, and decontamination; costed as session-hours (~300 hrs/yr) rather than full FTE [#7].
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes are detailed and map to concrete hardware and staffing needs, but many items are presented as wide ranges and site-specific factors (existing infrastructure, in-house autoclave vs contracted disposal) materially change totals, so estimates carry moderate uncertainty.
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