SCP-8575 — SCP-8575 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-8575 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-8575

Expected annual

$548K

One-time setup

$2.7M

Annual recurring

$535K

Personnel

0.95

One-time capital and contingency items dominate (MRI purchase/installation, freezer, containment kit, and reserves) while annual costs are driven by specialized personnel, MRI/equipment maintenance, ongoing investigative research, and legal/cover-story expenditures.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.7M

Equipment $2.2M

[#3, #9] High-field MRI purchase + installation/shielding ($2,150,000) and ultra-low freezer purchase (midpoint ~$17,500)

Contingency Reserve $300K

[#20] General contingency reserve for adverse outcomes, litigation, compensation or buyouts (one-time reserve)

Contingency Containment Kit $100K

[#16] Mobile containment / physical contingency kit purchase (one-time)

Surgical Procedure $75K

[#4] Contingency one-time cost per surgical removal event (routine/complex case estimate used for budgeting)

Initial Research And Lab Setup $25K

[#5, #6] Initial pathology / histology / IHC and initial advanced molecular analyses (diagnostic sequencing/proteomics) estimated combined

Legal Incident Contingency $20K

[#12] One-time incident-response allocation for legal/cover-story on initial setup

Forensic Identification Startup $15K

[#7] One-time forensic/software startup costs (database access, licensing, forensic artist startup)

Secure It Setup $15K

[#11] Hardened server, secure EMR configuration and initial secure backups (one-time setup)

Security Vetting Initial $15K

[#17] Initial background vetting / clearance processing for access roster (estimated)

Facilities $10K

[#2] Badge-controlled clinic retrofit and access-control installation (one-time retrofit)

Surveillance Installation $6K

[#18] Camera installation and on-site encrypted capture hardware (one-time)

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $535K/yr

Equipment Maintenance $150K/yr

[#3] Annual maintenance contract for high-field MRI (midpoint estimate)

Staff Wages $135K/yr

[#8] Partial FTE allocations: 0.2 FTE pathologist, 0.25 FTE radiologist, 0.5 FTE research tech (combined salary fractions)

Research And Monitoring $90K/yr

[#1, #7, #21] Ongoing medical surveillance (clinic visits + scheduled MRIs ~$5,200/yr), ongoing forensic/investigation ~$10,000/yr, long-term investigative research budget ~$75,000/yr

Cover Story And Legal $45K/yr

[#12, #13] Legal retainer and cover-story/communications/FOIA management staff or contracted services

Secure It Ops $40K/yr

[#11] Ongoing hosting, encryption, secure backups, and admin for compartmentalized medical records

Logistics And Transport $12K/yr

[#15] Secure transport budget for specialist consults and specimen couriering

Emergency Drills $10K/yr

[#16] SOPs, training and drills for emergency response / contingency containment

Ethical Oversight $10K/yr

[#19] IRB/ethics committee time, OOI coordination and administrative overhead for reviews

Advanced Molecular Analyses $10K/yr

[#6] Recurring budget for follow-up sequencing/proteomics/isotopic tests if experiments are repeated

Counseling And Occupational Health $7K/yr

[#14] Mental health counseling, occupational/physical therapy and employee assistance services

Supplies And Consumables $6K/yr

[#10] PPE, biopsy kits, reagents, slides, culture media, sutures, sterilization supplies

Sample Storage Maintenance $6K/yr

[#9] Freezer monitoring, environmental alarms and backup LN2/secondary freezer operations

Facilities Maintenance $5K/yr

[#2] Incremental security & utilities for dedicated clinic space

Security Vetting Renewals $4K/yr

[#17] Annual renewal costs for clearances and background checks for access roster

Surveillance Storage $3K/yr

[#18] Encrypted archive storage costs for video/chain-of-custody retention

Administrative Overhead $2K/yr

[#22] Minor admin supplies, barcode labels, chain-of-custody forms and recordkeeping

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $535K/yr

91.0% probability / year

Normal year with regular monitoring, maintenance, and ongoing investigative research; no major incidents or surgeries.

scheduled_imaging_and_tests routine_maintenance ongoing_research

🚨 Minor Incident $625K/yr

8.0% probability / year +$90K vs baseline

Subject elects surgical removal or other one-off medical intervention with routine perioperative care and follow-up.

elective_surgery perioperative_imaging short_term_inpatient_care

🚨 Major Incident $1.1M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$600K vs baseline

Complication or anomalous behavior requiring complex surgery, containment upgrade, incident response, and legal/PR expenditures.

surgical_complications containment_upgrade legal_incident_response

👥 Personnel 0.95 total

Role	Count	Notes
Pathologist	0.2	[#8] 0.2 FTE allocated for tissue review, IHC and reporting
Radiologist	0.25	[#8] 0.25 FTE for imaging review and oversight
Research Technician	0.5	[#8] 0.5 FTE for sample processing, chain-of-custody, and lab support

📋 Confidence Notes

Line-item recurring costs (clinic visits, staff fractions, routine imaging) are well-estimated; large uncertainties remain around MRI capital need (purchase vs. existing unit), likelihood of surgical intervention, and size of contingency/reserve expenditures, hence a medium confidence rating.

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