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SCP-8662 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-8662
Expected annual
$321K
One-time setup
$622K
Annual recurring
$301K
Personnel
4
One-time setup (facility retrofit, specialized equipment, incinerator replacement, contingency) ~ $622,000; recurring annual operations (staff, testing, incineration, energy, research, retainers, overhead) ~ $300,563/yr, driven mainly by staff wages, ongoing research, emergency retainer and institutional overhead.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $622K
Equipment $286K
[#2, #5, #6, #8, #9, #10, #16, #17, #19, #24, #25] Includes door seals/interlocks & sensors, high-capacity scales and logging systems, surveillance/instrumentation, initial PPE kit, refrigerated storage/freezer shelving, incinerator replacement, initial containers/packaging, transport/tow & impound retrieval costs, emergency response kit, ancillary transfer equipment, and one-time legal/cover-up fees.
Facilities $196K
[#1, #3, #4, #15, #20] Includes containment chamber construction/retrofit, HVAC/vent isolation, electrical upgrade, drain/plumbing protection installation, and any required structural reinforcement.
Contingency Reserve $100K
[#21] Contingency / worst-case large-scale decontamination reserve (recommended minimum).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $40K
[#18] Setup costs for the research program to study duplication dynamics (equipment, lab setup, initial consumables).
Transport And Impound Retrieval $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $301K/yr
Research And Monitoring $92K/yr
[#12, #18] Ongoing microbiological/food-safety QA and continuous testing ($12k/yr) plus ongoing research program staff and consumables (~$80k/yr).
Staff Wages $80K/yr
[#7] Two full-time equivalent Level-1 technicians (salary, benefits, overhead).
Recurring Overhead $60K/yr
[#26] Institutional overhead (25% of direct recurring costs) applied to cover benefits, utilities, site-level maintenance not itemized (20–35% recommended; 25% used).
Logistics And Transport $35K/yr
[#11, #19] Incinerator operation, waste disposal and periodic maintenance (~$5k/yr) plus on-call rapid-response contract retainer (~$30k/yr).
Administrative Overhead $12K/yr
[#22] Administrative overhead for recordkeeping, software, audits and reporting (~$5k–$20k/yr; mid estimate used).
Supplies And Consumables $7K/yr
[#8, #14, #16] Annual PPE replacement, routine cleaning/degreasing supplies, and container/packaging replenishment.
Medical Surveillance $6K/yr
[#13] Medical surveillance, occupational health checks and liability management for staff consuming SCP-8662-1.
Refrigeration Energy $3K/yr
[#4] Continuous electrical energy to run refrigerated containment (~3 kW continuous ≈ $3,100/yr).
Training And Drills $3K/yr
[#23] Annual staff training, SOP updates and drills.
Facilities Maintenance $2K/yr
[#15] Drain/plumbing protection maintenance and minor facility upkeep related to containment chamber.
Ancillary Energy $1K/yr
[#24] Small ongoing energy/consumable costs for pumps, heated transfer tools, lights, etc.
Cover Story And Legal $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $301K/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with regular daily removals, routine testing and maintenance, no major incidents.
steady daily removals no major breaches incinerator functional / regular waste handling
🚨 Minor Incident $326K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
Small containment lapse or operational spike requiring overtime, temporary contractors, extra disposal and medical checks.
trunk left open / localized breach temporary regeneration rate increase overtime and extra incineration
🚨 Research Scale Up $451K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Duplication rate increases or research priorities require scaling up staff and equipment for containment and study.
accelerating duplication rate need for expanded lab/testing capacity procurement of additional containment/disposal
🚨 Major Breach $801K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Large containment failure with SCP-8662-1 spreading through a wing, requiring major decontamination, structural repairs and prolonged downtime.
containment door left open incinerator failure during high-throughput removal SCP-8662-1 spreads into occupied wing
👥 Personnel 4 total
Role Count Notes
Level-1 Technician 2 [#7] Two FTEs to perform daily removal and containment operations (covers salaries/benefits in staff_wages).
Research Scientist 1 [#18] Scientific lead for duplication dynamics research (covered within research_and_monitoring recurring budget).
Research Technician 1 [#18] Lab/technical support for experiments and sampling (covered within research_and_monitoring recurring budget).
📋 Confidence Notes
Line items are well-delineated with specified ranges, so cost-category mapping is medium-confidence. Major uncertainty remains around SCP duplication dynamics (which affect frequency/severity of incidents) and whether incinerator repair or full replacement is required; contingency and scenario modeling capture this uncertainty.
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