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SCP-8673 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-8673
Expected annual
$144K
One-time setup
$102K
Annual recurring
$137K
Personnel
3
One-time setup and instrumentation costs (~$101,900) are driven by contingency reserve, research instrumentation, and access-control/equipment purchases; recurring costs (~$137,100/yr) are dominated by medical incident reserve and staff wages (part-time research and cataloging).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $102K
Contingency Reserve $50K
[#17] Contingency fund reserved for escalation, redesign, or emergency contracts (one-time reserve; range recommended $50k–$250k).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $25K
[#3, #4] Environmental sensors/air sampler/VOC detector and portable electrophysiology/EEG/eye-tracking rigs and controlled-audio-visual stimulus equipment for initial lab buildout and instrumentation.
Equipment $15K
[#2, #5, #8, #10] Surveillance/camera system purchase (~#2), secure evidence cabinet + barcode hardware/software (#5), initial on-site medical readiness kit (#8), initial signage and laminated warnings (#10).
Facilities $12K
[#1] Single-door steel containment door installation with badge reader, fail-safe unlock and mechanical backup; includes labor and integration with Site-73 access control.
Filtration Upgrade $0
[#20] Conditional one-time filtration/HVAC upgrade (quoted $3k–$10k) — not included in baseline one-time spend unless odor/filtration upgrade is triggered.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $137K/yr
Medical Incident Reserve $50K/yr
[#7] Annual contingency/reserve for medical incidents (recommended ~$50,000/yr to cover ranges from imaging to surgical intervention and hospital stays).
Staff Wages $42K/yr
[#6, #5, #12] Dedicated part-time research allocation (0.2–0.5 FTE researcher allocated; chosen baseline $30,000/yr), sample cataloging technician labor (0.1–0.2 FTE; ~$9,000/yr), and restricted-access personnel time/productivity costs (~$3,000/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $12K/yr
[#16, #18] Internal communications/HR management to manage workplace legends and morale (~$1,000–$3,000/yr, #16) plus administrative/legal/compensation reserves (workers' comp, legal counseling, admin time; chosen baseline ~$10,000/yr, #18).
Research And Monitoring $11K/yr
[#2, #3, #4, #13] Surveillance cloud/storage/recorder maintenance (~$1,200/yr, #2), environmental-lab consumables and periodic analysis runs (~$2,000/yr, #3), maintenance/calibration for electrophysiology gear (~$3,000/yr, #4), and periodic materials/forensic testing (~$5,000/yr, #13).
Occupational Health Services $4K/yr
[#9] Counseling and psychiatric follow-up for staff experiencing hallucinations or stress (~$3,000–$5,000/yr).
Staff Training $4K/yr
[#11] Initial and annual safety lectures, briefings, SOP handouts, and training materials (~$2,000–$6,000/yr).
It And Database Maintenance $3K/yr
[#19] Secure incident logging/database maintenance, backups, and sysadmin time for event/medical records (~$1,500–$6,000/yr).
Small Equipment Replacement $3K/yr
[#22] Replacement and calibration cycles for sensors, camera replacements, and calibration lab costs (~$1,000–$5,000/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $3K/yr
[#8, #21] Medical consumables restocking (~$500–$2,000/yr) and PPE/disposable supplies for sampling and cleanup (~$500–$3,000/yr).
Inventory Audit And Loss Prevention $2K/yr
[#15] Small-item inventory audits and loss-prevention protocols to prevent unauthorized removal of generated items (~$1,000–$4,000/yr).
Logistics And Transport $2K/yr
[#14] Waste disposal and decontamination protocols including incineration/secure destruction and chain-of-custody costs (~$500–$3,000/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $1K/yr
[#10, #20] Ongoing signage replacement/maintenance (~$200–$500/yr) and incremental utilities/HVAC burden (~$200–$2,000/yr) for monitoring and filtration.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $137K/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine monitoring, occasional small tests, and no major medical or containment escalations.
routine monitoring periodic testing no major medical events
🚨 Minor Incident $152K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$15K vs baseline
One or a few minor-to-moderate medical incidents requiring imaging, outpatient procedures, short hospital stays, and additional admin time.
imaging and outpatient treatment minor surgical intervention multiple minor exposures in a year
🚨 Major Incident $212K/yr
3.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
One or more severe medical events requiring major surgery, extended hospitalization, and formal incident investigation.
major surgical complications extended inpatient care formal investigations and legal claims
🚨 Contingency Escalation $287K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Behavioral change requiring containment redesign, construction of additional barriers, or emergency contracted research and engineering (uses contingency fund).
increase in harmful effects larger/more frequent anomalous materializations memetic spread or reclassification need
👥 Personnel 3 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 1 [#6] Part-time research allocation (0.2–0.5 FTE) to run experiments, analyze patterns, and produce procedures; counted as 1 allocated staff member in baseline staffing.
Technician / Cataloging Specialist 1 [#5] 0.1–0.2 FTE technician hours for logging, QA, and barcode inventory of generated items; counted as 1 part-time technician.
Administrative Staff 1 [#12] Administrative/personnel time costs from restricted-access operations, incident reporting, and minor lost productivity aggregated as ~1 staff-equivalent time allocation.
📋 Confidence Notes
Medium confidence: analyst notes and the article provide concrete line-item ranges for most costs (door, cameras, sensors, medical reserves), but many items are conditional (frequency/severity of medical events, whether filtration upgrade or large redesign is needed) and ranges are broad, producing moderate uncertainty in midline estimates.
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