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SCP-9560 Contained ~ medium confidence
SCP-9560
Expected annual
$300K
One-time setup
$403K
Annual recurring
$298K
Personnel
4
First-year capital (one-time) costs are approximately $403,000 driven by room retrofits, a custom sealed plinth, monitoring hardware and contingency reserves; ongoing annual costs are about $297,800 driven primarily by staff wages (PI + technician) and continuous monitoring/consumables.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $403K
Contingency Reserve $150K
[#23] Rapid procurement reserve for emergency containment upgrades or robotic/chemical enclosures if SCP behavior changes.
Facilities $102K
[#1, #21] Negative-pressure/BSL upgrade and initial anti-corrosion/sealing treatment for the containment room.
Equipment $82K
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #17] Custom sealed plinth, EEG primary+spare, recording/server hardware (hardware portion), UPS purchase, CCTV cameras/installation, alarm/network setup, and ULT freezer (if procured).
Disposal End Of Life $30K
[#24] End-of-life destruction/neutralization planning and specialized prion-grade disposal/incineration contingency.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $17K
[#12, #19] Initial prion-protocol development and specialized decontamination supplies; initial staff training/certification.
Initial Cover Legal Setup $12K
[#18] Initial cover-story paperwork, permits, and legal/setup costs for regulatory compliance.
Contingent Incineration $10K
[#13] Capital/one-off contingency for incineration/harsh-chemical destruction events (event cost estimate).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $298K/yr
Staff Wages $232K/yr
[#8, #9, #10] PI/containment lead salary, 1 FTE technician salary plus on-call stipend, and marginal site security allocation.
Supplies And Consumables $22K/yr
[#11, #12, #13, #14, #17, #25] PPE and biosafety consumables, recurring decontamination disposables, marginal autoclave usage, EEG consumables, sampling kits/cold-chain consumables, and miscellaneous site consumables/overhead.
Research And Monitoring $12K/yr
[#16] Minimal surveillance research budget (assays, imaging, pathology/reagents) assumed for baseline monitoring.
Facilities Maintenance $7K/yr
[#5, #6, #15, #21] UPS battery replacement/maintenance, sensor maintenance/calibration, vendor maintenance contracts and periodic containment hardware maintenance.
Cover Story And Legal $6K/yr
[#18] Ongoing legal retainer/compliance and cover-story maintenance for hazardous tissue handling.
Emergency Drills $6K/yr
[#20] Tabletop and live drills, spill kits, responder PPE and coordination with rapid-response teams/MTFs.
Data Storage And Backup $5K/yr
[#4, #22] Annual storage growth, backups, encryption and archival retention costs for continuous EEG and video data.
Alarm Service $5K/yr
[#7] Off-site/alarm integration monitoring service and on-call technical contract fees.
Training And Certification $2K/yr
[#19] Annual refresher training and certification costs (BSL/prion handling, emergency procedures).
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $298K/yr
94.5% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with ongoing monitoring, staff salaries and routine maintenance; no major incidents.
standard monitoring routine maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $323K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
Small contamination, equipment failure, or minor procedural breach requiring cleanup, temporary shutdown and limited incineration/repairs.
minor contamination equipment failure false-positive alarm requiring response
🚨 Major Breach $548K/yr
0.5% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Significant containment failure or unexpected anomalous behavior requiring emergency upgrades, large-scale decontamination or re-containment (use of contingency reserve).
anomalous behavior change large contamination event containment breach
👥 Personnel 4 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / Principal Investigator 1 [#8] Senior researcher/containment lead; salary included in staff_wages.
Research Technician / Lab Tech (FTE) 1 [#9] Full-time technician for daily checks, electrode changes and sample handling.
Technical On-call / Backup Technician 1 [#9] Part-time/on-call backup technician covered by stipend included in staff_wages.
Security Officer / Site Security Allocation 1 [#10] Marginal dedicated security allocation or part-time guard coverage included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Cost ranges and many contingent/prion-related expenses are estimative; core recurring costs (salaries, monitoring) are well-defined but contingency and disposal costs are uncertain, hence medium confidence.
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