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SCP-9627 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-9627
Expected annual
$91K
One-time setup
$138K
Annual recurring
$89K
Personnel
2
Initial setup costs are modest if manual procedures are used, with one-time setup around $138k driven by optional capital purchases (automated sorter or on-site incinerator). Annual baseline operating costs are about $89.3k/yr, driven mainly by staff wages, disposal contract, and an ongoing research/monitoring budget.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $138K
Automated Sorter $60K
[#11] Optional machine-vision + robotic arm automated sorting capital purchase (optional high-capex alternative).
On Site Incinerator $35K
[#5] Optional small industrial incinerator capital cost (alternative to off-site disposal).
Initial Contingency Fund $20K
[#14] Initial contingency reserve to enable rapid surge staffing, emergency disposal, or temporary closure.
Sop And Legal Review $9K
[#7] SOP creation, legal review, compliance paperwork, and cover-story coordination (one-time consulting/legal fees).
Permitting And Inspections $6K
[#15] One-time permitting fees and inspections if on-site incineration or hazardous disposal path chosen.
Equipment $3K
[#3, #6, #10] Camera + install and server storage, lockable container, and sample-storage shelving/archival materials.
Initial Training $3K
[#8] Initial training course materials and initial-run training sessions.
It Setup $2K
[#13] One-time database / logging setup and secure storage configuration.
Facilities $0
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Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $89K/yr
Staff Wages $38K/yr
[#1, #2] Dedicated 0.25 FTE technician (~$19k/yr) plus short-notice guard coverage (~$19.5k/yr) for nightly manifest window.
Research And Monitoring $12K/yr
[#9] Ongoing imaging/composition analysis and research budget to monitor phenomenon and refine containment.
Logistics And Transport $12K/yr
[#5, #16] Weekly off-site secure disposal contract/transport estimated (~$7.8k–$15.6k/yr); baseline uses off-site disposal rather than incineration.
Contingency Reserve $10K/yr
[#14] Annual top-up to a standing reserve for surge staffing, emergency disposal, or temporary mitigation.
Opportunity Costs $4K/yr
[#20] Alternate break area / morale compensation / lost-productivity mitigation budget.
Administrative Overhead $3K/yr
[#17] HR/finance time for rostering, timesheets, procurement and contract management.
Supplies And Consumables $3K/yr
[#4, #6, #19] PPE (gloves, bags, labels), sealed/tamper-evident bags and chain-of-custody supplies, and small-item replacement amortization.
Cover Story And Legal $2K/yr
[#7, #15, #18] Recurring compliance reporting/permit renewals and internal cover/denial communications costs.
Incident Investigation $2K/yr
[#21] Pay-as-incurred incident investigation/corrective action budget (annualized modest reserve).
Facilities Maintenance $1K/yr
[#12] Enhanced janitorial/quarterly deep cleaning and minor break-room maintenance.
Training And Refreshers $1K/yr
[#8] Periodic refresher training and onboarding for new hires.
It Maintenance And Backups $900/yr
[#3, #13] Storage/backup retention costs and minor IT maintenance for the logging database.
Automated Sorter Maintenance $0/yr
[#11] If automated sorter purchased this would be ~5–10%/yr; set to 0 for baseline (not purchased).
Incinerator Fuel Maintenance $0/yr
[#5] On-site incinerator fuel/maintenance/permitting compliance recurring cost (0 in baseline; included as alternative).
Recycling Option $0/yr
[#16] Recycling option (low cost) may apply if items are cleared for normal recycling; baseline conservatively uses secure disposal.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $89K/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year: nightly sorting and discard performed per SOP, off-site disposal contract in use, no major incidents.
standard_daily_operations off-site_disposal no_protocol_breach
🚨 Minor Incident $94K/yr
8.0% probability / year +$5K vs baseline
Single-night protocol lapse or missed discard that requires investigation, retraining, and surge staffing for short-term mitigation.
missed_discard single_procedure_breach
🚨 Major Breach $129K/yr
4.0% probability / year +$40K vs baseline
Multiple nights without proper discard or a contamination event that increases Nonstandard rate, requiring temporary room closure, surge containment, and larger investigation/mitigation.
repeated_noncompliance facility_contamination surge_nonstandard_rate
👥 Personnel 2 total
Role Count Notes
Technician / Research Assistant 1 [#1, #8] 0.25 FTE dedicated technician coverage for nightly manifest sorting and logging; covered as one on-site part-time role.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1 [#2] Short-notice guard/escort coverage during nightly manifest window (may be existing on-shift security or scheduled guard).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide concrete line-item ranges for nearly every cost driver (staffing, disposal, equipment), enabling a mid-confidence estimate. Uncertainty remains around choices between alternative disposal paths and optional automation, and the frequency/severity of protocol breaches is only qualitatively described.
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