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- From: tsf+@cs.cmu.edu (Timothy Freeman)
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- Subject: Cryonics FAQ 7: Cost of Cryonics
- Summary: This posting contains a list of Frequently Asked Questions
- and their answers about cryonics, the practice of carefully preserving
- very recently clinically and legally dead people in hopes that they can be
- revived in the future. It should be read
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- Section 7: Cost of Cryonics
-
- (You can fetch cryomsg "n" by sending mail to kqb@whscad1.att.com or
- to kevin.q.brown@att.com with the subject line "CRYOMSG n". The index
- to this FAQ list is cryomsg "0018.1".)
-
- 7-1. Why does cryonics cost so much?
-
- Alcor has available a 15-page $3.00 reprint on "The Cost of Cryonics".
- Also, Appendix C of CRFT has the same title. Here is a summary
- from Page A-36 (which I rounded to the nearest 50 dollars):
-
- Whole Body Neuro
- Remote Transport $14,050. $14,050.
- Cryoprotective Perfusion $13,400. $11,500.
- Laboratory Evaluations $ 950. $ 950.
- Temperature Descent $ 8,350. $ 1,750.
- Record Keeping $ 450. $ 400.
- ------------------------ -------- --------
- Total $37,200. $28,650.
-
- Annual Liquid Nitrogen $ 850. $ 50. "Bigfoot" Dewar
- Storage Costs $ 1,700. $ 150. Older-Style Dewars
-
- The funds remaining after the suspension costs must be sufficient to
- pay the annual liquid nitrogen costs from interest alone (which is
- conservatively estimated as 2% in inflation-adjusted dollars).
- The current fees ($42,000. for neuro and $140,000. for whole-body
- approximate that well.)
- Bear in mind that the above costs do not include extensive and/or
- remote standby, which can be quite expensive, so everyone should
- arrange funding in excess of the minimums.
-
- Other organizations have lower fees. There have been debates about
- how much money is really needed. (Citation?)
-
- 7-2. Is anyone getting rich from cryonics? What are the salaries at these
- organizations like?
-
- In December 1990, Cryonics magazine reported that the Board of
- Directors of Alcor voted a 25% pay cut for all of the staff, so they
- could keep their budget balanced. Many of the Directors are also on
- the staff. The salaries after the cut ranged from $22,500 annually
- for highest paid full-time employee (the President) to $14,400 for
- the lowest-paid full-time employee. None of the Alcor staff are
- getting rich from their salaries.
-
- 7-3. *How do cryonics organizations invest their money to last for the long
- term?
-
- >>> Question sent to Alcor on Fri Jul 24 17:34:44 1992 <<<
-