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SCP-001-PLAUGE-PROPOSAL Unknown ~ medium confidence
Plauge's Proposal
Expected annual
$1.1M
One-time setup
$1.2M
Annual recurring
$1.1M
Personnel
8
Estimated one-time startup capital is approximately $1,207,000, while recurring annual operating costs are approximately $1,108,000. Major cost drivers are construction of a secure saltwater containment/tank facility, filtration and monitoring equipment, staff wages (care and security), and contingency/response retainers.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.2M
Facilities $550K
[#4, #6] Containment pool/enclosure construction (#4) and quarantine/biosecurity suite (#6) — structural work, site retrofit and contractor/site work included.
Equipment $204K
[#2, #5, #14, #25] Specialized transport crate & handling (#2), initial install of saltwater circulation/filtration (#5 initial), monitoring systems initial install (#14), and initial emergency vehicle purchase (#25).
Misc Seed Fund One Time $200K
[#30] Miscellaneous & escalation allowance one-time seed fund for unknown anomalous acquisition / rapid hires.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $150K
[#17] Specialized research equipment (acoustic arrays, spectrographs, memetic countermeasure hardware) — initial research lab/equipment buildout.
Decommissioning Contingency $50K
[#28] Decommissioning, relocation or retirement planning contingency (future liability / remediation).
Capture And Initial Mtf Operation $30K
[#1] Capture/initial MTF operation: boat/crew, sedation, hazardous-capture gear, decontamination and risk margin for multiple attempts.
Legal And Cover Story Setup $12K
[#22] One-time legal, permits, and cover-story/public-affairs initial setup and documentation costs.
Initial Ppe And Sop Development $6K
[#20] One-time PPE procurement and development of containment SOPs / memetic screening documentation.
Initial Sedation And Veterinary Supplies $5K
[#3] Initial sedation/immobilization supplies and veterinary emergency kit (single-use stock-up).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.1M/yr
Staff Wages $330K/yr
[#7, #9] Full-time animal care staff (2 keepers) and site security staffing (guards rotation). Salaries, benefits and overtime included.
Research And Monitoring $200K/yr
[#16, #15, #19] Research staff and program (behavioral/acoustics salaries & ops) plus data storage/IT support for monitoring and zoonosis testing/biosafety monitoring.
Emergency Contingency Fund $100K/yr
[#24] Annual reserve for emergency containment breach, public-exposure responses, temporary detainment or rapid relocation.
Insurance Reserve $100K/yr
[#29] Insurance / financial contingency reserve (budgeted as an operational reserve, ~10% of recurring).
Mtf Retainer $80K/yr
[#10] MTF rapid-response retainer for readiness, periodic exercises, equipment readiness and training (separate from day-to-day security).
Cover Story And Legal $50K/yr
[#23] Ongoing PR/cover-up, incident management budget, and relations with local authorities; continued legal support for exposures.
Veterinary Services $50K/yr
[#8] Veterinary services retainer: examinations, diagnostics, surgeries, zoonotic screening and emergency care (contract/on-call).
Memetic Research Contingency $50K/yr
[#18] Alchemy/occult/memetic research contingency budget for esoteric or high-uncertainty investigations and bespoke hardware.
Misc Monitoring Recurring $50K/yr
[#30] Ongoing monitoring of anomalous-specific unknowns and discretionary recurring monitoring/consultant funds.
Supplies And Consumables $28K/yr
[#11, #13, #26] Food supply (fish/frozen diet), routine maintenance consumables for filtration/tank systems, and long-term enrichment supplies.
Facilities Maintenance $25K/yr
[#5, #12] Ongoing maintenance for filtration/saltwater systems and energy/utilities (pumps, heaters, HVAC, dehumidification).
Staff Training And Drills $20K/yr
[#21] Ongoing staff training, drills, compliance audits and memetic safety briefings.
Administrative Overhead $20K/yr
[#27] Administrative overhead and site allocation (HR, accounting, classified records management) apportioned to this asset.
Logistics And Transport $5K/yr
[#25] Recurring fuel/maintenance and transport logistics for emergency vehicle and inter-site moves.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.1M/yr
92.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, no major incidents.
steady operations scheduled maintenance routine research
🚨 Minor Incident $1.2M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Small containment incident or health scare causing short-term additional costs.
localized tank repair temporary medical interventions small-scale PR response
🚨 Major Breach $1.6M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Significant containment breach or public exposure requiring large emergency response, relocation or legal action.
escape/breach public exposure large-scale site remediation
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $1.5M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$400K vs baseline
Discovery of memetic/cognitohazardous properties or other findings that necessitate major expansion of research and containment capabilities.
memetic discovery need for specialized facilities O5-level escalation
👥 Personnel 8 total
Role Count Notes
Animal Care Technician / Marine Mammal Keeper 2 Two full-time keepers to cover daily husbandry, weekends and leave; salaries included in staff_wages.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 Rotational guards to provide 24/7 site security; payroll included in staff_wages estimate.
Research Scientist 2 Behavioral ecologist and anomalous phenomena specialist; salaries included in research_and_monitoring budget.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges enabling mid-range estimates, but uncertainty remains due to unknown anomalous properties (possible memetic effects), site variability, and future research-driven scale-ups; therefore confidence is medium.
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