SCP-1028
Safe
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medium confidence
SCP-1028
Expected annual
$2.1M
One-time setup
$2.1M
Annual recurring
$1.9M
Personnel
14
Initial one-time capital and equipment costs are roughly $2.1M driven by aviary construction, specialized equipment, and a contingency reserve; annual recurring costs are about $1.92M driven by staff wages, security, feeding, research, and incident suppression.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $2.1M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $1.9M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$1.9M/yr
Normal uneventful year with routine research, containment, maintenance, and small incident budget allocations.
no major public incidents
routine field captures and research only
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Minor Incident
$2.2M/yr
Single localized public incident or traffic accident caused by a flock requiring emergency response, local cover, medical payments and equipment replacement.
small traffic accident(s)
localized public sightings requiring emergency response
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Major Incident
$3.0M/yr
Larger-scale public incident with casualties or multi-vehicle accidents requiring significant coverups, legal costs, mass medical response and extended operations.
multi-vehicle accidents
widespread sightings causing high casualty events
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Catastrophic Breach
$10.0M/yr
Severe uncontrolled spread or multiple simultaneous major incidents (mass casualties, national media attention) requiring full emergency mobilization and large contingency drawdown.
nationwide media exposure
multiple simultaneous high-casualty incidents
Personnel
14 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Avian Biologist | 1 | Senior specialist responsible for husbandry, research oversight and SOPs. (Included in staff_wages) |
| Animal Technician | 2 | Daily husbandry, feeding, cleaning and monitoring. (Included in staff_wages) |
| Research Scientist | 2 | Lab research, sequencing oversight, behavioral data analysis. (Included in staff_wages) |
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 6 | Frontline 24/7 security staff for site perimeter and rapid response. (Included in staff_wages) |
| Security Supervisor | 1 | Security team lead/supervisor. (Included in staff_wages) |
| Engineer / Maintenance | 1 | HVAC, structural maintenance and facility systems. (Included in staff_wages) |
| Administrative Staff | 1 | Site administration, permits coordination and liaison. (Included in staff_wages) |
Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide many line items and ranges enabling a reasoned budget, but anomalous behavior uncertainty (incident frequency/severity) and site‑scale choices produce remaining variance; therefore medium confidence.