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SCP-132 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-132
Expected annual
$70K
One-time setup
$200K
Annual recurring
$69K
Personnel
0.25
Assuming a baseline inventory of 100 instances, one-time setup and reserves are approximately $200k (major drivers: containment fit-out, incident/upgrade reserves, accession processing) and recurring annual operations are roughly $68.8k (main drivers: research, scaled staffing, and facility overhead).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $200K
Incident Response Reserve $50K
[#16] One-time incident/forensic/PR contingency reserve (~$50,000; conservative mid-range of recommended $20k–$200k).
Major Containment Upgrade Reserve $50K
[#25] Reserve for major containment upgrade if mandated after severe incident (~$50,000 mid-range).
Facilities $32K
[#3] Containment storage fit-out: custom foam inserts (~$12,500 for 100 instances) + cabinets/locker fit-out (~$20,000 for ~10 cabinets). Assumes 100-instance baseline.
Reception And Accession Processing $30K
[#1] One-time accession/reception processing for 100 instances at ~$300 each (documentation, photography, QA).
Equipment $16K
[#2, #8, #14, #20] Hardware purchases: in-house laser etcher (~$10,000) for permanent etching, CCTV/camera/badge hardware (~$2,000), quarantine/observation enclosures (~$1,000), and office/display mounts (~$3,000).
Pest Control Reserve $10K
[#15] One-time contingency reserve for pest-control/extermination (~$10,000 set-aside as recommended).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $5K
[#18] Small lab imaging & documentation kit (stereo microscope, macro camera, lighting) purchased as a one-time research setup cost.
Training And Sop Development $5K
[#13] One-time development of SOPs and initial staff training materials/courses (~$5,000).
Legal Policy Development $2K
[#17] One-time policy/legal paperwork and distribution-approval drafting (~$1,500).
Ppe Startup $200
[#5] Initial PPE & handling supplies startup (~$200).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $69K/yr
Research And Monitoring $34K/yr
[#10, #11, #12, #19, #23] Annual research and monitoring budget: taxonomic/biosafety screening for new samples (~$2,000), advanced origin-analysis projects (~$20,000/yr), specialist consultations/retain ers (~$6,000/yr), outsourced high-end imaging per-project (~$6,000/yr), and digital curation/archiving (~$2,000 included).
Staff Wages $16K/yr
[#24] Scaled staffing allocation per 100 instances: 0.1 FTE clerk (~$5,000/yr), 0.1 FTE technician (~$7,000/yr), 0.05 FTE research oversight (~$4,500/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $8K/yr
[#4, #8, #21] Ongoing storage space and facility overhead: pro-rated containment cabinet costs (~$5,000/yr), incremental climate/HVAC marginal cost (~$1,000/yr for 100 items), and CCTV/cloud storage (~$300/yr) plus small facility maintenance.
Logistics And Transport $3K/yr
[#7, #22] Shipping, packaging, courier fees and transfer admin: estimated ~20 small transfers/year at ~$150/transfer (~$3,000/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $3K/yr
[#17] Ongoing legal/compliance and admin overhead for distribution approvals and routine admin (~$3,000/yr).
It And Database $2K/yr
[#9] Database/asset-tracking license, cloud storage and basic IT maintenance (~$1,500/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $1K/yr
[#5, #6, #14] Recurring PPE/consumables (~$500/yr), breakage replacement reserve for fragile glass (~$500/yr for 100 items at ~$5/item/yr), quarantine consumables (~$300/yr).
Training Retraining $1K/yr
[#13] Recurring refresher training and SOP updates (~$1,000/yr total for small staff).
Etching Maintenance $200/yr
[#2] Maintenance and minor consumables for in-house laser etcher (~$200/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $69K/yr
94.5% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, periodic research, and no major incidents.
routine_handling scheduled_research normal_transfers
🚨 Minor Incident $75K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$6K vs baseline
Small accidental breakage or limited faunal escape requiring localized response, replacement and minor forensic work.
accidental_drop_breakage localized_faunal_escape small-scale_extermination
🚨 Major Breach $219K/yr
0.5% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Severe containment breach or public exposure requiring large-scale eradication, forensic investigation, legal/PR response, and containment upgrades.
severe_breakage facility_infestation public_exposure
👥 Personnel 0.25 total
Role Count Notes
Administrative Staff 0.1 [#24] 0.1 FTE clerk for cataloguing/administration (pro-rated per 100 instances).
Technical Staff / Collections Technician 0.1 [#24] 0.1 FTE technical/handling support for specimen management and transfers.
Research Scientist 0.05 [#24] 0.05 FTE research oversight for studies and provenance work.
📋 Confidence Notes
SCP-132 is Safe and well-described so scope of needed items is clear, but key numeric assumptions (notably an assumed inventory of 100 instances and assumed transfer/incident frequencies) drive most dollar estimates; these assumptions introduce moderate uncertainty.
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