SCP-1371
Safe
~
medium confidence
SCP-1371
Expected annual
$36K
One-time setup
$52K
Annual recurring
$36K
Personnel
0.15
Initial one-time setup is modest (~$52k) driven by equipment, cell sealing, and contingency reserves; main recurring costs (~$35.6k/yr) are pro-rated staff wages, monitoring/maintenance, testing, and security/legal allocations.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $52K
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $36K/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$36K/yr
Normal uneventful year with routine operations, maintenance, and scheduled testing; no significant breaches or recovery incidents.
routine maintenance
scheduled testing
no containment incidents
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Minor Incident
$39K/yr
Small containment breach or aquarium damage requiring emergency retrieval, minor equipment replacement, vet visit, and limited PR/legal work.
aquarium crack/leak
lid unauthorized opening
short retrieval requiring rentals/vet visit
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Major Breach
$61K/yr
Significant containment failure leading to off-site ascent or prolonged retrieval operation, extensive recovery resources, PR/legal, and equipment replacement.
specimen released and ascends
extended recovery/search and retrieval
major equipment replacement and incident response
Personnel
0.15 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Research Technician / Animal Tech | 0.1 | [#7] Pro-rated technician FTE for daily checks, feeding, aquarium maintenance and recordkeeping (costed into staff_wages). |
| Research Scientist / PI (oversight) | 0.05 | [#8] Pro-rated researcher time for approvals, oversight, and data analysis (costed into staff_wages). |
Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide ranges and clear itemization allowing reasonable point estimates, but incident frequency and magnitude (retrieval/major breach) are uncertain and reserves/contingencies are judgment-based.