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SCP-2351 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-2351
Expected annual
$26K
One-time setup
$70K
Annual recurring
$23K
Personnel
0.4
One-time setup costs for enclosure, equipment, and optional research total about $70.5k; baseline recurring operations (care, consumables, security, admin) are roughly $22.7k/year. Main cost drivers are optional research programs and occasional replacement/incident responses.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $70K
Human Subject Study $25K
[#18] One-time cost for a pilot human-subject experiment (20–50 subjects, imaging/compensation) — per-study budget.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $20K
[#17] One-time pilot research setup (sequencing, assays, basic lab setup) — optional but included as initial research capital.
Facilities $11K
[#1, #2] Enclosure construction ($5k–$15k) and access-control/signage hardware ($500–$1.5k) combined; mid-range estimate used.
Equipment $6K
[#3, #4, #9, #14, #22] CCTV/DVR and camera install, automated feeders, one-time PPE kit/SOP development, incident nets/crates, and one-time IT/backup hardware.
Replacement Capture Contingency $4K
[#15] Per-replacement event capture/transport/vet/admin contingency budget (held as a reserve per event).
Historical Acquisition $3K
[#16] Historical capture & transport costs (already-incurred capital if applicable).
Cover Story Setup $1K
[#19] One-time documentation/cover-writing cost for cover story / legal preparedness.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $23K/yr
Staff Wages $8K/yr
[#7] Dedicated animal-care labor (0.1–0.25 FTE equivalent); mid-range incremental personnel cost.
Cover Story And Legal $3K/yr
[#19] Ongoing legal retainer, cover-story maintenance, small PR contingency.
Contingency Misc $2K/yr
[#23] Small contingency fund for unanticipated repairs, replacement of feeders, additional vet interventions (10–20% guidance).
Security Incremental $2K/yr
[#8] Incremental site-security/guard coverage or patrol time to secure enclosure.
Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr
[#6, #4, #10, #11, #3] Food and bedding, feeder maintenance, sedation/procedural disposables, waste management, and camera cloud storage.
Research And Monitoring $2K/yr
[#13, #22] Recordkeeping, data storage, IT/admin time and archival backups (baseline monitoring/administrative costs only).
Insurance And Regulatory $1K/yr
[#20] Permits, certificates, liability buffer and small compliance allocation.
Psychological Support $750/yr
[#21] Employee assistance / counseling budget for handlers.
Training And Drills $700/yr
[#9, #14] Recurring refresher training for PPE/handling and emergency drills / capture-team refresh.
Veterinary Care $675/yr
[#5] Routine veterinary care and annual flight-feather clipping for 3 geese (~$450–$900/yr total); mid-range used.
Facilities Maintenance $600/yr
[#12] Utilities and small facility overhead (electricity for cameras, shelter heat, HVAC footprint allocation).
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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Optional Research Personnel $0/yr
[#17] Recurring experimental/personnel costs for an active research program ($20k–$40k/yr) — OPTIONAL; excluded from baseline, modelled in scenario.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $23K/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine care, small security increment, consumables, admin, and contingency; no active research projects or major incidents.
routine_operations no_major_incidents
🚨 Research Program $53K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$30K vs baseline
Foundation elects to run an active behavioral/genetic research program on SCP-2351 with recurring personnel and experiments.
decision_to_study_mechanism grant_or_internal_funding
🚨 Minor Incident $28K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$5K vs baseline
Loss or death of an instance or small escape requiring capture/replacement and extra veterinary/administrative response.
escape specimen_death predation
🚨 Public Exposure $38K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$15K vs baseline
Accidental public exposure or media event raising legal/PR costs and requiring mitigation.
unauthorized_photograph_public media_exposure legal_claim
👥 Personnel 0.4 total
Role Count Notes
Animal Care Technician 0.2 Part-time / fractional FTE handling feeding, cleaning, and routine records; costed within staff_wages.
Administrative Staff 0.1 Partial admin/IT time for recordkeeping and logs; included in research_and_monitoring baseline admin.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 0.1 Incremental patrol coverage represented by security_incremental budget; not a dedicated full-time guard.
Contract Veterinarian 0 On-call contractual services budgeted under veterinary_care; not a full-time staff hire.
📋 Confidence Notes
Containment and care needs are well-described and low-complexity, but many line items are range estimates and several costs are optional (research/legal contingencies), so medium confidence in aggregated numbers.
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