SCP-3465 — SCP-3465 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-3465 Thaumiel ✓ high confidence

SCP-3465

Expected annual

$1.2M

One-time setup

$818K

Annual recurring

$1.2M

Personnel

One-time setup and redundancy costs total approximately $818,000 driven by tank systems, lab outfitting, redundancy and contingency reserves; annual recurring operations are about $1,221,000/yr driven primarily by personnel, ongoing research, legal/partnerships, food/veterinary care and field operations.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $818K

Emergency Contingency Fund $200K

[#17] Reserve fund for escapes, media leaks, large-scale remediation and emergency capture operations.

Equipment $170K

[#1, #2, #4, #6] Aquarium/tank hardware, life-support plumbing and RO/DI, backup generator/UPS, CCTV and sensor systems.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $165K

[#5, #7, #13a] Quarantine/necropsy/wet lab outfitting, initial veterinary diagnostics/baseline testing, initial pilot research funding and protocol setup.

Containment Redundancy Secondary Site $100K

[#15] Buildout of duplicate/mirrored containment at alternate location (smaller mirrored tanks and essential life-support).

Facilities $50K

[#1, #3] Structural support and site HVAC/environmental control upgrades (split portion of aquarium installation and full HVAC upgrade).

Emergency Response Vehicle $40K

[#16] Rapid-response trailer/van outfitted with transfer crates, decontamination and portable water treatment.

Incident Response Retainer $25K

[#28a] Incident response retainer for forensics and large-scale remediation capacity.

Initial Legal And Cover Setup $15K

[#18a] Initial legal agreements, cover-story setup and contractual negotiation costs.

Initial Secure It Setup $15K

[#23a] Secure servers, encrypted backups and initial memetic-safe IT storage setup.

Biobank Freezer Setup $15K

[#24a] Ultra-low freezer purchase and initial biobank setup for sample cryopreservation.

Initial Training And Certification $12K

[#20a] Initial staff training and certification (herpetological handling, memetic awareness, safety drills).

Initial Spare Parts Stock $7K

[#12] Initial spare-parts stock (filter media spares, pump impellers, UV bulbs, tubing, etc.).

Initial Habitat Furnishings $4K

[#26a] Initial basking platforms, hides, substrates and enrichment items.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.2M/yr

Staff Wages $525K/yr

[#8] Salaries & benefits for dedicated containment team (1 project lead, 1 postdoc/lead tech, 2 animal care techs, 2 containment/security officers; includes ~25% benefits overhead).

Research And Monitoring $168K/yr

[#13b, #23b, #24b, #27] Ongoing experimental research budget (~$100k/yr), annual IT maintenance/backups (~$5k/yr), biobank maintenance (~$3k/yr), and geographic spread/field surveillance (~$60k/yr).

Logistics And Transport $150K/yr

[#9, #14] MTF operational readiness & deployment budget (~$50k/yr) and field capture/transport operations (~$100k/yr).

Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr

[#18b] Ongoing legal, cover story and public-relations retainer and occasional payouts.

Supplies And Consumables $67K/yr

[#10, #12] Food/feeding consumables (~$55k/yr for ~200 turtles) and routine consumables/spare parts replacement (~$12k/yr).

Payments Goi 466 $50K/yr

[#19] Partnership reimbursements/payments to GoI-466 for cooperation, training exchanges and partial operations.

Readiness Reserve $50K/yr

[#29] Thaumiel readiness allocation for rapid redeployment, priority staffing and special research time.

Veterinary Recurring Care And Medications $35K/yr

[#11] Routine veterinary care, parasite treatments, emergency veterinary interventions and annual exams.

Facilities Maintenance $20K/yr

[#21] Utilities (electricity for heaters/filters/HVAC), water and sewage/disposal costs.

Wastewater And Biohazard Disposal $12K/yr

[#22] Contractual disposal fees for biologically contaminated water/sediment, carcasses, sharps and chemical waste.

Cybersecurity Maintenance $10K/yr

[#28b] Annual cybersecurity monitoring and incident-response maintenance.

Contingent Fines And Permitting $10K/yr

[#30] Budget for regulatory permits, small fines and permitting contingencies to avoid delays.

Parasite Control And Routine Water Testing $8K/yr

[#25] Recurring microbiological testing, algal control, pH/ion monitoring and scheduled anti-parasitic treatments.

Training And Certifications $8K/yr

[#20b] Annual refresher training and joint drills with MTF/GoI-466.

Replacement Habitat Enrichment $5K/yr

[#26b] Annual replacement of enrichment items, basking platforms and furnishings.

Emergency Response Maintenance $3K/yr

[#16] Recurring maintenance and upkeep for emergency response vehicle/trailer and decon equipment.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.2M/yr

90.0% probability / year

Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine research, field captures and maintenance only.

routine_operations scheduled_field_missions no_escape_or_major_incident

🚨 Minor Incident $1.3M/yr

8.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline

Limited escape or local incident requiring emergency response, targeted captures, extra veterinary care and modest legal/PR action.

small_escape localized_contamination minor_media_exposure

🚨 Major Breach $1.7M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$450K vs baseline

Significant containment breach or high-profile exposure requiring large-scale capture operations, full contingency deployment, legal costs and possible replacement/repair of infrastructure.

multiple_escapes major_media_exposure large_scale_remediation

👥 Personnel 6 total

Role	Count	Notes
Project Lead / Senior Researcher	1	[#8] Responsible for project oversight, approvals and coordination.
Research Scientist / Postdoc / Lead Technician	1	[#8] Lead experiments, assays and technical oversight.
Animal Care Technician	2	[#8] Daily husbandry, feeding, tank maintenance and routine health checks.
Security Officer / Containment Security	2	[#8] On-site containment security and direct response for transfers.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide line-item estimates for nearly all capital and recurring costs; allocations follow those explicit figures and splits where items combine multiple functions. Remaining uncertainty is due to population scaling, frequency of field captures and low-probability high-cost incidents.

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