SCP-3718 — SCP-3718 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-3718 Keter ~ medium confidence

SCP-3718

Expected annual

$7.3M

One-time setup

$30.6M

Annual recurring

$7.0M

Personnel

Initial one-time buildout, contingency and conservation funds dominate capital expenditures (~$30.6M). Recurring annual costs are driven by staff wages, research & monitoring, field operations, security readiness and mitigation, totaling roughly $7.0M/yr.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $30.6M

Contingency Suppression Fund $17.5M

[#24] Contingency fund for continent-scale suppression/multi-year suppression programs midpoint ($10M–$25M recommended reserve).

Conservation Programs Initial $5.2M

[#18] Initial multi-species conservation/remediation programs for three critically endangered species midpoint ($1.5M–$9M total).

Large Scale Field Campaign Initial $3.0M

[#14] One-time cost for large multi-state suppression/campaigns when activated midpoint ($1M–$5M).

Facilities $2.0M

[#1, #2] Midpoint of habitat construction ($750k–$2.5M) and structural reinforcement/anomaly-hardening ($150k–$600k); includes multi-room acid/enzymatic-resistant habitat, airlocks, redundant barriers, sacrificial panels and finishes.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.6M

[#11, #12, #20] On-site BSL-2 veterinary lab setup midpoint ($200k–$600k), advanced research initial ramp midpoint ($300k–$1.5M), and instrumentation R&D/validation midpoint ($100k–$500k).

Equipment $608K

[#3, #4] Includes specialized CCTV/multi‑spectrum imaging suite equipment midpoint ($40k–$200k) and containment/transport vehicles (3–5 vans midpoint $225k–$750k).

Emergency Response Reserve $600K

[#16] One-time reserve for rapid-deploy trailers, temporary enclosures and surge equipment midpoint ($200k–$1,000k).

Sedation Program Initial $30K

[#5] Initial drug stock for sedation/anesthetic program (estimated $30,000 initial).

Ppe Initial $25K

[#10] Initial acid/enzymatic-resistant PPE kit and emergency protective gear midpoint ($10k–$40k).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $7.0M/yr

Staff Wages $2.2M/yr

[#6, #13, #19, #7] Salaries for veterinarians, animal technicians, behaviorist, site security guards, long-term anomalous biologists and web/monitoring staff (midpoint totals from notes).

Logistics And Transport $1.2M/yr

[#4, #14, #16, #21] Field capture campaigns per-year midpoint ($100k–$750k), public incident remediation costs (50 incidents midpoint), vehicle ops/maintenance, and per-deployment emergency response replenishment.

Research And Monitoring $865K/yr

[#11, #12, #20, #19, #3] Lab reagents/consumables ($100k/yr), ongoing advanced research program midpoint ($300k–$1M/yr), neutralizer/materials consumables ($20k–$100k/yr), long-term data storage ($20k–$50k/yr) and non-staff video storage/maintenance (~$10–30k/yr).

Security And Mtf Readiness $650K/yr

[#7] MTF standing-readiness, training, rapid-deploy operations and specialized gear (midpoint $300k–$1M/yr).

Cover Story And Legal $625K/yr

[#17] Amnestic/cover-up, PR, legal fees and liaison costs midpoint ($250k–$1M/yr) to manage public exposure and media incidents.

Monitoring Field Operations $350K/yr

[#13] Field survey teams and coordination with local animal control midpoint ($200k–$500k/yr).

Conservation Programs Ongoing $300K/yr

[#18] Ongoing costs for conservation, captive-breeding and habitat restoration midpoint ($100k–$500k/yr per species-program aggregated).

Sterilization Program $275K/yr

[#15] Ongoing sterilization/spay‑neuter program midpoint ($300–$800 per procedure; modelled for large program).

Facilities Maintenance $150K/yr

[#23] Ongoing replacement of seals, non-reflective coatings, HVAC filters and corrosive-damage maintenance (midpoint $50k–$250k).

Training And Simulation $125K/yr

[#22] Regular drills for veterinary staff, security and MTF units midpoint ($50k–$200k/yr).

Sedation Consumables And Replacements $115K/yr

[#5] Per-sedation consumables and drug replenishment assuming high handling/capture load (midpoint of $80–$150 per sedation, ~1,000 sedations/yr).

Supplies And Consumables $105K/yr

[#8, #25] Food/feeding (~$25k–$60k) and miscellaneous consumables/enrichment/spare parts midpoint.

Waste Management $30K/yr

[#9] Hazardous/enzymatic waste neutralizers, industrial removal and autoclave usage midpoint ($10k–$50k/yr).

Ppe Replacement And Consumables $20K/yr

[#10] Replacement acid/enzymatic-resistant PPE consumables midpoint ($10k–$30k/yr).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $7.0M/yr

69.0% probability / year

Normal year with routine containment, monitoring, research and field activity; no major incidents.

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🚨 Minor Incident $7.3M/yr

25.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline

Localized enclosure breach or a small number of escaped instances requiring emergency response, hazardous cleanup and limited public remediation.

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🚨 Major Breach $9.5M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline

Multi-instance escape or multi-site exposure requiring extended deployment, large-scale captures, heavy legal/PR response and accelerated research mitigation.

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🚨 Catastrophic Population Explosion $17.0M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline

Widespread breeding and multi-state invasion requiring activation of contingency suppression fund, continent-scale suppression campaigns and major conservation remediation.

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👥 Personnel 23 total

Role	Count	Notes
Veterinarian	2	[#6] Full-time veterinarians with wildlife/anomalous experience (salaries included in staff_wages).
Veterinary Technician / Animal Care Technician	6	[#6] Licensed vet techs and dedicated care staff for feeding, enclosure cleaning and enrichment (salaries included in staff_wages).
Animal Behaviorist	1	[#6] Dedicated behaviorist for handling/enrichment protocols (salary included in staff_wages).
Security Officer / MTF Agent	6	[#7] On-site guards trained for anomalous animal containment (salaries portion included in staff_wages; MTF readiness ops budgeted separately).
Research Scientist / Anomalous Biologist	6	[#12, #19] Long-term anomalous biology/ecology staff (salaries included in staff_wages).
Monitoring Analyst / Data Scientist	2	[#13] Web monitoring and data analysis staff (included in staff_wages).

📋 Confidence Notes

Midpoint estimates were used for wide ranges in the analyst notes; many items (MTF deployments, campaign activations, incidence rates) are uncertain and episodic, so totals have moderate uncertainty.

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