SCP-3770
Safe
~
medium confidence
SCP-3770
Expected annual
$448K
One-time setup
$164K
Annual recurring
$429K
Personnel
4
First-year (one-time + recurring) setup for a modest 10-vivarium containment suite is estimated around $162k one-time with annual operating costs of about $429k; main cost drivers are staff wages (husbandry, memetic officer, limited security), research/medical monitoring, and legal/insurance/contingency reserves.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $164K
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $429K/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$429K/yr
Normal operational year with routine maintenance, no major incidents or scale changes.
no incidents
routine staff turnover
standard maintenance
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Minor Incident
$456K/yr
Isolated exposure or small contamination event requiring medical treatment, localized cleanup, and modest legal/PR involvement.
accidental staff contact with secretion
localized molting contamination
minor PR/legal engagement
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Major Incident
$629K/yr
Larger contamination or mass-exposure / memetic leak requiring hospitalizations, extensive remediation, and significant legal/PR response.
mass-exposure event
memetic image leakage
extended remediation/legal action
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Research Scale Up
$679K/yr
Planned program expansion or urgent scale-up (addition of many groups / new suite) requiring capital investment within the year.
decision to scale collection
grant/MTF research escalation
need for additional secure rooms
Personnel
4 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Research Technician / Husbandry Technician | 2 | [#13] Daily care, feeding, substrate maintenance and monitoring; 1–2 FTEs assumed (two used here for a modest suite). |
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 1 | [#15] Minimal on-site security presence assumed for baseline (part-time/full-time equivalent); higher posture would increase recurring costs. |
| Memetic Safety Officer | 1 | [#26] Specialist to manage secure archive/cataloguing, redaction workflows, and memetic safety procedures. |
Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide broad ranges and clear configuration requirements (vivaria counts, room-level vs per-vivarium equipment), enabling a reasoned mid-range estimate; uncertainty remains due to choices about security posture, scale (10 vs larger), and incident frequency/severity.