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SCP-4225 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-4225
Expected annual
$245K
One-time setup
$36K
Annual recurring
$244K
Personnel
3
One-time setup is modest (~$35.5k) for enclosure, monitoring, and secure archival; recurring costs are dominated by personnel (salaries + a name-based staffing premium) and overhead, totaling roughly $244k/yr.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $36K
Equipment $20K
[#1, #3, #4, #5] Terrarium and mounts (#1); Safe-class archival locker (#3); CCTV/audio and encrypted storage hardware (#4); access-control/software filter implementation (#5).
Contingency Reserve $10K
[#23] One-time contingency/emergency disposal or escalation reserve.
Facilities $3K
[#2] Room-level HVAC/alarm integration and local redundant power one-time integration costs.
Training Program Development $2K
[#17] One-time development of mandatory training module and signage design.
Handling Gear $550
[#19] Snake hooks, transport bag, PPE and initial chemical immobilant procurement (one-time).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $200
[#13] Starter kit for shed handling, archival bags/labels and sterile tools (one-time starter kit).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $244K/yr
Staff Wages $159K/yr
[#7, #8, #9] Primary assigned researcher (1.0 FTE ~ $104k/yr), senior researcher/PI (fractional, budgeted ~$30k/yr), animal technician (part-time ~$25k/yr).
Insurance And Overhead $41K/yr
[#22] Internal overhead allocation (estimated at ~20% of direct recurring labour + operations ~ $203,525).
Name Constraint Staffing Premium $15K/yr
[#10] 5–15% premium/scheduling inefficiency applied to required-named staff salaries (budgeted midpoint).
Research And Monitoring $12K/yr
[#14, #15] Molecular/forensic assays and occasional sequencing/histology (#14), behavioural training and literacy-attempt studies (~#15).
Cover Story And Legal $5K/yr
[#20] Legal counsel, cover-story administration, FOIA/PR preparation and records costs.
Compliance Auditing $3K/yr
[#18] Regular audits to ensure only authorised 'S'-named personnel interact and incident investigation budget.
Veterinary Care $2K/yr
[#11] Periodic reptile veterinary exams, parasite screens, topical meds and emergency care fund.
Information Security $2K/yr
[#21] Secure database access controls, encrypted backups, restricted paper file handling for transcripts and shed accessioning.
Supplies And Consumables $1K/yr
[#12, #13, #19, #24] Food and husbandry (~#12), recurring archival handling supplies (#13), annual replacement for handling gear (#19), miscellaneous consumables and replacements (#24).
Recruitment And Background Checks $1K/yr
[#6] Additional recruiting difficulty and background checks for 'S'-named staff; annual turnover costs.
Facilities Maintenance $1K/yr
[#2, #3, #4] HVAC/environmental alarm maintenance and extra energy (#2), Safe-class locker maintenance/audit fees (#3), CCTV/storage maintenance (#4).
Audio Transcription And Data Processing $1K/yr
[#16] Human review/transcription of recordings, secure archival processing and analyst time.
Training Refreshers And Signage $500/yr
[#17] Annual refresher training, signage replacement and minor updates.
Access Control Maintenance $300/yr
[#5] Ongoing admin/maintenance for access control filters and exception management.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $244K/yr
94.5% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with routine maintenance, research, and staffing costs only.
routine_operations scheduled_research regular_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $259K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$15K vs baseline
Minor containment or compliance incident (speech-protocol violation, small unauthorized access) requiring audit, limited amnestics/admin and extra audits.
speech_violation unauthorised_access minor_infection_or_injury
🚨 Major Breach $319K/yr
0.5% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Significant containment failure or anomalous escalation requiring relocation, large-scale amnestics/legal response, or specialized external studies.
escape_or_relapse major_legal_exposure escalated_research_response
👥 Personnel 3 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 1 [#7] Primary assigned researcher (1.0 FTE), budgeted at ~$104k/yr (salary+benefits).
Senior Researcher / PI 1 [#8] Fractional senior oversight appointment (0.1–0.3 FTE) budgeted at ~$30k/yr; counted as one head for assignment/authorization.
Animal Technician 1 [#9] Part-time/auxiliary technician for daily husbandry and logistics, budgeted at ~$25k/yr.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges for nearly every cost, enabling reasonable mid-point estimates; uncertainty remains around incident probabilities, overhead allocation percentage, and exact staffing premium, so confidence is medium.
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