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SCP-4737 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-4737
Expected annual
$580K
One-time setup
$455K
Annual recurring
$567K
Personnel
3
Initial one-time setup and contingencies are moderate (~$455k) driven by room build-out, a planned scalability conversion, and contingency reserves; recurring annual costs are dominated by staff wages, research, veterinary/security contracts and scalability provisions (~$567k/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $455K
Facilities $265K
[#2, #24] Secure experiment room build-out (construction/HVAC/reinforcement) and scalability conversion planning/reserve.
Equipment $70K
[#1, #3, #9, #13, #22] Containment locker, CCTV installation, remote manipulation equipment, secure evidence safe, initial communications/security servers.
Incident Contingency Reserve $50K
[#17] One-time rapid-response reserve fund for large incidents / containment equipment purchases.
Legal And Cover Reserve $50K
[#19] Initial legal/cover-up/public affairs reserve for offsite/public incidents and witness management.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $10K
[#11, #20] Initial test-animal stock/quarantine setup and item de-manifestation procedure design & small fixtures.
Transport Carriers $5K
[#8] Lockable animal carriers, short-term housing initial purchase.
Training Development $5K
[#18] Development of psychological/memetic safety training materials and screening protocols.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $567K/yr
Staff Wages $230K/yr
[#4, #5] Level-3 researcher (1 FTE) and two animal technicians (2 FTE).
Scalability Additional Staff And Food $100K/yr
[#24] Recurring staff and consumables if program scales to many SCP-4737-1 instances (scenario-dependent but included in annual budgeting).
Research And Monitoring $88K/yr
[#12, #16] Laboratory analysis (instrument usage, outsourcing) and research program budget/protocol experiments.
Security Coverage $40K/yr
[#7] Annual budget for guard overtime, animal-control specialists during active testing.
Veterinary Services $30K/yr
[#6] Annual retainer and per-incident veterinary budget (contracted/ on-call services).
Incident Contingency Replenishment $20K/yr
[#17] Annual replenishment of rapid-response contingency fund after incidents.
Supplies And Consumables $10K/yr
[#9, #10, #21] PPE replenishment, tranquilizers/medical consumables, cleaning and sanitation supplies.
Cover Story And Legal $10K/yr
[#19] Ongoing maintenance for witness management, PR interventions, and records handling.
Evidence Insurance $10K/yr
[#23] Liability reserve / insurance-like fund for offsite incidents and plausible-deniable settlements.
Miscellaneous Administrative Overhead $8K/yr
[#25] Procurement processing, audits, timekeeping and routine administrative overhead.
Animal Maintenance $6K/yr
[#11] Annual purchase, quarantine, food, bedding and enrichment for test animals.
Data Storage Analysis And Archiving $6K/yr
[#3, #15] CCTV/video storage and high-fidelity experiment data archiving/analysis costs.
Hazardous Waste Disposal $5K/yr
[#14] Regulated disposal and documentation for hazardous or bio/chemical materializations.
Training Refresher $2K/yr
[#18] Annual memetic/psychological safety refresher training.
Communications Security $2K/yr
[#22] Ongoing maintenance for secure document servers, access control and compartmentalization.
Logistics And Transport $1K/yr
[#8] Replacements/repairs for transport carriers and short-term animal housing.
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $567K/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine experiments and no major incidents; includes planned scalability reserve and standard contingencies.
routine_experiments no_major_incident
🚨 Minor Incident $597K/yr
8.0% probability / year +$30K vs baseline
Small escape or localized incident requiring short-term response, medical care, and temporary housing.
single_SCP-4737-1_escape minor_personnel_injuries temporary_containment_expansion
🚨 Major Breach $867K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Significant containment breach by an intelligent SCP-4737-1 causing multiple injuries, extended recovery and public exposure risk.
intelligent_instance_breach multiple_injuries public_exposure
🚨 Research Scale Up $817K/yr
3.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Deliberate program expansion to produce many SCP-4737-1 instances requiring conversion of space and substantial recurring staffing/consumables.
program_scaling multiple_SCP-4737-1_instances dedicated_holding_conversion
👥 Personnel 3 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist (Level-3) 1 Senior researcher required for authorization and supervision; salary included in staff_wages [#4].
Animal Technician / Handler 2 Daily handling and care for test animals; salaries included in staff_wages [#5].
📋 Confidence Notes
Notes and line items are well-specified (construction, staffing, contracts), but several items (breach frequency, scale-up likelihood, severity of incidents and legal/cover costs) are uncertain and estimated from ranges provided in analyst notes.
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