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SCP-4966 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-4966
Expected annual
$152K
One-time setup
$135K
Annual recurring
$142K
Personnel
1
One-time capital of approximately $135k for a properly built BSL-2 humanoid containment cell and equipment; recurring annual costs ~ $142k driven by partial researcher salary, a recommended emergency contingency reserve, and routine maintenance/supplies.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $135K
Facilities $100K
[#1] Dedicated reinforced small humanoid containment cell (BSL-2 sized for a cat) including lockable door, passthrough, sealed finishes and drains; one-time construction/fit-out.
Equipment $23K
[#2, #3, #4, #19] One-time purchase and installation of HVAC/environmental control hardware, monitoring/CCTV and access-control hardware, initial furnishings/climbing/toys, and data-management hardware.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $6K
[#9] Small sample storage freezer (−20/−80°C) or refrigerator and basic pathology bench and secondary containment setup for tissue/sample processing.
Training And Sop Development $5K
[#7] Initial staff training, SOP drafting and regulatory compliance setup (initial courses, documentation, approval workflows).
Expanded Containment Facility $0
[#14] Option to build a pressure-rated large-volume chamber for whale-scale testing; baseline policy prohibits this—if authorized cost would be ~$500,000–$5,000,000+ (not budgeted here).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $142K/yr
Emergency Contingency Reserve $50K/yr
[#16] Recommended rapid-response reserve to cover emergency team activation, overtime, emergency cleanup, temporary quarantine, remediation, and ad hoc logistics.
Staff Wages $40K/yr
[#5] Fractional researcher allocation for tri-weekly socialization and supervised testing (≈0.2–0.5 FTE budgeted here, includes benefits and supervisory overhead).
Research And Monitoring $12K/yr
[#7, #10, #21] Baseline diagnostic/testing budget (imaging, sequencing, histology), refresher training/admin, and ethics/animal-use protocol fees and review overhead.
Incremental Security $10K/yr
[#6] Incremental site security costs: background checks, ID badges, and occasional guard shift coverage tied to SCP-4966 access.
Facilities Maintenance $7K/yr
[#2, #3, #9, #20] Ongoing HVAC energy/maintenance, monitoring system maintenance and recording storage, freezer electricity/maintenance, and routine containment suite upkeep (filters, seals, plumbing).
Supplies And Consumables $5K/yr
[#4, #8, #11, #22] Routine replacement of enrichment items/furnishings, PPE and disposable consumables, biohazard waste handling contracts/autoclave consumables, and miscellaneous small items/laundry.
Logistics And Transport $5K/yr
[#12] Budgeted procurement, permits and refrigerated transport costs for occasional small-to-medium specimen acquisitions (medium-mammal tests).
Cover Story And Legal $5K/yr
[#17] Legal counsel retainer, permitting support and small annual cover/PR budget for routine regulatory interactions.
Insurance And Liability $5K/yr
[#18] Increased premiums or self-insurance allocation for liability/pollution/biohazard coverage.
Data Management And Recordkeeping $2K/yr
[#19] Recurring secure storage, backups and restricted-access recordkeeping for video, chain-of-custody, and research datasets.
Heavy Equipment Rental $500/yr
[#15] Small baseline allocation for occasional local heavy-equipment rentals; large rentals are per-incident (see scenarios/notes).
Large Mass Disposal Reserve $0/yr
[#13] Large-biological-mass disposal costs are per-incident and not budgeted annually here (typical per-incident range: $100,000–$400,000).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $142K/yr
74.0% probability / year
Routine year with no major incidents; only normal care, occasional small-animal testing, and contingency reserve in place.
no medium/large corpse testing routine maintenance and small-animal tests only
🚨 Medium Corpse Test $156K/yr
20.0% probability / year +$15K vs baseline
Authorized testing involving medium-sized mammal cadavers (deer/livestock) requiring procurement, transport, and disposal.
approved medium mammal testing permits and refrigerated transport required
🚨 Security Breach Public Exposure $242K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Containment access by hostile actors or accidental public discovery requiring emergency response, legal/PR, and remediation.
unauthorized access / raid attempt public exposure requiring legal/PR response
🚨 Whale Scale Incident $392K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
An incident (planned test or accidental event) involving whale-scale biological masses requiring salvage, heavy equipment, specialized disposal, and major permitting/legal costs.
whale-scale carcass presentation large-scale salvage, transport, disposal and permits
👥 Personnel 1 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 1 [#5] One on-site researcher assigned to SCP-4966 (≈0.2–0.5 FTE allocated to this object; salary budgeted accordingly at ~$40,000/year).
📋 Confidence Notes
Core recurring and one-time line items (containment cell, HVAC, monitoring, researcher time) are well-defined; uncertainty remains around per-incident large-specimen costs (medium mammals to whales), policy choices (whether large-corpse testing is allowed), and frequency of adverse incidents, so overall confidence is medium.
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