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SCP-5112 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-5112
Expected annual
$330K
One-time setup
$290K
Annual recurring
$316K
Personnel
2.2
First-year capital plus setup costs are driven by greenhouse construction, HVAC/backup power, and initial research ramp; annual operating costs are dominated by Level-3 personnel wages and the unusual ink-based fertilizer requirement.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $290K
Facilities $100K
[#1] Small dedicated climate-controlled greenhouse buildout (20–30 m²) with reinforced access, sealed floor, benches and HVAC installation.
Scalability Capital $100K
[#25] Potential capital required if SCP-5112 population increases (additional greenhouse space, benches, HVAC capacity) — conditional expansion estimate.
Equipment $37K
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #14] Environmental control equipment (HVAC, humidifier, lights), datalogging system, containment access/CCTV hardware, generators/UPS, and initial small tools/pruners.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $33K
[#10, #12, #16, #18] Initial potting media and liners, initial PPE kit, initial research ramp (lab consumables/reagents/instrument access), and initial SOP/training development.
Contingency Reserve $20K
[#20] Establishment of a contingency/incident response fund for emergency procurement, rapid cleanup, or urgent HVAC/ink replacement.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $316K/yr
Staff Wages $240K/yr
[#6, #7] Level-3 daily caregiver coverage (1.2 FTE assumed) and aggregated part-time technical/support/admin allocations.
Research And Monitoring $29K/yr
[#3, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19] Monitoring system maintenance/calibration, diagnostic/pathology testing (microbial/HPLC/etc.), ongoing research budget, secure data storage/compliance, refresher training, and periodic containment inspections/audits.
Supplies And Consumables $17K/yr
[#8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #14, #26] Bulk black printing ink fertilizer (50% composition), base fertilizer/solvents/mixing supplies, recurring potting media/top-dressing, water/filtration, PPE replacement, routine plant maintenance supplies and miscellaneous small items.
Insurance $6K/yr
[#24] Optional insurance/indemnity costs for botanicals containing industrial chemicals.
Cover Story And Legal $5K/yr
[#22] Cover story materials, legal review for procurement of industrial ink, and liaison/legitimization overhead.
Capital Amortization $5K/yr
[#23] Amortized replacement funds for HVAC, sensors, benches, coatings (5–10 year replacement cycles).
Contingency Replenishment $5K/yr
[#20] Annual replenishment target for the contingency/incident response fund.
Facilities Maintenance $4K/yr
[#4, #5, #23] Camera monitoring/storage costs, generator fuel/test exercises, and routine HVAC/sensor maintenance.
Hazardous Waste Disposal $3K/yr
[#13] Licensed hazardous waste contractor fees for ink-laden plant material, soil, PPE and wastewater disposal.
Utilities Electricity $1K/yr
[#2] Electricity for HVAC, supplemental lighting and controllers.
Logistics And Transport $1K/yr
[#21] Secure transport of specimens, ink deliveries, and waste removal logistics.
Scalability Marginal Per Additional Plant $1K/yr
[#25] Estimated marginal recurring cost per additional plant (ink, supplies); actual cost scales with plant count and may include additional labor if thresholds reached.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $316K/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine operations and recurring costs only.
routine_operations no_incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $341K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
Localized environmental excursion or pest outbreak requiring repairs, pest control, and additional disposal.
power_outage pest_outbreak localized_environmental_excursion
🚨 Major Incident $516K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Severe containment incident or cognitohazard exposure causing personnel injury, large-scale cleanup, medical/legal costs and potential replacement of specimens.
cognitohazard_exposure personnel_injury_or_death mass_die_off_cleanup
🚨 Scalability Expansion $461K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$145K vs baseline
Uncontrolled propagation or decision to expand containment capacity for SCP-5112-A leading to capital expansion and higher recurring costs.
uncontrolled_reproduction population_growth facility_expansion_required
👥 Personnel 2.2 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / Level-3 Personnel 1.2 [#6] Daily caregiver(s) required for watering, fertilizing and harvesting; 1.2 FTE assumed for coverage of days off.
Site Greenhouse Technician / Technical Support / Admin 1.0 [#7] Combined part-time greenhouse technician, HVAC/electrical contractor on-call allocation, and administrative support for logs/supplies.
📋 Confidence Notes
Costs are based on detailed analyst line items with ranges; however many items (ink pricing, wage assumptions, incident frequency, and conditional expansion) have large variability, so confidence is medium rather than high.
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