SCP-6719 — SCP-6719 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-6719 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-6719

Expected annual

$1.2M

One-time setup

$842K

Annual recurring

$1.1M

Personnel

Initial setup is moderately expensive (~$842.5k) driven by containment/HVAC upgrades, instrumentation, and emergency reserves; ongoing annual costs are substantial (~$1.14M/yr) dominated by personnel wages, long-term research, transport logistics, and legal/insurance obligations.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $842K

Facilities $225K

[#1, #2] Containment-area physical modifications (reinforced surfaces, windows, seals, anchors) and one-time HVAC upgrade/installation (ductwork, activated-carbon/HEPA stages, pressure controls).

Emergency Seed Fund $200K

[#16] Seed contingency fund for rapid response, emergency containment reconfiguration, sedatives/tranquilizers and initial repair/incident costs.

Incident Reserve Fund $200K

[#20] One-time dedicated reserve option for catastrophic events or to underwrite long-term liability (lower-bound reserve included).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $128K

[#3, #11, #21] Purchase of GC-MS/e-nose or equivalent pheromone monitoring instruments, initial specialized research equipment purchases (sequencer/behavior rigs), and initial data/archiving systems.

Vehicle Purchase $30K

[#8] One-time secure vehicle purchase option for transport (alternative to leasing).

Transport Crate $25K

[#8] Custom transport crate/containment platform sized for SCP with portable filtration and tamper-proof locks (one-off build).

Equipment $15K

[#4] High-resolution tamper-resistant CCTV system purchase, servers/backups and encrypted storage initial hardware.

Interaction Interfaces $10K

[#12] Custom human–arthropod interaction interfaces (ergonomic pens/styluses, enlarged keyboards/touchscreens) one-off devices.

Ppe Setup $10K

[#14] One-time PPE and decontamination infrastructure setup (respirators, decon stations, emergency showers, initial cartridges).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.1M/yr

Staff Wages $610K/yr

[#5, #6] Salaries incl. benefits/overhead for Lead PI, 2 research techs, behavioral specialist/veterinarian, and security guards (2–4 coverage; modeled here as ~3 guards).

Long Term Research Program $120K/yr

[#24] Multi-year behavioral/language research grants, visiting specialists, covert collaboration, and potential additional PhD-level hires (program-level budget).

Logistics And Transport $80K/yr

[#7, #8, #23] Quarterly two-week excursions (transport, lodging, escorts, secure carriers), vehicle leasing (~$2k/mo modeled), and inter-site permits/administrative costs.

Cover Story And Legal $60K/yr

[#17] Legal counsel, NDAs, publication clearance, cover-story/PR operations and information-control activities.

Insurance Premiums $50K/yr

[#20] Annual insurance/policy premiums or equivalent liability reserve funding for staff injury/third-party damage exposure.

Research And Monitoring $45K/yr

[#3, #11, #21] Ongoing GC-MS/e-nose consumables/calibration, contract sequencing/specialized assays, software licenses and data processing/analysis costs.

Emergency Fund Replenishment $40K/yr

[#16] Annual replenishment/standby costs for emergency response fund and rapid response readiness.

Veterinary Care $30K/yr

[#9] Regular vet checks, diagnostics, preventive medicine, parasitology and potential premium arthropod-specialist fees.

Supplies And Consumables $25K/yr

[#10] Disposable gloves, cleaning agents (pheromone-neutralizing), sample vials, culture media, routine assay reagents and PPE consumables.

Facilities Maintenance $20K/yr

[#2] HVAC maintenance, filter replacement and general containment-area upkeep tied to containment/filtration systems.

Personnel Training $15K/yr

[#13] Staff training, SOP development, emergency drills, pheromone-effect handling and documentation upkeep.

Ethics Oversight $12K/yr

[#18] Bioethics review-board costs, external consultants, and extra administrative compliance tied to sapient anomaly oversight.

Waste Management $9K/yr

[#15] Specialized disposal of biological/pheromone-contaminated waste (contracted incineration/neutralization).

Energy Consumption $8K/yr

[#19] Incremental energy costs for continuous HVAC/filtration runs and containment equipment operation.

Miscellaneous Enrichment $6K/yr

[#22] Enrichment items (books, manipulable objects), routine repairs to enrichment devices and minor replacement parts.

Ppe Replacements $4K/yr

[#14] Replacement cartridges, disposable coveralls and routine PPE replenishment.

Cctv Storage And Maintenance $4K/yr

[#4] Off-site/on-site encrypted storage, backups, and camera/system maintenance costs.

Interface Replacements $1K/yr

[#12] Minor annual replacements/repairs for custom human–arthropod interaction devices and input tools.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.1M/yr

90.0% probability / year

Normal year with scheduled excursions, routine research, and no major incidents.

routine_operations quarterly_excursions no_incidents

🚨 Minor Incident $1.3M/yr

8.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline

Localized containment incident or behavioral escalation requiring emergency response, overtime, repairs and elevated legal/medical costs.

short_release_or_excursion_problem staff_exposure_to_pheromones localized_equipment_damage

🚨 Major Breach $1.7M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$600K vs baseline

Significant containment breach or major equipment failure leading to large repairs, replacement of HVAC/monitoring hardware, heavy legal/cover operations and potential public exposure mitigation.

major_hvac_or_filter_failure large_release_requiring_reconfiguration extended_public_exposure

👥 Personnel 7 total

Role	Count	Notes
Research Scientist	1	Lead PI (Dr. Darwish) included in staff_wages; salary + overhead modeled (~$156k). [#5]
Research Technician	2	Lab/tech assistants for daily care and experiments; combined wages included in staff_wages. [#5]
Medical Officer / Veterinarian	1	Behavioral specialist/veterinarian for arthropod care; salary included in staff_wages and veterinary_care budget. [#5, #9]
Security Officer / MTF Agent	3	Level-2 guards for supervised access and escort duties (modeled coverage of 2–4 guards as ~3). Salaries included in staff_wages. [#6]

📋 Confidence Notes

Notes provide detailed line-item ranges for most categories but many estimates (HVAC, instrumentation, legal/insurance and incident severity) have wide ranges and operational variability; this yields medium confidence in totals.

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