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SCP-7097 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-7097
Expected annual
$1.1M
One-time setup
$419K
Annual recurring
$1.0M
Personnel
6
First-year one-time buildouts and instrumentation are moderate (~$419k) while recurring operational costs (staffing, incident reserves, content production, utilities, and R&D) dominate ongoing expense; annual operations are estimated at about $1.05M driven mainly by staffing, incident readiness and long-term R&D.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $419K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $140K
[#13] GC-MS, olfactometer, stereomicroscopes and associated lab buildout for olfactory/volatile analysis and initial research instrumentation.
Facilities $135K
[#1, #8, #11] Containment-cell buildout, insect-proofing, seals/airlocks and initial visitor-access setup; includes construction, modifications, permits and initial administrative setup.
Equipment $132K
[#2, #4, #6, #7, #9, #17, #23, #22, #5] HVAC hardware and integration, LCD displays & AV server, backup power installation, sealed breeding chamber/incubators, surveillance cameras, secure transport kits, initial spare parts stocking, data-security setup, and optional content-library purchase.
Sop Development $12K
[#24] One-time development of SOPs, training scenario design and initial social-engineering mitigation materials.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.0M/yr
Staff Wages $480K/yr
[#10] Core staffing payroll and benefits for 1 senior entomology/behavior researcher, 2 lab/animal techs, 1 behavioral psychologist, and 2 part-time security officers (benefits included).
Long Term Rnd $150K/yr
[#25] Ongoing containment R&D and countermeasure program funding for neutralization or non-entertainment dormancy methods.
Incident Response Reserve $100K/yr
[#15] Readiness/reserve for emergency containment breaches, fumigation, mass amnestic deployment and rapid-response operations.
Cover Story And Legal $75K/yr
[#16] Legal retainer, PR contingency and cover-story/compensation funds to respond to public exposure or civil liabilities.
Research And Monitoring $60K/yr
[#9, #14, #21, #22] Monitoring & data maintenance (environmental logs, insect-count sensors), research consumables and assay budgets, redundancy & audit program costs, and recurring secure storage/management for logs.
Content Production And Licensing $60K/yr
[#5] In-house reality-TV production/curation team salaries and content acquisition to keep SCP-7097 entertained and avoid expensive licensing.
Amnestic And Medical Treatments $50K/yr
[#12] Operational reserve for memetic/amnestic treatments, counseling, pharmaceuticals and administration for incidents involving staff disclosure/exposure.
Mental Health Support $20K/yr
[#20] Ongoing counseling, confidentiality monitoring and compensation programs for exposed staff.
Supplies And Consumables $18K/yr
[#3, #7, #19, #23, #4] Perfume consumables & replacement cartridges, Drosophila colony supplies/media, PPE and waste disposal, spare-part replenishment, and spare/display replacement budget.
Facilities Maintenance $18K/yr
[#6, #8, #18] Backup generator/UPS fuel & maintenance, facility pest-control contracts/inspections, and extra utilities/energy premium for continuous operations.
Training And Sops $10K/yr
[#24, #11] Recurring refresher training, staff vetting renewals and ongoing access-control training to mitigate social-engineering and interaction risks.
Logistics And Transport $6K/yr
[#17] Secure courier/transfer costs and quarantine transfer kit usage (estimate based on several certified transfers per year).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.0M/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with standard operations, staffing, routine maintenance, research and reserves.
no_major_incident standard_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $1.1M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Minor containment interruption or entertainment outage requiring limited emergency response, targeted amnestics and short-term replacements.
entertainment_outage partial_release staff_exposure
🚨 Major Breach $1.6M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$600K vs baseline
Significant breach or leak requiring site lockdown, mass amnestic deployment, extended repairs, legal response and public mitigation.
complete_entertainment_failure mass_staff_exposure breach_by_suicide
👥 Personnel 6 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 1 [#10] Senior entomology/behavior researcher responsible for experiments and containment protocols.
Lab Technician / Animal Tech 2 [#10] Maintain Drosophila colonies, perform daily husbandry and assist experiments.
Behavioral Psychologist 1 [#10] Manages staff interactions, counseling coordination and risk mitigation for truth-elicitation effects.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#10] Part-time coverage for containment integrity, access control and incident response.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges for most costs (good coverage of technical, operational and legal needs) but uncertainties remain in incident frequency, long-term R&D scope and content/licensing choices, producing medium confidence.
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