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SCP-7195 Unknown ✓ high confidence
SCP-7195
Expected annual
$12K
One-time setup
$77K
Annual recurring
$10K
Personnel
1
One-time setup and contingency planning dominate upfront costs (notably contingency for containment escalation and research testing), while recurring costs are modest and driven by caretaker wages, supplies, routine veterinary care, and monitoring subscriptions.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $77K
Facilities $54K
[#11, #24, #30] Office cat-proofing, contingency for containment escalation (plan/build-out), and long-term housing room setup.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $17K
[#15, #16] Initial diagnostic testing and advanced research assays/sequencing/radiological scans.
Equipment $4K
[#3, #4, #5, #6, #8, #10, #29] Comfort items, humane capture/transport gear, microchip+scanner, GPS collar device, camera hardware (including optional IR), and emergency sedation kit.
Ethical Review $2K
[#28] Ethical review / institutional animal care & use compliance fees for formal research protocols.
Staff Training One Time $500
[#20] One-time staff training for handling, zoonosis awareness, and documentation procedures.
Veterinary Initial Exam $200
[#13] Initial veterinary exam, vaccinations, and parasite control.
Cover Story Initial $200
[#22] Minimal one-time cover-story materials (signage/HR memos) per analyst note.
Legal And Ownership Investigation $125
[#21] Initial microchip registry checks and basic ownership inquiries (minimal legal checks).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $10K/yr
Staff Wages $5K/yr
[#12] Part-time caretaker/handler baseline (example: 5hrs/week at $20/hr ≈ $5,200/yr). Full-time handler option ($35k–$50k/yr) noted in analyst guidance but not used in baseline figure.
Research And Monitoring $1K/yr
[#7, #9, #14, #18, #19] GPS/collar subscription, camera/cloud storage, routine veterinary care, biohazard waste disposal for tests, and data management/analysis.
Facilities Maintenance $1K/yr
[#27, #30] Cleaning/housekeeping labor increase and ongoing maintenance for any long-term housing suite.
Cover Story And Legal $1K/yr
[#23, #26] Insurance/liability rider and opportunity cost/administrative overhead for cover-story tasks and paperwork.
Supplies And Consumables $920/yr
[#1, #2, #17] Cat food and consumables, litter and waste-management supplies, and PPE/biosecurity consumables.
Veterinary Emergency Reserve $500/yr
[#14] Emergency veterinary reserve (analyst: $500–2,000/incident). Modeled as a modest annualized reserve.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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Cross Site Monitoring Per Site $0/yr
[#25] Per-site monitoring/monitoring-storage if multi-site detection occurs; baseline assumes single-site so recurring per-site monitoring is $0 unless expanded.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $10K/yr
89.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine visits, feeding, monitoring subscriptions, and periodic vet care.
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🚨 Minor Incident $12K/yr
6.0% probability / year +$2K vs baseline
Single-year minor emergency (injury/illness) or small property damage requiring emergency vet treatment and minor repairs.
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🚨 Containment Escalation $80K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$70K vs baseline
Decision to formally contain/study SCP-7195 with facility upgrades, relocation to dedicated housing, and expanded staffing/tests.
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🚨 Public Exposure $25K/yr
3.0% probability / year +$15K vs baseline
Public visibility or ownership dispute requiring PR, legal fees, and active cover operation.
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👥 Personnel 1 total
Role Count Notes
Part-time Handler / Caretaker 1 Baseline modeled as a single part-time handler (≈5 hrs/week, reflected in staff_wages). Full-time handler option noted separately in staff_wages notes.
📋 Confidence Notes
Detailed analyst line items and standard pet/field-research costs make recurring estimates and common one-time items well-grounded; uncertainty remains only for low-probability escalation scenarios.
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