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SCP-7300 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-7300
Expected annual
$146K
One-time setup
$169K
Annual recurring
$131K
Personnel
2
Initial one-time setup is roughly $169,000 driven by pond upgrades, sensors/locker, and contingency/legal setup; recurring annual costs are about $131,300 driven by staff wages, research/monitoring, consumables, and institutional overhead.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $169K
Facilities $50K
[#1] Pond infrastructure upgrades (liner, recirculation pump, filtration, aeration, minor temperature control), includes installation labor and civil work.
Equipment $46K
[#2, #3, #4, #13] Weather-protected object locker (#2), UPS/backup power purchase (#3), environmental sensors & AV hardware (#4), transport/relocation containment kit purchase (#13).
Contingency Reserve $30K
[#14] Contingency funds reserved for bloom mitigation and environmental remediation; held as an available reserve.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $20K
[#5, #19] Basic lab and sampling equipment (microscopes, autoclave/sterilants, imaging) (#5) and long-term sample archiving/cryopreservation equipment (freezer/cryotank) (#19).
Legal And Cover Initial $15K
[#16] Initial legal, permits, and cover/records management setup costs (Boring Agreement compensation setup, legal review, cover narrative creation).
Sop And Drill Development $5K
[#20] Initial SOP writing, containment procedure development, and tabletop drill development costs.
Discoverer Payment One Time $3K
[#17] One-time payment/consulting fee to the discoverer (Wilson's Wildlife Solutions) as goodwill/Boring Agreement settlement.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $131K/yr
Staff Wages $39K/yr
[#7, #8, #9] Personnel costs: Principal Investigator (Dr. Goodman, ~0.05 FTE allocated), Aquatic/Research Technician (part-time, ~0.1-0.3 FTE), and incremental security/access-control costs.
Institutional Overhead $30K/yr
[#22] Institutional overhead / administrative allocation (estimated at ~30% of direct recurring costs).
Research And Monitoring $30K/yr
[#4, #11, #12, #19] Telemetry/monitoring maintenance and data services (#4), baseline research program budget (minimal program) (#11), audio/video storage/transcription (#12), and archival storage maintenance (#19).
Supplies And Consumables $11K/yr
[#5, #6, #15] Consumables and culture-control supplies (lab consumables, test kits, reagents, bleach/sterilants, filters) and waste disposal/decontamination contract costs.
Behavioral And Consulting $8K/yr
[#10] Behavioral/mental-health support and specialist consultations (weekly screenings and occasional longer evaluations).
Cover Story And Legal $5K/yr
[#16] Ongoing legal, permits, record-keeping, and cover-story management costs (FOIA risk management, ongoing legal reviews).
Insurance And Compliance $3K/yr
[#18] Institutional insurance adjustments, liability, and regulatory compliance audits related to housing a sentient organism.
Training And Drills $2K/yr
[#20] Annual refresher training, SOP updates, and occasional emergency drills.
Facilities Maintenance $1K/yr
[#21] Incremental utilities and minor facilities maintenance for pond systems (electricity, water usage, HVAC impact).
Discoverer Retainer $1K/yr
[#17] Small ongoing retainer/consulting fees to the discoverer for ad-hoc expertise.
Logistics And Transport $500/yr
[#13] Maintenance of transport and emergency relocation containment kit and occasional transport logistics.
Backup Power Maintenance $500/yr
[#3] Fuel and maintenance for UPS/backup generator to keep critical systems online during outages.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $131K/yr
72.0% probability / year
Uneventful year with standard monitoring, minimal research, and routine maintenance.
routine_operations no_blooms no_major_incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $146K/yr
15.0% probability / year +$15K vs baseline
Localized bloom or small equipment failure requiring targeted mitigation and overtime.
localized_bloom sensor_or_pump_failure small-scale_remediation
🚨 Major Bloom Mitigation $211K/yr
3.0% probability / year +$80K vs baseline
Large-scale proliferation requiring chemical/mechanical remediation, pond isolation, and contractor deployment.
widespread_bloom environmental_remediation rapid_response_contractors
🚨 Research Scaleup $231K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Authorization of an expanded research program (moderate to large), increasing staff, experiments, and data processing.
research_authorization longitudinal_studies expanded_field_trials
👥 Personnel 2 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 1 Dr. Joanna Goodman is the responsible scientist (allocated ~0.05 FTE to SCP-7300; salary+benefits portion estimated at $15,000/yr).
Research Scientist / Aquatic Technician 1 Part-time aquatic/research technician for day-to-day pond checks and sample collection (~0.1-0.3 FTE; cost estimated at $16,000/yr).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 0 No dedicated security assigned full-time; incremental access-control costs (~$8k/yr) are billed as operational expense rather than dedicated headcount.
📋 Confidence Notes
Costs are based on analyst ranges in the notes; many items (research scale, contingency needs, insurance/legal exposure) have wide ranges and ecological variability, so estimates are mid-range but uncertain.
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