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SCP-7556 Safe/Neutralised ~ medium confidence
SCP-7556
Expected annual
$3.2M
One-time setup
$3.5M
Annual recurring
$3.0M
Personnel
15
Initial capital outlays are approximately $3.46M driven by BSL upgrades, cold-chain/freezer capacity and acquisition of ROV/AUV and small craft; recurring operations average ~$3.01M/yr driven mainly by staff wages, vessel/field operations and replacement/depreciation.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.5M
Facilities $1.5M
[#10] BSL-3 / containment retrofit and associated structural work at principal analysis site(s).
Equipment $1.1M
[#3, #5, #8] Purchase of mid-range work-class ROV/AUV and handling gear (#3), rapid-response small craft (Zodiacs/RHIBs) (#5), and on-site ultra-low freezers / cold storage racks at receiving sites (#8).
Incident Reserve $500K
[#25] One-time contingency/reserve fund for unforeseen major recoveries, contamination events, legal action, or equipment replacement.
Heavy Retrieval Operations $200K
[#6] Planning allowance for a single heavy-lift / crane and beach recovery complex operation (per-operation cost planning).
Shoreline Remediation Per Event $150K
[#20] Cost estimate for a significant shoreline remediation / beach cleanup event if decaying tissue washes ashore.
Decommissioning Disposal $50K
[#26] End-of-project secure disposal (incineration/alkaline hydrolysis/vitrification) budget estimate.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.0M/yr
Staff Wages $1.4M/yr
[#12, #13, #17] Salaries and benefits for core scientific personnel (parazoologists, marine biologists, geneticists, lab techs, project lead) (#12), vessel and marine crew/contract fees for patrols (#13), and on-site security personnel/guarding at storage sites (#17).
Logistics And Transport $500K/yr
[#2, #4, #7, #29] Vessel charter days and at-sea patrols/recoveries (#2), ROV/AUV maintenance and operations crew (#4), cold-chain transport and refrigerated shipping between sites (#7), and logistics/warehousing for field consumables and spare parts (#29).
Research And Monitoring $345K/yr
[#1, #14, #21, #22, #24, #27] Satellite/commercial imagery subscriptions and analyst tasking (#1), sample processing and analysis (sequencing, EM, isotopes) (#14), external analytical/consultant contracts (#21), bioinformatics/storage/compute operational costs (#22), training/drills/medical surveillance (#24), and ongoing curation/cataloguing (#27).
Cover Story And Legal $215K/yr
[#18, #19, #23, #30] Transport insurance and liability coverage (#18), legal/permitting/inter-agency liaison retainers (#19), public affairs/cover-story and local engagement (#23), and diplomatic/international cooperation costs for Arctic operations (#30).
Facilities Maintenance $200K/yr
[#9, #11] Electricity and HVAC load for freezers/labs and annual BSL certification, filter replacement and facility maintenance for upgraded labs.
Replacement And Depreciation $200K/yr
[#28] Annual allocation for scheduled replacement and depreciation of capital assets (ROVs, freezers, boats, cranes).
Supplies And Consumables $150K/yr
[#15, #16] Laboratory consumables and reagents (#15), PPE, decontamination supplies and hazardous waste disposal costs (#16).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.0M/yr
68.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with routine monitoring, maintenance and expected sample throughput.
no significant washups regular patrols and lab operations
🚨 Shoreline Event $3.2M/yr
25.0% probability / year +$220K vs baseline
Significant decaying tissue washes ashore requiring beach closure, cleanup and additional analysis.
public sighting of globster large shore deposition of tissue
🚨 Major Retrieval Operation $4.5M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Year with multiple extended at-sea recoveries, extended vessel chartering and at least one heavy-lift/crane recovery.
multiple offshore recoveries extended charter days heavy-lift / crane operations
🚨 Research Scale Up $4.0M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Decision to scale-up program in response to new findings (purchase of additional assets and extra hires / contracted work).
discovery of related anomalous tissue strategic decision to expand operations
👥 Personnel 15 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 3 Parazoologists / marine biologists responsible for specimen analysis and field coordination (portion of #12).
Project Lead / Senior Scientist 1 Program lead overseeing research, sampling and inter-site approvals (portion of #12).
Research Technician / Lab Technician 3 Laboratory processing, sample prep and histology support (portion of #12 and #14).
Bioinformatics Specialist 1 Data pipelines, analysis and secure genomic data management (portion of #22 and #12).
Vessel Captain / Marine Crew 3 Captain, engineers and deck crew for charters and owned-vessel operations (portion of #13 and #2).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 On-site security and controlled-access monitoring for stored tissue portions (portion of #17).
📋 Confidence Notes
Notes provide many specific cost ranges enabling mid-level accuracy, but large ranges per line item (vessel days, equipment tiers, BSL choices) and uncertain event frequency reduce confidence to medium.
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