SCP-8529 — SCP-8529 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-8529 SAFE ~ medium confidence

SCP-8529

Expected annual

$188K

One-time setup

$62K

Annual recurring

$187K

Personnel

One-time setup and containment modifications are modest (~$62.5k), recurring annual costs are dominated by retained services and a security FTE (totaling ~$186.7k/yr). Main drivers are veterinary/shelter retainers, security wages, and ongoing research/monitoring.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $62K

Reserve For Accidental Conversions $30K

[#19] Contingency reserve fund for emergency capture, overtime, surge veterinary capacity and short-term site lockdown costs.

Equipment $15K

[#3, #4, #5, #8, #9] Audio sensor and A/D logger, CCTV hardware (visible + IR), small cabinet HVAC unit, body-detection/no-corpse interlock installation, initial PPE handling kit.

Facilities $11K

[#1, #2] Secure containment cabinet installation, benching and 10 m exclusion/perimeter signage, floor plates and stanchions; covers mounting and integration work.

Policy Development $4K

[#7] One-time development of morgue protocol modifications, corpse routing procedures, scheduling/software updates and initial training materials.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $2K

[#18] Initial secure database integration and amortized setup for activation logging and recordkeeping.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $187K/yr

Staff Wages $60K/yr

[#6] Allocation of one Site security officer FTE dedicated to containment wing duties and transport/escort coverage.

Research And Monitoring $30K/yr

[#16] Ongoing low-scale research: acoustic analysis, occasional genetic sequencing of produced cats, and containment improvement studies.

Veterinary Retainer $30K/yr

[#10] On-call veterinary retainer recommended to handle unpredictable conversion events, exams, vaccinations, microchipping and spay/neuter coordination.

Cover Story And Legal $20K/yr

[#17, #20] Legal/compliance retainer and family-liaison/PR budget to manage animal-welfare interactions, permits, and privacy for family interactions.

Insurance Allocation $15K/yr

[#24] Escalation insurance/liability buffer allocation for legal claims, public exposure or long-term animal care obligations.

Animal Shelter Contract $10K/yr

[#11] Local animal shelter NDA retainer to accept instances, plus contracting/admin for quarantining and adoption support.

Incident Drills $6K/yr

[#15] Annual incident response training, table-tops and one simulated drill per year.

Ethical Reviews $5K/yr

[#25] Low-probability Ethics Committee review costs and occasional external consultant time.

Facilities Maintenance $3K/yr

[#4, #5, #22, #23] CCTV storage retention costs, HVAC and monitoring energy, minor sensor/camera maintenance and periodic calibration.

Recordkeeping $3K/yr

[#18] Annual administration, secure logging, and information-security controls for activation and transfer records.

Training Refresh $2K/yr

[#7] Annual training refresh and administrative time for morgue routing/corpse-handling procedures.

Supplies And Consumables $1K/yr

[#9, #21] PPE replenishment and routine biomedical/waste disposal.

Logistics And Transport $500/yr

[#12] Baseline readiness costs for secure transport (fuel/van availability) and occasional same-day transfers (expected to be rare).

Per Event Transport $200/yr

[#12] Expected annualized cost of per-event secure transports (per-transfer $150–$500) given low event frequency.

Per Event Processing $200/yr

[#13, #11] Expected annualized per-animal processing (vaccines, microchip, intake fees, short-term boarding) averaged over rare events.

Forensic Testing $75/yr

[#14] Low-probability DNA/forensic tests amortized as an expected annual cost.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $187K/yr

90.0% probability / year

Normal year with no major incidents; only retainers, monitoring, training and staffing costs.

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🚨 Minor Incident $190K/yr

8.0% probability / year +$4K vs baseline

Single conversion event that requires same-day capture, veterinary processing and shelter intake.

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🚨 Major Breach $247K/yr

2.0% probability / year +$60K vs baseline

Multiple conversions or a public/legal exposure leading to significant shelter boarding, legal action, and PR work.

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👥 Personnel 1 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	1	[#6] One dedicated Site security officer FTE responsible for containment wing oversight and transport/escort duties.

📋 Confidence Notes

Line items and cost ranges are well-specified, but event frequency (conversions requiring nearby human corpses) is highly uncertain; retainers and per-event costs are clear while incident probabilities are expert estimates.

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