SCP-9047 — SCP-9047 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-9047 Neutralized ~ medium confidence

SCP-9047

Expected annual

$76K

One-time setup

$308K

Annual recurring

$72K

Personnel

One-time setup and directed research drive the majority of costs (approx. $308k one-time) while ongoing annual costs are modest (~$71.9k/yr) driven by staff wages, insurance, and archival/maintenance overhead.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $308K

Initial Research And Lab Setup $202K

[#6, #10, #11, #22] Targeted immunological/pathology work-up, research staff time (PI + techs, project-based), genomic sequencing/sample prep, and opportunity-cost allocation for research project.

Facilities $80K

[#1] Containment cell construction and HVAC tie-in; stainless-steel animal containment room with biosecurity integration.

Necropsy $8K

[#12] Comprehensive necropsy/post-neutralization analysis, histology, specialist pathology consults.

Records Management Initial $5K

[#9] Initial secure digital records systems, secure backups and initial audits / redaction tools.

Equipment $5K

[#2, #3, #8] Initial furnishings/enrichment and purchase of automated feeders/water dispensers and initial CCTV hardware.

Legal And Compliance One Time $3K

[#17] Institutional legal review, permits and ethics committee overhead for project setup / documentation.

Cover Story Initial $2K

[#16] Initial cover-story materials, NDA handling and PR/administrative setup for concealment needs.

Urn And Secure Storage $2K

[#13] Purchase of urn and small safe/secure cabinet for remains storage.

Transport Per Event $1K

[#14] Secure transport / chain-of-custody for live animal discovery/containment and remains transfer (budgeted for typical two events).

Cremation $600

[#15] Cremation fees and certification (or equivalent internal processing costs).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $72K/yr

Staff Wages $50K/yr

[#5] Ongoing technician / site staff time for daily care, monitoring, behavioral checks (portion of payroll).

Contingency Fund $5K/yr

[#23] Annual-maintained contingency/reserve for incident response, specialist consults and unexpected costs.

Security Prorated $3K/yr

[#7] Prorated share of Site security operating costs for containment oversight.

Insurance And Liability $3K/yr

[#18] Internal insurance reserve / liability provisioning for anomalous collection risks.

Training And Certification $2K/yr

[#20] Annual training and certification costs for handlers and small research group.

Facilities Maintenance $2K/yr

[#1] Ongoing maintenance of containment cell, HVAC tie-ins and minor repairs.

Routine Care And Grooming $1K/yr

[#5] Grooming, nail trimming, handling supplies and technician time not captured elsewhere.

Records Management $1K/yr

[#9] Ongoing secure data archiving, backups and periodic audits.

Cryo Storage $1K/yr

[#11] Ongoing cryo-storage fees for samples/DNA tissue banking.

Cover Story And Legal $1K/yr

[#16] Ongoing administrative / PR time, employee counseling and minor legal follow-ups to maintain cover stories.

Cctv Storage $750/yr

[#8] Secure storage and maintenance for video/environmental logs.

Veterinary Routine $650/yr

[#6] Routine veterinary checks and diagnostics performed while active (ongoing baseline surveillance).

Ppe And Decon $600/yr

[#19] PPE, disinfectants and baseline decontamination supplies.

Long Term Archiving $600/yr

[#21] Space allocation, audits and small maintenance for retention of physical evidence (urn) and documentation.

Food And Treats $225/yr

[#4] High-quality kibble and treats for three meals daily.

Automated Feeders Maintenance $200/yr

[#3] Maintenance, spare parts and cleaning for automated feeders and water dispensers.

Furnishings Replacement $100/yr

[#2] Periodic replacement bedding and enrichment consumables.

Supplies And Consumables $0/yr

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Research And Monitoring $0/yr

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Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $72K/yr

94.0% probability / year

Normal, uneventful year with routine maintenance, feeding, monitoring and archival activities only.

no incidents routine monitoring only

🚨 Minor Incident $82K/yr

3.0% probability / year +$10K vs baseline

Minor containment/health incident requiring emergency transport, specialist consults and use of contingency fund.

emergency veterinary consult urgent transport / specialist fees

🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $222K/yr

2.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline

Decision to run an expanded directed research program (larger sequencing, extended assays and temporary staff hires) to exploit SCP properties.

expanded sequencing multi-month project additional temporary staff

🚨 Dedicated Security $152K/yr

1.0% probability / year +$80K vs baseline

Assignment of a dedicated two-person guard detail to SCP-9047 containment (unlikely under normal ops).

policy change heightened threat posture

👥 Personnel 1 total

Role	Count	Notes
Research Technician	1	Part-time/site technician responsible for daily care, grooming, feeding and monitoring (covered by staff_wages).

📋 Confidence Notes

Containment and recurring costs are well-scoped and low for this neutralized, low-risk object; larger uncertainty exists around one-time research choices (depth of immunological/pathology work, sequencing scope) and institutional decisions (dedicated security or large-scale research), producing a medium confidence rating.

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