SCP-9051
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high confidence
SCP-9051
Expected annual
$11K
One-time setup
$17K
Annual recurring
$10K
Personnel
0.05
One-time setup and characterization costs are modest (~$17.3k) dominated by initial laboratory characterization and a contingency seed fund; annual recurring costs are low-to-moderate (~$10.4k/year) driven by fractional security staffing, site overhead, periodic testing, and consumables.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $17K
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $10K/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$10K/yr
Uneventful year with no incidents; routine monitoring, periodic testing, consumables and overhead only.
routine monitoring
scheduled re-inspection
no unauthorized access
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Minor Incident
$13K/yr
Minor unauthorized handling or small containment incident requiring emergency transport, overtime, and limited forensic testing.
unauthorized handling
small spill or unexpected refill event
limited staff exposure requiring amnesticization / testing
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Major Breach
$60K/yr
Major containment breach or traumatic incident (staff casualties, intensive remediation, disposal, extended legal/PR response).
full containment breach
fatality or multiple injuries
public exposure / large-scale amnesticization
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Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up
$35K/yr
Discovery of new or escalatory anomalous properties necessitating dedicated containment module and expanded research team for the year.
new hazardous properties discovered
requires dedicated room or continuous monitoring
expanded specialized testing
Personnel
0.05 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 0.05 | [#5] Fractional FTE allocated for rounds and escorting researchers (0.05 FTE corresponded to the recurring security staffing cost of $3,125/year). |
Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide specific line-item estimates for each cost; the SCP's low-risk/Small-item profile makes containment requirements and probabilities well-bounded, yielding high confidence in the aggregated figures.