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SCP-9119 Safe ✓ high confidence
SCP-9119
Expected annual
$43K
One-time setup
$11K
Annual recurring
$43K
Personnel
2
One-time startup of ~$11,000 for equipment and setup; recurring annual costs of ~$42,650 driven primarily by fractional staff wages and site/admin overhead.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $11K
Equipment $8K
[#1, #2, #3, #4, #6] Ant-farm enclosure, climate controller/incubator, monitoring camera + sensors, quarantine/transfer kit, and baseline microscopy/bench equipment (midpoint estimates combined).
Initial Capture Transport $1K
[#5] Initial capture, transport, and documentation (field collection, secure transport, fuel/courier-equivalent staff time).
Protocols And Training $1K
[#7] Containment protocol writing / SOP formalization and 1–2 training sessions for technicians and myrmecologist oversight.
Facilities $0
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Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $43K/yr
Staff Wages $24K/yr
[#10, #11] Routine husbandry and monitoring labor (0.25 FTE technician) and scientific oversight (0.05–0.1 FTE entomologist).
Cover Story And Legal $6K/yr
[#16, #19] Minor site security increment, administrative overhead allocation, and nominal legal/cover-story/public-relations allocation.
Contingency Buffer $4K/yr
[#20] Contingency / inflation buffer (~10% of recurring subtotal to cover unforeseen expenses).
Incident Response Reserve $2K/yr
[#18] Annual replenishment of incident response / emergency transfer fund for rapid response, emergency staff overtime, replacement shipping.
Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr
[#8, #9, #17] PPE and biosecurity consumables, dietary supplies/colony sustenance, waste disposal and pest-control consumables.
Backup Colony Maintenance $2K/yr
[#12] Backup colony propagation and genetic/egg backups (additional small ant farms and brood-rearing supplies).
Equipment Maintenance $2K/yr
[#13] Maintenance, calibration, and replacement parts for incubator, cameras, sensors (bulbs, filters, seals).
Data Storage And It $1K/yr
[#15] Data storage and IT costs for archiving high-resolution video, logs, and secure database entries (site-shared allocation).
Facilities Maintenance $600/yr
[#14] Utilities (electricity, minimal HVAC load) for incubator, camera, humidifier/dehumidifier.
Research And Monitoring $0/yr
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Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $43K/yr
90.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with routine husbandry, oversight, and scheduled maintenance.
routine_husbandry scheduled_maintenance no_incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $48K/yr
8.0% probability / year +$5K vs baseline
Small, contained incident requiring overtime, expedited shipping, and minor equipment replacement.
localized_breach equipment_failure short-notice_staff_overtime
🚨 Major Colony Loss $55K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$12K vs baseline
Colony dies or becomes uncontainable requiring replacement colony startup, emergency relocation, and extended overtime.
colony_mortality major_bio-containment_event emergency_replacement
👥 Personnel 2 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 1 0.05–0.1 FTE of a senior entomologist/myrmecologist (fractional oversight included in staff_wages).
Laboratory Technician / Technical Staff 1 One technician assigned at ~0.25 FTE for routine husbandry, feeding, cleaning, and monitoring (staff_wages allocation).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide line-item estimates and clear operational context for a Safe-class, small biological specimen; costs are straightforward (equipment, fractional FTEs, modest overhead), so estimates are well-constrained.
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