SCP-9226 — SCP-9226 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-9226 Unknown ? low confidence

SCP-9226

Expected annual

$2.9M

One-time setup

$1.5M

Annual recurring

$2.8M

Personnel

Initial capital to retrofit a conservatory and install containment, life-support, and lab systems is approximately $1.46M. Ongoing annual costs are dominated by personnel, research, energy, and contingency reserves, totaling roughly $2.76M/year.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.5M

Equipment $488K

[#2, #3, #4, #6, #7, #8, #9, #15, #20] Capital equipment and installed systems: HVAC filtration & scrubbers, UPS/generator, grow/lighting/climate hardware, biosafety cabinets/gloveboxes, autoclave/incinerator setup, pollinator insectarium infrastructure, initial PAPR PPE sets, memetic containment hardware/software development, and secure seed-storage cabinets.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $455K

[#14, #13] Research-specific buildout and instruments: core biochemical/parapsychic analysis lab equipment (LC-MS/GC-MS/HPLC etc.) and purchase of EEG rigs for monitoring.

Facilities $445K

[#1, #16, #19, #22] Structural and room-level work: greenhouse retrofit (sealed containment, airlocks, epoxy floors), secure testing suite construction, wastewater/effluent treatment installation, and installed access-control/security hardware when treated as site infrastructure.

Personnel Screening Setup $40K

[#12] One-time costs to audit personnel records, implement IT flags, and reassign ineligible staff as part of onboarding and access-control setup.

Training Development $28K

[#23] Initial development of biosafety, memetic hazard handling, and emergency-response SOPs and training course creation.

Secure Transport Cases $6K

[#21] Purchase of certified containment cases for specimen/pollinator transfer (one-time capital for primary cases).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.8M/yr

Staff Wages $1.5M/yr

[#11] Salaries and benefits for full-time personnel (4 plant scientists, 4 technicians, 3 guards, 1 memetics/cognitive scientist, 1 psychologist/medic, 1 project lead) including benefits (25-35%).

Long Term Research Program $400K/yr

[#27] Multi-year research budget to isolate active agent, run parapsychology studies, and develop countermeasures (ongoing program costs).

Contingency Reserve $200K/yr

[#25] Incident response fund for quarantine escalation, site decontamination, staff compensation, or legal contingencies.

Analytical Contracts $150K/yr

[#18] External lab services, fMRI/λ-wave imaging access contracts, and specialized analytic collaborations when internal capacity is exceeded.

Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr

[#26] Ongoing cover/OPSEC costs for front-company maintenance, falsified permits, and media/PR response.

Psychological Monitoring $70K/yr

[#13] Recurring mental-health screening, counselling, and monitoring (EEG session contracts, clinician time).

Energy Electricity $60K/yr

[#4, #5] Operational electricity for continuous grow lights, environmental controls, and HVAC for the containment suite.

Personnel Compliance Admin $50K/yr

[#12] Ongoing HR compliance, auditing, and reassignment administration to enforce exclusion criteria.

D Class Program $50K/yr

[#17] D‑Class procurement, secure transport, medical monitoring, and legal/cover logistics for human testing programs (if used).

Memetic Measures Updates $30K/yr

[#15] Recurring updates, training, and software support for memetic/cognitive containment measures and filtered observation tools.

Supplies And Consumables $25K/yr

[#24, #16] Horticultural and lab consumables, plus testing-suite consumables/medications (soil mixes, reagents, disposables).

Transport Contracts $25K/yr

[#21] Annual costs for occasional armored courier, climate-controlled vehicle usage, and transport validation.

Training Refreshers $20K/yr

[#23] Recurring refresher training and SOP QA for biosafety and memetic-hazard handling.

Security Monitoring $15K/yr

[#22] CCTV monitoring, intrusion detection maintenance, and access-control system support.

Hvac Filter Replacement $14K/yr

[#2] Quarterly HEPA/activated-carbon/chemical filter cartridge replacements and consumables for HVAC/scrubber systems.

Ppe Consumables And Decon $11K/yr

[#10] Disposable suits, gloves, boot covers, disinfectants, and waste-bag supplies for routine operations.

Autoclave Disposal $10K/yr

[#7] Consumables and disposal contracts for biological waste, autoclave operation, or incineration service fees.

Wastewater Testing $10K/yr

[#19] Chemicals, testing, and consumables to treat/neutralize irrigation runoff and effluent monitoring.

Backup Power Fuel $6K/yr

[#3] Fuel and routine maintenance for UPS/generator systems sized for lights/HVAC.

Ppe Replacement $6K/yr

[#9] Replacement parts/consumables for PAPRs and PPE maintenance.

Pollinator Upkeep $4K/yr

[#8] Ongoing feeding, containment maintenance, and monitoring for Eurycotis floridana colony.

Seed Storage Maintenance $2K/yr

[#20] Monitoring and minimal maintenance for seed bank/cryopreservation cabinets.

Facilities Maintenance $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) $2.8M/yr

83.0% probability / year

Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine research and containment spending only.

steady_research_operations no_breaches routine_staffing_levels

🚨 Minor Incident $3.1M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline

Localized containment breach or aerosolized release affecting a subset of staff requiring targeted decontamination and medical care.

localized_aerosolization limited_staff_exposures temporary_shutdown_of_K4

🚨 Major Breach $4.0M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline

Wide-area contamination or sustained aerosolization requiring site-wide decontamination, large-scale medical response, and substantial compensation/replacement costs.

site_wide_aerosol_release multiple_critical_exposures long_shutdown_and_decon

🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $3.6M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$800K vs baseline

Significant scientific breakthrough or demonstrated utility that requires rapid scaling of staff, facilities, and research budget.

breakthrough_funding_push expanded_human_testing large_scale_trial_program

👥 Personnel 14 total

Role	Count	Notes
Research Scientist (botanist)	4	[#11] Full-time plant scientists responsible for cultivation and experiments.
Technician / Containment Tech	4	[#11] Technicians for daily plant husbandry, sample handling, and containment maintenance.
Security Officer / MTF Agent	3	[#11] Dedicated guards for K4 access control and rapid response.
Memetics / Cognitive Scientist	1	[#11, #15] Specialist for memetic containment strategy and analysis.
Medical Officer / Psychologist	1	[#11, #13] On-call medic/psychologist for post-exposure care and monitoring.
Project Lead / Site Research Coordinator	1	[#11] Program lead overseeing research, approvals, and containment policy.

📋 Confidence Notes

Cost ranges are driven by large uncertainties in memetic risk, human-testing scope, and research depth; many items (scale of lab needs, frequency of D‑Class testing, bespoke memetic R&D) are poorly constrained from source material, producing low confidence.

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