SCP-9345 — SCP-9345 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-9345 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-9345

Expected annual

$921K

One-time setup

$1.0M

Annual recurring

$883K

Personnel

Initial one-time setup is approximately $1.02M driven by containment room upgrades, research instrumentation and an emergency contingency fund; recurring annual costs are about $883k driven primarily by personnel, security, medical support, and operational liaison/field expenses.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.0M

Contingency Fund Establishment $300K

[#17] Establish one-time rapid-response / security incident fund for theft attempts, emergency relocation, extortion or covert ops.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $188K

[#21] Research equipment for regeneration studies (microscopy, histology, imaging, cryostats, microtome, cryofreezers) capital purchase and lab buildout.

Facilities $162K

[#2] Minor wet-lab / BSL-2 room upgrade (construction, HVAC, negative pressure, HEPA, stainless surfaces, sink/eyewash).

Sequencer Purchase $150K

[#11] Optional molecular sequencer purchase (capital), alternative to outsourcing sequencing.

Equipment $129K

[#1, #3, #4, #9, #10] Secure locker hardware & installation, glovebox/sealed manipulator station, onsite autoclave (capital), CCTV & access control hardware, initial A/V capture system.

Decommissioning $55K

[#25] One-time decommissioning / long-term disposal contingency (legal approvals, secure destruction or transfer).

Data Security Initial $35K

[#22] Initial data-security/cybersecurity setup (encrypted storage, segmentation, secure file transfer) and classified handling tools.

Training And Clearance Initial $5K

[#20] Initial security-clearance vetting and onboarding cohort costs (background checks, clearance processing).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $883K/yr

Staff Wages $435K/yr

[#7, #8, #9] Salaries and benefits: medical on-call coverage, lead researcher + 2 technicians, and contracted/onsite security guards.

Contingency Replenishment $125K/yr

[#17] Annual replenishment/monitoring costs for the security incident response fund and rapid-response budgets.

Research And Monitoring $50K/yr

[#21] Research maintenance, consumables and imaging/histology supplies for limited regeneration studies and monitoring.

Cover Story And Legal $42K/yr

[#13] Legal retainer, permits, forensic licensing, chain-of-custody compliance and occasional litigation support.

Logistics And Transport $30K/yr

[#12] Field search, travel, per-diem, vehicle rental and liaison costs for delivering results to CNB and small-scale follow-up operations.

Psychological Support $30K/yr

[#14] Counseling, trauma support and victim-liaison services for families and staff interactions.

Insurance $28K/yr

[#18] Specialized biohazard/forensic liability insurance and personnel coverage premiums.

Community Liaison $28K/yr

[#23] Community/PR contingency, cultural liaison, translator and anthropologist consultations to manage disclosures and local coordination.

Forensic Lab Outsourcing $26K/yr

[#11] Outsourced DNA profiling / forensic sequencing per-sample costs (budget for 10–50 profiles/year as needed).

Data Security Maintenance $18K/yr

[#22] Ongoing cybersecurity, auditing, secure-file-handling and classified data management maintenance.

Supplies And Consumables $12K/yr

[#5] PPE and single-use consumables (gloves, gowns, masks, syringes, sterile disposables) to support testing cadence.

Waste Contract $9K/yr

[#4] Annual medical/biohazard waste disposal contract (incineration/hauler) and secure sharps/tissue disposal.

Ethical Oversight Irb $9K/yr

[#15] IRB / ethics compliance fees, renewals and administrative overhead for human-subject protocols.

Training And Clearance Refreshers $8K/yr

[#20] Annual refresher training, biosafety refreshers and periodic clearance re-checks.

Translation Transcription $8K/yr

[#16] Translation, certified transcription of recordings, secure delivery and archiving for CNB reports.

Facilities Maintenance $8K/yr

[#2] Annual maintenance for BSL-2 room systems, HVAC service, HEPA filter replacement and minor repairs.

Archival $6K/yr

[#24] Chain-of-custody documentation retention, secure digital & physical archival storage and restricted access maintenance.

Energy And Utilities $6K/yr

[#19] Power, generator maintenance, fuel and climate-control utility costs for containment integrity.

Audio Video Maintenance $5K/yr

[#10] Secure encrypted storage, backups, and maintenance for A/V capture and chain-of-custody metadata systems.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $883K/yr

85.0% probability / year

Normal uneventful year with scheduled tests, modest field liaison and routine operations.

routine_testing scheduled_field_liaison no_security_incidents

🚨 Minor Incident $943K/yr

10.0% probability / year +$60K vs baseline

Attempted theft, small breach attempt, or localized scandal requiring emergency legal response and limited relocation or recovery.

attempted_theft localized_information_leak small_emergency_relocation

🚨 Major Breach $1.6M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$700K vs baseline

Item stolen or neutralized requiring large-scale recovery operations, intensive legal/PR response and use of contingency funds.

successful_exfiltration large-scale_media_exposure full_recovery_operation

🚨 Research Scale Up $1.5M/yr

3.0% probability / year +$617K vs baseline

Programmatic decision to scale usage: in-house sequencing throughput, expanded field operations and permanent heavier security posture.

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👥 Personnel 7 total

Role	Count	Notes
Lead Researcher / PI	1	[#8] Senior lead researcher (project PI) responsible for authorization, oversight and liaison.
Research Technician	2	[#8] Laboratory technicians to run tests, maintain records and handle samples (2 technicians).
Medical Officer	1	[#7] Physician/medic on-call during activations for infection/allergic risk and emergency care.
Nurse / EMT	1	[#7] Nurse/EMT for phlebotomy, donor management and monitoring during tests.
Security Officer / MTF Agent	2	[#9] Onsite guards for 24/7 physical security and intrusion response (number on duty at any given time).

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates use midpoints of analyst-provided ranges and map each numbered line item to cost categories; uncertainty remains due to site variability, optional capital choices (e.g., sequencer), and unpredictable field-operational tempo.

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