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SCP-9968 Skótos1 ~ medium confidence
SCP-9968
Expected annual
$9.6M
One-time setup
$6.9M
Annual recurring
$9.4M
Personnel
73
One-time capital of roughly $6.88M driven by facility retrofits, habitat construction and specialized equipment; recurring annual costs ~ $9.45M/yr driven primarily by staff wages, research & monitoring, energy/operations and waste-disposal.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $6.9M
Facilities $3.5M
[#1, #3, #4, #5, #7, #14, #22] Site retrofit (acrylic cells), hybrid bear habitat construction, amphibian housing build-out, aviary construction, coastal collection hub setup, backup power installation, and exhibit fit-out.
Equipment $1.3M
[#2, #5, #15, #20] Marine life-support systems, specialized egg-processing equipment, transportation fleet purchase, and server/hardware purchases.
On Site Incinerator Capital $1.0M
[#8] Optional capital cost to build an on-site incinerator (not required if contracted disposal used).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $900K
[#6, #12, #13, #21] Hazardous-chem lab build-out/instrumentation, research equipment purchases, drones/instrumentation for monitoring, and breeding lab setup.
Miscellaneous Seed $100K
[#25] One-time seed for miscellaneous/contingency small capital purchases and inter-site transfer paperwork per note.
Initial Ppe And Acrylic Spares $75K
[#18] Initial stock of non-plastic PPE and spare acrylic panels.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $9.4M/yr
Staff Wages $5.3M/yr
[#9, #10, #11] Security guards (36 × comp+benefits), specialized animal handlers/techs (30 × comp+benefits), veterinary staff and vet techs (3 vets + 4 techs) including benefits.
Research And Monitoring $1.4M/yr
[#12, #13, #21] Ongoing anomalous-plastic research, degradation studies, sequencing/analysis and monitoring programs, plus breeding/population management staff and monitoring.
Supplies And Consumables $920K/yr
[#2, #4, #5, #6, #18, #25] Marine life-support consumables/replacements, amphibian energy/water/treatment/replacement lamps and husbandry consumables, aviary operations consumables, hazardous-lab consumables/waste handling, PPE replacements and miscellaneous recurring consumables.
Energy And Utilities $425K/yr
[#19] Electrical load and utilities for life support and processing (pumps, chillers, HVAC, lighting across sites).
Cover Story And Legal $300K/yr
[#16] Ongoing legal, permit, liaison, WWS coordination and public affairs/cover costs.
Logistics And Transport $260K/yr
[#7, #15] Coastal collection/crews/fuel and transport fleet maintenance/fuel for secure transfers.
Facilities Maintenance $210K/yr
[#3, #14, #22] Grounds/landscaping and enclosure maintenance for hybrid habitats, backup power maintenance/fuel, and exhibit upkeep.
Long Term Ecological Remediation $200K/yr
[#24] Ongoing ecological monitoring and remediation program for persistent shed fragments.
Hazardous Waste Disposal Contract $175K/yr
[#8] Annual contract costs for hazardous disposal/incineration of shed fragments (midpoint estimate).
Emergency Training And Drills $100K/yr
[#17] Training, rapid-response readiness, drills and contingency team readiness.
Training And Certification $50K/yr
[#23] Regular certification and specialized animal/hazmat/chemical-response training costs.
It And Data Maintenance $30K/yr
[#20] Server/cloud maintenance, surveillance storage and classified IT upkeep.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $9.4M/yr
78.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine maintenance, staffing and research continue.
routine_operations scheduled_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $9.9M/yr
20.0% probability / year +$450K vs baseline
Localized containment breach or frequent small escapes (e.g., Eden escape events) requiring emergency response, repairs and overtime.
small_escape localized_cleanup temporary_repairs
🚨 Major Breach $14.4M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Significant containment breach with public exposure/environmental release requiring large-scale remediation, replacements and legal actions.
large_breach public_exposure major_remediation
👥 Personnel 73 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 36 [#9] 12 guards per site × 3 sites for 24/7 coverage as specified.
Animal Handler / Animal-Care Technician 30 [#10] 10 handlers/techs per site × 3 sites.
Veterinary Staff 3 [#11] Full-time veterinarians (3).
Veterinary Technician 4 [#11] Vet techs (4) supporting clinical supplies and care.
📋 Confidence Notes
Notes are detailed and provide line-item estimates for each category, enabling a medium confidence in totals; ranges and several optional choices (e.g., on-site incinerator) introduce uncertainty and lead to mid-point selections.
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