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SCP-013 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-013
Expected annual
$641K
One-time setup
$216K
Annual recurring
$634K
Personnel
6
One-time startup costs are modest (~$215k) driven by vault modifications, IT and research setup; recurring annual costs are personnel-heavy (~$634k/year) dominated by research, clinical monitoring, and security wages with contingency/legal reserves as additional drivers.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $216K
Containment Contingency Reserve $80K
[#14] One-time contingency reserve for emergency psychiatric care, overtime, observation/restraints and other large-scale incident responses.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $63K
[#3, #7, #13, #18, #19, #22] Initial archival packaging/PPE/training, baseline forensic/chemical analyses, neuroimaging program startup, and specialized perception-testing equipment and initial SOP development.
Facilities $34K
[#1, #15] Vault modification and ligature-resistant room retrofit (shelving, climate, EM shielding; one-room suicide-prevention retrofit).
Equipment $28K
[#5, #12] Access control/CCTV initial installation and hardened/secured data system hardware.
Disposal And Sequestration $11K
[#20] Controlled disposal/sequestration/incineration and cover logistics if items are destroyed.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $634K/yr
Staff Wages $490K/yr
[#4, #9, #11] Incremental security staffing (two Level-2 guards) and research team salaries (scientist(s) + technician(s)) plus one full-time clinical psychologist.
Cover Story And Legal $67K/yr
[#21, #25, #24] Legal/cover-up reserve, PR/misinformation baseline budget, and insurance/occupational-health reserves.
Research And Monitoring $24K/yr
[#8, #18, #19, #22] Ongoing per-sample analytical testing, per-scan neuroimaging session costs, software/license renewals and periodic re-certification/training for research staff.
Opportunity Cost Of Research Space $18K/yr
[#23] Internal overhead/opportunity cost for reserving lab bench/office space for study items.
Per Exposed Subject Support $15K/yr
[#10, #16] Ongoing clinical/psychiatric monitoring, baseline follow-up and partial long-term therapy per affected subject (assumes one monitored subject baseline).
Facilities Maintenance $12K/yr
[#2, #5, #12, #19] Vault environmental control (power, calibration, pest control), access-control/CCTV maintenance, secure data hosting/backup costs, and equipment calibration/maintenance.
Logistics And Transport $8K/yr
[#6] Secure transfer/chain-of-custody transport between sites (assumes a baseline number of transfers per year).
Supplies And Consumables $1K/yr
[#3, #13] Replacement archival packaging supplies, gloves, desiccants and PPE replenishment.
D Class Program Per Dclass $0/yr
[#17] D-Class usage / volunteer subject program costs; set to 0 for baseline (no D-Class assigned to SCP-013 in baseline year).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $634K/yr
93.5% probability / year
Normal year with ongoing containment, research, and monitoring but no major exposure or public incident.
routine_research no_new_exposures
🚨 Minor Incident $684K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Single accidental exposure or small local incident requiring emergency psychiatric care, overtime, limited PR/legal engagement and extra monitoring.
accidental_exposure localized_suicidality
🚨 Major Incident $984K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$350K vs baseline
Mass exposure, suicide event or multi-subject incident triggering heavy emergency response, prolonged clinical care, legal settlements and major PR/cover operations.
mass_exposure public_leak multiple_suicide_events
🚨 Political Exposure $834K/yr
0.5% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Public/political exposure requiring substantial legal defense, prolonged misinformation campaign, and possible settlements.
media_leak civil_litigation
👥 Personnel 6 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#4] Two dedicated Level-2 guards for vault monitoring (incremental).
Research Scientist 1 [#9] Lead research scientist (one principal investigator handling study design).
Lab Technician 2 [#9] One or more lab technicians to run analyses and handle samples.
Clinical Psychologist 1 [#11] Dedicated clinician for daily interviews and monitoring of exposed subjects.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes are detailed and allow a reasonable bottom-up estimate for personnel, maintenance, and research; contingency and per-subject long-term costs remain highly variable, so overall confidence is medium.
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