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SCP-030 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-030
Expected annual
$430K
One-time setup
$80K
Annual recurring
$416K
Personnel
4
First-year one-time setup ~$80,500 largely driven by cell fit-out, equipment (CCTV, lighting, tracking) and initial amnestic stock; recurring annual costs ~$414,100 driven primarily by personnel (research + security) and ongoing procurement, translation, and contingency reserves.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $80K
Equipment $30K
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #14, #15, #16] Lighting/dimmer and exterior kill-switch, blackout curtains/blinds, initial CCTV/NVR and secure appliance, initial tracking-device replacement, night-vision equipment initial purchase, emergency power (UPS/controls).
Facilities $28K
[#1, #17, #22] Modified humanoid containment cell fit-out, initial small bathing/facility modifications, and initial vault allocation/temporary storage vault costs.
Amnestic Stock $15K
[#19] Initial stock of amnestic drugs, training and readiness materials for potential exposure response.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $8K
[#13] Initial non-invasive research instrumentation and project-specific set-up (high‑res imaging/microscopy/spectroscopy instruments and setup costs).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $416K/yr
Staff Wages $325K/yr
[#6, #7, #8] One senior supervising researcher (~$150k), support research/admin staff (~$60k), and allocated security/escort staffing portion (~$115k).
Contingency Reserve $25K/yr
[#23] Risk reserve (10–25% suggested); here set to a midpoint to cover unexpected equipment replacement, emergency procurement, or legal liabilities.
Research And Monitoring $22K/yr
[#12, #13] Translation/specialist consultant hours and non-invasive testing/analysis (ongoing project-based research costs).
Cover Story And Legal $10K/yr
[#20] Annual budget for cover stories, local coordination, permits, PR/legal interactions and small payments to manage external contractor issues.
Logistics And Transport $8K/yr
[#10] Material procurement, shipping, customs and insurance for rare historical items (~quarterly cycles).
Supplies And Consumables $6K/yr
[#11, #18] Screening labor and secure destruction costs, plus consumables (gloves, sterilization, batteries, archival envelopes, small tools).
Facilities Maintenance $6K/yr
[#16, #15, #17, #22] Annual maintenance for emergency power systems, night-vision equipment servicing, bathing/utility consumables, and vault/climate-control allocation.
Consultation Event Costs $4K/yr
[#9] Per-event scheduling, two security escorts, recording, room prep and post-event processing for ~12 events/year.
Training And Audits $4K/yr
[#21] Periodic staff training, access-control administration and security audits specific to 030 procedures.
Digital Archival Storage $2K/yr
[#4, #5] Secure digital archival storage, retention costs, periodic migration and off-site or air-gapped backups for recordings and correspondence.
Archival Vault Annual $2K/yr
[#22] Annual allocation for temporary vault storage climate control and destruction contract fees.
Amnestic Maintenance $1K/yr
[#19] Ongoing readiness costs for amnestic stocks, re-certification/training, and medical follow-up budgeting for potential small-scale usage.
Tracking Maintenance $600/yr
[#14] Inventory tracker battery replacement/recalibration and telemetry testing.
Night Vision Maintenance $500/yr
[#15] Annual maintenance, calibration and occasional replacement of night-vision observation equipment.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $416K/yr
82.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with scheduled research, procurement cycles, routine maintenance and no major incidents.
routine_operations quarterly_material_cycles scheduled_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $424K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$8K vs baseline
Localized equipment failure or tracking/CCTV outage requiring repairs, overtime, and replacement parts.
hardware_failure tracking_malfunction temporary_data_recovery
🚨 Major Breach $564K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$148K vs baseline
Containment compromise or significant security incident requiring recovery operations, investigation, equipment replacement and amnestics.
containment_breach unauthorized_access security_investigation
🚨 Public Exposure $464K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$48K vs baseline
External discovery or contractor uncovering leading to amnestic deployment, PR/cover costs and potential legal work.
external_discovery leak_to_public excavation_near_site
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $614K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$198K vs baseline
Promising anomalous research outcome that necessitates expanded procurement of rare materials, extra consulting, and temporary staffing increases.
novel_anomalous_result approval_for_scale_up rare_material_acquisition
👥 Personnel 4 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist (Senior Supervising Researcher) 1 [#6] One senior researcher responsible for supervising interactions and research oversight.
Research / Administrative Staff 1 [#7] 0.5–1.0 FTE for material screening, correspondence and record management (modeled as 1 FTE here).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#8] Allocated site security coverage for containment area and escorts (portion of site security budget modeled as ~2 assigned staff).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, allowing a reasoned estimate; uncertainties remain around site-level overhead absorption, frequency of high-cost incidents, and choice between reuse vs. new construction, so confidence is medium.
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