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SCP-043 Safe ✓ high confidence
SCP-043
Expected annual
$188K
One-time setup
$60K
Annual recurring
$185K
Personnel
2.45
Initial one-time setup is modest (~$60k) for storage, soundproofing, playback and recording hardware; ongoing annual costs (~$185k/yr) are dominated by personnel/security and an experimental/research budget with smaller IT, maintenance, legal, and archival expenses.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $60K
Emergency Response Fund $20K
[#18] Initial contingency reserve set-aside for rapid response (crowd control, forensics, emergency security).
Facilities $16K
[#1, #5] Purchase/installation of a secure storage locker/safe and construction/sound-treatment of a small testing booth (cabinet + installation + minimal soundproofing).
Equipment $10K
[#3, #4, #6] Professional turntable and spares, audio capture/analysis hardware and software licenses, and CCTV camera installation.
Legal Initial Contingency $10K
[#12] One-time legal/PR contingency and initial fake-provenance/documentation budget to mitigate IP/exposure risk.
Consultant One Time $2K
[#15] One-off specialist consultants (musicologists, voice analysts) for targeted experiments.
Training And Sop Documents $2K
[#16] Development of SOPs and initial staff training materials.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $300
[#2] Archival materials (acid-free sleeves, jackets, silica gel, archival box) and initial boxing/preservation supplies.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $185K/yr
Staff Wages $130K/yr
[#7, #8] Security personnel coverage (approx. two guards) plus fractional FTE research/audio/archivist time.
Experimental Budget $20K/yr
[#15] Directed research funds for specialized acoustic tests, experiments, and contracted analysis.
Administrative Overhead $12K/yr
[#20] Opportunity cost and site-level overhead allocation (HR, payroll, facility depreciation) attributed to custody.
Research And Monitoring $8K/yr
[#4, #9, #14] Software updates/storage for audio analysis, transcription/transformation workflows, and ethics/oversight committee time.
Cover Story And Legal $5K/yr
[#12] Ongoing legal monitoring, PR/disinformation effort, and small payments to manage IP/attention risks.
Logistics And Transport $2K/yr
[#13] Internal secure transfer procedures and occasional vetted courier logistics for on-site movement.
It Storage And Backups $2K/yr
[#11] Secure/encrypted storage, routine off-site/air-gapped backups and retention costs for recorded sessions.
Redaction And Info Security $2K/yr
[#17] Costs to redact and legally vet any externally released audio/transcript excerpts and related review.
Facilities Maintenance $2K/yr
[#1, #2, #5, #6] Annual inventory audits/locker maintenance, incremental climate-control energy/space costs, booth electricity/maintenance, CCTV storage/maintenance and log review.
Supplies And Consumables $750/yr
[#3, #10] Stylus/cartridge replacement averaged annually and vinyl cleaning supplies/inner sleeves.
Training And Sop Refresh $600/yr
[#16] Annual refresher training and SOP updates.
Archival Migration Annualized $300/yr
[#19] Annualized cost for periodic digital migration and periodic physical reboxing/reconditioning.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $185K/yr
82.0% probability / year
Normal year with scheduled testing, routine maintenance, and no major incidents.
scheduled_tests routine_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $195K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$10K vs baseline
Minor damage or equipment failure requiring restoration, repair, or short-term specialist work.
stylus_failure record_surface_damage minor_acoustic_anomaly
🚨 Offsite Transfer $195K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$10K vs baseline
Secure off-site transfer for collaboration or specialist testing requiring armored courier and extra controls.
external_research_collaboration museum_or_lab_loan
🚨 Legal Exposure $215K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$30K vs baseline
Public leak or provenance/IP claim requiring expanded legal action, PR mitigation, and possible payouts.
public_leak IP_claim media_attention
🚨 Major Breach $295K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$110K vs baseline
Theft, public discovery, or large-scale security incident requiring emergency response and forensic investigation.
theft large-scale_public_discovery coordinated_security_breach
👥 Personnel 2.45 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#7] Two guards to cover rotations/leave as minimal dedicated coverage.
Research Scientist 0.25 [#8] Fractional FTE for anomalous research and experiment design (approx. 0.25 FTE).
Audio Analyst 0.1 [#8, #4] Part-time audio capture/analysis support (~0.1 FTE).
Archivist / Administrative Staff 0.1 [#2, #8] Part-time archivist/administrative support for cataloging and inventory (~0.1 FTE).
📋 Confidence Notes
SCP-043 is Safe and the analyst notes provide granular, realistic cost ranges for hardware, personnel, legal, and archival needs; remaining uncertainty is primarily around low-probability legal/exposure events.
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