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SCP-048 None ✓ high confidence
SCP-048
Expected annual
$755
One-time setup
$3K
Annual recurring
$685
Personnel
1
One-time administrative and IT changes to retire the designation are estimated at $3,458; ongoing archival, logging and backup overhead is roughly $685 per year, driven mainly by periodic staff time and low-volume storage/backup fees.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3K
Contingency And Legacy Remediation Budget $1K
[#12] Contingency budget for unexpected legacy dependencies or remediation; includes analyst-recommended ~$1,000 contingency and covers small-to-medium fixes.
Legal Review One Time $600
[#7] In-house counsel review of retention/disclosure; midpoint of $200–$1,000 range used.
It Database Updates $500
[#2] Sysadmin/developer time for status flag changes, integrity checks and backups; midpoint of $200–$800 range used.
Administrative Retirement Processing $400
[#1] Records manager + supervisor time to mark SCP-048 retired; midpoint of $200–$600 range used.
Physical Record Archival $270
[#4] Boxing/labeling and moving paper files if present (labor & materials midpoint $250 + supplies $20 = $270). If no physical files exist cost may be $0; estimate assumes some minimal physical archival activity.
Internal Communication And Sop Update $200
[#8] Draft/distribute memo and minimal SOP updates; midpoint of $100–$300 range used.
Public Relations Adjustment $200
[#11] Minor PR/marketing corrections for any external references; conservative low-end estimate used within $0–$1,000 range.
Record Destruction Or Secure Purge $150
[#10] Optional secure-wipe or physical destruction; midpoint of $50–$200 used to represent a typical single-method destruction event.
Web Content Update $138
[#3] Web/content editor QA and update; midpoint (~$137.5) rounded to $138.
Facilities $0
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Equipment $0
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Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $685/yr
Staff Wages $400/yr
[#6] Annual IT/records staff time for access logging and periodic audits (2–4 hours/year; midpoint cost ~$400).
Long Term Secure Storage $175/yr
[#5] Ongoing secure cloud/offline archival storage and access controls; midpoint of $50–$300/year used.
Backup And Disaster Recovery Inclusion $110/yr
[#9] Incremental cost to include retired record in routine backups/DR testing; midpoint of $20–$200/year used.
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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Supplies And Consumables $0/yr
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Research And Monitoring $0/yr
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Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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Cover Story And Legal $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $685/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal year with no incidents; only routine archival, backup, and minimal audit labor costs are incurred.
routine_archival_billing annual_access_audit regular_backup_inclusion
🚨 Minor Incident $2K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$1K vs baseline
Small adverse event requiring emergency admin, legal review, or PR action (e.g., accidental public reference or minor unauthorized reinstatement attempt).
accidental_public_reference small_privacy_or_disclosure_request unauthorized_metadata_change
🚨 Legacy Dependency Remediation $3K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$2K vs baseline
Discovery that retirement causes linked procedural/script failures or numbering collisions requiring remediation, renumbering, or software patches.
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👥 Personnel 1 total
Role Count Notes
IT / Records Staff 1 [#6] Single IT/records staff member performs annual access logging and audits; recurring wage costs for this role are captured in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Costs are administrative and largely derived from provided staff-hour and service-rate ranges; estimates use midpoints where ranges were given. Known uncertainties are small (optional destruction, variable PR exposure), so overall confidence is high.
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