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SCP-095 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-095
Expected annual
$53K
One-time setup
$62K
Annual recurring
$49K
Personnel
1.2
One-time setup and preservation costs are modest (~$62k total if all optional purchases and reserves are included) while baseline annual operations are low-to-moderate (~$49k/yr), driven mainly by part-time specialist wages, occasional conservation, and market monitoring/acquisition budgets.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $62K
Scanner Purchase $20K
[#6] Option to purchase archival-grade scanner ($10k–$30k); included as an available one-time capital cost.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $18K
[#5, #12, #6, #13, #15] Conservation/stabilization ($3k), forensic analysis/testing ($3k), outsourced digitization of three books ($800), initial provenance research ($10k), appraisal/legal paperwork initial cost ($1k).
Emergency Salvage Reserve $10K
[#19] Reserve for emergency salvage / rapid-response conservation (fire/water/mold remediation).
Market Acquisition Seed $5K
[#14] One-time seed fund for bidding/acquisition to secure related items immediately.
Equipment $4K
[#4, #7, #8] Initial humidistat/temperature sensor ($1k), secure digital storage hardware and encrypted backup hardware ($2k), initial IT/access-control integration costs ($1.5k).
Cover Story Initial $2K
[#16] One-off costs for crafting cover provenance, messaging templates, and incident response planning.
Acquisition And Buyback $1K
[#1] Reimbursement for initial purchase and small buyback budget for immediate provenance-securement purchases.
Outreach Seed $1K
[#21] One-time outreach/academic collaboration seed grant or fees.
Facilities $500
[#3] Archival sleeves, acid-free folder, labeled archival box and tamper-proof lock upgrades.
Secure Transport $500
[#2] Insured courier service and archival packing for initial moves.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $49K/yr
Staff Wages $25K/yr
[#9, #10, #11] Archivist/curator part-time coverage (~$18k/yr), contract conservator hourly retainer/consulting (~$2k/yr), incremental dedicated security/extra-shift coverage (~$5k/yr).
Research And Monitoring $11K/yr
[#13, #18, #21, #23] Ongoing provenance follow-up and archival research (~$5k/yr), routine condition monitoring and reporting (~$1k/yr), recurring outreach/collaboration fees (~$2k/yr), auction/field-agent ops (~$3k/yr).
Market Monitoring And Acquisitions $5K/yr
[#14] Recurring budget to monitor auctions, place bids, and pay agents/fees to acquire revealed copies (~$2k–$50k range; budgeted modestly).
Cover Story And Legal $4K/yr
[#15, #16] Insurance premiums/appraisal maintenance (~$100/yr), legal retainer for provenance claims (~$3k/yr), PR/OPSEC retainer (~$1k/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $1K/yr
[#4, #3, #20] Sensor calibration and small replacements (~$150/yr), minor archival replacements and tamper-lock maintenance, pro-rated facility overhead (~$1k/yr).
It Admin Updates $1K/yr
[#8] Annual admin, access-control updates and logging maintenance for classified digital access.
Supplies And Consumables $700/yr
[#17, #22, #3] Gloves/masks/labels/archival tape (~$300/yr), annualized digital media refresh (~$300/yr), small replacement sleeves/consumables.
Logistics And Transport $600/yr
[#2, #23] Recurring insured shipments, courier moves, and limited agent travel for acquisitions (~$600/yr baseline).
Digital Storage Maintenance $600/yr
[#7] Ongoing secure backups, off-site rotation and maintenance of encrypted master files (~$200–$2k/yr; budgeted conservatively).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $49K/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine monitoring, part-time staff activity, occasional small consumable replacements and scheduled backups; no major incidents or acquisition campaigns.
routine_maintenance scheduled_research no_incident
🚨 Minor Incident $59K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$10K vs baseline
Moderate conservation emergency or targeted forensic campaign (e.g., mold/water damage requiring rapid stabilization and extra lab tests).
water_damage mold_outbreak urgent_conservation
🚨 Active Acquisition Campaign $79K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$30K vs baseline
Foundation authorizes an aggressive search-and-buy campaign for other 'Future Funnies' issues, driving large agent travel, auction purchases, and rapid conservation needs.
auction_bids targeted_searches agent_deployments
👥 Personnel 1.2 total
Role Count Notes
Archivist / Curator 1 Part-time archivist/curator responsible for routine checks, metadata and access control; budgeted at ~$18k/yr (0.2–0.5 FTE coverage).
Research Scientist / Conservator 0.1 Contract conservator on retainer/hourly for treatments and consults; budgeted ~$2k/yr.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 0.1 Fractional dedicated security coverage or extra-shift funding for escorts/CCTV review; budgeted ~$5k/yr incremental.
📋 Confidence Notes
Costs are grounded in realistic archival, conservation and small-scale acquisition figures, but several line items are optional/variable (scanner purchase vs. outsourcing, acquisition budgets, emergency frequency), so uncertainty is moderate.
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