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SCP-117 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-117
Expected annual
$31K
One-time setup
$89K
Annual recurring
$29K
Personnel
0.18
[#26] One-time setup costs ~ $88,550 (secure locker, instrumentation, initial lab setup, incident reserve and legal/provenance) with baseline recurring costs ~ $28,525/yr; main drivers are initial research rig and robot hardware, staff wages (oversight + guard shifts), and contingency/overhead.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $89K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $44K
[#2, #7, #10, #11, #12, #15, #25] Archival pouch / conservation (#2); baseline testing rig / diagnostics equipment (#7); initial PPE purchase (#10); initial medical/psych clearance for ~10 people (#11); staff training & SOP documentation initial development (#12); initial analytical services (#15); final disposition / decommissioning budget (#25).
Equipment $21K
[#3, #4, #8] Access control & logging hardware and integration (#3); CCTV camera + NVR (#4); remote robotic manipulator / teleoperation setup (#8).
Incident Response Fund $12K
[#16] Incident response contingency fund (reserve for accidental damage, medical treatment, emergency containment).
Facilities $6K
[#1] Secure storage locker (locked compartment, tamper sensors, fireproof lining).
Legal Cover Provenance $5K
[#18] Background legal/cover costs & provenance paperwork (finder's fee, legal counsel, redaction).
Hardened Vault Upgrade $0
[#23] Optional hardened vault upgrade / rapid mitigation hardware; contingency only — not included in baseline one-time spend.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $29K/yr
Staff Wages $12K/yr
[#5, #6] Guard coverage when in use (~monthly shifts prorated) (#5) and containment/oversight officer administrative time (portion of FTE) (#6).
Overhead Allocation $6K/yr
[#17] Insurance/operational overhead allocation / general administrative contingency (5–15% program overhead; baseline midpoint used).
Research And Monitoring $4K/yr
[#11, #12, #13, #15] Recurring medical/psych re-evals for cleared users (#11); SOP refresher training (#12); data storage & recordkeeping (#13); follow-up analytical testing budget (#15).
Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr
[#9, #10, #22] Laboratory consumables for experiments (#9); PPE replacements (#10); consumable spare parts & batteries (#22).
Logistics And Transport $1K/yr
[#14] Transport & secure transfer costs (internal transfers / occasional external secure transfer).
Cover Story And Legal $1K/yr
[#19] Media monitoring & limited cover story budget (leak monitoring, small takedown/response operations).
Cybersecurity $1K/yr
[#20] Cybersecurity for digital access logs & video (patching, minor sysadmin, intrusion protections).
Facilities Maintenance $1K/yr
[#3, #4, #21] Access control & logging maintenance (#3); CCTV storage/maintenance (#4); routine inspections & maintenance of locks/sensors/pouch (#21).
Optional Research Fte $0/yr
[#24] Optional dedicated FTE researcher / active research program (30k–90k/yr). Set to 0 for baseline (optional program not assumed active).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $29K/yr
92.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year: minimal usage, no incidents, no escalation; recurring costs only.
low-frequency use no injuries no containment escalation
🚨 Minor Incident $39K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$10K vs baseline
Small user injury or localized equipment damage requiring medical treatment, limited repairs and extra testing.
unexpected harmful absorption during use minor containment hardware damage medical treatment for handler
🚨 Major Breach $111K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$82K vs baseline
Serious containment event or discovery of elevated capability requiring hardened vault upgrade, emergency contractors, and legal/PR response.
discovery of bypass-capable tools major injury cluster or public exposure containment loss requiring infrastructure upgrades
🚨 Research Scale Up $94K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$65K vs baseline
Decision to run an active research program with dedicated FTE and expanded testing.
program approves dedicated researcher expanded experimental schedule increased consumables and safety staffing
👥 Personnel 0.18 total
Role Count Notes
Containment/oversight officer 0.1 [#6] Fractional FTE dedicating ~5–15% of a full-time officer's workload to SCP-117 containment oversight and approvals.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 0.08 [#5] Guard coverage averaged across the year (posted only during use; monthly-use baseline prorated to ~0.08 FTE).
📋 Confidence Notes
Baseline containment is well-described and low-risk, so many line items are reasonably estimated; uncertainty remains around usage frequency, optional research activation, and low-probability escalation scenarios, so confidence is medium.
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