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SCP-1268 Safe-exsequi ~ medium confidence
SCP-1268
Expected annual
$2.1M
One-time setup
$1.1M
Annual recurring
$2.0M
Personnel
16
One-time capital and contingency reserves of approximately $1.15M are recommended, with baseline annual operating costs dominated by security and response staff totaling about $2.03M/yr; main drivers are staff wages, rapid-response capability, legal/insurance, and contingency reserves for catastrophic incidents.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.1M
Contingency Reserve $500K
[#19] Seeded contingency/reserve fund for rapid large-scale breach response and special operations (one-time reserve).
Morgue Decon Capital $175K
[#15] Capital purchase of small morgue/decontamination trailers and refrigeration for mass-casualty handling capability.
Transport Vehicle $170K
[#8] Armored transport vehicle and secure internal transport cage/fittings (capital purchase).
Facilities $150K
[#1, #24] Reinforced humanoid containment cell construction and fit-out; baseline cell capital estimate.
Equipment $55K
[#2, #9, #11] CCTV/ALPR/NVR and related hardware (#2); initial restraints/PPE and non-lethal kit (#9); IT/comms hardware and secure logging infrastructure one-time portion (#11).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $30K
[#12] Crowd-simulation software/licenses and initial research tooling; one-time software/equipment for behavioral/forensic analysis.
Redundant Power System $30K
[#10] UPS and small backup generator, installation for isolated cell power reliability.
Security Recruitment Training $30K
[#4] One-time recruitment/training costs for rapid-response/security specialists (when not provided by existing site corps).
Tranquilizer Stock $10K
[#7] Initial stockpile of sedatives and administering equipment (vials, pumps, secure storage).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.0M/yr
Staff Wages $1.5M/yr
[#3, #4, #6, #12, #14] Salaries + benefits for 24/7 guard coverage (4 FTEs) (#3), site rapid-response/security specialists (6 FTEs) (#4), part-time nurse + on-call physician (#6), research/analysis team (2–4 researchers, budgeted here) (#12), and public-event monitoring liaisons/analysts (#14).
Cover Story And Legal $200K/yr
[#17] Annual legal/PR retainer and cover operations budget to manage media, compliance retainer, and immediate legal counsel.
Insurance $150K/yr
[#18] Liability insurance premium / risk-pooling costs for high-risk facility operations.
Contingency Topup $50K/yr
[#19] Recurring top-up to contingency/reserve funds for readiness and rapid-mobilization capacity.
Logistics And Transport $42K/yr
[#8, #14] Annual armored vehicle maintenance/fuel/insurance and route planning (#8); liaison travel and coordination budget for public-event monitoring (#14).
Training Drills $30K/yr
[#13] Regular breach drills, contingency exercises, staff certifications and joint exercises (annual training budget).
Supplies And Consumables $27K/yr
[#5, #7, #9, #21] Basic feeding, laundry, hygiene and sustenance (#5); ongoing tranquilizer replenishment/equipment consumables (#7); PPE and restraint consumables (#9); baseline janitorial/medical consumables (#21).
Facilities Maintenance $20K/yr
[#1, #10, #2] Ongoing maintenance of cell and site, HVAC/ventilation controls, generator fuel and servicing, and basic facility upkeep; includes CCTV maintenance allocation (#10, #2).
Research And Monitoring $20K/yr
[#12] Ongoing research, behavioral monitoring, simulation license renewals and data analysis; recurring software/license costs for crowd-simulation and oversight.
Records And Audits $20K/yr
[#22] Records retention costs, audits, compliance reviews and oversight documentation.
Forensic Incident Budget $0/yr
[#16] Forensic investigation and incident-response costs are per-incident and highly variable; not budgeted as fixed annual spend here (handled in scenarios).
Morgue Decon Incident Cost $0/yr
[#15, #23] Contracted morgue/decon services and per-incident consumables are per-incident variable costs (handled in scenarios).
Settlements Reserve Per Event $0/yr
[#17, #25] Large settlements/compensation costs are per-incident and can be extremely large; not included as fixed annual spend (handled in scenarios).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.0M/yr
93.9% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with no containment breach or major incident; recurring operating costs only.
no breach strict transport protocols followed no mass-casualty exposure
🚨 Minor Incident $2.2M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Limited containment incident requiring on-site response, forensic investigation, and limited medical costs (tens to low hundreds of thousands).
short uncontrolled access to small crowd small-scale breach under controlled conditions single moderate incident requiring forensic work
🚨 Major Incident $3.0M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Significant public exposure or breach causing substantial casualties, large emergency response and multi-party litigation.
breach into a dense crowd (dozens injured/killed) large-scale emergency medical response major investigations and multi-million liability exposure
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $52.0M/yr
0.1% probability / year +$50.0M vs baseline
Catastrophic mass-casualty breach (e.g., stadium/subway) with hundreds-to-thousands of victims, prolonged national-level response and massive legal/settlement costs.
SCP enters large dense crowd for 14+ minutes hundreds-to-thousands of casualties national media and multi-jurisdictional legal action
👥 Personnel 16 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#3] Four guards (minimum for 24/7 coverage including rotation + spare).
Security Rapid-Response Specialist 6 [#4] Six on-call rapid-response/security specialists for containment intervention and crowd-control.
Research Scientist / Analyst 3 [#12] Behavioral/forensic researchers and simulation analysts (2–4 budgeted; 3 used here).
Medical Officer 1 [#6] Part-time nurse plus on-call physician coverage (staffing equivalence represented as 1 headcount).
Analyst / Liaison 2 [#14] Public-event monitoring liaisons and regional coordination analysts (1–2; 2 used here).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, enabling a moderate-confidence budget; however large ranges for incident/settlement costs and uncertainty in breach probability keep overall confidence at medium.
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