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SCP-142 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-142
Expected annual
$735K
One-time setup
$244K
Annual recurring
$717K
Personnel
7
One-time startup costs are moderate (~$244k) for a secure small containment room and specialized equipment; annual recurring costs are the primary driver (~$717k/yr), dominated by salaries, legal/cover contingencies, and insurance/reserve funds.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $244K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $110K
[#19, #20] High-speed imaging/analysis rig and in-house materials analysis equipment (X-ray/CT/maintenance for non-contact examination).
Facilities $50K
[#1] Secure containment room construction: site prep, reinforced door/window, cabinetry, minor HVAC and cleanable surfaces.
Equipment $36K
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #12] Access control and biometric locking hardware; CCTV cameras and installation; UPS; remote actuator/robotic arm hardware; restraint chair.
Sop Development Initial $15K
[#25] Initial development of SOPs, risk-mitigation protocols and documentation.
Irb And Ethics Setup $12K
[#11] Initial IRB/ethics administration and setup for human subject protocols and consent documentation.
Archival Setup $8K
[#24] Secure offline backups, air-gapped storage, and secure vault setup for logs and video.
Inventory Software $5K
[#17] Chain-of-custody / inventory software license/customization initial setup.
Psychological Screening Initial $3K
[#10] Pre-employment addiction/background screening costs for initial hires.
Training Initial $3K
[#18] Initial staff training sessions and materials for prohibition enforcement and safe operation.
Manipulator Initial Consumables $1K
[#6] Initial custom sleeves/adapters and starter consumables for remote manipulator interfaces.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $717K/yr
Staff Wages $305K/yr
[#7, #8] Salaries allocated to senior researcher (prorated), 2 research technicians, and 2 on-site security personnel.
Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr
[#11, #21, #26] Annual contingency for legal cover-ups, records management, paying settlements/families, and emergency response reserve for misuse/proliferation.
Insurance Reserve $100K/yr
[#22] Internal reserve/insurance for liability, staff replacement, and unexpected losses.
Administrative Overhead $50K/yr
[#28] Program management, procurement, accounting, HR and administrative support.
Medical On Call $40K/yr
[#9] On-call physician/nurse/anesthetist retainer and hourly arrangements for live human testing.
Risk Mitigation Contingency $20K/yr
[#26] Reserve for emergency response to misuse/proliferation incidents.
Depreciation And Capital Replacement $20K/yr
[#27] Annual amortization / replacement budget for robotics, cameras, locks and other capital items.
Research And Monitoring $15K/yr
[#3, #19, #20, #17] Ongoing data analysis, sensor maintenance, outsourced materials analysis per-test and monitoring costs.
Supplies And Consumables $12K/yr
[#6, #12, #15, #30] Ongoing manipulator wear parts and adapters, per-use medical consumables, betting tokens and consumable betting material, PPE and basic consumables.
Termination And Disposal $10K/yr
[#13] Budget for humane termination, autopsy, and secure disposal per occasional incidents (annualized).
Psychological Monitoring $6K/yr
[#10] Annual staff psychological monitoring, counseling and periodic re-screening.
Logistics And Transport $5K/yr
[#23] Secure transport and transfer budget for occasional moves of object/subjects/waste.
Incident Investigation $5K/yr
[#29] Forensics, review boards and post-mortem investigations (annualized contingency).
Miscellaneous Operating Costs $5K/yr
[#30] Utilities, basic cleaning, PPE replacement, and other small recurring operating needs.
Drills And Protocols $5K/yr
[#25] Ongoing emergency drills, forced-feeding and removal exercises, and SOP updates annual cost.
Cctv Storage And Monitoring $3K/yr
[#3] Video storage, backups, and monitoring staff/storage costs.
Secure Destruction $3K/yr
[#16] Secure incineration/shredding and hazardous waste handling for outputs.
Inventory Staffing And License $3K/yr
[#17] Annual staffing/license costs to maintain chain-of-custody and inventory logs.
Manipulator Consumables $2K/yr
[#6] Ongoing monthly consumables for sleeves/adapters and grips (~$50–300/mo annualized to midrange).
Facilities Maintenance $2K/yr
[#1] Minor site upkeep, door/window/hardware maintenance, cleaning of containment room.
Biohazard Cleanup $2K/yr
[#14] Hazmat cleanup, PPE and waste disposal for occasional biological contamination incidents.
Training Refresher $2K/yr
[#18] Ongoing refresher training and random audits to enforce prohibitions and protocol adherence.
Archival Maintenance $2K/yr
[#24] Maintenance of offline backups, physical vault rentals and archive upkeep.
Robotic Maintenance $500/yr
[#5] Annual maintenance parts and servicing for remote actuator/robotic system.
Controlled Access Maintenance $300/yr
[#2] Annual maintenance and small support for keycard/biometric access system.
Ups Battery Replacement $75/yr
[#4] Annualized battery replacement for UPS (periodic replacement every 3–5 years).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $717K/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine experiments and no major incidents.
routine_testing no_incident
🚨 Minor Incident $777K/yr
15.0% probability / year +$60K vs baseline
Single localized incident requiring cleanup, investigation, one termination and modest legal/cover expenses.
single_stage-3_termination hazmat_cleanup small_cover_up
🚨 Major Breach $1.2M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$450K vs baseline
Significant misuse/proliferation or multi-subject incident requiring large emergency response, legal/cover operations and equipment replacement.
proliferation_of_hazardous_outputs multiple_stage-3_casualties large_legal_exposure
👥 Personnel 7 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 1 [#7] Senior level-4 signatory; prorated portion of salary allocated to SCP-142 oversight.
Research Technician 2 [#7] Technical staff to run experiments and maintain logs/analyses.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#8] On-site guards during experiments and after-hours response.
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#5, #4] Responsible for actuator/robotics, UPS, camera maintenance and minor repairs.
Administrative Staff 1 [#11, #28] Procurement, program management, ethics/admin support.
Medical Officer 0 [#9] Medical staff are retained on-call/contract; not full-time assigned.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item ranges and personnel requirements are well described in analyst notes, but incident frequency and per-incident legal/cover costs are uncertain so overall confidence is medium.
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