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SCP-1665 Unspecified ✓ high confidence
SCP-1665
Expected annual
$151K
One-time setup
$61K
Annual recurring
$150K
Personnel
2.15
One-time startup costs are approximately $61,000 driven by secure audio/server hardware, emergency reserve, and initial development; recurring annual costs are approximately $150,400 driven mainly by staff wages, site overhead, IT maintenance, and compliance/audits.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $61K
Equipment $26K
[#1, #3, #4, #10, #11] Secure containment cabinet (#1), portable audio-recording kits (#3), dedicated secure audio storage server (#4), signage and physical controls (#10), video surveillance hardware (#11).
Emergency Response Budget $20K
[#16] Contingency reserve for rapid retrieval, emergency containment teams, emergency travel, and crisis communications.
Policy And Training Development $5K
[#8] SOP development and initial staff training (audio-only documentation procedures).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $4K
[#19] Metadata database & secure index initial development.
Disposal Protocol $3K
[#21] One-time supervised disposal / decommissioning protocol costs if executed.
Transport And Acquisition $2K
[#2] Transport / acquisition costs (chain-of-custody, secure courier, evidence bagging).
Off Site Backup Seed $1K
[#5] Initial physical vault seeding for off-site audio backups.
Facilities $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $150K/yr
Staff Wages $92K/yr
[#6, #7] Staff guarding allocation for low-value wing (2 guards) (#6) and part-time custodian/researcher time (~0.1-0.15 FTE) (#7).
Facilities Maintenance $28K/yr
[#11, #12, #13, #19, #22] Video storage (#11), IT maintenance and system support (#12), power/environmental overhead for server and containment (#13), metadata/database maintenance (#19), and pro-rated site overhead allocation (#22).
Research And Monitoring $17K/yr
[#9, #17, #18, #20] Compliance monitoring & quarterly audits (#9), periodic audio integrity verification (#17), small research budget / testing earmark (#18), and psychological screening/behavioral monitoring of authorized personnel (#20).
Cover Story And Legal $10K/yr
[#15] Legal / cover-story work, retainer and occasional provenance disputes.
Supplies And Consumables $1K/yr
[#14, #23] Consumables (batteries, replacement storage media, microphone spares) (#14) and minor PPE/anti-contamination supplies (#23).
Logistics And Transport $1K/yr
[#5] Off-site audio backup rotations and transport/vault fees.
Sop Training $1K/yr
[#8] Annual refresher training for SOPs (audio-only documentation refresher).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $150K/yr
94.5% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with routine audits, backups, and refresher training; no containment incidents.
routine_audits regular_backups scheduled_training
🚨 Minor Incident $160K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$10K vs baseline
Localized incident such as an unauthorized paper note discovery or a corrupted audio backup requiring emergency response, limited recovery, and overtime.
unauthorized_paper_record localized_data_corruption failed_backup_rotation
🚨 Major Breach $250K/yr
0.5% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Significant breach or dissemination of forbidden paper-form data requiring full incident response, extended legal/PR engagement, possible site relocations or decommissioning actions.
widespread_unauthorized_documentation multiple_site_compromise public_exposure
👥 Personnel 2.15 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#6] Two guards allocated (pro-rated) to the low-value wing; wage allocation ~$80,000/year.
Research Scientist (Custodian) 0.15 [#7] Part-time research custodian (approx. 0.1–0.15 FTE) to manage access and audio-only procedures; wage allocation ~$12,000/year.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst provided itemized, plausible cost estimates for each line item with clear mapping to containment needs; main uncertainties are site allocation scaling and rare-incident probability magnitudes.
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