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SCP-2057 Safe ✓ high confidence
SCP-2057
Expected annual
$10K
One-time setup
$16K
Annual recurring
$9K
Personnel
7
Initial one-time setup is modest (~$15k) driven by secure fit-out, contingency fund, and archival packaging; recurring annual costs are low-medium (~$9k/yr) and dominated by incident contingency and occasional research activity.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $16K
Emergency Medical Fund $8K
[#13] One-time contingency fund for medical care, quarantine testing, and emergency response (recommended $5k–$10k; set here to $7,500).
Equipment $4K
[#2, #4, #10, #15, #20] Environmental sensors & alarm (one-time), security camera & install (one-time), conservation/archival packaging (one-time), records management secure folder/backups setup (one-time), miscellaneous small tools & PPE (one-time).
Facilities $2K
[#1] Secure storage locker fit-out: shelf, lock, signage, tamper-evident seals and small secure box inside Containment Area-27.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1K
[#11] Can-opening & sample-handling equipment / small BSL-1 bench kit for biological/bench work.
Legal Asset Creation $1K
[#16] One-time creation of cover-story assets / fake product pages and legal liaison templates.
Final Disposal $500
[#19] One-time cost estimate for full pickup and incineration / transfer to hazardous disposal at end-of-life.
Digitization Archival $450
[#18] One-time high-resolution digitization of labels/art to reduce handling of finite cans (estimated $300–$600).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $9K/yr
Incident Investigation Response $4K/yr
[#14] Annual contingency budget for incident investigation, forensics, interviews, and paperwork (~$3k–$5k/yr; set here to $4,000/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $2K/yr
[#16, #17] Ongoing legal / cover-story monitoring (~$500/yr) and regulatory/compliance overhead (~$1,000/yr).
Research And Monitoring $1K/yr
[#7, #15] Research & experiment labor (2 experiments/yr: ~$600/experiment × 2 = $1,200/yr) and ongoing records backups/storage (~$200/yr).
Staff Wages $770/yr
[#5, #6] Routine inspections & inventory audits (1 hr/month technician ≈ $320/yr) and administrative approval labor for ~2 experiments/yr (~$450/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $540/yr
[#8, #12, #20] Experiment consumables (~$200/experiment × 2 = $400/yr), waste disposal per-experiment (~$20 × 2 = $40/yr), recurring replacement of small PPE/tools (~$100/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $500/yr
[#2, #3, #4] Sensor calibration/maintenance (~$100/yr), incremental HVAC/electricity for maintaining 25°C (~$100/yr), camera monitoring/data storage (~$300/yr).
Logistics And Transport $280/yr
[#9] Secure transport/escort for transfers to test chamber (~$140/transfer × 2 transfers/yr = $280/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $9K/yr
91.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year including routine inspections, expected number of experiments (≈2/yr), monitoring, and standing contingencies.
no_incidents scheduled_experiments_only
🚨 Minor Incident $14K/yr
4.0% probability / year +$6K vs baseline
Accidental opening or low-severity adverse reaction requiring limited medical care, single-can disposal, and a small investigation.
accidental_opening minor_adverse_reaction single-can contamination
🚨 Theft Or Loss $16K/yr
3.0% probability / year +$7K vs baseline
Unauthorized access / missing inventory requiring forensic investigation, increased security, PR/cover-story activation and administrative/legal effort.
unauthorized_access missing_inventory theft
🚨 Major Breach $59K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Severe adverse event (e.g., fatality or major public exposure) triggering large medical/legal investigation, potential destruction of collection, and extended PR/legal expenses.
serious_injury_or_death major_public_exposure full_collection_decommissioning
👥 Personnel 7 total
Role Count Notes
Containment Technician 1 Performs monthly inspections, inventory audits and daily locker oversight [#5].
Research Scientist 2 Researchers who run experiments (typically two researchers per experiment; staffing represented as required for research labor) [#7].
Approving Personnel (2-1103 clearance) 2 Two approvers required per experiment; represented here as roles involved in administrative approval labor [#6].
Lab Technician / Support 1 Provides bench support and sample handling during experiments [#7].
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 Single senior reviewer (Dr. Applegate) who receives experiment submissions and approvals [#6].
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide line-item estimates and recommended budgets for each cost element; SCP is Safe and containment requirements are straightforward, allowing high-confidence cost approximations.
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