SCP-2058
Safe
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medium confidence
SCP-2058
Expected annual
$1.5M
One-time setup
$1.6M
Annual recurring
$1.4M
Personnel
11
One-time capital/setup costs are estimated at approximately $1.40M, dominated by containment fit-out, diagnostics, vehicles/equipment, and initial research seed funding. Annual recurring costs are estimated at ~$1.44M/yr, dominated by 24/7 security staffing, specialist salaries, ongoing research/monitoring, and readiness/legal/IT security overhead.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $1.6M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $1.4M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$1.4M/yr
Normal year with no containment incidents: recurring staffing, maintenance, research, and legal/IT support only.
no incidents
routine research activity
normal staffing rotations
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Minor Incident
$1.7M/yr
Small containment incident or discovery of hoarded items that requires limited response, legal/PR attention, and repairs.
localized breach of containment
notable hoard recovery
minor legal/PR exposure
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Major Breach
$2.5M/yr
Significant containment breach or public exposure requiring extended MTF deployment, large legal/PR operation, replacements, and possible temporary shutdown.
multi-personnel exposure
sustained public disclosure
equipment destruction or loss
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Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up
$1.8M/yr
Operational year where research yields actionable leads requiring significant scale-up of reverse-engineering, contracting, and prototype builds.
promising reverse-engineering results
external contracting needs
prototype fabrication
Personnel
11 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 8 | [#8] 24/7 coverage model (2 per shift × 3 shifts) plus supervisor/reserve coverage; staffing budgeted as described in notes. |
| Robotics Engineer | 1 | [#9] Part-time/assigned robotics engineering support (0.5–1 FTE represented as 1 FTE equivalent for planning). |
| Research Scientist / Anomalous Researcher | 1 | [#9] Anomalous-object researcher time (0.5–1 FTE represented as 1 FTE equivalent for planning). |
| Psychological Staff / Counselor | 1 | [#10] Counseling/screening services for exposed personnel; may be contracted or part-time. |
Confidence Notes
Analyst notes include explicit ranges for most line items, allowing mid-range estimates, but many items (salvage, incident scale, long-term research ambition) are highly conditional. Reasonable confidence in staffing and basic containment costs; medium overall due to optional salvage, research scale-up, and incident cost variability.