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SCP-2103 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-2103
Expected annual
$697K
One-time setup
$436K
Annual recurring
$690K
Personnel
6
Initial one-time setup is moderate (~$436k) driven by research instrumentation, investigation and contingency reserves; recurring annual costs are dominated by personnel (research + security) and research/monitoring (~$690k/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $436K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $100K
[#5, #12] Automated computer-vision development/integration and specialized non-destructive imaging/hyperspectral equipment
Investigation Budget $100K
[#19] One-time investigative budget for previous owner / person-of-interest operations
Contingency Reserve $100K
[#24] Contingency fund reserve for unforeseen reality-side effects / emergency relocation or wider amnestic campaigns
Equipment $48K
[#2, #3, #4, #6, #7, #8, #13] Dedicated micro-environment controller; low-heat lighting; high-res cameras and redundancy; secure alerting servers/hardware; UPS; transport case(s); one-time archival hardware
Hazardous Cleanup Equipment $32K
[#17] Breakage / hazardous cleanup equipment and protocol (decon chamber, sharps disposal, waste processing)
Facilities $15K
[#1] Secure Safe-class locker and interior modification (installation & materials)
Amnestic Stockpile $15K
[#14] Initial stockpile of amnestics, psychotropic counteragents, and medical standby supplies
Legal Setup $12K
[#18] One-time legal/cover-story setup work
Incident Response Planning $10K
[#16] One-time development of incident response plans and documentation
Fragile Handling Training $4K
[#9] Initial fragile-handling training & PPE initial costs
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $690K/yr
Staff Wages $335K/yr
[#10, #11] On-call research coverage (lead researcher + on-call tech) and security staffing (rotational guards) - salaries & benefits
Research And Monitoring $215K/yr
[#5, #15, #20, #21, #22] Software support & tuning; psychological aftercare & staff monitoring; funded research program (observational/analysis); ethics board oversight; data reconstruction & forensic archival work
Cover Story And Legal $60K/yr
[#18] Ongoing legal, cover story, PR, and liaison costs
Investigation Monitoring $35K/yr
[#19] Ongoing surveillance/monitoring of previous owner / person-of-interest (field agents, travel, undercover work)
Incident Drills And Exercise $20K/yr
[#16] Annual drills, tabletop exercises and maintaining readiness
Facilities Maintenance $14K/yr
[#2, #3, #6, #7, #13, #23] Climate controller calibration/maintenance; low-heat lighting maintenance; UPS battery replacement; secure IT operations; archival integrity checks; utilities and small maintenance
Supplies And Consumables $10K/yr
[#9, #14, #17] Annual refresher training & PPE replacement; amnestic replenishment; hazardous disposal & consumables
Logistics And Transport $1K/yr
[#8] Per-transfer transport costs (occasional specialized transport/temperature mitigation per move)
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $690K/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine operations, monitoring, and scheduled research activity.
routine monitoring scheduled research no containment incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $740K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Small activation or minor breach requiring localized cleanup, limited amnestic use, increased counseling and short investigation.
local jar activation small contamination/cleanup limited external exposures
🚨 Major Breach $1.1M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$400K vs baseline
Significant activation/breach (e.g., Incident 2103-04 scale) requiring large-scale investigation, emergency response, extended amnestic campaigns, and legal/PR actions.
unnoticed activation restoring harmful concept casualties or high-profile exposure extended forensic investigation
👥 Personnel 6 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist (Lead Researcher) 1 0.5–1.0 FTE coverage included in staff_wages to receive alerts, coordinate experiments and maintain logs [#10]
Research Technician / On-call Tech 1 0.25–0.5 FTE technical support for monitoring, equipment maintenance, and experiment assistance [#10]
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 Rotational coverage to provide 24/7 physical security for the containment wing; headcount sized to match recurring security payroll estimate [#11]
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges for most costs, enabling reasonable mid-point estimates; uncertainty remains in research program scale, frequency of incidents, and investigation scope, so confidence is medium.
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