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SCP-215 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-215

Expected annual

$197K

One-time setup

$82K

Annual recurring

$176K

Personnel

One-time setup costs are modest (~$80k) dominated by a secure safe and isolation-room retrofit; recurring costs (~$176k/yr) are driven primarily by staff wages, research/monitoring, contingency and clinical support.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $82K

Facilities $33K

[#2, #12] Safe/cabinet purchase + installation and isolation/treatment room build/retrofit (bolting, room padding & safe medical holding modifications).

Replacement Hiring Per Event Reserve $25K

[#21] One‑time reserve estimate for replacement hiring / ramp costs per serious personnel loss event (recruiting, training, lost output).

Equipment $11K

[#1, #3, #4, #11, #15] Padded/scratch‑proof case, tamper/contact sensor hardware, CCTV camera(s) & installation, emergency response equipment (restraints, sedation kits), and initial case purchase/replacement reserve.

Sop And Legal Review $10K

[#6] One‑time drafting of formal containment/test SOPs, legal/ethical review costs.

Policy Implementation $2K

[#19] One‑time implementation of lockouts, signage, administrative policy edits and initial lockout hardware/configuration.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $176K/yr

Staff Wages $98K/yr

[#5, #7, #19] Security oversight (part‑time), research clinician(s) and research technician wages; includes enforcement/oversight work tied to policy implementation.

Research And Monitoring $20K/yr

[#13] Ongoing research costs (per‑study imaging sessions, study staff time) averaged annually.

Contingency Fund Allocation $20K/yr

[#20] Annual reserved contingency for unexpected incidents, temporary staff backfill, small settlements, and replacement of damaged equipment.

Participant Screening And Compensation $6K/yr

[#8] Screening fees and volunteer compensation for small pilot studies amortized annually.

Clinical Monitoring And Therapy $5K/yr

[#9] Ongoing counseling/therapy budget for affected personnel averaged across expected cases.

Long Term Care Reserve $5K/yr

[#10] Small annual reserve toward potential persistent/durable care costs (amortized contingency for severe cases).

Documentation And Data Storage $5K/yr

[#14, #4] Secure video retention, encrypted medical record storage, experiment logs and legal hold costs.

Facilities Maintenance $4K/yr

[#4, #12, #2] CCTV/storage maintenance, isolation/treatment room upkeep, periodic safe/cabinet maintenance.

Ethics Oversight And Reviews $4K/yr

[#22] Periodic ethics/oversight board reviews, external reviewers and meeting costs.

Training And Refresher $3K/yr

[#17] Annual training, de‑escalation and refresher SOP courses for researchers and security.

Cover Story And Legal $2K/yr

[#18] Amnestic/cover‑up/legal/PR costs amortized for low‑level incidents.

Clearance Background Checks $2K/yr

[#6] Recurring per‑person clearance/psych screening costs for authorized handlers (amortized).

Supplies And Consumables $1K/yr

[#11, #15] Consumables for handling (microfiber cloths, gloves), emergency consumables per incident averaged into annual baseline.

Logistics And Transport $1K/yr

[#16] Secure courier/escort transport costs amortized over expected moves.

Tamper Sensor Monitoring Fee $200/yr

[#3] Annual monitoring fee for tamper/alarm systems.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $176K/yr

73.0% probability / year

Normal uneventful year with routine monitoring, training, small studies, and no major incidents.

routine_research no_incidents standard_maintenance

🚨 Minor Incident $201K/yr

10.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline

Single acute incident requiring sedation/ER care, short inpatient observation, localized amnestic/cover work and some equipment replacement.

acute_violent_resistance single_inpatient_episode small_internal_cleanup

🚨 Research Scale Up $276K/yr

15.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline

Year with a full controlled neuroimaging study (fMRI/EEG) requiring external scanning, specialist staff and extended participant compensation.

full_imaging_study extended_subject_recruitment

🚨 Major Incident $326K/yr

2.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline

Severe adverse outcome: persistent delusion requiring long‑term/residential care for a staff member and broader public exposure needing extensive cleanup and legal work.

persistent_long-term_care public_exposure large_coverup_and_settlement

👥 Personnel 3 total

Role	Count	Notes
Research Scientist / Clinician	1	[#7, #9] Senior clinician responsible for studies, therapy oversight and subject assessment.
Research Technician	1	[#7, #8, #13] Technician support for testing, imaging coordination and data logging.
Security Officer / MTF Agent	1	[#5] Part‑time security oversight (0.1–0.25 FTE equivalent) for access control and incident response.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are median selections from wide ranges in the analyst notes; many costs (clinical outcomes, public exposure, long‑term care) are highly variable, so totals are plausible but not precise.

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