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SCP-220 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-220
Expected annual
$1.0M
One-time setup
$191K
Annual recurring
$1.0M
Personnel
9
One-time startup costs of approximately $191k (fit-out, surveillance, power, isolation room, legal/insurance reserves); ongoing annual operating costs about $1.00M driven primarily by security and D-class program overhead, plus monitoring and research/IT costs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $191K
Facilities $72K
[#1, #3, #4, #14] Damage/security deposit (lease baseline), unit fit-out and tamper-proofing, false bus-stop construction/install, and build-out of a Faraday-shielded isolation room with dedicated HVAC.
Insurance Reserve $50K
[#21] One-time contingency reserve to cover immediate incident expenses, liability, or emergency costs.
D Class Intake Setup $30K
[#13] Initial intake/processing modifications and secure holding setup if a dedicated small D-class processing area is required.
Equipment $27K
[#5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #15, #24] Cameras/NVR/install, local storage drives, audio playback hardware, telephone/recording setup, secure router/hardware, UPS/generator hardware and installation, initial PPE stock, and one-time IT hardening costs.
Legal Setup $7K
[#19] Initial legal work and cover-story setup (fabricated tenancy records, municipal/legal counsel for cover arrangements).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $6K
[#23] Initial SOP development and initial staff training/program documentation creation.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.0M/yr
Staff Wages $405K/yr
[#11, #12] On-site security (6 guards across 3 shifts) and monitoring staff (2–3 FTEs; modeled as 3 FTEs). Wages include benefits.
Logistics And Transport $300K/yr
[#13] D-class program overhead (procurement/maintenance of a small D-class pool, transport/security for in-person sessions, supervision) modeled as a dedicated annual program cost.
Research And Monitoring $168K/yr
[#16, #17, #18, #24, #27, #7] Medical/psychiatric consulting retainers, research/testing program budget, data analysis and archival, ongoing IT/security managed services, annual amortization/replacement reserve for capital equipment, and cloud backup/storage costs.
Incident Response Fund $50K/yr
[#22] Annual contingency fund to pre-fund rapid incident response, forensic cleaning, and emergency replacement of contaminated equipment.
Lease Or Rent $30K/yr
[#1] Annual lease cost for a discreet one-bedroom condominium (baseline leasing model rather than purchase).
Cover Story And Legal $13K/yr
[#19, #20] Ongoing municipal relations/cover payments, fake mail/landscaping/mail-forwarding and periodic actor costs to sustain illusion.
Insurance Premium $12K/yr
[#21] Annual insurance/policy premium and escrow for property/liability insurance.
Facilities Maintenance $9K/yr
[#2, #4, #10, #25] HOA/property tax estimate, annual bus-stop maintenance/permits, generator fuel/maintenance, and routine building utilities/maintenance.
Supplies And Consumables $5K/yr
[#15, #26] PPE restock, decontamination supplies, batteries, bulbs, and small replacement consumables.
Quarantine Per Person Care $5K/yr
[#14] Budgeted annual baseline for occasional quarantine/day-care readiness (per-day care cost reserved for few short quarantines).
Training And Audits $3K/yr
[#23] Annual refresher training, SOP audits, and small recurring drill costs.
Network Connectivity $2K/yr
[#9] Dedicated ISP line to carry camera/phone feeds and segregated encrypted network service.
Phone Service $720/yr
[#8] VoIP/recording service subscription to support automated telephone recordings.
Audio Content And Voice Actors $600/yr
[#5] Recurring content adjustments and occasional voice actor fees for telephone/ambient recordings.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.0M/yr
89.0% probability / year
Normal year with steady containment, no major incidents; routine monitoring, staff wages, lease, and program overhead only.
steady containment no in-person exposure incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $1.0M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$40K vs baseline
Small exposure event or equipment contamination requiring limited quarantines and targeted cleanup/replacements.
single-person exposure limited equipment contamination
🚨 Major Breach $1.4M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$350K vs baseline
Significant contagious exposure (similar to Incident 220-P) requiring mass quarantines, extended isolation, expanded D-class use, legal action, and substantial replacement/cleanup.
widespread in-person exposure multiple quarantines and legal/municipal escalation
👥 Personnel 9 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#11] Six low-profile guards covering 24/7 in three shifts as modeled in staff wage estimates.
Monitoring Staff 3 [#12] Surveillance/behavioral logging staff to provide continuous monitoring and escalation.
📋 Confidence Notes
Reasonable detail provided in analyst notes for infrastructure and staffing yields moderate confidence in magnitude; ranges provided in source lead to uncertainty in staffing levels, D-class program scope, and incident frequency.
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