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SCP-2232 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-2232
Expected annual
$514K
One-time setup
$369K
Annual recurring
$501K
Personnel
4
One-time containment and research fit-out is modest (~$369k) driven by lockers, RF shielding and research tooling; recurring costs are dominated by personnel and research/ops (~$501k/year).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $369K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $226K
[#10, #12, #14, #15, #16, #23, #26] Initial training & certification (~$12,500), SDR/test-network or lab setup (~$62,500), initial mobile forensic deep analysis project (~$60,000), nondestructive imaging program (per-scan program) (~$17,500), destructive-analysis tooling contingency (~$30,000), background-checks initial (~$17,500), and disposal/destruction protocol contingency (~$25,500).
Facilities $100K
[#1, #2, #4] Purchase & installation of Safe-class lockers (~$65,000), RF shielding / Faraday treatment (~$22,500), and soundproofed supervised charging room retrofit (~$12,500).
Equipment $43K
[#3, #5, #6, #9, #11, #13, #17] RF monitoring hardware & integration (~$15,000), vibration isolation mounts (~$1,800), redundant chargers/UPS (~$5,000), initial PPE (~$1,750), surveillance & logging initial install (~$6,500), SIM/small provisioning (~$500), and a small dedicated secure server (~$12,500).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $501K/yr
Staff Wages $340K/yr
[#7, #8, #14, #25] Fully loaded salaries: certified bird handler (~$80,000/yr), on-site security (~$60,000/yr), mobile forensic engineer / research scientist (~$140,000/yr), and one research analyst (~$60,000/yr).
Logistics And Transport $48K/yr
[#18, #19] Incident response & rapid containment operational budget (~$30,000/yr) plus secure intersite transport and chain-of-custody logistics (~$17,500/yr).
Research And Monitoring $30K/yr
[#10, #14, #17, #25] Ongoing training refreshers (~$2,000/yr), continuing forensic analysis/contracts and tooling upkeep (~$20,000/yr), secure storage/analysis hosting (~$3,000/yr), and research program operational costs (~$5,000/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $30K/yr
[#20] Annual legal/PR/cover-story contingency for exposure events (~$30,000/yr).
Insurance And Contingency $28K/yr
[#24] Insurance, emergency medical/avian veterinary contingency and replacement fund (~$27,500/yr).
Carrier Coordination And Fees $12K/yr
[#13] Ongoing carrier coordination, regulated-spectrum liaison, controlled numbers and airtime/test fees (~$12,500/yr).
Background Checks And Hr Admin $5K/yr
[#23] Annual HR/admin portion for clearances and background-check renewals (~$5,000/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $5K/yr
[#3, #11, #21, #22] RF monitoring & spectrum analyzer maintenance (~$1,000/yr), surveillance/storage maintenance (~$1,500/yr), routine locker/Faraday integrity testing and minor repairs (~$1,000/yr), and marginal utilities/HVAC for charging room (~$1,100/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $4K/yr
[#9, #21] PPE replacement and consumables (hearing protection, gloves, cables, seals, sensors) and small replacement parts (~$3,800/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $501K/yr
87.5% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with routine operations, training and occasional small research tasks.
scheduled research routine maintenance no containment incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $531K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$30K vs baseline
Localized incident (e.g., unintended activation or short-term unattended charging) requiring medical attention, equipment replacement and cleanup.
unattended charging small containment breach localized equipment damage
🚨 Major Breach $751K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Significant containment failure similar to Incident-2232-01: room contamination, staff injury, neutralisation of an instance, emergency entry and decontamination.
charging-room catastrophic activation storage-room expansion of avian tissue multiple injuries / decontamination required
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $1.5M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Severe, high-cost event causing extensive site damage, multiple casualties, long remediation and legal exposure.
multi-room contamination structural damage major public exposure
👥 Personnel 4 total
Role Count Notes
Certified Bird Handler 1 [#7] Required to be present for any use; fully loaded cost included in staff_wages.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1 [#8] On-site supervision during charging/use; part of staff_wages estimate.
Mobile Forensic Engineer / Research Scientist 1 [#14, #25] Handles firmware/OS analysis and ongoing technical research; included as a fully loaded salary in staff_wages.
Research Analyst 1 [#10, #25] Supports research program, training and data analysis; included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges making infrastructure and personnel estimates reliable, but many items (research intensity, choice between contracting vs in-house analysis, imaging purchase vs per-scan) are discretionary and represented by midpoints, so uncertainty remains.
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