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SCP-2321 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-2321
Expected annual
$720K
One-time setup
$378K
Annual recurring
$684K
Personnel
4
Estimated one-time setup costs are modest (~$378,000) for baseline containment with redundancy; recurring annual costs are higher (~$683,930/yr) driven primarily by staff wages (security + research), ongoing monitoring/consulting, and administrative overhead. Major cost risk is optional build-out of a dedicated temporal lab (capital + operating increases).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $378K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $130K
[#4, #11, #12] Precision timing equipment (atomic/rubidium clock + logging), diagnostic/non-invasive lab instruments (portable CT/X-ray, spectral analyzers), and initial secure compute/storage hardware for analysis.
Contingency Reserve $100K
[#18] One-time capital reserve recommended as a minimum contingency fund for unpredictable escalations or emergency relocation.
Legal Initial $50K
[#17] Initial legal/public affairs/cover-story setup costs (contracts, PR materials, initial legal fees).
Equipment $44K
[#2, #3, #6, #8] Tamper/entry sensors and CCTV, EMI/Faraday shielding, UPS/power-backup hardware, site-level badge/biometric hardware (installation/hardware costs).
Facilities $24K
[#1, #5] Reinforced containment cabinet and installation of HVAC/environmental controls; includes structural/installation work for the containment cell.
Initial Consultants $10K
[#10] Initial specialist/temporal/forensic consultant engagement (one-off project work prior to establishing recurring consulting cadence).
Archival Initial $10K
[#16] One-time archival, redaction and preservation of original documentation and physical/digital records.
Decontamination Event Reserve $10K
[#20] Representative one-time remediation/decontamination event reserve (per-event cost, held as baseline contingency).
Temporal Lab Capital $0
[#21] Optional dedicated temporal lab capital. Not included in baseline one-time spend; cost is event-driven and modeled in adverse scenarios.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $684K/yr
Staff Wages $370K/yr
[#7, #9] Security staffing (2 rotating guards ~ $50k each) and a small research team (1 senior + 1 junior researcher; salaries mid-range).
Administrative Overhead $158K/yr
[#22] Site-level pro-rated overhead (applied at ~30% of direct recurring costs per analyst guidance; midpoint of 20–40%).
Research And Monitoring $100K/yr
[#2, #4, #11, #12, #10, #15, #16] Ongoing CCTV monitoring/storage, timing equipment calibration, diagnostic equipment usage/calibration, data/storage/analysis maintenance, recurring consultant engagements, incident-response training/drills, and archival storage/reclassification tasks.
Supplies And Consumables $22K/yr
[#13, #20] Experimentation consumables (cabling, single-use rigs, PPE) and routine PPE/supplies baseline for decontamination readiness.
Facilities Maintenance $14K/yr
[#5, #6, #8, #19] HVAC/power maintenance and energy, UPS/generator testing and maintenance, site-level security system maintenance, and periodic long-term-storage inspections.
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#14] Secure transport/handling budget per-move (baseline assumes ~1 controlled move/year).
Cover Story And Legal $10K/yr
[#17] Ongoing legal/PA/cover-story maintenance, FOIA resistance and related legal support.
Temporal Lab Operating $0/yr
[#21] Operating costs for a dedicated temporal lab are optional (not included in baseline recurring). If built, expected $500k–$2M/yr; modeled in escalation scenarios.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $684K/yr
92.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine monitoring, maintenance, minimal study activity.
no_incidents routine_testing_only
🚨 Minor Incident $724K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$40K vs baseline
Minor containment/monitoring incident requiring remediation, extra consulting, and limited overtime.
small_decontamination_event localized_electronic_anomaly short_term_consulting
🚨 Major Breach $1.1M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$395K vs baseline
Significant containment failure or security breach requiring evacuation/relocation, extended forensic work, legal/PR response and insurance/contingency draw.
security_breach large_scale_decontamination emergency_relocation
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $2.2M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Research reveals active temporal effects and Foundation decides to build a dedicated temporal laboratory and substantially expand operations.
evidence_of_active_temporal_effects decision_to_construct_dedicated_lab
👥 Personnel 4 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 Minimal rotating physical guards for Storage Site 145 access control and checks; matches analyst guidance for 2 guards of rotating coverage [#7].
Research Scientist 2 Small research team: 1senior researcher and 1 junior researcher with Level-4 access for authorized study [#9].
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide extensive line items and ranges allowing mid-point selections, but many items (temporal lab, incident frequency, transport frequency) are optional or highly uncertain, so estimates are moderate-confidence rather than high.
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