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SCP-2383 Safe ✓ high confidence
SCP-2383
Expected annual
$2.2M
One-time setup
$1.9M
Annual recurring
$2.2M
Personnel
6
One-time startup costs are approximately $1.93M (vault, equipment, R&D contingency, and initial protocols); ongoing annual costs are approximately $2.19M driven mainly by staffing, legal/PR, cyber takedown, research, contingency reserves and emergency response.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.9M
R And D Contingency $1.2M
[#20] Contingency R&D reserve for alternative containment methods (midpoint of $500k–$2,000,000).
Facilities $475K
[#1] Construction and installation of a Class-III secure vault, archival safe, mantrap, ballistic door, biometric locks and local CCTV; estimate is midpoint of $350k–$600k range.
Equipment $138K
[#2, #5, #7, #15, #18] HVAC/HEPA/dehumidifier setup ($14k mid), non-digital editing hardware ($6k mid), incinerator & PPE ($52,500 mid), Faraday cages/offline terminals ($25k mid), van + outfitting ($40k).
Protocol Development And Training $42K
[#6] One-time development of SOPs and initial training (midpoint of $25k–$60k).
Amnestic Setup $20K
[#11] One-time setup for amnestic/medical response rooms and basic supplies (midpoint $10k–$30k).
Personnel Vetting Initial $5K
[#12] Initial deep vetting / background checks for a tight roster (~$5k estimated initial total).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.2M/yr
Staff Wages $380K/yr
[#3, #4] Salaries + benefits: 1Containment Officer ($90k), 1 backup ($70k), 2 Level-2 guards ($45k each) = $250k; 2 records specialists ($65k each) = $130k; total ~$380k/yr.
Incident Cleanup And Liability Reserve $300K/yr
[#16] Annual reserve for worker injury, litigation, quiet settlements (midpoint of $100k–$500k range used).
Research And Monitoring $275K/yr
[#13] Ongoing containment science/research program (midpoint of $150k–$400k).
Cover Story And Legal $250K/yr
[#10] Legal retainer and PR/disinformation budget (~$150k retainer + $100k contingency).
Cyber Monitoring And Takedown $200K/yr
[#9] Dedicated cyber analyst salary + tools ($120k + $30k) and emergency takedown budget (~$50k) = ~$200k/yr.
Operational Contingency Reserve $150K/yr
[#22] Liquidity reserve (10–20% of recurring ops).
Amnestic And Medical Budget $138K/yr
[#11] Annual amnestic/medical staffing and supplies budget (midpoint of $75k–$200k).
Logistics And Transport $125K/yr
[#8] Periodic physical sweeps and travel/seizure budgets (annual cadence midpoint ~$125k of $50k–$200k range).
Communications Discipline Costs $100K/yr
[#17] Productivity loss and overhead from strict communications & two-person rules (~$50k–$150k; midpoint used).
Rapid Response Teams $74K/yr
[#18] Vehicle operating costs ($8k–$20k) + on-call personnel (~$60k) = ~$74k/yr.
Training And Drills $64K/yr
[#6, #14] Annual refresher training ($8k–$20k) plus red-team / incident drills ($25k–$75k); midpoint combined ~$64k.
Independent Oversight Audit $50K/yr
[#21] Annual independent/internal oversight audits and surprise inspections (~$25k–$75k).
Facilities Maintenance $28K/yr
[#1, #15] Annual maintenance/security systems for vault and upkeep of air-gap/Faraday equipment (security systems $15k–$30k; air-gap maintenance $2k–$8k).
Personnel Vetting Recurring $20K/yr
[#12] Ongoing background reinvestigation, polygraphs and psychological screening (~$20k/yr conservative).
Documentation And Audit $20K/yr
[#19] Archive destruction verification, chain-of-custody documentation and internal audits (~$10k–$30k).
Emergency Response Contract $12K/yr
[#7] Annual emergency response / hazardous disposal contract (~$5k–$20k; midpoint used).
Supplies And Consumables $4K/yr
[#2, #5] Electricity and conservation for archival climate control ($2k–$6k) and editing consumables (~$500/yr).
Incident Disposal Expected $1K/yr
[#7] Expected per-incident disposal costs averaged annually (per-incident $200–$1,000; conservative $1k/yr assumed).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.2M/yr
95.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with routine monitoring, maintenance, research, and training only.
no_incident routine_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $2.3M/yr
4.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized discovery of an unauthorized copy or minor breach requiring field retrieval, destruction, limited amnestic use, and legal takedowns.
unauthorized_copy_found localized_publication small_field_retrieval
🚨 Major Exposure $4.7M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Widespread public exposure or major publication requiring mass remediation, large-scale legal action, heavy R&D activation and large settlements.
large_publication mass_publication failed_containment_policy
👥 Personnel 6 total
Role Count Notes
Containment Officer / Records Custodian 1 [#3] Primary on-site custodian responsible for the single document (salary modeled at $90k/yr).
Backup Containment Officer 1 [#3] Alternate custodian for coverage and redundancy (salary modeled at $70k/yr).
Security Officer / Level-2 Guard 2 [#3] Two guards for shift coverage (modeled at $45k/yr each).
Records Specialist / Word-count Verification 2 [#4] Two records specialists performing monthly verification and controlled edits (modeled at $65k/yr each).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes are detailed with explicit line-item ranges and operational practices; estimates use midpoints where ranges were provided. Residual uncertainty remains for low-probability, high-cost incidents (handled via scenarios), but recurring and one-time categories are well-specified.
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