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SCP-2388 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-2388
Expected annual
$657K
One-time setup
$217K
Annual recurring
$651K
Personnel
6
Initial capital and lab setup are moderate (~$0.22M one-time) while recurring costs are driven by specialized staff, medical coverage, legal/reserve budgets, and ongoing research (~$651k/yr). Major incident responses (medical/surgical, legal, replacement of multiple devices) can add large per-year costs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $217K
Equipment $100K
[#2, #4, #5, #6, #9, #10, #11, #19] Initial tamper-evident packaging and small evidence vault, dedicated workstation pool (6–10 units initial), digital forensics hardware/licenses, electronics/hardware analysis tools (oscilloscope, logic analyzer, JTAG), initial PPE kits, restraint chairs/beds and accessories, cardiac/telemetry monitors (2–3 units), and initial record servers/archive cabinets.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $80K
[#3] Air-gapped test lab / isolation workstation buildout: Faraday/shielding options, physical/network isolation, grounded benches, UPS, HVAC adjustments and secure disposal containers.
Facilities $25K
[#1] Secure Safe-class containment locker purchase, site modifications and installation.
Documentation And Sop Setup $12K
[#16] Initial SOP creation, containment procedure documentation, and first-round staff training costs.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $651K/yr
Staff Wages $320K/yr
[#7, #8] Salaries for IT/reverse-engineering personnel (senior RE/software engineer + embedded hardware engineer) and partial FTE medical coverage (nurse and physician on-call / site medical support).
Research And Monitoring $80K/yr
[#5, #11, #22] Software license renewals/forensics maintenance, monitoring equipment calibration/maintenance, and ongoing research grants/multi-year study support.
Liability Reserve $75K/yr
[#18] Internal contingency/reserve for accidental harm claims, equipment replacement, and catastrophic containment failures.
Cover Story And Legal $50K/yr
[#17] Legal counsel, compliance, PR/cover-story budget and budgeted settlement/resolution funds.
Opportunity Cost $30K/yr
[#23] Estimated lost productivity and opportunity cost from reserving air-gapped hardware and staff time.
Logistics And Transport $24K/yr
[#14, #15] Reimaging / device remediation and secure e-waste disposal (expected per-device remediation budget) and secure transport/escort costs for drives, devices, and subjects.
Supplies And Consumables $16K/yr
[#2, #4, #9, #10, #13] Tamper-evident packaging replacements and archival materials, workstation replacement spares/rotation budget, PPE replacement and sanitation, restraint consumables, and day-to-day medical consumables/pharmaceuticals stock.
Physiotherapy And Incident Surgery Fund $15K/yr
[#21] Budgeted funds for physiotherapy, non-surgical rehab, and expected surgical/tendon-repair incidents.
Emergency Hospital Mou And Transfer Fees $15K/yr
[#12] On-call hospital MOU standby fees and expected annual transfer/standby costs for ICU admissions when site-level care is insufficient.
Psychological Services $10K/yr
[#20] Psychological counseling and rehabilitation budget for affected subjects and exposed staff.
Misc Contingency $8K/yr
[#24] Small miscellaneous/unanticipated recurring expenses (batteries, cushions, courier delays, small repairs).
Training And Documentation $6K/yr
[#16] Annual refresher training, SOP updates, and drills specific to SCP-2388 protocols.
Record Keeping And Backups $2K/yr
[#19] Operations for air-gapped backups, secure logging, and physical archive maintenance.
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $651K/yr
90.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, scheduled replacements, research activity, and no major incidents.
no breach routine maintenance scheduled training
🚨 Minor Incident $671K/yr
8.0% probability / year +$20K vs baseline
Single limited containment/medical event (one Stage-3 subject requiring short ICU stay or surgery, several infected devices needing remediation) causing modest extra costs.
isolated civilian or staff exposure single subject Stage-3 complication multiple device remediations
🚨 Major Breach $851K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Significant accidental spread or public exposure causing multiple medical cases, extended ICU/surgery costs, large device replacements, and costly legal/PR actions.
public leak or multi-subject exposure multiple severe Stage-3 patients civil legal action / heavy PR remediation
👥 Personnel 6 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / Reverse-Engineering 1 [#7] Senior RE/software engineer responsible for static/dynamic analysis and safe deletion techniques.
Engineer / Embedded Hardware 1 [#7] Hardware/embedded engineer for motherboard/firmware-level analysis and test-rig maintenance.
Medical Officer 1 [#8] Physician on-call / oversight for Stage-3 examinations and emergency response coordination.
Nurse / Medical Staff 1 [#8, #13] Site nurse(s) for daily exams, wound care, medication administration, and monitoring.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1 [#1, #15] Security detail for containment locker, secure transport, and escort duties.
Administrative Staff 1 [#16, #19] Administrative support for documentation, SOP management, chain-of-custody logging, and coordination with legal/compliance.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide ranges for most line items and a clear breakdown of primary cost drivers (personnel, medical care, remediation). However, per-incident frequencies and severity (ICU/surgical rates, number of devices infected per year) are uncertain, so totals use mid-range assumptions.
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