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SCP-2458 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-2458
Expected annual
$790K
One-time setup
$1.1M
Annual recurring
$760K
Personnel
6
Initial one-time setup and contingency funding are the primary upfront costs (~$1.07M), driven by construction of a soundproof testing chamber, research program setup, and an emergency/reserve fund; annual recurring costs (~$759.5k/year) are dominated by security payroll, ongoing research/monitoring, medical monitoring, legal/PR retainers, and operational testing costs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.1M
Emergency Response Reserve $500K
[#18] One-time contingency reserve fund for large-scale incident response, legal settlements, emergency PR/recall and surge medical costs.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $330K
[#11, #13, #17, #23, #24] Initial research program setup (PI + small team + set-up costs), appraisal fee, training program development, one-time acoustic analysis studies, and public-health tabletop/exercise planning costs (one-time portions).
Facilities $160K
[#2, #3] Containment closet/locker integration and construction of a high-quality soundproof testing chamber (including reinforced doors, fire-suppression compatibility and antechamber/observation booth).
Equipment $84K
[#1, #4, #5, #6, #19, #25] Custom climate-controlled lockable containment case; Faraday/shielding and hardened intercom hardware; high-fidelity local recording hardware; initial CCTV/camera/storage purchase; specialized transport case; initial archive/offline storage hardware.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $760K/yr
Staff Wages $276K/yr
[#7] Annual salaries for on-site security (6 full-time guard positions to cover shifts and rotations). Research salaries and many technical salaries are budgeted under research_and_monitoring.
Research And Monitoring $150K/yr
[#13, #14] Ongoing research budget (salaries, EEG/fMRI scanning costs, lab consumables, data storage and analysis) and per-study neuroimaging consumables.
Medical Monitoring And Treatment $75K/yr
[#12] Routine medical and psychiatric monitoring for staff/D-class potentially exposed; budget for episodic acute treatments and follow-ups.
D Class Procurement And Housing $60K/yr
[#8] Annual overhead for obtaining, housing and administrating D-class subjects (rotation/processing costs aggregated).
Cover Story And Legal $40K/yr
[#15] Annual legal/PR retainer and cover-story maintenance (does not include large contingency settlements held in the emergency reserve).
Information Security And Monitoring $40K/yr
[#16] Annual costs for endpoint monitoring, forbidden-device enforcement, forensic log management and contracted IT services to prevent live streaming/leaks.
Supplies And Consumables $30K/yr
[#9, #21] Per-test consumables (restraints, clothing changes, PPE, decontamination supplies) estimated for expected test cadence.
Psych Screening And Care Contracts $30K/yr
[#22] Retainer/contracts with psychiatric and movement-disorder clinics for long-term care of affected personnel or D-class.
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#19] Recurring transport/escort costs for intra-site moves and occasional secure vehicle use (per-move costs aggregated over year).
Insurance Premiums $10K/yr
[#11] Annual insurance premium or equivalent valuation-cost placeholder (foundation may self-insure; this is an estimated premium range).
Emergency Reserve Replenishment $10K/yr
[#18] Small annual replenishment allocation to refill the incident reserve over time if partially used.
Facilities Maintenance $8K/yr
[#2, #3, #6] Annual upkeep of containment closet and soundproof chamber, plus maintenance for CCTV hardware and intrusion systems.
Staff Training $8K/yr
[#17] Annual refresher training delivery and SOP refreshers to prevent accidental broadcasts and ensure protocol compliance.
Conservator Services $4K/yr
[#10] Periodic luthier/conservator visits for maintenance, restringing and minor repairs.
Power And Hvac Incremental $4K/yr
[#20] Incremental utility costs for climate control, sound-isolation ventilation and additional monitoring hardware load.
Archives Maintenance $3K/yr
[#25] Annual maintenance, offsite rotation and secure custody costs for forensic recordings and air-gapped backups.
Public Health Exercises $2K/yr
[#24] Periodic small-scale exercises and coordination maintenance with local public-health partners (recurring exercises portion).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $760K/yr
92.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine testing, maintenance, research activity, and no major incidents.
scheduled tests routine maintenance ongoing research activities
🚨 Minor Incident $860K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Localized accidental broadcast or limited exposure requiring incident response, targeted PR, and medical care for a few affected individuals.
accidental partial live broadcast small-scale medical treatment targeted legal/PR response
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $1.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
A research finding prompts rapid expansion of the program (more scans, hires, equipment), increasing annual costs.
promising memetic/neuroscience results need for increased fMRI/EEG throughput additional specialist hires
🚨 Major Breach $2.3M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant public exposure or large-scale live broadcast causing multiple casualties, mass medical response, large legal settlements and broad PR campaigns.
large-scale live broadcast multiple severe exposures national media attention
👥 Personnel 6 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [@#7] Six full-time guard positions to provide 24/7 coverage for containment wing and test escorts (salaries included in staff_wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item ranges are provided by analyst notes and permit mid-range point estimates, but several items (research scale, reserve size, frequency of tests and D-class usage) are uncertain; emergency/contingency costs are especially variable, giving moderate confidence in the aggregate figures.
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