SCP-2488 — SCP-2488 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-2488 Neutralized ~ medium confidence

SCP-2488

Expected annual

$229K

One-time setup

$254K

Annual recurring

$224K

Personnel

One-time containment, preservation, and forensic costs are modest-to-moderate (~$254k) driven by refrigerated containment fit-out, amnestic stockpiling, and forensic/preservation work; recurring annual costs are ~ $224k driven by personnel (security and containment), archive overhead, and legal/cover retainer.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $254K

Administrative Contingency One Time $42K

[#24] One-time administrative overhead & contingency (~20% of one-time project subtotal) to cover procurement, finance, and unforeseen one-time costs.

Facilities $40K

[#3] Refrigerated containment unit fit-out/upgrade at Site-23 (insulation, temperature control, alarms, backup power connection, tamper-proof access sized for small artifact archive).

Amnestic Stockpile $40K

[#13] Initial amnestic agent stockpiling, secure storage, QA and production capacity build-up.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $25K

[#8] Research staff time and limited study funding for archaeological/forensic investigation (one-time study / documentation budget).

Legal Coverup $25K

[#15] One-time legal/cover-up campaign costs (records redaction, municipal coordination, payments/cooperation) for archival sanitization campaigns.

Retrieval Field Operation $15K

[#1] Field recovery operations (site survey, travel, small recovery teams, lodging) for locating and collecting SCP-2488-1 bottles.

Forensic Lab Tests $12K

[#9] Forensic laboratory assays (chemistry, isotopes, radiocarbon, microbiology) for recovered bottles.

Incident Response Activation $10K

[#20] One-time activation costs for incident response (emergency transport, overtime, on-call specialist activation) if contingency triggered.

Public Relations $8K

[#16] Public relations/historical revision outreach, alternate exhibits, artifact purchases or plausible explanations for public-facing items.

Preservation Treatment $8K

[#18] Long-term preservation measures (inert atmosphere, freeze-drying, stabilization, filling/sealing broken bottle rims) if preservation chosen over disposal.

Historical Research $8K

[#22] Historical research and community engagement to locate remaining instances (pay historians, archivists, local liaisons).

Equipment $6K

[#5, #10] Secure containment hardware & initial PPE (acid-free padded trays, inert packaging, tamper seals, secondary containment; initial PPE and spill kits purchase).

Chain Of Custody $5K

[#17] Chain-of-custody documentation, photographic documentation, barcode/RFID tagging and initial archival digitization.

Training And Sop $4K

[#23] Development and delivery of SOPs for handling small-artefact biological containment and amnestic triggers.

Climate Controlled Transport $3K

[#2] Cold-chain courier shipments for fragile/biological artifact transfers to Site-23.

Disposal And Legal $2K

[#21] Controlled destruction/neutralization and legal paperwork / claim payouts if artifacts are legally destroyed.

Hazardous Waste Disposal $1K

[#11] Disposal costs for milk contents and contaminated consumables under regulated biohazard protocols (initial consolidation/disposal event).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $224K/yr

Staff Wages $125K/yr

[#6, #7] Security staffing and containment technician/curator wages (one full-time guard + one containment tech; salary + benefits).

Administrative Contingency Recurring $37K/yr

[#24] Recurring administrative overhead & contingency (~20% of recurring subtotal) to cover ongoing unexpected costs and overhead.

Archive Overhead $32K/yr

[#19] Pro-rated Site-23 archive space overhead, administrative support, utilities, and data storage (annualized).

Cover Story And Legal $10K/yr

[#15] Ongoing legal retainer and cover-story-related legal/municipal coordination costs.

Amnestic Administration $6K/yr

[#12] Amnestic administration per-subject costs (expected modest annual usage: estimated ~2 subjects/year at ~$3,000 each).

Incident Response Reserve $5K/yr

[#20] Annual reserved contingency for rapid-response activation and overtime; funds held for emergency deployment.

Facilities Maintenance $4K/yr

[#4] Refrigerated storage energy, routine maintenance, replacement parts, and periodic certification/calibration of temperature/alarm systems.

Post Amnestic Followup $3K/yr

[#14] Post-amnestic medical follow-up and counseling (estimated ~2 subjects/year at ~$1,500 each).

Supplies And Consumables $1K/yr

[#10] Microbiological PPE replacement and consumables (annual replacements, disinfectants, spill kit replenishment).

Archival Audit $1K/yr

[#17] Small annual auditing cost for archival records and inventory checks.

Research And Monitoring $0/yr

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Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $224K/yr

90.0% probability / year

Normal uneventful year with routine containment, maintenance, and small expected amnestic cases.

routine_maintenance occasional_recovery standard_amnestic_use

🚨 Minor Incident $244K/yr

8.0% probability / year +$20K vs baseline

Localized spoilage/containment issue or small public discovery requiring emergency response, additional amnestics, and limited legal/PR action.

artifact_spoilage small_containment_breach local_media_interest

🚨 Major Archival Sanitization Campaign $374K/yr

2.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline

Large-scale archival sanitization/public-cover campaign and multiple recovery operations requiring intensive legal/PR spending and additional one-time preservation/disposal costs.

public_exposure major_recovery_operation large_sanitization_campaign

👥 Personnel 3 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	1	[#6] One full-time guard assigned to Site-23 containment wing (salary + benefits included in staff_wages).
Containment Technician / Curator	1	[#7] One 0.5–1.0 FTE containment technician/curator for day-to-day handling, cataloguing, and routine checks (budgeted as 1 FTE in staff_wages).
Administrative Staff	1	[#19] Pro-rated administrative/support staff for archival overhead and administrative tasks (included in archive_overhead).

📋 Confidence Notes

Containment and operational needs are well-described in analyst notes (good detail on equipment, staffing, and tests) but ranges and event frequencies are uncertain for a neutralized, historically-contained anomaly; estimates use mid-range values and a contingency buffer.

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