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SCP-2492 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-2492
Expected annual
$189K
One-time setup
$186K
Annual recurring
$170K
Personnel
4
One-time setup and specialized equipment (~$186k) dominated by legal/contingency and monitoring/containment hardware; recurring annual costs (~$169.6k/yr) driven by prorated staff wages (research, medical, security), participant costs, and ongoing monitoring/IT/maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $186K
Contingency Reserve $100K
[#21] One-time recommended contingency reserve for adverse events / liability buffer.
Legal And Ethics Setup $30K
[#14] One-time legal/ethics protocol setup, covert IRB/consent template creation and counsel.
Facilities $25K
[#5] Construction/room conversion for child-safe test chamber/bedroom conversion.
Equipment $22K
[#1, #2, #4, #6, #7, #8] Locker purchase/installation, outlet lockouts, access-control hardware (one-time), monitoring cameras/audio, environmental/proximity sensors, AED/medical kit.
Decommissioning $5K
[#24] One-time decommissioning / safe disposal potential cost.
Secure Transport $3K
[#3] Armored courier / secure transfer for initial acquisition (one-time).
Training Initial $1K
[#20] Initial staff training for child handling and safety protocols (one-time initial).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $170K/yr
Staff Wages $118K/yr
[#9, #10, #11] Pro-rated staff salaries: research lead + technician allocation (~$80,000/yr), on-call/allocated medic (~$30,000/yr), incremental security allocation (~$7,500/yr).
Participant Medical Care $12K/yr
[#13] Pre-test pediatric screening and post-test follow-ups/counseling (baseline assumption aggregated annually).
Participant Recruitment And Compensation $11K/yr
[#12] Recruitment overhead, travel reimbursements and per-child/session compensation (example baseline: ~12 tests/yr).
Incident Response And Pr Operations $10K/yr
[#22] Annualized allocation for rapid response activations, witness management and limited PR/cover operations (per-incident costs are higher if triggered).
Cover Story And Legal $5K/yr
[#14] Ongoing legal counsel / compliance and cover-story maintenance costs.
Administrative Overhead $5K/yr
[#19] Documentation, recordkeeping, inventory and administrative processing (pro-rated staff time).
Psychological Monitoring $3K/yr
[#15] Staff psychological support and trauma/critical-incident program allocation.
It And Data Storage $2K/yr
[#6, #18] Secure storage and backup for video/audio and medical records, offsite redundancy and encryption.
Training Refreshers $2K/yr
[#20] Annual refresher training for staff on child handling, safety protocols and emergency procedures.
Equipment Maintenance And Calibration $1K/yr
[#7, #17] Sensor/equipment calibration, electrician inspections and routine equipment maintenance.
Supplies And Consumables $800/yr
[#8, #16] Medical kit restocking and small-parts consumables (bulbs, batteries, cables).
Facilities Maintenance $200/yr
[#4] Annual minor maintenance for access-control/logging systems.
Utilities $100/yr
[#25] Minimal electricity usage for occasional testing, cameras and sensors.
Research And Monitoring $0/yr
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Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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Long Term Research Program $0/yr
[#23] Optional long-term research program; baseline assumes not active (costs would be $50k–$1M+/yr if initiated).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $170K/yr
84.5% probability / year
Normal year with scheduled testing at baseline cadence and no major incidents.
routine_testing no_incidents no expanded_research
🚨 Minor Incident $200K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$30K vs baseline
Single localized incident requiring rapid response, limited witness management and extra medical/legal action.
localized_public_exposure rapid_response_activation
🚨 Research Scale Up $320K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Foundation elects to initiate a funded long-term pediatric research program on SCP-2492.
expanded_research increased_testing_cadence
🚨 Major Breach $670K/yr
0.5% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Significant accidental public exposure or complex incident requiring major cover operations and settlements.
public_exposure large_scale_witness_management legal_settlements
👥 Personnel 4 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 1 [#10] Senior researcher/PI (pro-rated allocation included in staff_wages, part of the ~$80k dedicated research allocation).
Lab Technician 1 [#10] Lab technician support (pro-rated allocation included in the dedicated research staffing budget).
Medical Officer / On-call Medic 1 [#9] Licensed medic or pediatric nurse on immediate-call or partial FTE (~$30k/yr allocation in staff_wages).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1 [#11] Incremental guard allocation for tests/fast response (0.1–0.25 FTE cost reflected in staff_wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are medium confidence: containment hardware and monitoring costs are well-defined, but recurring costs (staffing prorations, participant throughput, legal/incident costs) vary widely based on testing cadence and policy choices (e.g., whether live-child testing occurs). Contingency/incident costs are especially uncertain.
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