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SCP-2501 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-2501
Expected annual
$1.7M
One-time setup
$2.4M
Annual recurring
$1.7M
Personnel
12
Total one-time capital and setup costs are approximately $2.36M, driven by vault hardening, remote-handling hardware, dedicated research program capital, and contingency/decommissioning reserves. Annual recurring costs are approximately $1.72M/year, driven mainly by staff wages, insurance/reserve allocations, emergency readiness, and ongoing research/monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.4M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $625K
[#8, #21, #22] Initial analysis program and research project capital: outsourced imaging/initial analyses budget, directed R&D project capital for repair/neutralization and prototyping, and one-time high-fidelity simulation/modeling project costs.
Contingency Reserve $500K
[#18] Long-term preservation / contingency reserve (one-time set-aside for unforeseen containment upgrades and emergency repairs).
Decommissioning Plan Budget $500K
[#28] Budget for decommissioning/destruction options (remote destruction facilities, remediation, cover-up) reserved one-time.
Equipment $458K
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #10, #12, #16] One-time hardware and installations: redundant electronic access hardware, surveillance installation, environmental cabinet/retrofit, remote telemanipulator system, tamper plugs/adaptors, machine-shop setup/CNC capacity, extra secure data hardware/hardening, and custom transport crate/kit.
Facilities $175K
[#1] Upgrading Storage Vault 3-H: reinforced door, tamper sensors, blast/fire-resistant lining and internal mounting pad for SCP-2501.
Legal Setup $60K
[#19] One-time legal/front-company structuring, paperwork and initial cover-story setup.
Sop Creation $25K
[#17] Drafting, legal review, red-team testing and rollout of containment SOPs and training materials (one-time creation/rollout costs).
Forensic Locksmithing $20K
[#7] Forensic locksmithing, micro-tools, borescopes, and specialist services for extracting dislocated key and assessing lock mechanism.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.7M/yr
Staff Wages $850K/yr
[#9, #14] Dedicated research team salaries (lead anomalous materials scientist, engineers, conservator, machinist/technician) and incremental security staffing/guard rotation allocation.
Insurance Reserve $300K/yr
[#20] Internal insurance-equivalent annual allocation for potential third-party damages, medical costs, property damage from misuse.
Research And Monitoring $160K/yr
[#8, #21, #22, #10] Ongoing per-test outsourcing (imaging), continuation of R&D/repair program, continued modeling/HPC time, and contracted machine-shop time/consumables.
Emergency Readiness $125K/yr
[#15] On-call hazmat/containment team readiness, drills, training, and equipment refresh for emergency response.
Incident Contingency Fund $100K/yr
[#25] Annualized budget for incident investigation, rapid-response forensic investigations and PR/legal suppression resources averaged across expected incident frequency.
Cover Story And Legal $50K/yr
[#13, #19] Background checks, clearance administration, rotation of special exemption keycards and ongoing cover-story / legal maintenance.
Robotic Maintenance $30K/yr
[#5] Maintenance, calibration and spare parts for telemanipulator/remote-handling systems.
Facilities Maintenance $25K/yr
[#2, #3, #12] Annual maintenance for access control systems, surveillance hardware and secure server/storage hardware hardening/maintenance.
Training And Certification $24K/yr
[#24] Operator training and periodic requalification for remote-handling and SOP compliance.
Logistics And Transport $15K/yr
[#16] Annualized secure transport events, maintenance of transport kit/crate, and occasional escorted transfers.
Archival And Legal Retention $15K/yr
[#23] Secure archival tape rotation, offsite vaulting and legal retention of research logs and footage.
Supplies And Consumables $7K/yr
[#11, #4] Scientific consumables, protective supplies, desiccants and conservation consumables and small environmental consumables.
Periodic Audit Visits $6K/yr
[#27] Travel, security prep, and staff time for periodic oversight and O5/internal review visits.
Sop Update And Audit $6K/yr
[#17] Annual updates, audits and minor red-team follow-ups to containment SOPs.
Minor Utilities $2K/yr
[#26] Incremental power and utilities attributed to environmental control, monitoring, robots and servers for SCP-2501.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.7M/yr
96.8% probability / year
Normal year with no containment incidents; regular operations, staffing, monitoring, and scheduled research expenditures only.
uneventful operations scheduled research only
🚨 Minor Incident $1.9M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Localized incident or human-error activation requiring emergency response, forensic investigation, repairs, and limited PR/containment actions.
human error / accidental access small containment breach or damage
🚨 Major Breach $3.2M/yr
0.2% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or exposure requiring large-scale emergency operations, major facility upgrades or relocation, legal/cover operations and possible decommissioning efforts.
deliberate misuse or coordinated attack catastrophic procedural failure / public exposure
👥 Personnel 12 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / Lead 1 Project lead for anomalous materials and containment research. [#9]
Research Scientist 1 Additional senior research scientist allocation. [#9]
Engineer / Maintenance 2 Mechanical/electrical engineers for diagnostics, remote tooling and robotic integration. [#9]
Conservator / Machinist / Technician 2 Technicians for machine shop work, tooling, and conservation tasks. [#9, #10]
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 Incremental dedicated Level-2 guards for vault security and rapid response (incremental staffing accounted in staff wages). [#14]
Security Liaison 1 Liaison between research team and security for access approvals and shifts. [#9]
Administrative Staff 1 Access/clearance administration and paperwork (background checks, keycard management). [#13]
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges allowing mid-range estimates, but many items have wide ranges (e.g., research program and contingency reserves) and event-driven costs are highly uncertain, so confidence is medium.
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