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SCP-2568 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-2568
Expected annual
$152K
One-time setup
$272K
Annual recurring
$148K
Personnel
3
Estimated one-time setup is approximately $272,500 with recurring annual costs of about $148,000. The main cost drivers are custom electromagnet/control hardware and development, facility buildout/electrical work, and ongoing skilled staff and contingency reserves.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $272K
Facilities $85K
[#1, #9] Secure room buildout (walls, door, access control, basic HVAC) and electrical upgrades / EMI mitigation; assumes a modest new hardened room and dedicated circuits/grounding.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $62K
[#6, #10] Real-time control system engineering and software development, DAQ, GUI, safety interlocks and initial environmental sensors/calibration equipment.
Equipment $58K
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #7, #16, #17, #18] Containment cube, electromagnet array, power electronics/drivers, position sensing array, UPS, initial surveillance hardware, incident response kit, and initial spare-parts inventory.
Backup Generator $25K
[#8] Backup generator / ATS for guaranteed continuous control if building-level backup not present.
Contingency Reserve One Time $20K
[#25] One-time contingency/reserve for unexpected behaviors, repairs, or emergency contractor work (recommended 10–25% small-program reserve).
Legal And Compliance Initial $8K
[#22] Initial regulatory approval, permits, and legal consultation for EM emissions and hazardous-equipment compliance.
Transportation $5K
[#21] Secure local transfer costs (courier, custom shipping container) for moving an instance into containment.
Storage Strategy Initial $5K
[#24] Initial rack fabrication, signage, and basic inventory/tracking setup to avoid line-of-fire placements.
Documentation And Sops Initial $4K
[#20] One-time creation of SOPs, training materials, and initial administrative setup.
Ppe Initial $2K
[#19] Initial PPE purchase and initial personnel safety training.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $148K/yr
Staff Wages $80K/yr
[#12, #13, #14] Ongoing salaries/benefits: part-time security, shared technician (0.25–0.5 FTE), and partial research staffing; assumes shared/site-pooled staff where possible.
Research And Monitoring $25K/yr
[#14, #15, #16] Experimental budget and monitoring costs (consumables for tests, experiment time, calibration contractors beyond routine), separate from researcher salary.
Contingency Reserve Recurring $10K/yr
[#25] Annual contingency reserve for unexpected behaviors, medical/support costs, or emergency contractor work.
Facilities Maintenance $5K/yr
[#1, #8, #9] Routine facility upkeep, generator/ATS maintenance, electrical/EMI maintenance and minor structural repairs.
Cover Story And Legal $5K/yr
[#22] Ongoing legal retainer/compliance fees and minimal cover-story/PR costs if concealment or regulatory liaison required.
Insurance $5K/yr
[#23] Liability and worker's compensation premium riders for electromagnetic equipment and moving steel objects.
Supplies And Consumables $3K/yr
[#18, #17] General consumables, cleaning supplies, small replacement parts outside of spare-part inventory, and consumable incident supplies.
Calibration And Testing $3K/yr
[#15] Annual calibration of rangefinders, current sensors, electromagnet verification and periodic contractor testing/safety drills.
Spare Parts Recurring $3K/yr
[#18] Ongoing spare coils, sensors, connectors, and replacement containment panel components.
Surveillance And Data Storage $2K/yr
[#16] Camera operation, NVR/cloud archival storage and retention costs.
Documentation And Admin Recurring $2K/yr
[#20] Ongoing administrative time for logs, SOP updates, training refreshers, and access records maintenance.
Logistics And Transport $1K/yr
[#21] Occasional secure intra-site transfers, testing shipments, or transport-related small costs.
Environmental Controls Operating $1K/yr
[#10] Incremental HVAC operating cost and temperature/humidity monitoring (~$300–2k/yr typical).
Storage Strategy Recurring $1K/yr
[#24] Scheduling software costs, rack maintenance, and inventory management for multiple instances.
Continuous Energy Consumption $800/yr
[#11] Electricity for electromagnets and controls ~0.6 kW continuous → roughly $600–1,000/yr; conservative rounded estimate used.
Incident Response Kit Replacement $600/yr
[#17] Replacement/consumables for incident response kit and tooling.
Ppe Recurring $600/yr
[#19] PPE replacement and refresher training per year.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $148K/yr
88.9% probability / year
Normal year with routine operation, maintenance, and no major incidents.
routine_operation scheduled_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $158K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$10K vs baseline
Sensor or coil failure requiring emergency repairs, short downtime, and minor replacement parts and overtime.
sensor_failure coil_replacement power_glitch
🚨 Major Breach $348K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Power-supply or control bug leads to uncontrolled motion, equipment destruction and medical costs; significant repairs and investigations required.
control_software_bug power_supply_failure multiple_unit_interaction
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $1.6M/yr
0.1% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Large-scale explosion/structural damage and fatalities from multiple interacting instances or failed redundancy, requiring reconstruction, legal settlements, and long-term remediation.
simultaneous_power_failures software_bug + multiple_instances unanticipated_anomalous_interaction
👥 Personnel 3 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1 [#12] Part-time onsite guard or dedicated restricted-access security; costs included in staff_wages.
Technician / Maintenance 1 [#13] Shared 0.25–0.5 FTE technician for routine inspection, calibration, and maintenance; modeled as one headcount with fractional FTE.
Research Scientist 1 [#14] Part-time researcher (≈0.2 FTE) to run experiments and monitoring; salary portion included in staff_wages and research budget in research_and_monitoring.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on analyst ranges in the notes; many hardware and staffing costs are well-understood but control software complexity, required redundancy, and contingency sizing introduce uncertainty.
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