SCP-263
Safe
~
medium confidence
SCP-263
Expected annual
$4.7M
One-time setup
$1.4M
Annual recurring
$4.6M
Personnel
9
One-time setup costs dominated by facility build-outs and dedicated IT/DB hardware (~$1.44M). Recurring annual costs are driven by personnel, D-class maintenance, legal/incident reserves, and high per-test operations (approx. $4.59M/yr).
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $1.4M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $4.6M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$4.6M/yr
Normal year with routine testing cadence (~100 tests), regular maintenance, staffing, D‑class upkeep, and legal reserves; no major incidents.
routine_testing
no_breach
standard_staffing_levels
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Minor Incident
$5.1M/yr
Localized incident (e.g., small information leak, single test legal exposure, minor damage to chamber) requiring incident response, legal payouts, and extra cleanup.
limited_exposure
single_major_legal_claim
targeted_remediation
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Major Breach
$9.6M/yr
Significant containment breach or public exposure requiring extensive legal settlements, large‑scale investigations, site remediation, and program scaling or suspension.
public_exposure
catastrophic_data_leak
multi‑site_response
Personnel
9 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Research Scientist / Senior Researcher | 1 | [#12] Senior oversight FTE(s) responsible for approvals and test authorization (pro‑rata of recurring cost). |
| Research Reviewer / Redaction Staff | 3 | [#11] 1 senior reviewer + 2 censors (staff accounted in redaction recurring labor costs). |
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 5 | [#17] 24/7 guard coverage (4–6 guards aggregated to 5 FTEs) accounted in staff wages. |
Confidence Notes
Analyst notes are detailed on per-item ranges, but several large uncertainties remain (testing cadence, fraction of tests requiring termination, frequency of legal incidents, and prize monetization). These assumptions materially affect recurring totals, so confidence is medium.