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SCP-2757 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-2757
Expected annual
$830K
One-time setup
$170K
Annual recurring
$753K
Personnel
6
Initial setup costs are modest (~$170k) dominated by research/digitization and retrofit; recurring annual costs (~$752.7k) are driven by staffed research, medic/security allocations, legal/cover-up contingency, watchlist/intel, and a general contingency fund.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $170K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $40K
[#7, #8, #23] Initial conservator work/rehousing for 7 reels, purchase of a mid-range telecine/film scanner (or equivalent outsourced setup cost), and initial redundancy/duplication services for originals.
Equipment $32K
[#2, #3, #4, #15, #24] Clean-agent fire suppression hardware, environmental monitoring hardware, CCTV/motion sensors/badge integration, high-resolution AV capture hardware (cameras/mics) and in-site transport carts/cases.
Facilities $32K
[#1, #9] Locker retrofit (archival refrigeration, shelving, vibration damping, tamper seals) and construction/retrofitting of a soundproofed audiovisual test chamber (acoustic treatment, controlled lighting, structural work).
Initial Pr Plan $30K
[#18] Initial public-relations/legal contingency & cover-story planning (one-time consulting/plan development).
Transportation Setup $30K
[#16] One-time setup for covert transport/interception logistics (vehicles/equipment, secure packaging, initial courier arrangements).
Clearance Processing Initial $6K
[#20] Initial background checks / Level-2 clearance processing for handled staff (estimated per-person one-time fees).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $753K/yr
Staff Wages $398K/yr
[#5, #6, #10, #12] Salaries and benefits allocated to a small dedicated research team and supporting staff: research staff allocation, security allocation, medic allocation, and contracted technician labor.
Misc Contingency Fund $100K/yr
[#25] Miscellaneous contingency (10–25% of operating budget) for unforeseen repairs, international retrievals, or unusual research/containment needs.
Cover Story And Legal $75K/yr
[#18] Annual contingency budget for legal, PR, and media-management costs in the event of leaks or exposure.
Watchlist And Intel Ops $60K/yr
[#17] IT maintenance, manifest monitoring, liaison with law enforcement/customs and staffing for watchlist and interception operations.
Amnestic Program $40K/yr
[#19] Budget for amnestic agents, memetic countermeasures, memeticist time, and treatment facilities.
Ethics Oversight And Animal Care $25K/yr
[#11] Ethics committee costs, contingency planning for temporarily sapient animals, temporary housing or specialized care protocols, and legal consultation related to animal-sapience events.
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#16] Annual operational costs for interception logistics, covert courier runs, and secure transport coordination.
Psychological Support $10K/yr
[#13] Counseling, post-test debriefs, and monitoring programs for exposed personnel.
Research And Monitoring $8K/yr
[#7, #8, #21] Ongoing conservator/archival services, routine digitization/storage operational costs, and recordkeeping/documentation systems maintenance.
Security Systems Maintenance $8K/yr
[#4] Ongoing monitoring, upkeep, and integration fees for CCTV, sensors, badge systems, and tamper detection.
Facilities Maintenance $5K/yr
[#2, #3, #9] Annual inspection/maintenance for clean-agent suppression, HVAC energy/calibration and small test-chamber maintenance.
Containment Drills $5K/yr
[#22] Regular tabletop and occasional full-scale containment drills and emergency planning related to accidental activations.
Supplies And Consumables $4K/yr
[#6, #14, #12] Consumable parts for projector maintenance (detents, fasteners, lubrication), film-handling consumables (gloves, solvents, splicing tape), and per-test medical supplies.
Clearance Renewals $2K/yr
[#20] Annual renewal fees and refresher training for staff Level-2 clearances (per-person renewals).
Offsite Storage $1K/yr
[#23] Off-site vaulting and long-term secure storage costs for duplicate reels/digital backups.
Data Storage And Encryption $1K/yr
[#8, #15] Annual costs for secure digital storage, backups, and encryption/maintenance for research copies and recorded tests.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $753K/yr
82.0% probability / year
Routine year with scheduled tests, maintenance, and no major public exposures or large incidents.
scheduled_tests routine_maintenance no_public_exposure
🚨 Minor Incident $774K/yr
12.0% probability / year +$21K vs baseline
Unplanned activation or local leak requiring repair, targeted amnestic treatment for a few witnesses, small PR/legal response and technician repairs.
detent_failure_unplanned_activation small_local_witnesses on-call_medic_and_targeted_amnestics
🚨 Major Incident $2.0M/yr
6.0% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline
Significant public exposure or spread beyond controlled area (e.g., outdoor activation, multiple civilian witnesses) necessitating full legal/PR campaign, large-scale amnestics, off-site recovery, and intensive intel ops.
outdoor_or_uncontained_activation multiple_public_witnesses CK-class_spread_risk
👥 Personnel 6 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 3 [#10] Senior + junior researchers comprising the small dedicated anomalous-effects study team (salary portion included in research staff allocation).
Technician / Maintenance 1 [#6] Mechanical/precision technician for projector upkeep and ad-hoc repairs (labor included in staff_wages).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1 [#5] Partial/site-allocation security resource for Level-2 access control, escorting during tests (salary allocation included in staff_wages).
Medical Officer 1 [#12] On-call/full-time medic allocation for tests and post-activation monitoring (salary included in staff_wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are medium confidence: anchored to analyst-provided ranges and SCP text (Safe classification, known mechanical failure modes) but some items (legal/cover-up frequency, watchlist staffing needs, contingency sizing) are highly scenario-dependent and use midpoint assumptions.
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