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SCP-2778 Safe ✓ high confidence
SCP-2778
Expected annual
$740K
One-time setup
$238K
Annual recurring
$735K
Personnel
5
One-time capital costs are modest (~$238k) for restroom construction, secure access, sensors and specialized research kit; recurring annual costs are driven primarily by staff wages, medical/testing, and D-Class support (~$735k/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $238K
Facilities $81K
[#1, #11, #13] One-time construction of replacement D-Class restroom (demolition/finish, secure plumbing and fixtures), small quarantine/isolation bay buildout, and initial secure evidence shelving/cabinetry.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $75K
[#15] Specialized chronometric/temporal research equipment (atomic clocks, high-precision timers, external logging rigs) and rigging for indirect measurement.
Incident Response Fund $50K
[#18] Initial seed for incident response contingency fund (one-time seed to allow rapid response before reserves are drawn/approved).
Equipment $32K
[#2, #3, #4, #5] Passcode/biometric lock and integration, occupancy/entry sensors and tamperproof logger, external camera hardware and NVR, and under-stall fiber/LED scope (hardware + installation).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $735K/yr
Staff Wages $390K/yr
[#7, #9, #14] Security staffing (1–2 full-time guards), research team salaries (0.5–2 FTEs consolidated), and administrative overhead for D-Class reassignment/roster management.
Research And Monitoring $118K/yr
[#10, #12, #13, #15] Medical screening and debriefing costs for returned D-Class, diagnostic lab analyses (pathology/radiology/forensics), recurring cataloging/staff time for evidence, and calibration/maintenance for specialized research equipment.
Logistics And Transport $60K/yr
[#8] Maintenance of a small rotational D-Class pool (housing, food, baseline medical care, and related transport/logistics).
Cover Story And Legal $50K/yr
[#17, #24, #25] Legal/records redaction and internal cover-story maintenance, archive/media handling and licensing/copyright handling for updated media, and contingency for external secrecy enforcement if needed.
Supplies And Consumables $42K/yr
[#11, #16] Consumables for quarantine/isolation bay (PPE, disposables) and controlled testing consumables / D-Class stipends / expendables for experiment budgets.
Psychological Support $30K/yr
[#20] Psychological monitoring and behavioral support for D-Class and staff (counseling, testing, training modules).
Administrative Overhead $18K/yr
[#22] Administrative overhead and compliance reporting for internal review boards, ethics committees, and inter-site coordination.
Facilities Maintenance $17K/yr
[#3, #4, #6, #21, #23] Annual maintenance for occupancy sensors ($500), camera storage/maintenance ($300), routine janitorial/inspection labor, marginal utilities (power/water), and small-item replacement budget for sensors/locks.
It Security Audit $9K/yr
[#19] Annual IT/security audits, off-site backups and redundancy for access-control and logging systems.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $735K/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with routine testing and no major incidents.
routine_testing scheduled_maintenance no_incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $775K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$40K vs baseline
Localized incident requiring emergency medical response, overtime security, limited equipment replacement and forensic follow-up.
D-Class_medical_emergency temporary_sensor_or_lock_failure short-term containment_support
🚨 Major Breach $985K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Serious incident (extended entrapment/loss of subject, larger-scale emergency response, possible external exposure) requiring substantial contingency spending.
extended_D-Class_entrapment structural_or_site_damage external_exposure_or_public_contact
👥 Personnel 5 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#9] 1–2 full-time guards to enforce access restrictions and supervise entries (salary+benefits included in staff_wages).
Research Scientist 1 [#14] Lead anomalous/time-research scientist (part of research FTEs included in staff_wages).
Research Technician 1 [#14] Technical support / lab tech for experiments and sample handling (included in research staff budget).
Administrative Staff 1 [#7] Admin/roster management for D-Class reassignment, scheduling and recordkeeping (included in staff_wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items, ranges, and operational context for SCP-2778 (Safe-class, stationary), allowing for reasonable mid-point estimates and scenario probabilities.
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