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SCP-2814 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-2814
Expected annual
$1.7M
One-time setup
$3.8M
Annual recurring
$1.7M
Personnel
10
Initial one-time setup focused on specialized high-temperature research infrastructure, robotics, secure vault construction, and contingency reserves (~$3.8M). Recurring costs are driven by specialized staff wages, MTF readiness, research/monitoring, and contingency replenishment (~$1.70M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.8M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.2M
[#3, #6, #22, #23] Climate control and artifact conservation fit-out; high-temperature test chamber and instrumentation; multi-year research program allocation (initial/project funding); external specialist consultations and testing.
Equipment $1.0M
[#1, #4, #5, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15] Secure steel security box; remote monitoring sensor suite; robotics/remote manipulators; heat-resistant proximity suits; suppression plumbing/tanks (initial); weapons & armory initial purchase; armored transport vehicle purchase; secure IT systems (hardware).
Contingency Reserve $1.0M
[#18] Contingency & catastrophic response reserve fund (recommended emergency reserve).
Facilities $375K
[#2] Secondary containment vault / blast- & heat-resistant room construction, lining, door, inert-gas plumbing, emergency power.
Initial Mtf Training $125K
[#10] One-time specialized MTF training and certification for flame-manipulating threat response.
Legal Coverup One Time $80K
[#17] One-time legal/cover-up and cultural restitution budget (forgeries, replacement artifact commissioning, incident-specific legal actions).
Transport Insurance Per Transfer $15K
[#27] Transportation insurance and permits per transfer (single-transfer purchase estimate).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.7M/yr
Staff Wages $675K/yr
[#7, #8, #9] Assigned scientific staff and conservator salaries; apportioned Site Director/Level-4 approval overhead; security personnel wages and benefits.
Research And Monitoring $290K/yr
[#6, #22, #23] Calibration and consumables for high-temperature test chamber; ongoing research program expenditures and recurring external consultations/specialist testing.
Mtf Readiness $150K/yr
[#10] Annual MTF rapid-response readiness: drills, training, stipends, specialized consumables.
Contingency Replenishment $100K/yr
[#18] Annual replenishment target for contingency/catastrophic-response reserve (replenish as used).
Logistics And Transport $65K/yr
[#14, #27] Armored transport operations (drivers, fuel, maintenance) plus per-transfer insurance and permits (assumes ~1 transfer/year).
Cover Story And Legal $60K/yr
[#17, #25] Ongoing PR/legal work, cultural-institution relations, leak mitigation and cover-story maintenance.
Spare Parts And Maintenance $60K/yr
[#5, #21] Robotics and remote-manipulator maintenance, spare parts, HVAC and door maintenance contracts.
Psychological Program $55K/yr
[#16] Psychological screening, rotation, counseling, long-term monitoring and replacement staffing costs due to degenerative effects from observation.
Incident Response Fund Allocation $50K/yr
[#19] Probabilistic annual allocation for incident cleanup, medical care, hazardous removal and body disposal.
Supplies And Consumables $48K/yr
[#3, #12, #20] Climate-control consumables and conservator materials; inert-gas/cryogen refills and testing; routine consumables (seals, filters, batteries, gloves).
Armory Operations $40K/yr
[#13] Weapons, ammunition, and armory maintenance, training rounds and replacement munitions.
Training And Compliance $35K/yr
[#24] SOP maintenance, audits, approval-enforcement audits, and regular breach-response drills.
Facilities Maintenance $25K/yr
[#2] Maintenance and inspections for vault, lining, blast-rated door, and emergency power systems.
It Maintenance $25K/yr
[#15] Secure IT, encrypted logging, access-control licensing, and disaster-recovery maintenance.
Archival Storage $15K/yr
[#26] Secure archival storage and long-term retention for classified logs, video, and assessments.
Monitoring And Sensor Maintenance $5K/yr
[#4] Maintenance, secure storage, and tamper-evidence/logging for remote sensor suite.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.7M/yr
95.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine research, maintenance, and staff rotations only.
no breach routine research scheduled maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $1.9M/yr
4.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Localized containment incident or small breach requiring repair, small-scale cleanup, temporary staff overtime and limited medical response.
minor containment breach limited property damage medical treatment for staff
🚨 Major Breach $4.2M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Full-scale breach with Keter-level response: mass-casualty mitigation, large-scale cleanup, replacement of critical equipment, major legal/PR actions and large contingency drawdown.
SCP-2814-1 uncontrolled multiple casualties facility evacuation
👥 Personnel 10 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 1 [#7, #6] Materials/fire scientist responsible for experiments and analysis (salary portion included in staff_wages estimate).
Artifact Conservator 1 [#7, #3] Conservator for Zitan wood and silk preservation and inspections (salary portion included in staff_wages estimate).
Technical Support / Robotics Operator 1 [#5, #21] Technical staff to operate robotics and maintain test fixtures (salary portion included in staff_wages estimate).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#9, #10] On-site guards for vault security and relief staff; MTF agents on-call for response (wages and readiness funding reflected in staff_wages and mtf_readiness).
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#8] Site Director / Level-4 approval allocation (apportioned fraction of salary included in staff_wages).
Administrative Staff 1 [#15, #17] Administrative support for approvals, records, and cover-story coordination (partial salary included in staff_wages).
Medical Officer 1 [#19, #16] Medical/psych support for screening, counseling, and incident medical response (salary portion included in staff_wages and psychological_program).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, allowing mid-range point estimates; however probabilities for breaches and long-term research needs are uncertain due to anomalous behavior and psychological effects, so confidence is medium.
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