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SCP-283 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-283
Expected annual
$49K
One-time setup
$115K
Annual recurring
$47K
Personnel
1
First-year one-time costs are approximately $114,650 driven by research instrumentation, structural reinforcement, equipment and several contingency reserves; ongoing annual costs are about $47,450 driven by research/monitoring, staff on-call wages, reserve top-ups and cover-story/legal allocations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $115K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $35K
[#9] Initial anomaly characterization equipment: high-speed cameras, accelerometers, IMUs, field sensors and dedicated experiment campaign instrumentation.
Escalation Planning Reserve $30K
[#18] One-time planning/reserve set-aside for potential future recontainment/upgrades if SCP-283 is found to escalate beyond Safe-class assumptions.
Coverup And Insurance Reserve $18K
[#15] One-time contingency reserve for cover stories, compensation and public-relations work in case of civilian discovery or damage.
Equipment $11K
[#1, #3, #4, #7, #16] Secure containment box and mounting hardware (#1); fixed CCTV camera and tamper sensors hardware/install (#3 hardware portion); access control hardware/readers (#4 one-time portion); retrieval toolkit & transport crate (#7); initial emergency retrieval equipment (#16 initial equipment).
Initial Incident Response Reserve $10K
[#8] Initial contingency reserve for escape/property-damage remediation and rapid retrieval deployment (baseline reserve kept at $10,000).
Facilities $8K
[#2] Reinforced east-wall backing / ballistic-grade plate to prevent the object from penetrating ordinary walls; structural reinforcement and installation.
Background Check Initial $2K
[#14] Initial background/clearance processing for authorized handlers (estimated for ~5 handlers).
Training And Documentation $1K
[#6] One-time training sessions, SOP production, posters and instructor time for authorized handlers.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $47K/yr
Research And Monitoring $26K/yr
[#9, #10] Ongoing analysis/support for experiments and instrumentation (#9 recurring analysis support estimated $10k–$30k -> midpoint $20k) plus small-scale lab space reservation/site overhead at Site-137 (#10 estimated ~$3k–$8k -> midpoint $5.5k).
Cover Story And Legal $8K/yr
[#15, #17] Recurring cover-story / small claims / PR adjustments (#15 recurring midpoint $6k) plus legal/internal compliance administrative allocation (#17 ~$500–$3,000 -> midpoint $1.75k).
Staff Wages $6K/yr
[#5] Level-3 observer on-call fraction (≈5% of a $130k total comp senior researcher = ~$6,500/yr).
Incident Response Topup $3K/yr
[#8] Annual top-up contribution to the incident response contingency fund (estimated $1k–$5k/yr; midpoint used).
Emergency Drills $1K/yr
[#16] Annual drill costs and refreshers for emergency retrieval protocols (estimated $500–$2,000/yr).
Logistics And Transport $1K/yr
[#12] Average annualized transport/relocation cost (secure crate, vehicle, security escort) for occasional moves (~$300–$2,000 per move; annualized estimate).
Supplies And Consumables $600/yr
[#11] PPE, replacement tamper-seals, batteries, small repairs to box and sensors (annual consumables and routine upkeep).
Data Storage And Archiving $600/yr
[#13] Secure storage, backups and archiving for high-speed video and sensor logs (estimated $200–$1,000/yr).
Background Check Renewals $500/yr
[#14] Ongoing renewals and periodic rechecks for authorized handlers (~$500/yr).
Cctv Monitoring $400/yr
[#3] Ongoing CCTV monitoring and sensor maintenance (estimated $200–$600/yr).
Access Control Maintenance $350/yr
[#4] IT/reader maintenance and logging support for access-control systems (estimated $200–$500/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $47K/yr
93.0% probability / year
Routine year with no escape or major incident; regular monitoring, research and maintenance only.
no_incident scheduled_research routine_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $59K/yr
6.0% probability / year +$12K vs baseline
Small escape or localized property damage requiring rapid retrieval, repairs and modest civil mitigation.
small_escape minor_property_damage rapid_retrieval
🚨 Major Incident $97K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Significant breach/escape with substantial civilian damage or legal exposure requiring large repairs, extended retrieval and major cover-up effort.
large_escape civilian_injuries_or_property_loss public_exposure
👥 Personnel 1 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / Level-3 Observer 1 [#5] One senior researcher (Level-3) on-call; estimated 5% time allocation included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item ranges and midpoints were used where analyst notes provided ranges; containment is well-described (Safe class) so recurring costs are reasonably constrained, but incident and escalation costs are inherently uncertain so confidence is medium.
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