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SCP-2913 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-2913
Expected annual
$415K
One-time setup
$116K
Annual recurring
$412K
Personnel
5
Estimated first-year one-time costs total $116,000 with ongoing annual costs of $412,500; the largest recurring drivers are staff wages (security and onsite caretaker) and contingency/legal/compliance/rapid-response retainers.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $116K
Facilities $60K
[#1] Construction/fit-out of a standard humanoid containment cell, reinforcement, minor HVAC/RF shielding or conversion from existing secure suite.
Equipment $19K
[#2, #4, #16, #20] Initial procurement of display-grade grenade-pin case (#2), initial CCTV/audio/tamper hardware (#4 initial portion), secure-transfer kit (#16 one-time kit), and initial secure archival hardware/software (#20 initial).
Amnestic Initial Stock $15K
[#10] Initial purchase/stock of amnestic agents, recording-alteration tools and related information-control supplies.
Training Initial $10K
[#18] Initial containment/negotiation/ethics training and simulator/role-play setup for staff working with sapient objects.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $5K
[#9] Initial biohazard compliance setup/training and bench/autoclave access required for any assays or sample handling.
Decommissioning Planning $5K
[#23] One-time planning and legal/ethical disposition costs for eventual decommissioning or final disposition of human remains.
Eod Assessment One Time $2K
[#3] One-time EOD assessment/certification to confirm inert status of grenade pin and documentation/inertification if required.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $412K/yr
Staff Wages $285K/yr
[#5, #6, #7] Salaries and benefits: 1full-time onsite caretaker/research technician (~$78,000/yr including benefits) + 3 rotating security guards (~$175,000/yr total including benefits) + senior research oversight (0.1–0.5 FTE approx $32,000/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $26K/yr
[#15, #22] Legal/cover-up contingency reserve and public-relations contingency (#15 reserve), plus insurance/audit/compliance overhead (#22).
Misc Contingency Reserve $25K/yr
[#24] Miscellaneous unforeseen expenses reserve (recommended 5–15% of operating budget).
Research And Monitoring $24K/yr
[#8, #20, #21] Annual medical imaging/diagnostics budget (#8), secure archival/data maintenance (#20 recurring), and research supplies/small-scale experimental budget (#21).
Rapid Response Retainer $20K/yr
[#19] Annual retainer/standby costs for rapid-response/breach team availability, vehicles and temporary overtime.
Supplies And Consumables $14K/yr
[#11, #9, #10, #13, #14] Janitorial/small consumables and PPE (#11), recurring biohazard disposables/services (#9 recurring), amnestic restock (#10 recurring), food/luxuries allowance (#13), and small-item procurement/cataloging replacements (#14).
Background And Psych Support $8K/yr
[#17] Background rechecks, vetting and psychological screening/counseling resources for staff working with the anomaly.
Facilities Maintenance $4K/yr
[#4, #12] Ongoing CCTV/storage maintenance, minor site HVAC/electrical/data overhead and routine cell maintenance.
Training Refresher $4K/yr
[#18] Annual refresher training on containment, negotiations, ethics and emergency procedures.
Logistics And Transport $2K/yr
[#16] Per-transfer costs for secure transfers and transport equipment maintenance (average annualized cost for occasional moves).
Eod Recurring Recert $1K/yr
[#3] Occasional re-certification or follow-up EOD checks for the grenade pin as required.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $412K/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal year with standard operations, no incidents beyond routine maintenance and scheduled research.
routine_operations scheduled_research no_incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $438K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
Small containment/administrative incident such as a limited civilian exposure, small legal/PR action, or EOD follow-up requiring moderate overtime and replacements.
limited_civilian_discovery EOD_follow-up policy/legal_response
🚨 Major Breach $562K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
More serious breach or exposure requiring full rapid-response deployment, extended legal action, replacement facility repairs and possible decommissioning actions.
breach_and_theft significant_public_exposure full_response_deployment
👥 Personnel 5 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 3 Three rotating guards to provide 24/7 coverage; aggregated salary+benefits estimated from #6.
Research Technician / Caretaker 1 Full-time onsite caretaker/technician responsible for daily interaction, maintenance and simple experiments; salary+benefits per #5.
Research Scientist (Senior oversight) 1 PI-level oversight role (not full-time; ~0.1–0.5 FTE billed to SCP-2913) — counted as one head for reporting, cost pro-rated per #7.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges but many items (staffing models, frequency of transfers/incidents, legal incidents) are range-based and context-dependent; figures use mid-range estimates and conservative contingencies.
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