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SCP-2960 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-2960
Expected annual
$1.9M
One-time setup
$1.5M
Annual recurring
$1.9M
Personnel
17
Estimated one-time setup costs of roughly $1.5M (property purchase and fit-out) and annual operating costs of roughly $1.9M; primary recurring drivers are staff wages (security, medical, psychiatric) and per-instance feeding/medical/psych services.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.5M
Facilities $1.3M
[#1, #2, #3, #8] Property acquisition, auditorium/backstage renovation and secure fit-out, initial utilities/HVAC commissioning, and isolation-room fit-out (one-time).
Equipment $192K
[#5, #9, #10, #11, #12, #16, #17, #19] Sensors/CCTV install, kitchen equipment, furnishings/ligature-resistant beds and storage, laundry machines, initial entertainment/media purchase, generator/UPS install, vehicle purchase, and initial IT/server hardware.
Quarantine Relocation $50K
[#27] One-time cost for modular quarantine/temporary units or lease/setup for off-site isolation capability.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.9M/yr
Staff Wages $1.1M/yr
[#4, #6, #7, #9, #13, #20] Security staffing (7 FTE), medical staffing (nurse/physician contracts), psychiatric/therapy clinicians and psychiatrist oversight, kitchen staff wages, janitorial/maintenance wages, and administrative HR/payroll staff.
Contingency Reserve $246K/yr
[#26] Contingency reserve (approx. 15% of operating budget) for unexpected instance increases, breaches, relocation or escalation.
Supplies And Consumables $215K/yr
[#9, #11, #15, #12, #25, #13] Food procurement (per-person feeding costs), laundry/linens, medical/pharmaceuticals & psychotropic meds, entertainment refresh, PPE and daily consumables, plus janitorial supplies.
Cover Story And Legal $80K/yr
[#21, #22] Front-organization sustainment (filings/PR/property taxes/insurance) and privacy/cover-up/community relations costs.
Research And Monitoring $50K/yr
[#18] Ongoing instrumentation, experiments, sample analysis, and researcher time for monitoring the anomalous barrier.
Quarantine Staffing $50K/yr
[#8] Overtime/float coverage and dedicated staff availability for isolation/quarantine episodes.
Logistics And Transport $40K/yr
[#17] Vehicle fuel/maintenance and ambulance/hospital transfer contracts.
Facilities Maintenance $30K/yr
[#3] Ongoing utilities, HVAC, water/sewer and minor site maintenance.
Mortuary And Death Handling $20K/yr
[#23] Handling, respectful disposition (cremation/burial), cover-story documentation, and bereavement support contingencies.
Sensors And Monitoring $15K/yr
[#5] Ongoing monitoring/telemetry/CCTV hosting, alarm monitoring and maintenance contracts.
It And Communications $15K/yr
[#19] Hosting, backups, software licenses, encryption and secure records hosting costs.
Training And Drills $10K/yr
[#24] De-escalation, suicide prevention, emergency medical drills, and staff support programs.
Auditing And Oversight $10K/yr
[#28] Internal audits, accounting reconciliation and periodic oversight visits.
Quarantine Relocation Event Costs $10K/yr
[#27] Recurring allowance for relocation logistics/per-event costs when modular units or temporary leases are used.
Waste Disposal And Biohazard $7K/yr
[#14] Medical waste and biohazard disposal contracts, sharps handling.
Emergency Infrastructure Maintenance $5K/yr
[#16] Fuel, routine maintenance and testing for generator/UPS and emergency medical equipment.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.9M/yr
79.0% probability / year
Normal year with scheduled shows, routine medical/psych care and no major incidents.
routine operations weekly psychological sessions no serious hospitalizations
🚨 Minor Incident $2.0M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Single suicide or hospitalization requiring emergency response, short-term overtime, and additional medical bills.
isolated suicide single hospitalization
🚨 Major Incident $2.4M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Multiple deaths or serious stage accident requiring major repairs, extended medical care, legal/PR interventions and temporary relocation of operations.
stage collapse multiple fatalities large-scale hospitalizations
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $3.9M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Major containment failure, mass casualties and public exposure requiring site relocation, large legal settlements and full remedial operations.
mass casualty event public exposure forced relocation
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $2.1M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Active research year where experiments require expanded instrumentation, short-term specialist hires and consumables.
expanded physical testing additional instrumentation specialist contractors
👥 Personnel 17 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 7 [#4] Three shifts covering site 24/7: 2guards per shift + 1 supervisor (≈7 FTE).
Medical Officer 2 [#6, #15] On-site nurse(s) and part-time/contract physician coverage for scheduled exams, ER transfers and routine care.
Psychiatrist / Clinician 4 [#7] Weekly psychological evaluations and psychiatrist oversight: multiple clinicians to cover caseload (estimated 3 clinicians + psychiatrist oversight).
Kitchen Staff / Cook 1 [#9] One or small number of cooks to prepare daily meals per Foundation humanoid feeding schedule.
Janitorial / Maintenance 2 [#13] Site cleaning, trash removal and stage/building maintenance (1–2 FTE assumed).
Administrative Staff 1 [#20] HR/payroll/scheduling and front-organization administrative overhead (1–2 FTE assumed).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are planning-level and use mid-range assumptions for a medium population (≈50 instances); uncertainty remains due to unknown true instance count, variable incident rates, and local property price variance.
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