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SCP-2986 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-2986
Expected annual
$1.4M
One-time setup
$1.1M
Annual recurring
$1.3M
Personnel
10
Initial setup and retrofit is moderate (~$1.13M one-time) driven by containment room retrofit, specialized inspection/suiting equipment and initial lab/instrument setup; recurring annual costs are dominated by staff wages and operational overhead (~$1.313M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.1M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $460K
[#13, #14, #15] Analytical instruments and lab buildout (SEM/MS/XRD suite modest), secure air-gapped computing initial setup, initial translation/linguist contracting and setup for OS/log analysis.
Facilities $260K
[#1, #6] Containment room retrofit on Floor 9 including antechamber/airlock, reinforced structure, redundant seals, interlocks, forced-entry blast latch and HVAC isolation valves/overpressure capability.
Equipment $260K
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #11, #19] Secure locker, remote manipulation kit, two pressure suits (purchase), vacuum/pressure monitoring & alarms, morgue/biostorage setup (initial), evidence/inventory system initial purchase.
Incident Response Fund $100K
[#22] One-time reserve fund to seed contingency/incident response account for emergent remediation, decontamination or emergency rework.
Initial Autopsy And Forensic Tests $25K
[#10] One-time full autopsies and forensic tests on recovered corpses (toxicology, histology, DNA sequencing).
Transport And Relocation Per Move $25K
[#26] Typical per-move secure transport / specialized crate & escort cost (per-event; budgeted here as a representative one-time-per-move figure).
Long Term Research Program Option Initial $0
[#23] Optional multi-year propulsion/technology program initial costs are NOT included in baseline one-time totals; modeled separately in scenarios.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.3M/yr
Staff Wages $960K/yr
[#7, #9] Security staffing (6 FTE guards for 24/7 coverage) and on-site scientific staff (4 FTE researchers/xenobiology/astrophysics/linguist/computer scientist).
Research And Monitoring $78K/yr
[#14, #15, #29, #10] Secure computing maintenance, ongoing translation/linguist contracting, scheduled environmental/EM/radiation monitoring, and periodic retesting/storage costs for forensic analyses.
Cover Story And Legal $50K/yr
[#17] Legal counsel, classification management and cover-story/press management costs.
Insurance And Internal Liability $50K/yr
[#25] Internal risk account / indemnity and compensation reserve.
Supplies And Consumables $30K/yr
[#12, #21, #30] PPE, decontamination consumables, increased utilities for HVAC/instrumentation and miscellaneous consumables/spares.
Psychological Monitoring And Counseling $30K/yr
[#16] Baseline screening and ongoing counseling for staff exposed to anomalous content or traumatic discoveries.
Clearance And Vetting Administration $25K/yr
[#8] Background investigations, periodic re-vetting and access provisioning for Level-2 personnel.
Personnel Training And Drills $25K/yr
[#20] Recurring entry/suit/robotics/hazmat training and emergency drills.
Forensic Investigation Liaison $20K/yr
[#18] Liaison activities with outside agencies, controlled interactions and case management.
Facilities Maintenance $10K/yr
[#11] Ongoing morgue/biostorage utilities, refrigeration monitoring and basic containment room maintenance.
Hazardous Disposal Reserve $10K/yr
[#24] Annualized reserve for occasional certified hazardous-material disposal or destruction events.
Next Of Kin Administration $10K/yr
[#28] Administrative costs for handling family/next-of-kin inquiries, records and cover identities as needed.
Logistics And Transport $5K/yr
[#26] Small annual reserve for occasional transport/relocation activity (annualized).
Evidence Catalog Maintenance $5K/yr
[#19] Inventory software maintenance, barcoding upkeep and chain-of-custody administration.
Digital Archival Backups $5K/yr
[#27] Off-site encrypted cold storage and archival backups for onboard computer logs.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.3M/yr
84.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine operations, staffing, monitoring and minor maintenance only.
no_incident routine_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $1.4M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Small containment/engineering failure, minor contamination or equipment loss requiring cleanup, limited overtime and replacement parts.
minor_seal_breach equipment_failure limited_exposure/cleanup
🚨 Major Breach $2.0M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$700K vs baseline
Significant containment failure leading to staff exposures, major remediation, possible room rework or relocation of SCP.
catastrophic_seal_failure multiple_staff_exposures evidence_leak_or_public_exposure
🚨 Research Scale Up $3.6M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$2.2M vs baseline
Foundation elects to activate a multi-year propulsion/technology research program (one-time scale-up + elevated ongoing research costs).
approval_for_full_research_program major_funding_allocated
👥 Personnel 10 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#7] Six full-time guards (three-shift rotation) to enforce floor access and Level-2 clearance policy.
Research Scientist 4 [#9] Four FTE scientific staff (xenobiology/forensics, astrophysics/propulsion, linguist/computer scientist, miscellaneous analysis).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and midpoints for most categories, giving moderate confidence; uncertainty remains around optional long-term research scale-up, per-event disposal/transport frequency and exact staffing benefit loads.
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