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SCP-4133 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-4133
Expected annual
$854K
One-time setup
$260K
Annual recurring
$847K
Personnel
13
Initial one-time setup is modest (~$260k) for secure storage, IT controls, medical stockpile and contingency; recurring annual costs are driven by personnel (security, medical, D-Class program) plus IT/research support (~$847k/yr). Main cost drivers are D-Class upkeep, staff wages, testing operations and legal/cover expenditures.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $260K
Contingency Reserve $125K
[#24, #25] Program contingency / reserve for unexpected developments and initial extra redundancy budget.
Amnestic Stockpile $30K
[#9] Initial Class-A amnestic procurement and secure stockpile.
Equipment $25K
[#2, #3, #4] Archival cabinet purchase; CCTV/access-control hardware; initial SIEM/integration licensing/hardware.
Initial Recovery $20K
[#16] Secure initial transportation/recovery (armored courier/field recovery).
Database Setup $15K
[#21] Secure restricted database / SCP file setup.
Forensic Analysis Initial $12K
[#12] Initial forensic/materials analysis (ink, paper, provenance).
Safe Imaging Development $12K
[#15] Development of safe imaging/nonvisual recording solutions.
Facilities $10K
[#1] Secure Safe-Class locker upgrade, tamper sensors and physical controls.
Artist Roster And Commissions $6K
[#11] Emergency artist roster vetting and initial commissioned renditions.
It Configuration $4K
[#5] Endpoint policy and computer configuration initial work.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $847K/yr
Staff Wages $325K/yr
[#6, #8, #10, #4, #21] Security guards (2 FTE), medical officer (1 FTE), psychologist (0.5–1 FTE equivalent included), 0.2 FTE sysadmin, administrative staff portion.
D Class Program $195K/yr
[#7] D-Class housing, food, medical, logistics for a recommended pool (midpoint 6 D-Class).
Administrative Overhead $111K/yr
[#21, #25] Administrative/audit staff portion and applied program overhead (approx. 15% of recurring program costs).
Research And Monitoring $81K/yr
[#4, #13] SIEM/support/licensing ($~10k/yr) and research staffing + subscriptions/travel (~$71k/yr).
Testing Operations $52K/yr
[#14] Consumables, D-Class remuneration, overtime and medical standby for ~5–20 tests/yr (midpoint used).
Cover Story And Legal $30K/yr
[#18] Public cover/liaison retainer, legal and PR budget for secrecy maintenance.
Drills And Response $15K/yr
[#17] Annual drills, emergency kits refresh, on-call response team readiness.
Logistics And Transport $13K/yr
[#16, #19, #20] Recurring secure transport trips, periodic buy-up/acquisition activity, and secure destruction per-incident baseline.
Amnestic Replenishment $12K/yr
[#9] Recurring replenishment, QA and secure handling of Class-A amnestic stock.
Forensic Followups $3K/yr
[#12] Occasional follow-up forensic testing as required.
Psych Eval Costs $3K/yr
[#10] Per-evaluation fees for clinical psychology for expected exposures (baseline estimate).
Endpoint Training $2K/yr
[#5] Periodic endpoint policy refreshers and staff audits.
Cctv Maintenance $1K/yr
[#3] Camera/storage maintenance and monitoring service fees.
Medical Per Exposure Supplies $1K/yr
[#8] Per-exposure consumables/medication baseline (assumes small number of exposures annually).
Safe Imaging Maintenance $1K/yr
[#15] Maintenance/support for nonvisual recording solutions.
Supplies And Consumables $900/yr
[#22] Gloves, archival sleeves, PPE, consumables and toner.
Facilities Maintenance $600/yr
[#2, #23] Climate cabinet incremental power/maintenance and small facility electricity increments.
Artist Maintenance $600/yr
[#11] Secure storage/printing and small maintenance budget for emergency artist reproductions.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $847K/yr
89.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with routine testing cadence and no public incidents.
routine testing no unintended exposures normal maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $867K/yr
8.0% probability / year +$20K vs baseline
Single accidental exposure or small local public sighting requiring extra amnestics, medical/psych follow-up and limited buy-up/PR.
single accidental exposure small public awareness one-off D-Class incident
🚨 Major Breach $1.0M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Multiple exposures or a public incident requiring large buy-up, settlements, extended field operations and increased security.
widespread online reposting field recovery with public exposure multiple simultaneous exposures
🚨 Political Exposure $922K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Localized public incident with legal/PR consequences (e.g., business implicated) requiring targeted payouts and extended liaison.
public business implicated local press / legal action witnesses requiring management
👥 Personnel 13 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#6] Two full-time guards to cover locker access and test sessions (cost included in staff_wages).
Medical Officer 1 [#8] One on-call/full-time medical officer for amnestic administration (cost included in staff_wages).
Psychologist / Clinician 1 [#10] 0.5–1 FTE recommended for post-exposure evaluation (represented as one headcount; cost included in staff_wages).
Sysadmin / IT 1 [#4] ~0.2 FTE sysadmin support for SIEM/monitoring (represented as one part-time headcount; cost included in staff_wages).
Administrative Staff 1 [#21] Administrative/audit support (0.2–0.5 FTE equivalent included in staff_wages/administrative_overhead).
Research Scientist 1 [#13] Research staffing (cost included under research_and_monitoring recurring).
Class-D Personnel 6 [#7] Recommended D-Class pool (midpoint of 4–8); program cost included under d_class_program recurring.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-items are order-of-magnitude estimates based on analyst notes and a small existing Site; personnel and testing frequency are the largest uncertainties, as are incident probabilities and per-incident legal/buy-up costs.
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