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SCP-423 Safe ✓ high confidence
SCP-423
Expected annual
$129K
One-time setup
$149K
Annual recurring
$128K
Personnel
1.35
One-time setup is modest (~$149k) driven by room build-out, incinerator purchase/installation, scanner and archive rehousing; recurring costs are ~ $127.9k/yr driven by research staffing, technician/security wages, permits/maintenance, and consumable book acquisition.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $149K
Facilities $90K
[#1, #2, #18] Room build-out (5×5 m), incinerator installation modifications (ducting, dampers, exhaust) and one-time archive re-housing/reshelving labor and supplies.
Equipment $42K
[#2, #4, #9, #12, #5, #11] Incinerator purchase, heavy/archival shelving, CCTV hardware, book scanner, secure journal/containment kit, and secure transport containers.
Contingency Reserve One Time $10K
[#21] Initial contingency/emergency response reserve fund.
Decommissioning And Secure Disposal $6K
[#22] End-of-program decontamination, secure disposal of journal and incinerator, and destruction/archival of contaminated materials.
Initial Legal Permits $1K
[#19] Initial permit/legal review for incinerator and records-handling compliance.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $128K/yr
Research And Monitoring $54K/yr
[#14, #13, #12] Research staffing/experimental budget (0.5 FTE researcher + experiment consumables), record remediation/auditing budget, and cloud/off-site backups for digitization.
Staff Wages $39K/yr
[#6, #7, #8] Nightly two-person transfer tech time, routine manual searches marginal wages, and 0.5 FTE dedicated security coverage.
Archive Offsite Storage $6K/yr
[#18] Possible off-site climate-controlled storage for portions of the facility collection (if used).
Facilities Maintenance $6K/yr
[#2, #3, #9, #16] Incinerator permits/inspections, incinerator operation & preventative maintenance, CCTV storage/maintenance, and ash/hazardous-waste handling.
Contingency Top Up $5K/yr
[#21] Annual top-up to emergency/contingency fund for unexpected remediation, PR, or high-value document incidents.
Administrative Overhead $4K/yr
[#23] Procurement, chain-of-custody paperwork, records retention and related administrative staff time.
Cover Story And Legal $4K/yr
[#19, #20] Ongoing legal/compliance retainer and insurance/liability premium adjustments.
Supplies And Consumables $4K/yr
[#10, #15, #5] Book acquisition/consumable narrative budget, PPE/handling consumables, and replacement journals.
Training And Compliance $4K/yr
[#17] Annual training, SOP maintenance, and compliance audits.
Logistics And Transport $2K/yr
[#11] Courier/transport budget for offsite sourcing and inter-site movement of books/narratives.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $128K/yr
94.5% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, no contamination incidents beyond expected minor remediation.
scheduled operations no unusual contamination only routine maintenance and consumable replacement
🚨 Minor Incident $143K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$15K vs baseline
Localized contamination of research notes or accidental spread to noncritical facility materials requiring extra remediation and overtime.
contamination of noncritical records extra remediation and overtime temporary legal/incident reporting costs
🚨 Major Incident $203K/yr
0.5% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
SCP-423 affects high-value or classified physical documents or spreads in the facility, requiring large-scale remediation, possible external contractors, and significant PR/legal response.
modification of critical physical records widespread contamination across archive need for external contractors/legal/litigation response
👥 Personnel 1.35 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 0.5 [#14] 0.5 FTE research oversight to run experiments, maintain journals, and manage digitization.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 0.5 [#8] 0.5 FTE dedicated security coverage to administer searches and escort materials.
Technician / Lab Tech 0.25 [#6, #7] Nightly two-person transfer labor aggregated (365 hrs) plus routine search hours; expressed as fractional FTE for scheduling.
Administrative Staff 0.1 [#23] Administrative overhead for procurement, records retention, and chain-of-custody paperwork.
📋 Confidence Notes
Containment and operational requirements are well-described and granular in the analyst notes (detailed ranges and clear recurring items), allowing relatively high confidence in the assembled cost estimates; remaining uncertainty arises from regional price variation and rare high-impact incidents.
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