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SCP-446 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-446
Expected annual
$104K
One-time setup
$42K
Annual recurring
$103K
Personnel
1.0
Initial one-time setup is modest (~$41.6k) for containment, conservation and documentation; annual operating costs are dominated by pro-rated staff wages, security and occasional research/monitoring (~$103k/yr). Main drivers are staff wages/security, monitoring and occasional specialist work or off-site testing.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $42K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $16K
[#7, #10, #18] Initial medical/imaging diagnostics, conservation consultation & supplies, SOP development/training for biohazard handling.
Equipment $11K
[#2, #3, #9, #11, #12, #14, #16] Tamper sensors/CCTV hardware, cabinet climate/desiccation unit, initial PPE/handling gear, cataloging supplies, quarantine/decon hardware, internal handling cart, secure documentation system.
Contingency Reserve $10K
[#19] One-time contingency / emergency replacement fund deposit.
Facilities $5K
[#1] Foundation-grade secure storage/display cabinet purchase & installation.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $103K/yr
Staff Wages $65K/yr
[#4, #5] 0.5 FTE site-keeper/custodian plus incremental security guard coverage (two-person rule) - salary, benefits and training prorated.
Research And Monitoring $13K/yr
[#2, #6, #13] Monitoring service integration and occasional research hours (PI/technician) plus incident response/drills.
Cover Story And Legal $10K/yr
[#17] Legal/cover story, OPSEC compliance, modest local compensation/hush-money contingency and related personnel time.
Facilities Maintenance $6K/yr
[#3, #12, #20] Cabinet climate unit electricity/maintenance, quarantine/decon equipment upkeep and pro-rated site utilities/janitorial/overhead.
Supplies And Consumables $3K/yr
[#8, #9, #10, #11, #18] Ongoing experimental consumables, PPE replacement, conservation maintenance supplies, laundering/quarantine per-use costs, regulated biohazard disposal.
Specialist Repairs $2K/yr
[#15] Annual budget for specialist repairs/prosthetic/conservator or prop fabrication work as needed.
Logistics And Transport $2K/yr
[#14] Off-site transport (armored/secure transfer) averaged as an annual cost for infrequent specialized testing; internal handling covered one-time.
Documentation And Backup $750/yr
[#16] Secure digital documentation maintenance, backups and physical records storage costs.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $103K/yr
92.5% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with routine monitoring, scheduled maintenance and occasional minor testing.
routine_monitoring scheduled_testing no_incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $108K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$5K vs baseline
Small incident (e.g., clothing-triggered activity or contamination) requiring decontamination, laundering, minor specialist repair and overtime.
clothing_activation localized_contamination minor_repairs
🚨 Research Scaleup $128K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
Period of active research requiring additional imaging, PI/tech hours and occasional off-site specialist testing.
expanded_testing off-site_imaging grant-funded_study
🚨 Major Breach $153K/yr
0.5% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Security/OPSEC incident or public exposure necessitating emergency response, legal payouts, replacement/repair and intensified containment.
unauthorized_exposure significant_containment_breach public_relations/legal_action
👥 Personnel 1.0 total
Role Count Notes
Site Keeper / Custodian 0.5 [#4] 0.5 FTE site-keeper responsible for daily checks, logging, routine maintenance and chain-of-custody (salary & benefits prorated in staff_wages).
Security Officer / MTF Agent (incremental allocation) 0.5 [#5] Fractional allocation of guard hours for two-person rule during handling and transfers (incremental overtime/hours included in staff_wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide explicit ranges for most items allowing order-of-magnitude estimates, but frequencies (off-site moves, research intensity) and some allocations (security hours, contingency use) are uncertain, so confidence is medium.
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