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SCP-454 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-454
Expected annual
$352K
One-time setup
$704K
Annual recurring
$343K
Personnel
1
Initial one-time setup and reserves are the largest upfront expense (~$704k), driven by research start-up, contingency and settlement reserves, and a safe-room. Annual operations are dominated by ongoing research/monitoring and legal/insurance/medical contingencies (~$342.6k/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $704K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $210K
[#12, #13] Research program startup (protocols, selected staff hires) and observation/monitoring room outfitting and recording equipment.
Contingency Reserve $200K
[#22] Worst-case contingency reserve for casualties/major settlements (one-time reserve).
Liability Settlement Reserve $150K
[#10] One-time contingent reserve for settlements or large workers' compensation claims.
Pr Reserve One Time $50K
[#15] One-time PR/cover-story reserve for potential leaks/communications and family compensation.
Facilities $44K
[#2, #16] Cabinet/mini-HVAC setup and safe-room construction/outfitting.
Artifact Recovery Reserve $20K
[#20] Recovery/rapid-response fund if the artifact is stolen or requires retrieval.
Equipment $10K
[#1, #3, #14] Archival sleeves/boxes and security/IT hardware (locks/card readers, initial secure servers/IT).
Legal Ethics Approvals $10K
[#17] One-time costs for legal/ethics board approvals and consultancy for human-subject protocols.
Sop Development $6K
[#6] Drafting containment SOPs, legal review, initial training/drills.
Initial Psychological Screening $2K
[#7] One-time psychological screening for authorized handlers (assumes ~5 handlers).
Conservation Treatment $2K
[#19] Initial conservator assessment/treatment to stabilize the comic.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $343K/yr
Research And Monitoring $140K/yr
[#8, #12, #13] Ongoing controlled research program costs and counseling/monitoring for exposed subjects; observation data storage and analysis.
Staff Wages $80K/yr
[#4] Pro rata site security payroll / escort/audit coverage (0.5–1.5 FTE prorated).
Cover Story And Legal $70K/yr
[#10, #11, #14, #15, #17, #20] Insurance premium increments, standing forensic/legal investigation contingency, redaction/secure-records maintenance, PR retainer and renewals, artifact insurance premium, and ethics renewal fees.
Facilities Maintenance $17K/yr
[#2, #16] Climate-control energy and safe-room upkeep/monitoring.
Emergency Medical Reserve $15K/yr
[#9] Annual contingency for ambulance/ER/crisis stabilization events.
Administrative Overhead $12K/yr
[#21] Pro rata facility/admin/share of utilities, recordkeeping, and site overhead.
Logistics And Transport $3K/yr
[#18] Secure transfers/escorted courier costs for movement between sites.
Psychological Rescreening $2K/yr
[#7] Annual psychological re-screening for authorized handlers.
Supplies And Consumables $1K/yr
[#5, #19, #23] Handling PPE, archival consumables, periodic conservator checks, labels and chain-of-custody supplies.
Sop Annual Refresher $1K/yr
[#6] Annual refresher training and minor SOP updates/compliance drills.
Alarm Monitoring Subscription $400/yr
[#3] Annual alarm monitoring/subscription fees.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $343K/yr
82.0% probability / year
Normal year with planned research and standard operations, no major incidents.
routine_research standard_handling no_incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $368K/yr
15.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
Isolated incident requiring increased counseling, emergency response and a small legal/PR response (non-fatal).
single_exposure_crisis ambulance_or_short_inpatient local_investigation_and_PR
🚨 Major Incident $543K/yr
3.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Serious adverse event (fatality or high-liability outcome) triggering settlements, major legal defense, expanded investigations and substantial PR/compensation costs.
fatality large_legal_claim public_exposure
👥 Personnel 1 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1 [#4] Pro rata security staffing allocation (covers escort/audit/access control duties reflected in staff_wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Physical containment costs are well-defined (high confidence) but human-behavior, medical crisis frequency, and legal/settlement exposures are highly uncertain, producing medium overall confidence in the annual estimates.
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