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SCP-4822 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-4822
Expected annual
$190K
One-time setup
$90K
Annual recurring
$190K
Personnel
2.7
Initial capital expenses (~$89.8k) are driven by forensic work, initial research setup, cover-story/records creation and a small set of hardware purchases; recurring annual costs are dominated by personnel wages (~$166k) with modest facilities, archival, legal, and program overhead (total ≈ $189.8k/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $90K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $25K
[#9] Initial research program funding to determine trigger parameters and controlled experiments.
Equipment $18K
[#1, #6, #7] Includes purchase/installation of dedicated humanoid storage unit, occupancy/access hardware, and archival scanner.
Cover Story Setup $15K
[#11] One-time creation/records/cover for corpse identity and related legal prep.
Disposal Contingency $12K
[#17] Contingency budget for secure disposal/neutralization if required by future policy.
Forensic Autopsy $9K
[#4] Full forensic autopsy, histology, toxicology, DNA confirmation and baseline records.
Recovery Transport $5K
[#3] Initial recovery/transport from Sandusky (chain-of-custody logistics, travel, concealment).
Backup Power Setup $5K
[#14] Share of UPS/generator setup allocation for refrigeration contingency.
Evidence Kit $300
[#13] Evidence/incident response kit purchase.
Facilities $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $190K/yr
Staff Wages $166K/yr
[#5] Salaries & benefits: containment tech, security coverage, archivist (0.5 FTE), researcher (0.2 FTE).
Research And Monitoring $6K/yr
[#9] Ongoing experimental budget for controlled activations and analysis.
Cover Story And Legal $5K/yr
[#11] Ongoing monitoring, legal counsel and OPSEC related work to manage identity/photograph exposure risk.
Misc Administrative $2K/yr
[#18] Internal audits, compliance checks, record storage and small administrative expenses.
Psychological Support $2K/yr
[#10] Employee assistance program, counseling and privacy/NDA mitigation for affected staff.
Facilities Maintenance $2K/yr
[#2, #6, #14] Refrigeration electricity & HVAC maintenance, occupancy/access hardware maintenance, backup power fuel/maintenance.
Cataloguing Overhead $2K/yr
[#8] Marginal admin time for cataloguing, redaction, and metadata upkeep beyond the archivist FTE.
Supplies And Consumables $1K/yr
[#7, #12] Archival supplies and secure digital backups, PPE and routine consumables/cleaning.
Training $1K/yr
[#13] Annual/biannual evidence handling and incident-response training.
Secure Vaulting $1K/yr
[#16] Marginal vault space and handling for original prints/evidence.
Conservation And Pest Treatment $500/yr
[#15] Periodic clothing conservation and pest treatments for the storage area.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $190K/yr
95.5% probability / year
Normal operational year with no significant incidents; recurring program costs only.
routine containment scheduled research normal archival activity
🚨 Minor Incident $198K/yr
3.0% probability / year +$8K vs baseline
Small containment/chain-of-custody incident (unauthorized photo removal, minor leak) requiring evidence response, overtime, limited legal/forensic follow-up.
unauthorized access photo removal minor OPSEC lapse
🚨 Major Breach $240K/yr
0.5% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Significant exposure or public/legal incident requiring extended legal defense, PR management, large-scale containment response and possible external recovery.
public leak media/legal escalation large-scale unauthorized dissemination
🚨 Disposal Action $210K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$20K vs baseline
Deliberate secure disposal/neutralization executed under policy, incurring specialized transport, legal approvals and destruction costs.
policy decision to dispose ethical/legal directive
👥 Personnel 2.7 total
Role Count Notes
Containment Technician 1 [#5] One full-time containment tech responsible for daily checks.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1 [#5] Security coverage (rotating), represented as 1.0 FTE equivalent for access enforcement.
Archivist / Technician 0.5 [#5] 0.5 FTE archivist for cataloguing and media handling.
Research Scientist 0.2 [#5] 0.2 FTE researcher for experimental planning and analysis.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line items are well-specified with ranges and clear mappings to containment tasks, but many estimates are range-based and contingency events are uncertain; moderate confidence in recurring personnel costs and moderate/low confidence in frequency of adverse scenarios.
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