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SCP-493 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-493
Expected annual
$2.1M
One-time setup
$3.5M
Annual recurring
$2.0M
Personnel
6
Initial one-time setup for current containment (rooms, monitoring hardware, research capital, and emergency escrow) drives capital costs; recurring annual costs are dominated by research/monitoring programs, staff wages (security & handlers), and legal/cover-up/contingency allocations. Per-year expected operating costs are roughly $2.03M, with high-risk breach scenarios potentially adding multi-million-dollar one-off expenses.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.5M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.0M
[#14, #23] Initial research capital and program setup for duplication mechanism and mitigation (~$400k) plus amnestic/memory-control research setup (~$600k).
Emergency Escrow Fund Initial $1.0M
[#24] Initial emergency/escrow fund to cover large-scale retrievals/public exposure/major legal contingencies (established one-time).
Containment Expansion One Time $750K
[#19] Option to build additional wing / 10-room expansion (budgeted as a one-time contingency build option).
Facilities $380K
[#1, #11] Containment room build-out for 7 existing instances (~$50k/room *7 = $350k) plus morgue bay installation (~$30k).
Equipment $330K
[#7, #8, #12, #13, #17, #22] CCTV & camera hardware and install (~$14k), sensor integration (~$10.5k), field recovery vehicle & kit (~$100k), wearable monitoring platform initial (~$60k), secure database build (~$85k), communications platform initial (~$55k), monitoring workstation (~$5k).
Training Program Initial $60K
[#20] Initial training program and SOP development (~$20k–$100k; mid-range chosen).
Initial Furnishings $7K
[#2] Standard initial furnishings kit for 7 instances (~$1,000 each).
Tattooing And Registration $2K
[#6] Medical-grade tattoos and registration for 7 existing instances (~$300 each).
Wearable Devices $2K
[#13] Per-device purchase for GPS/biometric wearables for 7 instances (~$300 each mid-range).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.0M/yr
Research And Monitoring $1.0M/yr
[#14, #7, #8, #13, #17, #23] Ongoing research program (~$1M/yr), plus CCTV recording/storage amortization (~$3.5k), sensor maintenance (~$2.1k), wearable subscriptions (~$1.2k), database hosting/maintenance (~$15k), and small recurring amnestic research/application budget.
Staff Wages $320K/yr
[#9, #10, #7] Security and guard staffing allocation and handler salaries (approx. 4 security guards + 2 handlers aggregated to ~$320k/year); monitoring staffing overhead included here.
Cover Story And Legal $180K/yr
[#18, #22] Ongoing legal/cover-up/misinformation budget and secure communications/OPSEC maintenance (~$150k legal + ~$30k comms ops).
Payroll For Employed Instances $110K/yr
[#16] Salaries/stipends and covert payroll overhead for employed instances (e.g., 2 employed instances ~ $50k each + admin overhead).
Containment Expansion Replenish Fund $100K/yr
[#19] Annual reserve to fund incremental build-out for additional instances as needed (replenishment of expansion budget).
Emergency Escrow Annual Replenishment $100K/yr
[#24] Annual replenishment contribution to maintain emergency/contingency fund.
Medical Care And Preventative $35K/yr
[#5] Regular medical care, checkups, specialist involvement and pathology allocations (~$5k per instance/year *7).
Logistics And Transport $30K/yr
[#12] Field recovery team operating costs and per-mission expenses (fuel, overtime, supplies) and small vehicle upkeep allocation.
Supplies And Consumables $30K/yr
[#4] Food, toiletries, laundry, bedding replacement for 7 instances (~$4,250 per instance/year).
Psychological Counseling $28K/yr
[#15] Counseling and occupational support (~$4k per instance/year *7).
Morgue Operating Allocation $20K/yr
[#11] Refrigeration, storage, autopsy and pathologist/technician time allocation (~$10k–$50k/yr depending on mortality frequency).
Facilities Maintenance $15K/yr
[#3] Utilities, HVAC, janitorial and minor maintenance pro-rated for 7 containment rooms (~$1.2k–$3k per instance/year).
Training Refreshers $15K/yr
[#20] Ongoing refresher training, drills, and SOP updates.
Furnishings Approved Additions $14K/yr
[#2] Budget for occasional approved additional furnishings (~$2k per instance/year *7).
Incident Investigation $10K/yr
[#21] Forensic and investigative costs per incident (budgeted for ~1 moderate incident/year).
Amnestic Application Budget $5K/yr
[#23] Small recurring budget for amnestic application or procurement if policy allows (per-application costs variable).
Annual Per Instance Rollup $0/yr
[#25] Descriptive roll-up (per-instance recurring ~$30k–$80k). This line is non-billable; actual costs are itemized above.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.0M/yr
89.0% probability / year
Normal year with current containment of 7 instances, routine research and monitoring, and no major public exposures or mass duplication events.
no_uncontained_deaths no_public_exposure routine_research_activity
🚨 Minor Incident $2.1M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$60K vs baseline
Single offsite death or reconstitution event requiring a rapid-response recovery, local cover-up expenses, forensic investigation, and temporary increased monitoring.
offsite_death localized_public_reconstitution single recovery_mission
🚨 Major Breach $4.5M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Mass exposure or multiple uncontained reconstitutions requiring large-scale retrievals, emergency operations, legal settlements, and potentially drawing from escrow/emergency funds.
mass_death_event widespread_public_exposure simultaneous_multiple_reconstitutions
👥 Personnel 6 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#9] Approx. 4 guards (salaries aggregated into staff_wages estimate).
Handler (Research/Containment) 2 [#10] ~2 handlers assigned (matches handler salary allocation in staff_wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are grounded in analyst-provided ranges and current contained population (7 instances) but significant uncertainty remains around mortality frequency, research scope required to mitigate duplication, and public-exposure risks; contingency and legal costs are highly variable.
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