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SCP-5026 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-5026
Expected annual
$280K
One-time setup
$1.3M
Annual recurring
$255K
Personnel
14
First-year one-time setup costs are dominated by contingency/reserve funds; baseline annual operating costs are modest and driven by training, monitoring, medical readiness, and legal/insurance reserves.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.3M
Major Breach Contingency Fund $1.0M
[#21] One-time large-scale breach contingency / liability fund reserve.
Containment Upgrade Contingency $150K
[#18] Contingency for possible capital containment upgrades (midpoint estimate).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $112K
[#19] Controlled research/testing campaign lab setup (one-time budget for a single campaign).
Controlled Disposal $30K
[#20] Secure destruction/neutralization capability (midpoint estimate).
Legal Cover Setup $20K
[#13] One-time legal/cover-story setup, NDAs, records-redaction initial setup.
Medical Readiness Stock $10K
[#10] Initial medical/emergency preparedness stock & readiness supplies.
Equipment $8K
[#2, #3, #4, #15, #16] Electronic access hardware, CCTV/NVR and wiring, tamper-evident/opaque inner case, IT integration hardware, initial archival media materials.
Facilities $5K
[#1] Secure anomalous-item locker purchase & installation.
Background Checks Initial $5K
[#9] Initial background checks for ~10 authorized individuals.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $255K/yr
Reeducation Contingency Fund $100K/yr
[#11] Annual allocation toward re-education / identity-reconstruction contingency.
Insurance And Liability Reserve $100K/yr
[#21] Annual insurance/liability & PR reserve for potential legal exposure.
Medical Response Reserve $25K/yr
[#10] Annual incident reserve for ER care, amnestics, secure transport and immediate medical response.
Staff Wages $5K/yr
[#5, #7] Marginal personnel costs to enforce two-person rule and quarterly inventory staff-hours (overtime/scheduling costs).
Logistics And Transport $5K/yr
[#14] Secure transport budget for occasional escorted moves.
Cover Story And Legal $5K/yr
[#13] Ongoing legal maintenance, cover-story upkeep and records-redaction support.
Incident Investigation Budget $5K/yr
[#12] Budget for forensic analysis and investigation per-incident (annual budgeted amount).
Administrative Audits $3K/yr
[#17] Site-level compliance audits, admin time, and possible external auditor fees.
Ongoing Medical Surveillance $2K/yr
[#22] Annual medical & mental-health monitoring of authorized staff.
Training And Sop $1K/yr
[#8] Annual refresher training, SOP documentation updates, instructor time.
Background Checks Renewal $1K/yr
[#9] Renewal/background-check refreshes for authorized personnel.
It Logging Storage $1K/yr
[#15] Off-site backups, encrypted storage, and tamper-resistance for logs/footage.
Cctv Storage And Maintenance $500/yr
[#3] Annual storage and maintenance for CCTV footage and NVR upkeep.
Redundant Recording Maintenance $500/yr
[#6] Additional yearly cost for redundant recorders and verification checks.
Facilities Maintenance $300/yr
[#16] Marginal climate-control / archival environment costs.
Electronic Lock Maintenance $200/yr
[#2] Annual maintenance/IT support for biometric/electronic lock and IAM integration.
Supplies And Consumables $0/yr
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Research And Monitoring $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $255K/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with only routine operations, maintenance, training, and reserves.
no incidents routine audits and training
🚨 Minor Incident $275K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$20K vs baseline
Single accidental viewing or small containment lapse requiring medical response and investigation but no identity reconstruction.
accidental unattended viewing minor breach of protocol
🚨 Major Exposure $365K/yr
3.0% probability / year +$110K vs baseline
Severe exposure where a viewer loses identity and requires re-education/long-term care and substantial legal/HR work.
severe exposure with identity loss long-term re-education required
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $1.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Large public exposure or legal crisis requiring major indemnity, large-scale amnestic operations, and use of contingency funds.
public exposure multiple simultaneous incidents need to deploy major breach contingency
👥 Personnel 14 total
Role Count Notes
Authorized Handlers 10 [#9] Small approved pool of authorized individuals who may access SCP-5026 (subject to background checks).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#5] Two-person rule enforcement during any access (minimum 2 present for escorts/transport).
Administrative Staff 1 [#17, #13] Admin for audits, documentation, and legal coordination.
Medical Officer (on-call) 1 [#10, #22] Medical readiness and mental-health follow-up for authorized personnel and incident response.
📋 Confidence Notes
Notes provide detailed line-item estimates for most costs, but several items are contingency ranges (containment upgrades, research campaigns, disposal, and breach-level costs) and depend on facility assumptions; therefore confidence is medium.
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