SCP-5061 — SCP-5061 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-5061 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-5061

Expected annual

$493K

One-time setup

$1.2M

Annual recurring

$487K

Personnel

Initial, one-time setup is approximately $1.24M driven primarily by secure vault build-out and large contingency reserves; ongoing annual costs are approximately $487k/year driven by staff wages (research/security/support) and sustained research/data operations.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.2M

Catastrophic Contingency $750K

[#28] Large-scale contingency / catastrophic timeline fund (risk-averse reserve, mid-range chosen).

Emergency Contingency $150K

[#22] Emergency response & contingency fund (recommended reserve, mid-range chosen).

Equipment $121K

[#2, #4, #5, #7] Climate-control equipment purchase/installation; professional 35 mm projector, projection booth and screen; projector modifications, tooling, spare projector(s); high-quality digitization and daily recording hardware.

Facilities $120K

[#1] Secure archive vault build-out and reinforced storage cabinet (vault build-out & cabinet + installation).

Legal Initial $25K

[#16] Initial legal counsel / copyright / ownership research and chain-of-custody establishment.

Decommissioning $20K

[#27] Decommissioning / long-term disposition planning (secure transport / disposition).

Chain Of Custody Initial $12K

[#17] Chain-of-custody, records management system and secure database initial setup.

Cybersecurity Initial $10K

[#18] Initial cybersecurity setup (firewalls, intrusion detection, secure cloud/on-prem setup).

Data Storage Initial $8K

[#8] Initial RAID/NAS and hardware for recording backups (initial storage hardware).

Personnel Training Initial $8K

[#12] Initial personnel training and protocol development (SOP development and initial training).

Backup Duplication Initial $5K

[#21] Initial duplicate archival masters / duplication costs.

Medical Supplies Initial $5K

[#23] Initial medical / amnestic supplies stock.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $4K

[#6] Film conservation / initial forensic inspection and stabilization (specialist lab fees).

Psych Screening Initial $2K

[#13] Initial psychological screening of assigned staff.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $487K/yr

Staff Wages $305K/yr

[#9, #10, #11] Assigned researcher salary + benefits; supporting personnel (AV tech, archivist, admin); security staffing.

Research And Monitoring $105K/yr

[#14, #15, #25] Transcription/translation and data-analysis labor; historical/forensic research and archival access (including travel); long-term research budget for experiments and specialist consultants.

Cover Story And Legal $32K/yr

[#16, #26] Ongoing legal retainer, copyright/ownership work and ongoing cover-story / PR operations.

Facilities Maintenance $13K/yr

[#3, #20] Ongoing climate control & environmental monitoring operation; maintenance & repair for projection and environmental equipment.

Psychological Support $7K/yr

[#13] Ongoing psychological screening and counseling for assigned staff (periodic sessions and support).

Cybersecurity $6K/yr

[#18] Ongoing cybersecurity operations, monitoring, pen-testing and leak prevention.

Ethics Oversight $6K/yr

[#24] Ethics review board and oversight administration costs.

Data Storage And Backup $4K/yr

[#8, #21] Ongoing cloud/offsite backup, media refresh cycles and offsite storage costs.

Personnel Training Recurring $4K/yr

[#12] Refresher training and protocol updates.

Chain Of Custody Recurring $4K/yr

[#17] Ongoing secure records management, audit logging and access-control maintenance.

Supplies And Consumables $1K/yr

[#19] Consumables and film-handling supplies (splicing tape, gloves, cleaning supplies, leader stock).

Medical Supplies Replenishment $1K/yr

[#23] Annual replenishment of medical/amnestic supplies.

Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $487K/yr

91.5% probability / year

Normal year with scheduled operations, no major incidents.

daily_projection_and_analysis routine_maintenance

🚨 Minor Incident $512K/yr

8.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline

Equipment failure or data loss requiring emergency repairs/replacement and short-term response.

projector_motor_failure unexpected_continuous_running localized_data_corruption

🚨 Catastrophic Breach $1.3M/yr

0.5% probability / year +$800K vs baseline

Severe anomalous escalation requiring large-scale containment, relocation, or timeline-containment operations.

timeline_alteration_detected widespread_psychological_incidents major_public_exposure

👥 Personnel 7 total

Role	Count	Notes
Research Scientist	1	[#9] Assigned senior researcher responsible for daily interaction, analysis and containment procedure adherence.
Security Officer / MTF Agent	3	[#11] On-site security coverage: dedicated guard during viewing hours plus roving/remote monitoring coverage.
AV Technician	1	[#10] Part-time AV technician (approx. 0.5 FTE) to run projection and maintain equipment; counted as one headcount.
Archivist	1	[#10] Archivist for cataloguing and chain-of-custody (approx. 0.25–0.5 FTE).
Administrative Staff	1	[#10] Administrative support for scheduling, records, and coordination.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges allowing a reasoned estimate, but multiple items have wide ranges (equipment, contingency reserves, staff mix) and the anomalous nature introduces uncertainty about rare, high-cost events.

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