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SCP-507 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-507
Expected annual
$495K
One-time setup
$266K
Annual recurring
$472K
Personnel
6
One-time setup costs are modest (~$266k) for suite refit, vehicles/equipment, and initial medical/SOP setup; recurring annual costs (~$472k/yr) are driven primarily by staff wages (handler + retrieval pool), contingency contributions, and ongoing research/medical/maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $266K
Equipment $105K
[#2, #5, #9, #10, #11] Surveillance cameras/NVR hardware and installation, monitoring hardware/software setup, unmarked vehicle fleet purchase, secure communications devices, hardened proxy workstation and appliances.
Facilities $80K
[#1, #14] Private residential suite refit and isolation room build/upgrade (construction, furnishings, CCTV-ready wiring, quarantine/isolation room upgrades).
Contingency Seed $50K
[#24] Initial emergency/contingency reserve seed to cover large unpredictable events (initial fund).
Termination Equipment $10K
[#25] One-time purchase/amortized cost of termination/use-of-force equipment readiness (weapons/tools) and initial training setup.
Sop Development $8K
[#18] Initial SOP and training material development, tabletop plan creation and initial certification rollout.
Tracking Implant $6K
[#3] Purchase of implantable tracking device and direct implantation/surgical costs (device + minor surgery + post-op monitoring).
Initial Medical Screening $6K
[#13] Initial full medical baseline exam, vaccinations, baseline imaging/tests.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $472K/yr
Staff Wages $299K/yr
[#5, #6, #7, #17] Ongoing personnel costs: primary handler salary, on-call retrieval pool/stipends, daily monitoring operator time, partial FTE research allocation.
Research And Monitoring $51K/yr
[#12, #15, #16, #17] IT security/logging and data storage, psychological testing budgets, laboratory physical testing budgets (MRI/blood panels/toxicology), and project research budgets.
Facilities Maintenance $38K/yr
[#2, #9, #10, #11, #14] CCTV storage/maintenance, vehicle fleet maintenance, communications service/licenses, proxy/firewall maintenance, isolation-room readiness and utilities upkeep.
Contingency Reserve Annual Contribution $25K/yr
[#24] Annual contribution to maintain an emergency reserve for unpredictable large expenses (maintained fund).
Recreational Allowances $15K/yr
[#21] Food, utilities, entertainment, clothing, small stipends and replacement permitted items for detainee upkeep.
Cover Story And Legal $12K/yr
[#22] Cover-story maintenance, local liaison fees, legal counsel retainer and false-record maintenance.
Sop Refresher Training $6K/yr
[#18] Annual refresher training, drills and certification upkeep for SOPs related to shifting, retrievals and non-contact rules.
Supplies And Consumables $5K/yr
[#20] PPE, sampling kits, batteries, small replacement items and other consumables.
Logistics And Transport $5K/yr
[#8] Average annual retrieval deployment expenses (transport, overtime, local liaison, occasional cover expenses) annualized.
Archive And Documentation $5K/yr
[#23] Document preparation, secure archive maintenance, backups, redaction and long-term curation.
Quarantine Cleaning $5K/yr
[#19] Annual budget for deep-cleaning, laundering/incineration protocols, HEPA vacuuming and specialized waste disposal following returns.
Routine Medical Care $3K/yr
[#13] Yearly routine healthcare costs: annual checkups, vaccinations, minor treatments and medication.
Termination Training Refreshers $2K/yr
[#25] Ongoing refresher training for use-of-force readiness.
Tracking Implant Maintenance $2K/yr
[#4] Battery replacements, periodic checkups, replacement implants if tampered/fails.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $472K/yr
73.0% probability / year
Typical year with no major incidents; routine monitoring, occasional testing, and standard retrieval activity covered by recurring budgets.
no major shifts routine monitoring infrequent retrievals
🚨 Minor Incident $487K/yr
20.0% probability / year +$15K vs baseline
One or a few off-site reappearances requiring multiple retrievals, additional quarantine/decon events, and modest overtime/legal expenses.
multiple local retrievals extra decontamination events overtime and small legal/cover expenses
🚨 Major Breach $672K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Frequent shifts or an extended absence requiring international retrieval(s), extensive medical workups, legal actions, and large contingency draws.
international retrieval major medical/legal emergency large contingency draw
🚨 Political Exposure $972K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Public exposure or leak near a populated area triggering intensive legal defense, PR/cover operations, and possible infrastructure upgrades.
media/legal exposure local authority involvement major cover-story operations
👥 Personnel 6 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent (Primary handler) 1 [@#6] Full-time handler assigned to accompany SCP-507 outside quarters (salary+benefits included in staff_wages).
Security Officer / MTF Agent (On-call retrieval agents) 3 [@#7] Three plainclothes agents on-call per facility or drawn from a rapid-response pool (stipends + prorated salary budgeted).
Monitoring Operator (NOC Technician) 1 [@#5] 0.25–0.5 FTE monitoring implant pings and alerts; budgeted as ~0.5 FTE represented as one part-time operator.
Research Scientist 1 [@#17] 0.1–0.5 FTE researcher allocation for focused SCP-507 studies and experiment coordination.
📋 Confidence Notes
Notes provide detailed line-item ranges for most categories, enabling reasonable mid-point estimates; uncertainty remains around shift frequency, retrieval frequency, and contingency draw sizes, so confidence is medium.
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