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SCP-5084 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-5084
Expected annual
$52K
One-time setup
$9K
Annual recurring
$50K
Personnel
0.06
One-time setup is modest (~$9.3k) for a secure locker, sensors, and small kits; recurring annual costs are dominated by contingency/reserve allocations for potential public exposure and legal/cover operations, bringing baseline annual recurring costs to about $50.1k.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $9K
Facilities $4K
[#1] Purchase and install a certified tamper-evident safe/locker and installation within Site-19 secure storage.
Equipment $2K
[#2, #3, #10] Tamper/entry sensors and local CCTV integration (#2), tamper-evident transport kit purchase (#3 kit portion), and mobile/forensic audio/recording equipment (#10).
Incident Response Kit $1K
[#14] One-time purchase of an incident response kit for public-interaction scenarios (replacement tomatoes, props, IDs, containers).
Training Development $1K
[#9] Development of psychological/memetic training module for Level-2+ staff (one-time development).
Redundancy Specimen Accounting $600
[#16] One-time high-quality imaging and archival/cataloguing of all 40 instances for redundancy and records.
Initial Inventory Documentation $250
[#4] Initial administrative time for inventory & database entry, cataloging, and chain-of-custody documentation.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $50K/yr
Major Exposure Reserve $20K/yr
[#19] Reserve allocation toward a large public-exposure response (mass amnestics, recalls, PR campaigns, settlements).
Cover Story And Legal $15K/yr
[#12, #13] Public-cover/PR & covert logistics reserve (#12) and legal retainer/contingent counsel and settlement planning (#13).
Amnestic Reserve $5K/yr
[#11] Small contingency amnestic/resolution fund reserved annually for emergency amnestic administration, medical oversight, relocation, counseling.
Staff Wages $4K/yr
[#5, #4] Research staff time (0.05 FTE Level-2 researcher; ~$3,500/yr) plus ongoing admin maintenance/accounting (~$40–$100/yr; included as ~$70/yr).
Research And Monitoring $3K/yr
[#15, #18] Small-scale behavioral research budget per study/event (#15) budgeted as an annual reserve and periodic audit & compliance inspections (#18).
Security Overhead $1K/yr
[#6] Marginal incremental security costs (fractional guard time, badge checks, escorting for transfers).
Supplies And Consumables $850/yr
[#7, #14, #20] Basic handling PPE and consumables (#7), annual replenishment of incident response kit (#14), and minor lab consumables (#20).
Logistics And Transport $600/yr
[#17] Small-item emergency transport insurance premiums and courier liability for authorized transfers.
Training Updates $300/yr
[#9] Annual delivery/updates for psychological/memetic staff training module.
Transport Seal Consumables $100/yr
[#3] Consumable tamper-evident seals for transport (~$100 per use; budgeted as an annual consumables line).
Facilities Maintenance $50/yr
[#8] Marginal electricity/HVAC accounting for ambient environment and negligible extra load.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $50K/yr
94.5% probability / year
Normal year with no public exposure or major incidents; routine testing and maintenance only.
no_public_exposure routine_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $65K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$15K vs baseline
Single small public exposure requiring targeted amnestics, local PR/cover operations, and limited legal counsel.
single_civilian_exposure localized_media_attention
🚨 Major Breach $300K/yr
0.5% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Widespread or high-profile public exposure requiring mass response: large-scale amnestic deployment, mass recall/PR campaign, extended legal settlements.
widespread_public_exposure major_media_coverage
👥 Personnel 0.06 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 0.05 [#5] 0.05 FTE Level-2 researcher allocated for scheduling, supervised observation, and protocol maintenance (~$3,500/yr).
Administrative Staff 0.01 [#4] Ongoing documentation/asset DB maintenance (~0.5 hours/month; ~$40–$100/yr; included here as ~0.01 headcount equivalent).
📋 Confidence Notes
Containment and routine costs are well-specified (Safe-class, small staff time), but contingency/reserve sizing for public-exposure scenarios is highly uncertain (wide ranges in analyst notes), so confidence is moderate.
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