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SCP-512 Neutralized ~ medium confidence
SCP-512
Expected annual
$211K
One-time setup
$2.1M
Annual recurring
$184K
Personnel
4
One-time contingency reserves are large due to potential reactivation (high-tier containment capex); baseline annual costs are modest (~$184k/yr) driven primarily by security staffing and thaumaturgical seal retainers and site overhead.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.1M
High Tier Containment Capex $2.0M
[#20] Contingency capex for full reactivation / expanded anomalous containment (reinforced chamber, field equipment, gantry, energy sinks).
Disposal Neutralization Contingency $50K
[#19] Contingency budget for safe thaumaturgical destruction or neutralization and remediation.
Equipment $32K
[#4, #6, #12, #18] Surveillance hardware ($3,000), specialized monitoring instruments ($25,000), emergency equipment ($2,500), medical/first-aid kit ($1,000).
Duplicate Seal Kit $15K
[#17] Creation and storage of redundant Class II seal kit and reagents (one-time kit build).
Secure Transport Per Move $10K
[#11] Secure internal transport / packing / thaumaturgical escort per move.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $8K
[#10, #14] One major non-invasive imaging session ($6,000) and documentation/cataloging setup ($2,000).
Facilities $5K
[#1] Containment locker retrofit: secure lock, anti-tamper fastenings, sealing and internal supports.
Conservation Treatment $4K
[#7] Initial conservation/restoration treatment for silk, brass, ivory (one-time stabilization).
Legal And Compliance $3K
[#8] Ivory provenance paperwork and initial legal/cover documentation setup.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $184K/yr
Staff Wages $125K/yr
[#3, #9] Security staffing allocation (~2 guards = $80,000) and research staff time / technician support (~$45,000).
Thaumaturgical Seal Retainer $20K/yr
[#5] Annual retainer/maintenance for Class II seal inspection and reagent/ritual costs.
Facilities Maintenance $11K/yr
[#2, #4] Site overhead allocation (power, admin, utilities) $10,000/yr and surveillance monitoring/maintenance $1,000/yr.
Insurance And Reserve $10K/yr
[#15] Internal insurance/reserve allocation for liability and contingency.
Cover Story And Legal $5K/yr
[#8, #16] Annual legal retainer and cover-story / PR contingency ($2,000/yr + $3,000/yr).
Research And Monitoring $4K/yr
[#6, #9] Calibration and consumables for specialized thaumaturgic/reality sensors ($2,000/yr) and research consumables ($2,000/yr).
Emergency Drills $4K/yr
[#12] Annual drills and training exercises to maintain response readiness.
Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr
[#13, #14] Routine supplies (gloves, desiccants) $1,000/yr and data/storage maintenance $500/yr.
Medical And Safety $2K/yr
[#18] Annual medical on-call, training, respirator maintenance and safety refreshers.
Duplicate Seal Maintenance $1K/yr
[#17] Annual maintenance/rotation of reagents and potency checks for backup seal kit.
Conservation Maintenance $1K/yr
[#7] Ongoing humidity control, periodic conservation inspections and environmental monitoring.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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High Tier Containment Opex $0/yr
[#20] Recurring OPEX for high-tier containment is scenario-dependent and not included in baseline recurring (captured in adverse scenarios).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $184K/yr
95.0% probability / year
Normal fiscal year with no major incidents; routine maintenance, monitoring, staff wages, and retainers paid.
no seal degradation no transports or research openings routine inspections only
🚨 Minor Incident $214K/yr
4.0% probability / year +$30K vs baseline
Small seal degradation or localized incident requiring deployment of backup seal kit, emergency response, and additional consultancy.
seal integrity concern unexpected material degradation small handling/transport incident
🚨 Major Reactivation $2.8M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$2.6M vs baseline
Object reactivates or must be opened, triggering full high-tier containment buildout plus first-year elevated operations.
complete seal failure reactivation / opened object revelation of active anomalous levitation requiring new containment
👥 Personnel 4 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#3] Two guards allocated for access control and escorts (rostered coverage).
Research Scientist 1 [#9] Islean Culture & History researcher oversight (partial FTE allocation included in research staffing).
Lab Technician / Research Assistant 1 [#9] Technician support for imaging, handling and conservation (part-time FTE covered in research staff allocation).
📋 Confidence Notes
Baseline recurring and many line-item figures are reasonably specified in analyst notes (security, retainers, monitoring). Confidence is reduced by large, scenario-dependent contingency items (#19–#20) and by inherent uncertainty in thaumaturgical remediation and rare reactivation probabilities.
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