SCP-533
Safe
~
medium confidence
SCP-533
Expected annual
$461K
One-time setup
$290K
Annual recurring
$460K
Personnel
3
Initial one-time setup is approximately $290k driven by containment/display case, integrated monitoring and research lab setup; recurring annual costs are about $460k driven primarily by staff wages (on-site technician + rapid-response team) and ongoing research/monitoring.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $290K
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $460K/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$460K/yr
Normal year with no containment incidents; ongoing staffing, monitoring, maintenance, and research continue as planned.
no alarms
routine maintenance
scheduled research
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Minor Incident
$480K/yr
Localized glass breakage or threshold weight breach requiring immediate Procedure 533-001 execution, cleanup, small repairs, and short research downtime.
case glass breakage
weight threshold breach (limited)
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Major Breach
$610K/yr
Significant containment failure or delayed procedure execution resulting in widespread contamination/cleanup, extended investigation, and major containment upgrade.
delayed Procedure 533-001
massive glass failure / widespread contamination
Personnel
3 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Technician / Attendant | 1 | [#11] One full-time on-site technician responsible for daily checks, maintenance, and immediate response preparation (~$75,000/yr including benefits). |
| Security Officer / Rapid Response Team (FTE-equivalents) | 2 | [#12] Two FTE-equivalent rapid-response personnel or on-call coverage to execute Procedure 533-001 and guaranteed response times (~$200,000/yr combined). |
Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, enabling a reasonably constrained estimate, but many items (research intensity, incident frequency, and containment-upgrade severity) have wide ranges so uncertainty remains.