SCP-5349 — SCP-5349 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-5349 Safe-Eparch ~ medium confidence

SCP-5349

Expected annual

$1.1M

One-time setup

$541K

Annual recurring

$1.1M

Personnel

One-time setup costs are roughly $541,000 driven by security, containment hardware, digitization and contingency planning; annual recurring costs are about $1,084,250/yr driven primarily by staff wages (security + research) and ongoing monitoring/contingency replenishment.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $541K

Deaccession Final Disposition Planning $200K

[#25] Contingency planning and legally-reviewed costs for final disposition or neutralization (highly variable contingency).

Equipment $90K

[#2, #7, #13] Microclimate conservation enclosure/case (#2), secure archival IT hardware/setup (#7), access control/monitoring installation (#13).

Emergency Contingency Reserve One Time $50K

[#18] Initial emergency/rescue reserve for rapid-response conservator deployment, emergency transfer or temporary labs.

Dna Ancient Genetics Analysis $42K

[#8] Ancient DNA extraction and sequencing outsourced to aDNA facility (shotgun/sequencing, bioinformatics).

Secure Transport Handover $38K

[#1] Specialized crate, secure courier/armored vehicle or secure flight, 4–6 person escort, planning/permits for removal/transfer.

Cover Story Legal One Time $28K

[#12] Initial legal review, paperwork and payments to set up cover story / heritage agreements.

Digitization Imaging Outsourced $20K

[#6] Multispectral / high-resolution imaging outsourced (outsourced capture / digital restoration).

Personnel Vetting Initial $20K

[#14] Initial high-level background checks and clearance processing setup for project team (10–20 people initial costs).

Conservation Assessment And Stabilization $18K

[#4] Initial specialist conservator assessment and initial stabilization (3–15 days of conservator time and materials).

Facilities $15K

[#3] HVAC tie-in, electrical hookup and redundancy (UPS) installation/tie-in.

Redaction Publication One Time $11K

[#19] Initial memetic filtering, redaction, controlled printing/setup costs for restricted dissemination.

Specialist Materials Research Initial $10K

[#21] Initial materials testing / replication trials and sacrificial sample testing budget.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.1M/yr

Staff Wages $905K/yr

[#9, #10, #11] Ongoing salaries/benefits for research team, Site 96 security staff, and three Tactical Theology agents embedded at Grey Abbey (cover pay included).

Publication Suppression Monitoring $28K/yr

[#22] Monitoring academic networks, auctions and targeted interventions to intercept leaks or provenance disclosure.

Emergency Contingency Replenishment $25K/yr

[#18] Annual replenishment for the emergency response fund / rapid-response budget.

Cover Story And Legal $18K/yr

[#12] Ongoing liaison, legal retainers, heritage stipends and local fees to maintain cover and prevent public controversy.

Outreach Religious Mitigation $18K/yr

[#20] Clergy advisors, psychologists and community mitigation efforts to manage religious sensitivity and staff welfare.

Facilities Maintenance $16K/yr

[#3, #10] HVAC/electrical/UPS power (electricity estimate) and monitoring/maintenance for site systems and case tie-ins.

Research And Monitoring $14K/yr

[#4, #6, #17, #21] Conservator follow-up spot treatments, digital storage costs, sensor calibration and recurring small-scale materials research/testing.

Personnel Vetting Recurring $10K/yr

[#14] Periodic reinvestigation, continuous evaluation and security/memetic briefings for staff (annual costs).

Handling Restrictions And Throughput Management $8K/yr

[#24] Scheduling, supervised handling sessions, travel reimbursements and staff time to limit physical access frequency.

Insurance Internal Accounting $6K/yr

[#23] Internal valuation, accounting time and audit modeling for asset and budget planning.

Secure It Maintenance $6K/yr

[#7] Maintenance for air-gapped servers, encrypted backups, off-site rotation and audit logging systems.

Logistics And Transport $5K/yr

[#1, #24] Routine transport/reimbursements for approved researcher access sessions and minor logistics.

Conservation Followup Treatments $5K/yr

[#4] Periodic spot treatments and follow-up conservator visits as needed.

Specialist Materials Research Recurring $5K/yr

[#21] Ongoing materials testing, sacrificial-sample trials and method development for insect-keratin page stabilization.

Redaction Publication Per Year $4K/yr

[#19] Ongoing memetic filtering, redaction, and restricted dissemination costs for any produced translations/images.

Integrated Pest Management $4K/yr

[#16] Contracted pest-control inspections, traps and quarantine protocols to protect organic artifact.

Handling And Ppe $3K/yr

[#15] PPE replacement and annual training costs for handling (gloves, masks, anti-static tools, sterile consumables and training days).

Monitoring Calibration $3K/yr

[#17] Annual calibration and QA for hygrothermographs, dataloggers and alarm/sensor systems.

Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr

[#5] Archival boxes, Mylar supports, acid-free interleaving, silica gel, oxygen scavengers and periodic replacement supplies.

Digital Storage $1K/yr

[#6] Long-term digital storage and archival backups for imaging/digital assets.

Microclimate Enclosure Maintenance $300/yr

[#2] Seals/filters/sorbents replacement and minor maintenance for conservation-grade case.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.1M/yr

94.0% probability / year

Normal year with standard staffing, monitoring, routine maintenance, and no major incidents.

no_incident routine_maintenance

🚨 Minor Incident $1.2M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline

Accidental damage or localized degradation requiring emergency conservator deployment, emergency transfer and short-term elevated monitoring.

accidental_damage localized_degradation minor_theft_attempt

🚨 Major Breach $1.8M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$700K vs baseline

Theft attempt, major biological degradation event, or exposure requiring large-scale recovery, legal suppression, and possible final-disposition actions.

theft_attempt major_biological_failure public_exposure

👥 Personnel 16 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	6	[#10] 24/7 dedicated guards for the Literature Wing (4–8 typical); cover pay included in staff_wages.
Research Scientist	3	[#9] Paleographers, entomologists and conservator-scientists (2–4 FTEs equivalent) conducting ongoing study.
Tactical Theology / Embedded Agents	3	[#11] Three Tactical Theology personnel embedded at Grey Abbey as described in containment procedures.
Conservator / Specialist	1	[#4] Lead conservator for treatment planning and periodic onsite stabilization work; additional consultants budgeted separately.
Engineer / Maintenance	1	[#3, #17] Responsible for HVAC tie-ins, UPS upkeep, sensor maintenance and calibration coordination.
Administrative Staff	1	[#24] Scheduling, access coordination, cover-story liaison and handling session supervision.
Site Director / Executive Staff	1	[#12, #23] Oversight, legal/cover coordination and internal valuation/accounting oversight.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed itemized ranges which allow order-of-magnitude estimates, but many items have wide ranges (e.g., DNA work, deaccession costs, staffing levels) and some choices (outsourcing vs in-house aDNA facility, level of security) materially change totals; therefore confidence is medium.

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