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SCP-5355 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-5355
Expected annual
$898K
One-time setup
$324K
Annual recurring
$851K
Personnel
9
Initial one-time setup dominated by a secure locker, room upgrade, contingency reserve and initial equipment (~$324k). Recurring costs are driven by security staffing, incident-response readiness, and legal/medical retainer (~$851k/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $324K
Contingency Reserve $125K
[#15] Establishment of an internal contingency/reserve fund for breaches or expensive mitigations (midpoint for low/high uncertainty).
Facilities $100K
[#1, #2] Secure anomalous-items locker installation and a small reinforced secure storage room upgrade (midpoint of provided ranges: $15,000 + $85,000).
Equipment $40K
[#3, #8, #10, #16] Surveillance hardware/NVR, initial PPE kits, initial incident-response equipment, and UPS/backup power (midpoints of ranges).
Administrative Setup $11K
[#7] Restricted-access admin overhead: personnel vetting and initial IT provisioning (vetting midpoint ~$10k + $1k IT).
Initial Reassessment $11K
[#24] Initial periodic reassessment / threat reevaluation (midpoint of $2k–$20k).
Initial Transfer $8K
[#11] One-time secure transfer planning & execution (midpoint of $2k–$15k).
Initial Training $6K
[#18] Initial staff and responder training specific to SCP-5355 SOPs (midpoint).
Psych Evals Initial $6K
[#19] Initial psychological screening for staff (midpoint per-person scaled to ~10 staff for initial vetting).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $6K
[#12] Minimal passive characterization services (imaging/spectral scans) one-time cost (midpoint).
Cover Story Setup $6K
[#14] Initial cover-story/legal setup (midpoint of $1k–$10k).
Waste Contract Setup $3K
[#17] Waste handling/disposal contract setup (midpoint $1k–$5k).
Archival Setup $3K
[#20] Hardened offline archival setup for dossiers and logs (midpoint $500–$5,000).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $851K/yr
Staff Wages $435K/yr
[#4, #5, #6] 24/7 monitoring operators (~$120k total), on-site security guards (6 positions, ~$240k), and one containment custodian (~$75k).
Logistics And Transport $285K/yr
[#10, #11] Incident response readiness / MTF-style team amortized (~$275k/yr) plus periodic secure transport budget (~$10k/yr).
Emergency Medical $40K/yr
[#9] On-call medical standby / occupational health contract (midpoint $20k–$60k).
Cover Story And Legal $30K/yr
[#14] Legal/cover counsel retainer and liaison costs (midpoint ~$30k/yr).
Research And Monitoring $15K/yr
[#13, #24] Long-term storage management (audits, inspections) and periodic reassessment amortized annually (midpoints).
Psych Rotation $12K/yr
[#19] Ongoing staff rotation administrative cost to mitigate insider risk (~midpoint $5k–$20k/yr).
Escalation Planning And Reserve $10K/yr
[#22] Ongoing planning, small annual retention for rapid escalation; large catastrophic costs are contingent and budgeted separately from this annual planning line.
Supplies And Consumables $10K/yr
[#8, #17, #21, #20] PPE replenishment (~$1,250), annual waste disposal (~$5,250), miscellaneous consumables/site overhead (~$2,750), and archival storage maintenance (~$600).
Moratorium Enforcement $6K/yr
[#23] Administrative cost to enforce research moratorium and audit researchers (~midpoint).
Facilities Maintenance $4K/yr
[#2, #3, #16] Maintenance of secure chamber/HVAC, surveillance storage/maintenance (~$2,100), and UPS battery replacements (~$600) plus minor facility upkeep.
Training And Drills $3K/yr
[#18] Annual refresher training and drills (midpoint $1k–$5k).
It Maintenance $1K/yr
[#7] Database/IT provisioning maintenance (~$200/yr noted; rounded to cover small additional IT upkeep).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $851K/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine operations, staffing, maintenance, and small consumable replenishment.
no_incident routine_inspections scheduled_transports
🚨 Minor Incident $876K/yr
8.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
Small containment event or accidental activation requiring limited MTF mobilization, medical treatment, targeted decontamination, and incident documentation.
small_containment_breach unexpected_activation minor_medical_treatment
🚨 Major Breach $1.4M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Significant breach requiring full MTF deployment, extended containment operations, decontamination, temporary quarantine, and larger legal/cover actions.
larger_containment_failure multi-shift_response public_exposure_risk
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $3.9M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline
Severe, uncontrolled event with public exposure, evacuation, large-scale remediation, and potential long-term site operations expansion.
wide_scale_exposure evacuation major_remediation
👥 Personnel 9 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#5] Two guards per shift across three shifts (6 positions), budgeted at ~$40k/yr each (total ~$240k/yr).
Security Monitoring Operator 2 [#4] Two rotating operators covering 24/7 monitoring (~$120k/yr total including overtime/coverage).
Containment Custodian / Technician 1 [#6] One custodian responsible for daily checks and chain-of-custody (~$75k/yr full-loaded).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates use midpoints of wide ranges provided in analyst notes; core recurring staffing figures are well-specified but many contingency and incident costs are highly uncertain, so confidence is medium.
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