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SCP-5418 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-5418
Expected annual
$1.1M
One-time setup
$968K
Annual recurring
$1.1M
Personnel
13
First-year (one-time + recurring) set-up costs are driven by containment construction, initial conservation/research (imaging, aDNA/isotope testing), transport/legal work and a recommended contingency reserve; ongoing annual costs are dominated by security staff wages, research staff/language support, cover/legal, and institutional overhead. Expected first-year one-time spending ~ $0.97M with recurring baseline operations around $1.09M/yr.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $968K
Contingency Reserve $500K
[#26] Held contingency/escalation reserve recommended minimum to respond to unexpected anomalous escalation, emergency retrieval, or rapid relocation.
Equipment $113K
[#2, #3, #6, #7, #8, #9, #18, #25, #19, #13] Custom plinth/mount (#2), microclimate/preservation hardware initial setup (#3 initial), initial site security hardware (#6 initial), audio capture hardware (#7 initial), video/TV amenity setup (#8 initial), audiobook/TTS system setup (#9 initial), freezer/cryostorage hardware (#18), initial secure servers/data hardware (#25 initial), specialist conservation materials (#19 initial), initial artifact cataloguing/setup (#13 initial).
Facilities $100K
[#1] Construction/modification of a standard Foundation "safe" chamber with observation, lockable access, 1.8 m plinth mounting, interior finishing, HVAC hookups and seismic anchoring.
Transport And Repatriation $85K
[#22] Secure, climate-controlled transport and covert/secure repatriation/transfer costs from Rome (crate, charter/secure shipment, customs liaison, cover logistics).
Legal And Cover Setup $75K
[#23] One-time legal/diplomatic/cover-up establishment costs (initial permits/liaison, payments to cooperating institutions/personnel where needed).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $63K
[#14, #15, #16, #12] Non-destructive imaging session(s) (CT/X-ray/photogrammetry) (#14), allocation for destructive sample testing / aDNA/isotope/radiocarbon campaigns (#15), initial pathology/histology/metagenomics campaign (#16 one-time portion), and initial conservator treatment/stabilization of gold/beeswax (#12 one-time treatment).
Insurance Reserve $25K
[#29] One-time internal allowance for asset recovery/loss during treatment/transport (accounting provision given secrecy).
Initial Training And Protocols $8K
[#21] Initial development of handling/interview protocols and cultural sensitivity training materials (one-time development costs).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.1M/yr
Staff Wages $660K/yr
[#5, #10, #11, #20] Security staffing (8 guards + 1 supervisor) and benefits/training (#5), weekly rabbi/chaplain stipend and travel (#10), linguistics/Classical Hebrew support (contract or partial FTE) (#11), research staff salaries (dedicated researchers/conservator liaison) (#20).
Administrative Overhead $253K/yr
[#28] Prorated site-wide administrative/site overhead (HR, accounting, site services, institutional overhead) estimated at ~30% of direct recurring staffing and operations as noted.
Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr
[#23, #24] Ongoing legal/diplomatic retainer, cover-story payments and PR/falsification maintenance ($/agreements with cooperating parties) (#23 recurring portion and #24 ongoing PR maintenance).
Research And Monitoring $68K/yr
[#7, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #21, #25, #27, #30, #8, #9] Ongoing audio/video storage & processing/transcription (#7), conservator follow-up checks (#12 recurring), artifact storage & cataloguing maintenance (#13 recurring), periodic imaging/scanning campaigns (#14 as needed recurring allocation), destructive-test follow-ups (#15 recurring allocation), pathology/metagenomic campaigns (#16 recurring as research continues), refresher training and protocol updates (#21 recurring), secure data management & backups (#25 recurring), ongoing monitoring & interview program (scheduled interviews, transcription) (#27), ethics/oversight/visitor panel costs (#30), and recurring video/audiobook subscription/license costs (#8, #9 recurring).
Facilities Maintenance $10K/yr
[#3, #4, #6, #18] Ongoing microclimate/HVAC power & consumables (#3), continuous chamber HVAC/energy costs (#4), security infrastructure maintenance (access control/CCTV maintenance) (#6), freezer/cryostorage power & maintenance (#18).
Supplies And Consumables $4K/yr
[#17, #19] PPE and biosafety consumables (gloves, masks, gowns, sterile disposables) (#17), specialist conservation/archival consumables (Mylar, archival boxes, humidity control consumables, pest monitoring) (#19 recurring).
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.1M/yr
92.5% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine monitoring, conservation, scheduled research and steady cover operations.
routine_monitoring scheduled_research steady_cover_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $1.3M/yr
6.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Localized conservation emergency, attempted theft/vandalism attempt, or sudden accelerated flaking requiring emergency stabilization and legal response.
conservation_emergency attempted_theft unexpected_deterioration
🚨 Political Exposure $1.6M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Discovery or exposure tied to recovery site or diplomatic complications in host nation (Rome) leading to significant legal/diplomatic remediation and extended cover operations.
host_nation_discovery diplomatic_incident public_exposure
🚨 Major Breach $2.0M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$950K vs baseline
Significant containment breach or targeted large-scale retrieval/breach requiring MTF response, relocation, and full use of contingency funds.
full_site_breach large_scale_theft_or_sabotage unexpected_anomalous_escalation
👥 Personnel 13 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 8 full-time guards to cover shifts as noted in analyst notes.
Security Supervisor 1 On-site security supervisor overseeing guard shifts.
Research Scientist 1 Dedicated researcher (archaeology/anthropology) responsible for interviews and analysis.
Conservator / Conservation Specialist 1 Conservator liaison for stabilization and treatment of gold/beeswax and artifacts.
Linguistics Consultant 1 Classical Hebrew specialist (0.5–1.0 FTE equivalent; counted as one headcount for staffing).
Chaplain / Religious Consultant (Rabbi) 1 Part-time weekly rabbi visits / chaplaincy contract as described.
📋 Confidence Notes
Notes provide reasonable ranges for most line items and SCP-5418 is Safe and well-described, but several high-variance items (covert transport/legal, contingency sizing, frequency of conservation interventions) require judgment calls; estimates are therefore medium confidence.
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