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SCP-5423 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-5423
Expected annual
$1.3M
One-time setup
$3.7M
Annual recurring
$1.2M
Personnel
6
First-year program (one-time + first-year recurring) is approximately $4.98M driven primarily by bespoke engineering (observation window and facility modifications), bespoke sensor/DAQ systems and data infrastructure, insurance/contingency reserves, and incremental security staffing. Ongoing annual costs are ~ $1.25M dominated by dedicated security wages and research/monitoring support.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.7M
Insurance Reserve $1.1M
[#22] Internal insurance/reserve for catastrophic loss or legal claims; held as a budgeted reserve to avoid disrupting operations.
Facilities $730K
[#1, #2, #5, #21] Structural and engineering work: door wedge & motorized interlock (#1), perimeter barrier and exclusion boundary (#2), O5-approved observation window engineering & install (#5), and decommissioning/safe-sealing contingency planning (#21). Estimate covers engineering, installation, permits, and shutdown labor.
Directed Task Force Initial $360K
[#9] Directed Task Force operational budget for first 12–18 months: travel, contractor hires, overtime, specialist consultant contracts and reimbursables for focused investigation.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $350K
[#6] Specialized research instrumentation and integration: high-precision gravimeters, inertial/motion arrays, muon/tomography detector components, DAQ integration specific to anomalous-space detection.
Equipment $332K
[#4, #7, #18] Hardware and systems: high-reliability CCTV and recording hardware (#4), server racks / storage / on-site DAQ hardware (#7), and IT security appliances/HSMs for classified logging (#18).
Emergency Response Fund $275K
[#16] Contingency reserve for rapid-response deployments, emergency replacement of destroyed gear, covert containment of public information, and overtime for recovery.
Legal Investigation $212K
[#15] Director-level internal inquiry and legal/admin costs: counsel, HR time, disciplinary proceedings and potential administrative settlements (range-based estimate).
Inventory Audit Remediation $145K
[#10] Full inventory and remediation of contaminated items: conservator specialists, lab testing, quarantining, documentation, potential decontamination/destruction.
Medical Isolation Suite $95K
[#12] Retrofit/isolation suite buildout: isolation room(s), monitoring hardware, PPE and biosafety cleaning equipment for mandated one-week isolations.
Public Relations $52K
[#20] One-time cover-story preparation and plausible deniability costs for installations/repairs or a small-scale external incident requiring explanation.
Sop Development $30K
[#14] SOP development, initial training materials, tabletop exercises and initial compliance rollout.
Relocation Compaction $28K
[#11] One-time packing, transport, and opportunity/moving costs to relocate displaced stored items and expand storage elsewhere.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.2M/yr
Staff Wages $468K/yr
[#3] 24/7 dedicated access/response security staffing (incremental): 6personnel (two-person minimum response teams, 3 shifts/day). Midpoint salary+benefits estimate.
Supplies And Consumables $225K/yr
[#8] Experimental consumables and expendable test objects: expendable IMUs, tracked projectiles, mounting hardware, one-time-use sensors and test materials.
Research And Monitoring $150K/yr
[#6, #7] Ongoing calibration, data processing, and data scientist/engineer staffing & storage: sensor recalibration and DAQ/staffing costs for continuous monitoring and analysis.
Medical Isolation And Staffing $130K/yr
[#12] Recurring staffing & consumables for isolation/quarantine suite: dedicated nurse/physician on-call, PPE replacement, psychiatric follow-up and biosafety cleaning between patients.
Replacement Productivity $115K/yr
[#19] Recurring costs to backfill lost personnel productivity: temporary hires, overtime and contractor backfill when personnel are isolated or lost.
Facilities Maintenance $70K/yr
[#4, #17] Annual maintenance & storage: CCTV/recording maintenance and off-site replicated logging costs (#4), plus long-term mechanical maintenance and recalibration of wedge/interlock/window/sensor mounts (#17).
It Security And Logs $35K/yr
[#18] Ongoing IT operations for classified logging, SIEM oversight, and air-gapped/off-site backup management.
Medical Screening $25K/yr
[#13] Baseline and periodic medical/psychological screening program for ~20 personnel: imaging, bloodwork, neurocognitive testing and clinician time.
Logistics And Transport $16K/yr
[#11] Recurring additional storage costs for relocated items and transport-related logistics.
Sop Training And Audits $12K/yr
[#14] Annual refreshers, training updates, and compliance audits for SOPs related to unreality exposures and testing protocols.
Cover Story And Legal $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.2M/yr
93.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with no major incidents; routine monitoring, maintenance, training and staffing costs only.
no accidental closure no major loss of equipment standard operations only
🚨 Minor Incident $1.5M/yr
6.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Localized accidental closure or limited exposure, requiring emergency response, limited investigation, data reconstruction, and modest PR/legal action.
accidental door closure limited personnel exposure loss of expendable sensors/data segments
🚨 Major Breach $2.7M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant procedural failure leading to multiple personnel exposures, large legal/settlement costs, possible decommissioning expenses and heavy use of contingency/insurance reserves.
multiple personnel lost/exposed large-scale procedural failure external awareness or legal action
👥 Personnel 6 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#3] Dedicated 24/7 access/response security staffing (two-person minimum response teams across shifts); counts reflect the incremental staff covered in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line items are well-described with explicit ranges, allowing midpoint estimates, but many items have wide ranges (especially contingency/insurance/legal) and contingent probabilities are uncertain; therefore medium confidence.
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