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SCP-5447 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-5447
Expected annual
$1.0M
One-time setup
$537K
Annual recurring
$996K
Personnel
8
One-time setup costs are moderate (~$0.54M) for containment modifications, equipment and contingency reserves; the dominant recurring cost is continuous staffed monitoring (~$624k/yr), bringing total annual baseline operating costs to about $996.5k, with incident contingencies potentially adding large spikes.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $537K
Legal Incident Fund $150K
[#20] One-time major incident contingency for legal/PR/compensation (midpoint of $50k–250k range).
Miscellaneous Discretionary Fund $125K
[#25] Discretionary anomalous/thaumaturgic contingency fund (midpoint of $50k–200k).
Decontamination Contingency $100K
[#13] One-time reserve for decon contractors, room refurbishment and replacement build (midpoint of $50k–150k).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $40K
[#14] One-time specialist research equipment for advanced assays (chromatography, isotope dating, etc.) per note.
Equipment $34K
[#2, #3, #6, #7, #9, #11] Safe refurbishment/mounting (#2) $8,500; redundant camera/monitor hardware (#3) $6,000; SAN/NVR/video hardware (#6,#7) $5,000; environmental sensors hardware (#9) $4,500; UPS + install (#11) $9,500. Values are midpoints or explicit estimates combined.
Facilities $30K
[#1] Build/adapt a 3 m3 containment room with anti-tamper doors, mounting plate, HVAC isolation and observation port. Midpoint of $20k–40k range used.
Transport Per Move $28K
[#21] Per-move secure/armored transport estimate (midpoint of $15k–40k). Treated as a one-time per-move budget line.
Personnel Clearances Initial $18K
[#15] Initial background checks/clearance processing for 8 staff at midpoint ~$1,500–3,000/person.
Emergency Kits And Rapid Response Equipment $10K
[#12] One-time emergency/portable containment kit and transport crates.
Conservation Assessment $3K
[#24] Small-item conservation assessment/treatment for wooden statues (midpoint of $1,500–4,000).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $996K/yr
Staff Wages $624K/yr
[#4] Continuous monitoring staffed 24/7 requiring 8 FTE junior researchers at $78,000/FTE/yr (salary+benefits) per analyst notes.
Research And Monitoring $170K/yr
[#5, #14, #22, #23] Biweekly safe-opening operations (#5) $10,400/yr; active research program baseline (#14) $112,500/yr (midpoint of $75k–150k); documentation/logging staff time (#22) $22,500/yr; incident/forensic reserve allocation (#23) $25,000/yr.
Facilities Maintenance $104K/yr
[#17, #18] Routine maintenance & spare parts (#17) midpoint $3,500/yr plus site overhead/facilities allocation (#18) midpoint $100,000/yr.
Drills And Response $40K/yr
[#12] Periodic drills, MTF readiness payments and training hours (midpoint of $20k–60k/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $35K/yr
[#20] Legal/cover-up retainer (~$20k–50k/yr, midpoint used).
Personnel Recurring Clearance And Psych $8K/yr
[#15] Recurring clearance renewals (~$500/person/yr for 8 staff = $4,000) plus psychological oversight (~$3,500/yr midpoint).
Video Storage And Archive $6K/yr
[#6, #8] Continuous dual-feed storage, off-site archival and maintenance (~$6,000/yr; includes estimates from items #6 and #8).
Logistics And Transport $5K/yr
[#21] Small annual readiness budget for secure relocation capability (~$5,000/yr).
Electricity $2K/yr
[#19] Power for chamber HVAC + cameras + NVR; midpoint ~$1,600/yr.
Ups Fuel And Testing $2K/yr
[#11] Fuel, generator/site usage and UPS testing (~$1,500/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $1K/yr
[#16] PPE and consumables for biweekly openings (~$1,000/yr).
Sensor Calibration And Maintenance $500/yr
[#9, #10] Annual recalibration and occasional repairs for sensors (~$500/yr).
Conservation Maintenance $500/yr
[#24] Ongoing conservation/archival maintenance for wooden statues (~$500/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $996K/yr
84.0% probability / year
Routine year with continuous monitoring, scheduled openings, regular maintenance and modest research.
no incidents scheduled biweekly checks normal research activity
🚨 Minor Incident $1.0M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
Small anomaly deviation requiring immediate forensic analysis and limited remediation (non-breach).
observed change in size/color/temperature temporary monitoring gap low-level forensic testing
🚨 Research Scale Up $1.1M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Foundation elects to expand active research into EVE/PoI-5447 requiring extra assays, fieldwork and specialist hires for the year.
programmatic decision to intensify research granting of additional lab assays field operations to track PoI-5447
🚨 Major Breach $1.3M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Containment failure/near-breach requiring mass response, decontamination, replacement infrastructure and possible asset losses.
complete monitoring failure simultaneous multiple instance animation security breach during transport
👥 Personnel 8 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist (Junior Researcher) / Monitoring Staff 8 [#4] Eight FTE junior researchers required for continuous 24/7 monitoring as described in analyst notes.
📋 Confidence Notes
Many line items are well-specified with analyst midpoints, but several anomalous contingencies and scope choices (number of required monitors, research intensity, legal exposure) introduce material uncertainty; hence medium confidence.
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