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SCP-546 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-546
Expected annual
$166K
One-time setup
$219K
Annual recurring
$163K
Personnel
2
Upfront one-time setup is modest but a large optional disability reserve drives capital needs; annual operating costs are dominated by assigned staff wages and ongoing research/medical/legal overheads.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $219K
Disability Reserve $138K
[#13] One-time reserve for severe long-term disability/severance/rehab/settlement as a precautionary capital reserve.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $36K
[#7, #8, #9, #15, #16, #22] SOP development & initial training (#7), anti-writing physical controls & laminated surfaces (#8 one-time), controlled-writing instrument provisioning (#9 one-time), initial targeted research study (#15), record-keeping/encrypted storage initial setup (#16), initial tamper-evident archival supplies (#22 one-time).
Facilities $32K
[#1] Construction/modification of a small secured quarantine room with reinforced door, cabinet area, permits and labor.
Equipment $10K
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #6] Heavy-duty safe (#2), electronic access control (#3), CCTV install (#4 equipment), UPS purchase (#5 one-time), tablet & secure app setup (#6).
Preemployment Screening $2K
[#11] Initial pre-employment neuropsychological/medical screening for assigned staff (two staff baseline).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $163K/yr
Staff Wages $55K/yr
[#10] Assigned Level-2 research staffing (approx. 0.5 FTE research tech + 0.1 FTE supervisor allocated; salary+benefits).
Long Term Disability Payments $30K/yr
[#13] Ongoing disability/benefit payments if a staff member becomes permanently affected (annual ongoing cost estimate).
Research And Monitoring $21K/yr
[#4, #6, #15, #16] Video storage retention (#4), cloud logging backups/license (#6), ongoing small-scale research budget (#15), record-keeping/storage maintenance (#16).
Contingency $21K/yr
[#25] Contingency fund (15% of base annual operating subtotal) to cover unforeseen escalations not otherwise budgeted.
Cover Story And Legal $17K/yr
[#17, #18, #19, #20] Annual legal retainer and routine legal/compliance overhead (#17 retainer), increased insurance premiums (#18), annual internal/external audits (#19), recruitment/replacement allowance (#20).
Incident Medical Reserve $5K/yr
[#12] Annualized reserve to cover acute medical/psychiatric emergency responses for accidental exposures (annualized assumption).
Counseling And Eap $3K/yr
[#14] Ongoing counseling and employee assistance program coverage for staff and coworkers.
Legal Incident Reserve $3K/yr
[#17] Annualized reserve for per-incident legal expenses (outside of retainer).
Supplies And Consumables $3K/yr
[#8, #9, #21, #22] Gloves, tamper seals, controlled pen consumables/disposal, janitorial, electricity for small room/CCTV, annual tamper-seal replenishment.
Oncall Staffing And Emergency Fund $2K/yr
[#23] On-call overtime/response pay and small emergency kit replenishment for incident responses.
It Security And Backups $1K/yr
[#24] IT security, encrypted backups and anti-tampering measures for logs and video.
Preemployment Followup $950/yr
[#11] Periodic follow-up neuropsychological/medical screenings for assigned staff.
Facilities Maintenance $225/yr
[#5] UPS battery replacement and minimal ongoing room HVAC/equipment upkeep.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $163K/yr
93.5% probability / year
Normal year with strict controls and no major incidents; routine operations and scheduled research/maintenance occur.
routine_operations scheduled_research no_incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $178K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$15K vs baseline
Single accidental inscription causing short-term medical evaluation and modest legal/administrative costs.
accidental_writing short_term_medical_evaluation minor_legal_fees
🚨 Major Incident $213K/yr
0.5% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Serious acute incident requiring hospitalization, extended legal involvement, and operational disruption.
hospitalization extended_legal_action operational_disruption
🚨 Permanent Disability Case $311K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$148K vs baseline
A staff member suffers the severe permanent communication disability requiring severance/settlement and initiation of long-term benefits.
permanent_staff_disability severance_or_settlement long_term_accommodation
👥 Personnel 2 total
Role Count Notes
Research Technician / Level-2 Researcher 1 Approximately 0.5 FTE dedicated to SCP-546; salary portion included in staff_wages.
Site Supervisor / Research Supervisor 1 Approximately 0.1 FTE allocation to oversight/compliance; cost allocation included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges enabling mid-point estimates; uncertainty remains around incident frequencies and magnitude of legal/settlement payouts which drives a moderate confidence rating.
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