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SCP-560 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-560
Expected annual
$825K
One-time setup
$347K
Annual recurring
$809K
Personnel
6.3
Estimated one-time setup costs are moderate (~$347k) for a secure room, shielding, hardware, initial media, and contingency; recurring annual costs are substantial (~$809k/yr) driven primarily by research staffing, secure disposal/logistics, and legal/cover operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $347K
Contingency Fund Initial $100K
[#19] Initial contingency / incident response fund set-aside (practical minimum used for baseline).
Facilities $80K
[#1] Construction/fit-out of a small secure containment room (vault) including lockable rack, tamper seals, anti-static flooring, basic HVAC and fire suppression; cost assumes a mid-range retrofit/new-build balance.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $60K
[#17] One-time equipment and lab buildout for a small research program (controlled experiments, instruments).
Decommissioning $50K
[#25] One-time budget for safe retirement / decommissioning procedures if invoked.
Equipment $42K
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #14, #15, #16] Environmental control & monitoring setup, EM shielding/Faraday measures, stand-alone air-gapped desktop + optical writer/reader, initial archival media stock (initial purchase), shock-proof case(s), monitoring/tamper sensors setup, UPS purchase, and initial forensic write-blocker kit.
Background Clearance Initial $15K
[#13] Initial background checks and Level-4 clearance setup costs for a small team.
Scale Up One Time $0
[#24] Specialized containment upgrades for widescale use are not applied to baseline initial costs (captured as scenario).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $809K/yr
Staff Wages $528K/yr
[#11, #12, #17] Monthly access technician labor, incremental security staffing attributable to SCP-560, and dedicated research team salaries (2–3 researchers + technicians) are the dominant recurring personnel cost.
Cover Story And Legal $105K/yr
[#9, #20] Secure civilian-disposal cover budgets and legal / PSYOP / cover-story expenditures for plausible disposal channels and contractor management.
Supplies And Consumables $34K/yr
[#5, #7, #8, #16] Ongoing archival media replenishment, replacement wipe-ready drives from Site-██, consumable discs/sleeves/labels, and forensic consumables/certifications.
Research And Monitoring $30K/yr
[#14, #18] Ongoing monitoring, logging storage/processing and cataloging/indexing of corrupted outputs retained for study.
Compliance And Auditing $30K/yr
[#21] Administrative overhead for audits, classification management, and review boards.
Insurance $28K/yr
[#23] Incremental insurance/indemnity and worker compensation attributable to handling the anomaly under civilian cover.
Contingency Replenishment $25K/yr
[#19] Annual replenishment of the incident/response fund as incidents or use deplete the set-aside.
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#10] Armored/secure transport trips (on-site ↔ off-site) for media movement and chain-of-custody handling.
Replacement Cycle $10K/yr
[#22] Annual amortized replacement of optical media and drives and integrity testing (rotation policy).
Facilities Maintenance $5K/yr
[#2, #3, #15] HVAC/environment maintenance & calibration, shielding inspections, and UPS/testing maintenance.
Background Clearance Renewal $3K/yr
[#13] Periodic reinvestigations and renewal costs for Level-4 personnel (small team).
Equipment Maintenance $1K/yr
[#4, #16] Maintenance/spare parts and small recurring upkeep for the air-gapped desktop, optical drives, and forensic kit.
Scale Up Recurring $0/yr
[#24] Recurring costs for widescale deployment are excluded from baseline and captured in scale-up scenario.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $809K/yr
93.0% probability / year
Normal year with monthly access, routine maintenance, research team on limited duty, and periodic secure disposals; no major incidents or scaling.
routine_monthly_access standard_disposal_schedule no_incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $909K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Small containment incident, accidental exposure in disposal chain, or modest breach requiring incident response and limited amnestic/PR action.
accidental_disposal_exposure small_breach localized_leak
🚨 Widespread Deployment Scale Up $1.4M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$550K vs baseline
Foundation decides to scale SCP-560 for routine secure-wipe operations with multiple stations and centralized logistics (one-time infrastructure ramp-up plus higher recurring costs).
decision_to_scale high_throughput_disposal centralized_infrastructure_buildout
👥 Personnel 6.3 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 3 Senior researchers conducting digital biology/forensics research; primary drivers of research salary budget [#17].
Technician 2 Trained technician(s) performing monthly access, diagnostics, and media handling [#11, #17].
Security Officer / MTF Agent 0.3 Incremental FTE equivalent for site security attributable to SCP-560 access control (rotating coverage) [#12].
Administrative Staff 1 Compliance/auditing and administrative support for classification management and vendor/legal coordination [#21, #13].
📋 Confidence Notes
Source material provides ranges and specific operational procedures (monthly access, disposal steps), allowing a reasoned mid-range estimate; however many line items have wide ranges and contingent scale-up/incident choices, reducing precision.
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