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SCP-5603 Safe ✓ high confidence
SCP-5603
Expected annual
$272K
One-time setup
$253K
Annual recurring
$268K
Personnel
5
One-time setup costs are modest and driven by a custom-sized containment cell, transport/rigging, surveillance hardware and initial OPSEC; recurring costs (~$268.5k/yr) are dominated by monitoring staff, research time, security marginal costs and IT/data retention.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $253K
Facilities $60K
[#1] Containment-cell modification (space, door, floor reinforcement, HVAC, lighting, fire suppression) sized for intact, heavy vintage billiard table.
Incident Response Reserve $50K
[#19] One-time incident-response contingency fund (reserved $50,000); also amortized annually as recurring budget.
Structural Contingency $50K
[#22] Conditional contingency for extensive structural modifications if access is extremely constrained (contingency bucket $50,000–$150,000; lower-bound included).
Equipment $48K
[#3, #4, #5, #6] Anchoring/permanent mounting hardware (#3), CCTV purchase & installation (#4), video recording/storage server + redundancy (#5), emergency/mobile containment kit and incident response equipment (#6).
Legal And Cover Setup $20K
[#8] One-time legal/cover-story/front-company setup and initial information-security/OPSEC hardening.
Transport And Rigging $15K
[#2] Transport, rigging and placement: heavy-duty freight truck, crane/forklift, riggers, insurance, and any temporary door/wall removal.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $10K
[#7] Initial testing budget for non-destructive verification tests, consumables, rented apparatus and technician time.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $268K/yr
Staff Wages $85K/yr
[#9] 24/7 monitoring & on-call response personnel: automated analytics plus one full-time monitoring technician; senior researcher on-call; salaries + benefits.
Research And Monitoring $60K/yr
[#12] Scheduled research/experimental time budget (0.5–1.0 FTE research time), lab supplies and small equipment for characterization and documentation.
Security Marginal $40K/yr
[#10] Additional perimeter/patrol attention and marginal increase to guard hours attributable to SCP-5603 containment.
Cover Story And Legal $20K/yr
[#17] Ongoing OPSEC, classification maintenance, cover-story and legal counsel costs for plausible deniability and procurement.
Data Storage Operations $15K/yr
[#11] Data-storage operations, backups, off-site transfer costs, encryption key management and IT maintenance for continuous high-definition recording.
Administrative Overhead $15K/yr
[#20] Pro-rated administrative overhead (procurement, HR, accounting) attributable to SCP-5603.
Data Retention Archival $10K/yr
[#16] Data retention & off-site archival for long-term storage and audit (cold storage, secure transport).
Incident Response Reserve $10K/yr
[#19] Annual amortization of the incident-response contingency ($50,000 reserved; budgeted at ~$10,000/yr).
Capital Replacement Reserve $5K/yr
[#15] Spare-parts / capital replacement reserve amortized for cameras, NVRs and servers (3–5 year lifecycle).
Training And Clearance $4K/yr
[#18] Recurring training, psychological evaluations and clearance renewals for assigned personnel.
Supplies And Consumables $4K/yr
[#14, #21] Routine maintenance & consumables (camera bulbs/sensors, cabling, cleaning, PPE) plus small-item practicalities (surface cleaning, chalk/props).
Facilities Maintenance $1K/yr
[#13] Incremental utilities (power, HVAC, lighting) attributable to the cell and equipment.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $268K/yr
93.0% probability / year
Typical uneventful year: normal monitoring, scheduled research, routine maintenance and administrative overhead with no major incidents.
normal_operations no_incident
🚨 Minor Incident $298K/yr
6.0% probability / year +$30K vs baseline
Accidental activation causing staff injury/property disturbance requiring medevac, overtime, investigations and limited forensic work without long-term damage.
activation_injury medical_response internal_investigation
🚨 Major Breach $468K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Significant containment breach or anomalous escalation requiring deployment of emergency teams, extensive repairs/structural work, legal/PR effort and possible relocation.
significant_breach structural_damage external_exposure
👥 Personnel 5 total
Role Count Notes
Monitoring Technician 1 [#9] One full-time monitoring technician responsible for 24/7 video analytics oversight and first-line alerts.
Senior Researcher / Project Lead (on-call) 1 [#9] Senior researcher designated on-call for immediate evaluation and incident escalation.
Research Scientist 1 [#12] Research personnel providing scheduled research/experimental time (0.5–1.0 FTE allocated to SCP-5603).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1 [#10] Marginal additional security staffing / guard hours attributable to SCP-5603 containment.
Administrative Staff 1 [#20] Pro-rated administrative support for procurement, HR, accounting and recordkeeping related to the item.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide itemized, dollarized line items for nearly all cost categories and a clear contingency/reserve plan; object is Safe-class with limited anomalous behavior, so cost drivers are well-understood.
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