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SCP-5616 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-5616
Expected annual
$837K
One-time setup
$2.8M
Annual recurring
$799K
Personnel
7
Initial capital expenditure is approximately $2.81M driven primarily by ADDC chamber refurbishment, specialized instrumentation, power redundancy and a long-term replacement reserve. Ongoing annual operations are about $799,000/yr, driven mainly by security staffing, research/monitoring (compute + calibration) and legal/cover obligations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.8M
Facilities $1.2M
[#1, #8, #15] Refurbish and structurally reinforce the ADDC (window/glazing, seals, reinforcement) $1,000,000; design/build of a sealed pass-through/display transfer system $150,000; initial structural inspection/repairs $10,000.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $530K
[#3, #9] Chronal/temporal and environmental instrumentation & integration $500,000; high-resolution scanners/archival imaging station $30,000.
Equipment $500K
[#2, #4, #5, #10, #16] Permanent HVAC/filtration equipment $200,000; UPS/backup generator infrastructure $150,000; hardened surveillance hardware $50,000; initial secure cataloging/storage customization $50,000; secure server/hardware included as equipment $50,000.
Long Term Replacement Reserve $500K
[#20] Capital replacement reserve for multi-decade major system replacements (recommended one-time set-aside).
Emergency Response Setup $100K
[#12] Training, emergency equipment stockpile and contingency equipment purchase for temporal/chronal incident protocols.
Legal And Ethics Setup $10K
[#11] Initial legal and ethics board setup, records management for indefinite containment.
Clearance And Training Setup $10K
[#17] Initial security clearance checks and confidentiality briefings.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $799K/yr
Staff Wages $460K/yr
[#6, #7] Security staffing: 4guards (baseline) ~$260,000/yr incl. benefits; research liaison + 1–2 junior technicians combined ~$200,000/yr.
Research And Monitoring $125K/yr
[#3, #18] Calibration, specialized sensor replacement and specialized data analysis $25,000/yr; secure compute resources and supervised research program overhead $100,000/yr.
Emergency Readiness $50K/yr
[#12] Annual readiness, drills, refresher training and emergency capability upkeep for temporal/chronal incidents.
Cover Story And Legal $40K/yr
[#11] Ongoing legal counsel, ethics oversight, cover/records maintenance $40,000/yr.
Facilities Maintenance $25K/yr
[#4, #8, #15] Generator fuel/maintenance and UPS upkeep $8,000/yr; transfer/display system maintenance $2,000/yr; scheduled chamber resealing/engineering inspections and repairs $15,000/yr.
Liability Reserve $25K/yr
[#19] Small reserve for media, legal claims, and miscellaneous incident-related nontechnical costs.
Medical And Psychological Monitoring $20K/yr
[#13] Remote psychological assessment and periodic behavioral/medical telemetry $20,000/yr.
Supplies And Consumables $19K/yr
[#2, #9, #14] HVAC energy/consumables $4,000/yr; scanning consumables/licensing $5,000/yr; sensor/equipment small-parts/PPE/filters $10,000/yr.
Surveillance Storage And Logging $12K/yr
[#5] Video/audio/sensor log storage and retention costs for archival surveillance data.
Cataloging And Inventory $10K/yr
[#10] Secure cataloging operations, tagging, and forensic tracking $10,000/yr.
Secure Data Storage Replication $8K/yr
[#16] Offsite replication, encrypted backups and air-gapped archive storage costs.
Training And Clearance Refreshers $5K/yr
[#17] Ongoing refresher courses and re-clearance processing $5,000/yr.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $799K/yr
82.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with routine operations and no incidents.
no incident routine maintenance normal research cadence
🚨 Minor Incident $859K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$60K vs baseline
Small containment or equipment incident requiring localized response and repairs.
localized equipment failure temporary HVAC or power interruption minor forensic investigation
🚨 Major Breach $1.3M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Significant containment failure or breach requiring large-scale response, legal action and repairs.
containment breach major structural repair extensive legal/media response
🚨 Research Scale Up $949K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Year in which SCP-5616 is used heavily for supervised research, requiring additional staff and compute.
expanded research program additional supervised access increased compute/storage needs
🚨 Hazardous Document Production $1.5M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$750K vs baseline
SCP-5616 begins producing hazardous documents or artifacts requiring specialized containment upgrades and storage.
creation of hazardous materials new hazard classification need for specialized storage
👥 Personnel 7 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#6] Four guards for baseline coverage (rotational days/nights); salaries and benefits included in staff_wages.
Research Scientist 1 [#7] Senior researcher/liaison to manage requests, interactions and coordination with SCP-5616; salary included in staff_wages.
Technician / Archivist 2 [#7, #9] Junior technicians for scanning, presentation, logging and inventory control; combined with research liaison in recurring staff estimate.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and estimates, enabling a medium-confidence budget. Uncertainty remains in probability of anomalous temporal events and future decision to scale research access; contingency and overhead (20–40%) are not fully quantified.
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