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SCP-5622 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-5622
Expected annual
$1.1M
One-time setup
$472K
Annual recurring
$1.1M
Personnel
7
One-time capital costs for hardened IOCU and site-control are moderate (~$448k total chosen here, driven by optional escalation reserves), while annual operating costs are dominated by staffing, surveillance, and specialist research/monitoring (~$1.137M/year).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $472K
Non Human Entity Escalation Capex $200K
[#25] One-time capital retrofit / containment upgrades in the event a non-human entity is observed.
Equipment $81K
[#1, #4, #5, #6, #8, #10] IOCU purchase/fabrication, HVAC hardware, UPS/generator hardware, forensic workstation hardware, initial backup media, and CCTV/alarm equipment.
Facilities $55K
[#2, #3, #13] Room fit-out and structural modifications, Faraday/EM installation, and initial covert-site surveillance installs (two locations) aggregated.
Legal Major Exposure Response $50K
[#23] One-time funds reserved for major exposure incidents (witness management, legal action, etc.).
Response Team Deployment $25K
[#16] Per-deployment emergency response / retrieval team costs (standby + deployment equipment/time) assumed for potential incidents.
Site Setup Surveillance Additional $24K
[#13] One-time covert camera/install setup for two physical locations (per-location setup costs aggregated).
Initial Forensic Analysis $20K
[#7] One-time specialist labor to image the device, triage, and produce procedures (per-major-incident / initial containment).
Investigation Initial Case Costs $10K
[#12] One-time per-case investigation expenses (travel, subpoenas, covert ops) reserved for initial/major cases.
Decommissioning $7K
[#22] Budgeted one-time decontamination / decommissioning when required.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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Property Purchase Option $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.1M/yr
Staff Wages $530K/yr
[#9, #12, #10, #21] Physical security staffing (multi-shift guards), detective salary, surveillance/operator wages, and administrative staff salaries.
Administrative Overhead $189K/yr
[#24] Administrative overhead (accounting, HR, utilities allocation) set at 20% of direct recurring costs.
Logistics And Transport $105K/yr
[#11, #13, #16] Chain-of-custody transfers (per-transfer), ongoing covert site monitoring field teams, and response-team retainer/transport logistics.
Research And Monitoring $90K/yr
[#18] Specialist research and anomalous-behavior monitoring (cognitive/memetic/thaumaturgic liaison work and experiments).
Cover Story And Legal $50K/yr
[#14] Cover identities, legal counsel, suppression of records, and PR/liaison costs to maintain cover stories.
Non Human Entity Escalation Annual Reserve $50K/yr
[#25] Annual contingency reserve for incremental costs should a non-human entity scenario develop (research, vet care, retrofits).
Property Lease $36K/yr
[#15] Assumed option: long-term lease/control of relevant address rather than purchase (annual lease estimate).
Documentation And Redaction $24K/yr
[#21] Personnel/tooling to redact, classify, archive reports, and manage access lists/audits.
Facilities Maintenance $18K/yr
[#4, #5, #10] HVAC energy/maintenance, UPS/generator maintenance, and monitoring/storage service costs for CCTV/alarm systems.
Training And Drills $15K/yr
[#20] Annual training, simulated breach drills, SOP development and refreshes.
Forensic Software Licenses $10K/yr
[#6, #19] Annual software/update/license costs for forensic tooling and monitoring/SIEM systems.
Legal Contingency Reserve $10K/yr
[#23] Annual reserve for minor legal contingencies / witness management to be drawn if incidents occur.
Supplies And Consumables $9K/yr
[#8, #17] Encrypted cold-storage media rotation and general PPE/containment consumables (evidence bags, batteries, seals).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.1M/yr
89.5% probability / year
Normal uneventful year: containment maintained, routine monitoring, occasional minor investigations; no major incidents or escalations.
no breach routine monitoring standard investigations only
🚨 Minor Incident $1.2M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$40K vs baseline
Small operational incident (single investigation or minor custody/transfer event) requiring additional investigation funds and limited response-team deployment.
single major investigation small transport incident minor local exposure
🚨 Major Breach $1.4M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Significant containment breach or public exposure requiring emergency retrieval, legal response, and rapid security upgrades.
SCP-5622-A escape public exposure major forensic/legal incident
🚨 Non Human Entity Escalation $1.8M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$700K vs baseline
Observation of a non-human entity at a relevant site triggers large-scale retrofits, specialized research, and extended operations.
non-human entity observed facility reclasification required major infrastructural upgrades
👥 Personnel 7 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#9] Multi-shift guards to provide 24/7 coverage for containment room and site monitoring.
Field Agent / Detective 1 [#12] Full-time detective responsible for investigations into SCP-5622-A's whereabouts and field casework.
Surveillance Operator / Monitor 1 [#10] Active CCTV/monitoring operator for live feeds and logging.
Administrative Staff 1 [#21] Documentation, redaction, records management and administrative coordination.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item ranges were broad; many recurring costs (staffing, surveillance, legal contingencies) are well-understood but depend on site choices (purchase vs lease), number of monitored locations, and chosen staffing model. Midpoint estimates and conservative contingency reserves were used, producing moderate confidence.
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