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SCP-5701 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-5701
Expected annual
$222K
One-time setup
$69K
Annual recurring
$218K
Personnel
3
One-time setup costs are modest (secure locker, safe, CCTV, initial transfers and permits) totaling roughly $69k; main recurring drivers are staff wages, legal/ethics oversight, contingency reserves and IT/records storage totaling ~ $218k/yr.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $69K
Opportunity Cost Reserve $30K
[#25] One-time reserved budget to reflect suspended research restart costs / opportunity cost reserve.
Equipment $15K
[#1, #2, #3, #4, #8, #18] Purchase and installation of containment locker, lockable fire-resistant filing cabinet, CCTV/tamper install, alarm integration hardware, small evidence safe, and site-174 storage shelf/locker (combines the one-time portions of items 1,2,3,4,8,18).
Incineration Events $8K
[#9] Historical/documented incineration events (aggregate estimate for past destruction events or budget for similar one-time destruction operations).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $6K
[#20] One-time purchase/maintenance of forensic/image-analysis tools kept for mothballed research capacity.
Psychological Support One Time $4K
[#15] One-time counseling/debriefing batches related to past destruction/exposure events.
Disposal And Archival One Time $2K
[#24] One-time secure archival or destruction of redundant copies / research materials (microfilm/offline archiving or destruction).
Transfer Initial $2K
[#7] Secure courier/armored transfer initial move of PoI tools to Research Site 174 (typical one-time transfer cost).
Permits And Admin Fees One Time $1K
[#10] One-time hazardous-waste/permitted incineration paperwork, permits and administrative setup fees.
Chain Of Custody Setup One Time $1K
[#11] One-time secure records/chain-of-custody database setup and templates.
Facilities $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $218K/yr
Staff Wages $72K/yr
[#5, #6, #20] Incremental security allocation (~0.5–1.0 FTE equivalent), site technician partial FTE, and small retained researcher allocation for mothballed forensic capacity (combined annual wage equivalents).
Cover Story And Legal $40K/yr
[#14] Standing legal counsel / retainer and cover/legal risk management allocation.
Contingency Response Fund $30K/yr
[#19] Maintainable contingency fund for covert retrieval, rapid response, emergency travel and mobile teams in case of leaks/exposures.
Administrative Ethics Oversight $25K/yr
[#13, #10] Ethics committee/legal review time, oversight meetings and small recurring compliance audit fees.
Research And Monitoring $18K/yr
[#20, #21] Annual retained forensic/image-analysis capacity (researcher time + mothball maintenance) and periodic inventory audits/integrity verification.
Internal Insurance Reserve $15K/yr
[#22] Internal transfer/response insurance & liability reserve for accidental loss, theft or replacement accounting.
Training And Refreshers $5K/yr
[#16] Low-frequency mandatory training on handling, chain-of-custody and non-interaction policies.
It And Records Storage $4K/yr
[#11, #12] Encrypted access-controlled digital records, backups, and CCTV footage storage (combines recurring chain-of-custody IT support and storage allocation).
Psychological Support Recurring $4K/yr
[#15] Ongoing counseling & mandatory debriefing support for impacted staff.
Facilities Maintenance $3K/yr
[#3, #4, #8, #23] CCTV/video storage & maintenance, alarm monitoring overhead, site-174 storage space allocation, and modest energy costs for cameras/locks.
Supplies And Consumables $1K/yr
[#2, #17, #24] Archival supplies (acid-free sleeves), PPE/evidence bags/tamper-evident seals, and recurring archival maintenance.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $218K/yr
93.5% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with standard operations, maintenance, oversight and no major incidents.
no_leaks routine_audits standard_transfers
🚨 Minor Incident $253K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$35K vs baseline
Localized unauthorized photo leak or discovery of an unlogged SCP-5701-# requiring covert retrieval, limited legal action and counseling.
unauthorized_photo_leak small_retrieval_op limited_legal_action
🚨 Major Breach $378K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$160K vs baseline
Significant exposure or deliberate exploitation requiring major legal response, large covert operations, equipment replacement and intensive remediation.
public_exposure large_scale_data_leak multi-site_response
🚨 Political Exposure $318K/yr
0.5% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Exposure escalates to political/public attention requiring heavy legal, PR, and covert denial/cleanup costs plus extended oversight.
media_or_political_leak legal_subpoenas extended_cover_operations
👥 Personnel 3 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1 [#5] ~0.5–1.0 FTE security-equivalent allocated to SCP-5701 duties (costed as ~ $37,500/yr incremental).
Site Technician / Maintenance 1 [#6] Part-time technician (0.25–0.5 FTE equivalent) for inventory checks and maintenance (costed as ~ $20,000/yr).
Research Scientist (mothballed capacity) 1 [#20] Small retained researcher allocation for forensic/image analysis capacity (fractional FTE, costed as ~ $15,000/yr).
📋 Confidence Notes
Notes provide detailed line items and reasonable ranges for equipment, recurring staffing and oversight, so estimates are moderately well-grounded; uncertainty remains around incident probabilities, number/cost of incinerations, and chosen contingency posture, so confidence is not high.
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