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SCP-5774 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-5774
Expected annual
$110K
One-time setup
$210K
Annual recurring
$108K
Personnel
0.76
Initial fit-out and redundancy hardware (locker upgrade, cameras, recorders, sensors, IT hardening) drive one-time costs; recurring costs are dominated by staff wages, legal/amnestic contingencies and ongoing monitoring/storage.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $210K
Emergency Protection Reserve $100K
[#15] Contingency fund reserve for emergency protective measures for named targets (relocation, secure housing, temporary security detail).
Pr Legal Reserve $62K
[#17] PR/legal cover-up contingency reserve to address potential high-profile public leaks and legal defence/settlements.
Equipment $20K
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #19] Digital in-locker CCTV (#2), redundant analogue recorder (#3), NVR/hardware initial purchase (#4), UPS unit (#5), tamper sensors and door contacts (#6), CCTV installation & systems integration labor (#7), network/cyber hardening initial costs (#19).
Facilities $12K
[#1] Containment locker physical fit-up (reinforced Standard Containment Locker B031 upgrade, tamper-proof lock, viewing port, interior mounts).
Legal And Provenance Retainer $9K
[#12] Artifact provenance & initial legal/risk review retainer and consultation (archaeologist/heritage counsel initial retainer).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $6K
[#11, #13] Environmental conservation micro-fit (microclimate tray, archival supports, silica gel) initial costs (#11) and materials & specialist analyses (radiocarbon/thermoluminescence/pigment analysis) (#13).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $108K/yr
Staff Wages $46K/yr
[#8, #14] Monitoring staffing allocation (fractional security operator FTE) (#8) and research staffing (fractional archaeologist/thaumaturgy-capable researcher) (#14).
Amnestic Reserve $15K/yr
[#16] Amnestic / memory management reserve and administration set-aside for potential witness treatment and monitoring (contingency fund).
Research And Monitoring $13K/yr
[#4, #20] NVR/storage capacity expansion and maintenance (ongoing retention costs) (#4) and annual incident response drills and staff training (#20).
Cover Story And Legal $10K/yr
[#12] Ongoing legal counsel and provenance/heritage monitoring and cover-story/legal support retainer (#12 recurring).
Logistics And Transport $5K/yr
[#21] Transport & secure movement budget (secure moves / armored courier contract / internal secure transport for occasional transfers).
Facilities Maintenance $4K/yr
[#10, #25, #5] Routine quarterly equipment maintenance & inspection (#10), long-term replacement/reserve capital amortization for electronics and locker refurbishment (#25), and UPS battery replacement amortization (#5).
Site Security Overhead $4K/yr
[#9] Site security administrative overhead: clearance checks, logging, rekeying, badge issuance and audits for personnel with access to Locker B031 (#9).
Insurance And Cataloging $3K/yr
[#22] Insurance, liability, and cataloging overhead (artifact registry entry, insurance premiums, audit fees) (#22).
Off Site Backup $3K/yr
[#18] Off-site encrypted backup of footage / forensic archive (tape/cloud + secure vault) ongoing storage and vault costs (#18).
Cybersecurity Monitoring $2K/yr
[#19] Ongoing network & cyber security monitoring, updates, intrusion detection for CCTV/NVR systems (#19 recurring).
Staff Wellness $2K/yr
[#24] Psychological support & monitoring for staff exposed to active-state imagery/behavior (counseling, periodic sessions) (#24).
Supplies And Consumables $725/yr
[#11, #23] Ongoing conservation consumables and monitoring supplies (silica gel, archival supports) (#11) and small consumables & PPE (#23).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $108K/yr
95.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year: steady monitoring, routine maintenance, legal retainer and reserves untouched.
no tamper or activation events routine maintenance and storage expansion only
🚨 Minor Incident $115K/yr
4.0% probability / year +$7K vs baseline
Localized tamper or equipment failure requiring overtime, equipment replacement, short investigation.
tamper alarm / false alarm camera/DVR failure requiring replacement short security overtime
🚨 Major Breach $258K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Activation / containment failure leading to targeted stalking, requiring emergency protective measures, amnestic administration and PR/legal response.
object becomes active and targets named individuals public exposure or high-profile security incident
👥 Personnel 0.76 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / Monitoring Operator 0.54 [#8] Fractional FTE monitoring allocation (~$26,000/yr assumed; baseline $48k/yr salary yields ~0.54 FTE).
Research Scientist 0.22 [#14] Fractional researcher allocation for ongoing monitoring and records (~$20,000/yr assumed; implies ~0.22 FTE at an assumed $90k/yr researcher salary).
📋 Confidence Notes
Line items are well-specified with ranges but several contingency items (breach frequency, scale of PR/legal spending, use of reserves) are uncertain, producing moderate confidence in annual estimates.
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