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SCP-600 Safe ✓ high confidence
SCP-600
Expected annual
$424K
One-time setup
$196K
Annual recurring
$412K
Personnel
2.25
First-year setup costs are modest (~$196,000 one-time) with recurring annual operations dominated by staff wages, site overhead and storage (~$411,750/yr). Main drivers are research personnel salaries, pro-rated site overhead, and secure monitoring/recording systems.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $196K
Facilities $140K
[#1, #5] Suite fit-out and localized HVAC installation (room partitioning/finishes, basic electrical, fire detection, and HVAC installation).
Equipment $29K
[#2, #3, #6] Security-rated reinforced door/window, CCTV cameras/NVR/monitoring hardware, and electrical/UPS provisioning (one-time hardware/installation costs).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $15K
[#11, #12] Baseline imaging/instrument usage ($5,000) and experimental/perception research capital (psychophysics equipment, VR/eye-tracking, software) ($10,000).
Contingency Reserve $10K
[#20] One-time contingency/emergency response reserve for ad-hoc needs and urgent repairs.
Training And Sop Development $1K
[#15] Initial staff training sessions and SOP development.
Documentation Setup $1K
[#17] Controlled-access document storage setup and initial secure report/redaction tooling.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $412K/yr
Staff Wages $211K/yr
[#7, #9] Research personnel salaries (2 × $100,000 = $200,000) plus marginal incremental security allocation (~0.25 FTE @ $45k = $11,250).
Facilities Maintenance $78K/yr
[#5, #6, #21] HVAC electricity/maintenance ($3,000/yr), electrical/UPS maintenance ($500/yr), and pro-rated site-level allocated overhead/utilities/administrative support (~$75,000/yr).
Personnel Benefits And Overhead $60K/yr
[#8] Employer payroll taxes, health insurance, retirement benefits and institutional overhead (~30% of salaries).
Research And Monitoring $22K/yr
[#11, #12] Periodic follow-up imaging/consumables ($2,000/yr) and experimental operations/subject recruitment/consumables ($20,000/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $15K/yr
[#18, #22] Ongoing cover-story/public-affairs budget (~$5,000/yr) plus legal/insurance/incidental liability accounting (~$10,000/yr).
Video Storage And Backup $10K/yr
[#4] Continuous high-resolution video storage, retention, redundancy and offsite backup (≈30–40 TB usable with redundancy).
Documentation And Data Management $5K/yr
[#17] Secure record-keeping, redaction labor, archival storage and controlled-access documentation maintenance.
Maintenance And Replacement $3K/yr
[#16] Amortized replacement/repair fund for cameras, NVR, door locks, window, HVAC components, and mechanical systems.
Medical And Psychological Support $3K/yr
[#14] Baseline medical screening and periodic psychological counseling/support for staff exposed to perceptual effects.
Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr
[#13] PPE, cleaning, sterilization supplies, and small consumables.
Logistics And Transport $2K/yr
[#19] Occasional secure transport of personnel or samples; low-frequency logistics.
Dedicated 24 7 Guard Coverage $0/yr
[#10] Optional dedicated physical guard coverage if policy requires (range: $300,000–$450,000/yr for 6–8 FTE including benefits). Baseline excludes this cost.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $412K/yr
91.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with standard staffing, monitoring, and routine maintenance; no major incidents or policy changes.
routine_operations scheduled_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $437K/yr
6.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
Small-scale incident requiring emergency repairs, ad-hoc imaging, overtime, and minor legal/administrative actions.
equipment_failure unscheduled_repair unexpected_imaging_requests
🚨 Dedicated Guard Implementation $787K/yr
3.0% probability / year +$375K vs baseline
Policy change or threat assessment forces implementation of 24/7 dedicated guard coverage at the suite (replacement of marginal security allocation).
policy_change heightened_threat_assessment regulatory_requirement
👥 Personnel 2.25 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 2 [#7] Two assigned researchers (2 × $100k salaries accounted in staff_wages).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 0.25 [#9] Marginal incremental security allocation (~0.25 FTE) included in staff_wages as on-call/inspection coverage.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on detailed line-item analyst notes with explicit cost figures for equipment, salaries, overhead, and recurring services; remaining uncertainty is routine (local cost variation, policy choices).
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