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SCP-602 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-602
Expected annual
$3.6M
One-time setup
$13.5M
Annual recurring
$3.5M
Personnel
24
First-year one-time setup is dominated by property acquisition and contingency reserves; recurring annual costs are driven by 24/7 security, research staff, cover/legal/neighbor payments, and contingency reserves.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $13.5M
Full Building Buyout Reserve $10.0M
[#28] Reserve planning for full-building acquisition / complete buyout escalation scenario (very large, market-dependent).
Property Acquisition Initial $1.5M
[#11] Initial staged acquisition / tenant buyout budget to secure unoccupied units and reduce civilian exposure.
Containment Research Contingency Fund $1.0M
[#19] Rapid-access fund for unexpected escalations, third-party contracting, emergency relocation and large containment actions.
Equipment $478K
[#2, #3, #5, #6, #9, #20, #25] Generator purchase, exterior cameras and recorders + off-site server setup, rapid-response equipment cache, breaching tools, robotics development/acquisition, encrypted comms hardware, heavy-lift readiness equipment.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $200K
[#8] Laboratory analysis equipment (XRF, mass-spec access/installation, metallurgical/petrographic instruments) and initial consumable stock for analyses.
Cover Story Setup $125K
[#13] One-time cover-story/PR setup cost (fake contractor services, forged permits, signage, PR coordination).
Facilities $105K
[#1, #2, #18] Door/frame retrofit, generator pad and sound attenuation, and secure/climate-controlled vault construction and installation.
Legal Setup $50K
[#15] One-time legal/liaison setup and initial retainers for covert municipal interactions.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.5M/yr
Staff Wages $1.4M/yr
[#4, #7, #17] Salaries and benefits for continuous security staff, on-site research scientists/technicians, site director/admin and on-site medical support (excludes dedicated rapid-response team salaries listed separately).
Media And Settlement Reserve $500K/yr
[#26] Annual reserve for crisis PR campaigns, legal settlements, hush payments and damage control in the event of leaks or exposure.
Cover Story And Legal $450K/yr
[#12, #13, #15] Neighbor compensation/hush stipends, ongoing PR/cover retainer, and ongoing legal/liaison retainers for municipal coordination and covert permits.
Supplies And Consumables $290K/yr
[#8, #10, #24] Laboratory consumables/contract lab fees, replacement budget for destroyed internal sensors/cameras, and replacement/upgrade budget for failed experimental equipment.
Facilities Maintenance $208K/yr
[#2, #6, #16, #18, #22] Generator fuel & maintenance, breaching/structural repair budget, utilities and property-tax reserve, storage & vault maintenance, routine janitorial/pest control for sealed areas.
Rapid Response Team $200K/yr
[#5] Salaries, training, tactical gear, breaching tools upkeep and vehicle costs for on-call tactical/response team (separate from baseline security wages).
Amnestic Program $150K/yr
[#14] Amnestic production/acquisition, administration, medical monitoring, and reserve budget for occasional use on trespassers or civilians.
Personnel Accommodation $130K/yr
[#27] Short-term housing rotation, safehouses and hotel rotation costs to support staff rotations and psychological decompression.
Logistics And Transport $80K/yr
[#21] Vehicle leasing, insurance, parking/permits and transportation costs for response vehicles in Manhattan.
Research And Monitoring $57K/yr
[#3, #9, #20] Off-site video storage & maintenance, robotics replacement/maintenance, and encrypted communications service uplink costs for secure feeds.
Training And Exercises $50K/yr
[#23] Regular containment/security/research drills, non-lethal tactics training, and scenario exercises.
Heavy Removal Operation Reserve $0/yr
[#25] Per-operation costs for heavy-lift/salvage are large ($40k–$200k per removal) but not budgeted as an annual recurring line unless an operation is scheduled.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.5M/yr
93.5% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with standard operations, no major incidents or acquisitions.
steady_operations no_breaches no_major_acquisitions
🚨 Minor Incident $3.7M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Small breach or localized incident requiring repairs, temporary surge staffing, limited amnestic use and minor media management.
small_breach localized_media_attention minor_repairs
🚨 Major Breach $5.0M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant containment breach requiring contracted specialists, large repairs, emergency relocation support, and extensive legal/PR response.
forced_entry mass_transformation police_or_public_involvement
🚨 Full Building Buyout $13.5M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
Strategic decision or forced escalation to acquire the entire building (full buyout) in a single year.
escalation_risk policy_decision purchase_opportunity
👥 Personnel 24 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 10 24/7 guard coverage, Manhattan wage premiums and benefits. (See note #4)
Rapid Response Team / Tactical 6 On-call tactical responders for breaches and forcible entry; salaries/training budget in recurring rapid_response_team. (See note #5)
Research Scientist 3 Level-4 research staff assigned to Site-28 for study and coordination. (See note #7)
Technician 2 Technical support for sensors, robotics, and lab work. (See note #7)
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 Site leadership and administrative oversight. (See note #7)
Medical Officer 1 Paramedic-level on-site medical support, trauma response and amnestic administration oversight. (See note #17)
Administrative Staff 1 Scheduling, tenant liaison, and cover-story coordination support.
📋 Confidence Notes
Mid-level confidence: staffing, security and recurring operational costs are well-constrained, but large variance remains around property acquisition, leak/settlement reserves and escalation scenarios which dominate one-time exposures.
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