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SCP-624 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-624
Expected annual
$130K
One-time setup
$77K
Annual recurring
$122K
Personnel
4
One-time setup costs are modest (~$76,800) for a secure locker, small testing booth, spares and recording equipment; annual recurring costs are larger (~$122,300/yr) driven primarily by part-time research/security wages, legal/PR retainers, and proactive leak-prevention/monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $77K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $35K
[#21] Controlled research project (e.g., fMRI study project cost / initial advanced imaging study).
Facilities $21K
[#1, #3] Secure storage cabinet and sound-isolated testing booth purchase and installation.
Legal Setup $8K
[#18] One-time legal/compliance setup (NDAs, risk assessments, contingency retainer setup).
Equipment $7K
[#5, #6, #7, #9, #10] Charging station & cabling, device spares, dedicated headphones sets, audio capture hardware (one-time), secure media-handling equipment (one-time).
Training Course Development $3K
[#16] One-time development of training modules, consent forms, and screening procedures.
Decommissioning Protocol $3K
[#26] Disposal/decommissioning protocol costs (forensic post-mortem, secure destruction, final reporting).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $122K/yr
Staff Wages $37K/yr
[#12, #13, #14, #23] Research personnel time (~0.2 FTE), audio engineer/technician (~0.07 FTE), incremental security allocation (~0.2 FTE), administrative/logging labor.
Cover Story And Legal $33K/yr
[#18, #24] Ongoing legal retainer/compliance monitoring and PR/cover-up contingency (settlements, buyouts, takedowns).
Leak Prevention And Policy Enforcement $15K/yr
[#19] Internal audits, active monitoring of file-sharing networks, takedown actions and investigations.
Logistics And Transport $12K/yr
[#20] Incident response & emergency relocation contingency reserve for secure transport/temporary storage per year.
Research And Monitoring $10K/yr
[#9, #22] Ongoing secure media rotation/storage handling for dubbed audio and subject compensation for voluntary tests.
Psychological Support And Counseling $6K/yr
[#17] Counseling resources and incident counseling for staff affected by generated content.
Access Control And Logging It $2K/yr
[#15] Badge/ACL changes, logging systems, software licenses and admin time for test/audit logging.
Facilities Maintenance $2K/yr
[#2, #4] Locker maintenance, alarm monitoring subscription, booth maintenance and room utilities.
Training Delivery $2K/yr
[#16] Recurring delivery of training modules and annual refreshers.
Obsolescence Fund $2K/yr
[#25] Annual reserve for legacy connectors, replacement headphones, recorders, and obsolete accessories.
Supplies And Consumables $1K/yr
[#8, #11] Consumables for audio hygiene (earbud covers, wipes, sanitizer) and media destruction/processing consumables.
Energy Use $200/yr
[#27] Incremental power usage for charging, booth HVAC, and supervised sessions.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $122K/yr
86.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine testing, maintenance, and no significant leaks or incidents.
scheduled testing routine maintenance no breaches or public leaks
🚨 Minor Incident $150K/yr
8.0% probability / year +$28K vs baseline
Minor leak or staff-targeted embarrassment that requires PR/legal work and extra counseling.
small external leak targeted humiliation complaint limited legal/PR response required
🚨 Major Breach $272K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Significant public leak or legal action requiring extensive PR, settlements, emergency relocation and remediation.
public distribution of generated audio large-scale legal claims forced emergency relocation
🚨 Research Scale Up $192K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$70K vs baseline
A decision to pursue an intensive research program (e.g., extensive fMRI study) incurring one-off project costs in that year.
approval of advanced imaging study expanded subject recruitment temporary hiring/contracting
👥 Personnel 4 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 1 Allocated ~0.2 FTE for testing, analysis, and reporting (~$18,000/yr reflected in staff_wages). [#12]
Audio Engineer / Technician 1 Part-time audio engineer for dubbing and waveform analysis (~$5,000/yr reflected in staff_wages). [#13]
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1 Partial allocation for escorted handling/transit (~0.2 FTE, ~$10,000/yr reflected in staff_wages). [#14]
Administrative Staff 1 Admin/logging and documentation time (~$4,000/yr reflected in staff_wages). [#23]
📋 Confidence Notes
Costs are grounded in itemized analyst estimates and standard site practices, but ranges and dependence on policy choices (e.g., dedicated guard, level of legal/PR spending, extent of research) introduce uncertainty.
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