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SCP-6261 Neutralized ~ medium confidence
SCP-6261
Expected annual
$329K
One-time setup
$641K
Annual recurring
$274K
Personnel
2
One-time setup and archival costs are modest-to-moderate (~$641k) driven by vault allocation, equipment for containment/restoration, and an optional large contingency for specialized containment; recurring baseline operations run about $274k/yr driven by staff, monitoring/analysis, overhead and an emergency contingency fund.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $641K
Specialized Containment Upgrades $500K
[#18] Conditional one-time capital for permanent suppression rigs/wards/Faraday shielding if rites prove hazardous (contingency, not assumed).
Equipment $54K
[#2, #3, #5, #11, #17] Conservation/restoration tooling and contracted specialist fees (#2), secure/dedicated containment lockers and glovebox (#5), servers/emulation hardware and verified-dump equipment (#3), staff interaction hardware (monitors/consoles) (#11), and IT/air-gap workstation setup (#17).
Facilities $50K
[#4] Vault allocation/retrofitting and related structural work for high-value document storage (mid-range estimate).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $19K
[#1, #7, #12] Initial cataloging/boxing and archival setup for low-value storage (#1), initial outsourced analysis campaign / imaging run (#7), and initial archival database/catalog entry work (#12).
Disposal And Neutralization $15K
[#19] Controlled neutralization/archival sealing and witness verification if object is formally neutralized and sealed.
Secure Transfer One Time $2K
[#10] One-time/initial secure transfer protocol costs and chain-of-custody setup for future transfers.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $274K/yr
Staff Wages $80K/yr
[#6, #8] Baseline staffing to support minimal ongoing stewardship: one full-time researcher/conservator + limited Sourcing & Containment / on-call time (larger multi-FTE research team is modeled in scenarios).
Research And Monitoring $52K/yr
[#3, #7, #11, #12, #20] Encrypted backup & bit-rot monitoring (#3), recurring outsourced analysis campaigns / specialist consults (#7), staff familiarization session operational costs (#11), records maintenance/catalog updates (#12), and annual review/auditing (#20).
Facilities Maintenance $51K/yr
[#1, #4, #15] Storage allocation and occasional handling for low-value slot (#1), energy/monitoring/maintenance for high-value vault (#4), and pro-rated site overhead/utilities allocation (#15).
Emergency Response And Contingency Fund $50K/yr
[#13] Reserved rapid-response budget for unexpected thaumic activation, quarantine and MTF mobilization (annual reserve).
Logistics And Transport $12K/yr
[#10] Occasional secure transfers between facilities and controlled transport budget (annualized).
Cover Story And Legal $12K/yr
[#14] Ongoing legal/PR/cover-story maintenance and liaison with civil authorities for secrecy preservation.
Supplies And Consumables $6K/yr
[#9] PPE, decontamination consumables, disposable handling supplies and evidence bags.
It Security And Encrypted Access $6K/yr
[#3, #17] Maintenance for encrypted archives, auditing software, periodic pentests and air-gapped workstation upkeep.
Containment Consumables $3K/yr
[#5] Filters, seals, inert gas and replacement consumables for contained byproduct lockers and glovebox.
Long Term Preservation $2K/yr
[#16] Averaged annual budget for replacement of acid-free enclosures, desiccants, re-digitization cycles and battery swaps.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $274K/yr
80.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine storage, minimal research activity, annual monitoring and reserves.
no_major_decipherment_effort routine_archival_maintenance
🚨 Active Research $624K/yr
15.0% probability / year +$350K vs baseline
A funded, multi-year decipherment project is launched requiring hiring a small multidisciplinary team and increased analysis campaigns.
decipherment_project_commissioned hire_multidisciplinary_team increased_analysis_campaigns
🚨 Emergency Activation $334K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$60K vs baseline
Unexpected thaumic activation or contamination requires emergency mobilisation and containment operations.
unexpected_thaumic_activation contamination_or_hazardous_byproducts
👥 Personnel 2 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / Conservator 1 Primary staff responsible for preservation, limited analysis, and oversight of digital preservation operations. (Baseline staffing reflected in staff_wages.)
Administrative Staff / Archivist 1 Cataloging, access logging, records maintenance and scheduling; additional Sourcing & Containment time drawn from site teams as needed.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes are detailed and enumerate line items and ranges, allowing mid-confidence quantitative choices; uncertainty remains around the frequency of active research and the conditional specialized-containment (large, low-probability) costs.
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