SCP-653 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-653
Expected annual
$1.1M
One-time setup
$422K
Annual recurring
$1.0M
Personnel
13
One-time capital and R&D costs are moderate (~$422k) for containment upgrades and prototypes; recurring annual costs are dominated by armed staffing, medical response, logistics/field retrieval, and cover/amnestic operations (~$1.04M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $422K
Contingency Reserve $200K
[#23] Contingency/emergency reserve fund for escalation (loss of containment, mass incidents); reserved capital, rarely spent.
Facilities $145K
[#2, #17, #9] Storage-room localized upgrades, perimeter fortification upgrades, and secure medical/testing ward setup (one-time build/installation).
R And D Prototype Development $50K
[#19] One-time R&D/prototype development for bespoke non-contact capture/tethering solutions (prototypes, tests).
Equipment $27K
[#1, #7, #12, #20] Evidence-grade tamper-proof box and mounting hardware, PPE/manipulators procurement, non-lethal capture equipment procurement, and initial secure servers/hardware.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.0M/yr
Staff Wages $300K/yr
[#4, #5] Four full-time armed guards (shift coverage) and part-time/on-call tactical response allocation (pro-rata staffing/training/equipment).
Administrative Overhead $174K/yr
[#22] Site administrative/shared-site allocation (calculated at ~20% of direct recurring operating costs as specified).
Cover Story And Legal $150K/yr
[#15, #16] Amnestic/mnestic deployment and memetic containment tools plus legal/cover-story/front-company expenses and influence operations.
Logistics And Transport $115K/yr
[#6, #18] Secured transport for moves (monthly transport budget) plus field retrieval capability (vehicle/helicopter rentals and tracking teams reserves).
Research And Monitoring $110K/yr
[#10, #19] Ongoing behavioral/neurological research program costs (imaging, staff time, consumables) plus R&D maintenance/testing.
Decontamination And Forensic Cleanup $50K/yr
[#14] Crime scene cleanup, autopsy/forensic costs, area decontamination contingency budgeting.
Medical Care And Psychiatric $45K/yr
[#8] Emergency sedation, hospitalization, psychiatric care and follow-up for exposed subjects (averaged annual budget for incidents).
Supplies And Consumables $26K/yr
[#7, #11, #21, #24] PPE replacement, laboratory consumables/toxicology testing supplies, sedation/medical ward consumables, and disposal/evidence material replacement.
Secure Medical Facility Maintenance $25K/yr
[#9] Operations and maintenance of secure medical/testing facilities and restraint/monitoring equipment.
Facilities Maintenance $16K/yr
[#2, #17] Ongoing maintenance for storage room systems (CCTV, motion sensors, lockdown) and perimeter fortification upkeep.
Non Lethal Training And Maintenance $10K/yr
[#12] Recurring training, re-certification, and maintenance for non-lethal capture gear (tasers, nets, beanbags).
Lethal Force Contingency $10K/yr
[#13] Firearms/ammunition and forensic/legal follow-up budgeting for lethal-force contingencies.
Data Storage And Recordkeeping $6K/yr
[#20] Recurring costs for secure servers, backups, and classified record-keeping maintenance.
Key Custody Administration $5K/yr
[#3] Biometric key custody policy administration, audits, and secure key-custodian tracking overhead.
Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.0M/yr
75.0% probability / year
Normal year with expected incident rates and no large-scale breaches; includes averaged recurring budgets for staffing, medical incidents, transport, and cover operations.
routine retrievals scheduled research moves standard medical incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $1.1M/yr
20.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
One significant retrieval/retrieval-attempt event above-average: helicopter/extended field response, extra amnestics, and elevated legal/forensic activity.
extended field retrieval multiple medical admissions additional amnestic deployment
🚨 Major Breach $1.3M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Large-scale escalation: multiple obsessed civilians converge, significant casualties or large retrieval requiring mass response, major amnestic operations, and legal exposure.
mass intrusion loss of temporary containment major public exposure
👥 Personnel 13 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 Four full-time armed guards to meet two-guard removal requirement and shift coverage. (Costs in staff_wages.)
MTF / Tactical Response 2 Part-time/on-call tactical responders allocated for rapid retrieval and containment. (Costs in staff_wages portion for tactical allocation.)
Research Scientist 2 Personnel conducting behavioral/neuroimaging research and experiments. (Salaries included in research_and_monitoring.)
Medical Officer 1 Oversees sedation protocols and medical response. (Costs in medical_care_and_psychiatric and secure_medical_facility_maintenance.)
Medical Nurse / Technician 2 Staff for inpatient monitoring and sedation care during incidents. (Costs in medical and facility maintenance budgets.)
Administrative Staff 1 Key-custody administration, audits, and record-keeping support. (Costs in key_custody_administration and administrative_overhead.)
Engineer / Maintenance 1 Maintains CCTV, motion sensors, and perimeter systems. (Costs in facilities_maintenance.)
📋 Confidence Notes
Containment and response requirements are well-described (permits medium confidence), but many cost items are range-based and incident-frequency is uncertain, producing variance in recurring estimates.
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