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SCP-661 Safe ✓ high confidence
SCP-661
Expected annual
$616K
One-time setup
$191K
Annual recurring
$608K
Personnel
10
One-time setup of containment and research infrastructure is moderate (~$191k); main recurring cost is continuous staffing and operational procedures (~$608k/yr), driven by security wages and quarantine/medical procedures.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $191K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $65K
[#11, #17] Sound-isolated test booth(s), observation systems and lab start-up ($60,000 mid-range) plus playback room if not included ($5,000).
Facilities $60K
[#1, #8] Cell construction/retrofit ($50,000) and quarantine room buildout ($10,000).
Initial Legal Settlement $35K
[#19] Initial cover story/settlement/legal work (midpoint of $20k–$50k).
Equipment $15K
[#2, #5, #16] Dedicated HVAC install ($5,000), ear-protection purchase ($9,000), CCTV configuration ($1,000).
Sop Development And Initial Training $6K
[#7] Initial SOP writing and initial staff training development.
Incident Response Setup $5K
[#20] One-time set-up for drills/equipment for incident response.
Deaf Recruitment Onboarding $5K
[#13] One-time recruitment/onboarding costs for deaf/insensitive staff.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $608K/yr
Staff Wages $511K/yr
[#4, #12, #13] Security staffing (6 guards + supervisor, with benefits/overheads ≈ $430,000) plus research salaries and retained deaf/part-time consultant pay (combined ≈ $81,000).
Research And Monitoring $22K/yr
[#12, #17, #11] Ongoing research program non-salary costs and experiment budgets (~$20,000/yr) plus secure transcription/IT handling for audio artifacts ($2,000/yr).
Quarantine Operations $15K/yr
[#9] Operational cost for quarantines (est. $300/person-day × ~50 person-days/yr = $15,000).
Supplies And Consumables $14K/yr
[#6, #14, #15] Ear-protection maintenance/replacement ($1,500/yr), food & beverage provisioning (~$8,000/yr), routine cleaning/laundry/consumables (~$4,500/yr).
Medical Monitoring $12K/yr
[#10] Annual baseline monitoring (~$1,500/yr) plus budget for episodic advanced diagnostics (~$10,000/yr).
Administrative Overhead Hr $12K/yr
[#21] Administrative overhead, HR, background checks and clearance processing (midpoint ~$11,500/yr).
Incident Response Reserve $10K/yr
[#20] Annual reserve for drills, emergency manpower, consumables and rapid mitigation purchases (~$10,000/yr).
Logistics And Transport $4K/yr
[#18] Transport/transfer budget (rental/escort) estimated midpoint ~$4,500/yr for 1–3 transfers.
It And Recordkeeping $3K/yr
[#22] Secure recordkeeping, logging, redaction and minor IT maintenance (~$3,000/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $2K/yr
[#19] Ongoing legal/cover-story maintenance costs (~$2,000/yr).
Sop Refresher Training $2K/yr
[#7] Annual SOP refresher training and refreshers.
Facilities Maintenance $1K/yr
[#3] Ongoing minor HVAC/room maintenance and utilities baseline (estimate midpoint of $800–$1,500).
Hvac Energy And Maintenance $800/yr
[#2] Dedicated HVAC energy and minor maintenance (~$800/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $608K/yr
89.0% probability / year
Uneventful year with standard operations, no major incidents.
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🚨 Minor Incident $633K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
Single or small cluster of staff exposures requiring extra quarantines, diagnostics, overtime and temporary replacements.
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🚨 Major Breach $1.1M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Containment breach or multi-person exposure triggering emergency response, legal/PR actions, and major temporary security/replacement costs.
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👥 Personnel 10 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#4] Six full-time guards (2 per shift × 3 shifts) at ~$45,000/yr each.
Security Supervisor 1 [#4] One security supervisor (~$80,000/yr).
Research Scientist 1 [#12] Part-time/partial-FTE research lead included in research salaries.
Technician / Lab Tech 1 [#12] Technician support for experiments and lab operations (part of research salaries).
Deaf Consultant / Hearing-impaired Staff 1 [#13] One retained part-time deaf specialist/consultant for controlled interactions.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed, line-item estimates for construction, staffing and operational costs; remaining uncertainty is primarily research intensity and rare large-scale incidents.
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