SCP-662 — SCP-662 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-662

Expected annual

$395K

One-time setup

$203K

Annual recurring

$391K

Personnel

First-year (one-time + 1 year ops) setup is moderate (~$203k one-time) with ongoing annual operations driven primarily by staff wages and dedicated security (~$391k/yr). Main cost drivers are salaries (researcher, technician, security), recurring oversight/testing, and contingency/security reserves.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $203K

Facilities $120K

[#1] Construction/installation of reinforced, climate-controlled high-value storage vault module (biometric locks, tamper alarm, blast/forced-entry resistant door).

Security Upgrade Contingency $32K

[#23] Contingency reserve for security upgrades/special countermeasures if exploitation/abuse occurs (midrange of $15k–$50k).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $23K

[#10, #13] Testing/observation chamber setup (~$20,000) and initial assay equipment for produced valuables (~$3,000).

Equipment $22K

[#3, #8, #9] Museum-grade red velvet-lined primary case + spares (~$2,500) and one-time surveillance equipment (~$12,000) and redundant/alternate sensing suite (~$7,000).

Sop Development $3K

[#15] One-time SOP development, documentation, classification paperwork and initial audit trail setup (~$3,000).

Repair And Restoration Reserve $3K

[#19] One-time reserve for restoration/repair of SCP (silversmithing, minor restoration; midpoint of $1k–$5k).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $391K/yr

Staff Wages $285K/yr

[#5, #6, #7] Personnel salaries & benefits: 1x Level-2 researcher (~$110,000/yr), 1 x technician (~$55,000/yr), 3 x security guards (~$40,000/yr each = $120,000/yr).

Cover Story And Legal $20K/yr

[#14] Legal/cover story & public relations contingency fund (midpoint of $10k–30k/yr).

Research And Monitoring $16K/yr

[#10, #11] Consumables and test materials budget including test chamber consumables/cleaning (~$2,000/yr) plus experimental/test materials (midrange ~$14,000/yr).

Operational Opportunity Costs $15K/yr

[#22] Opportunity cost of staff time diverted to tasking/oversight (~0.1–0.2 FTE; midrange ~$15,000/yr).

Facilities Maintenance $10K/yr

[#2] Ongoing electricity, HVAC, routine lock/door servicing, alarm monitoring contract and minor repairs for high-value locker (~$8k–12k/yr, mid $10k).

Medical And Psychological $10K/yr

[#17] Medical and psychological reserves for staff incidents, counseling, ER visits (~$10,000/yr).

Liability Reserve $10K/yr

[#18] Internal liability/insurance equivalent reserve (~$10,000/yr).

Audit And Oversight $8K/yr

[#20] Oversight board audits, compliance reviews and economic/ethical impact analysis (~$7,500/yr).

Asset Appraisal And Storage $5K/yr

[#13] External appraisal, assay confirmation, cataloguing and secure storage/vaulting of produced valuables (~$5,000/yr depending on volume).

Logistics And Transport $3K/yr

[#12] Secure internal transfer protocol costs (escorted movement, secure trays, staff time) estimated modestly for low-frequency transfers.

Training And Refresher $2K/yr

[#16] Annual training/refresher courses and paid staff time (~$2,000/yr).

Miscellaneous $2K/yr

[#24] Incidentals, small equipment, cleaning supplies, gloves, transport trays (~$2,000/yr).

Surveillance Maintenance $2K/yr

[#8] Recurring maintenance & redundant data storage costs for CCTV, tamper sensors, archival (~$1,500/yr).

Data Retention $1K/yr

[#21] Secure archival and off-site backups for logs, video and classification documents (~$1,200/yr).

Sop Updates $1K/yr

[#15] Annual SOP updates, audits and classification paperwork maintenance (~$1,000/yr).

Repair Replenish $1K/yr

[#19] Annual replenishment allowance for restoration/reserve used per incident (conservative ~$1,000/yr).

Supplies And Consumables $700/yr

[#4] Conservator consumables (~$200/yr) and annual conservator inspection (~$500/yr) for silver polishing/tarnish prevention.

Redundant Sensors Maintenance $500/yr

[#9] Maintenance for pressure mats, thermal and non-camera sensors (~$500/yr).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $391K/yr

90.0% probability / year

Normal year with routine testing, maintenance, and no major incidents.

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🚨 Minor Incident $403K/yr

8.0% probability / year +$12K vs baseline

Small accidental damage, localized equipment failure, or minor theft attempt requiring repairs, appraisal and investigation.

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🚨 Exploitation And Internal Investigation $511K/yr

2.0% probability / year +$120K vs baseline

Unauthorized exploitation or personnel abuse leading to heavy security upgrades, legal/PR response, and prolonged investigations.

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👥 Personnel 5 total

Role	Count	Notes
Research Scientist (Level-2)	1	[#5] Oversees SOPs, test approvals, logging and coordination; salary included in staff_wages.
Engineer / Containment Technician	1	[#6] Technical support for transfers, polishing, basic tests and equipment setup; salary included in staff_wages.
Security Officer / MTF Agent	3	[#7] Dedicated security rotation (minimal dedicated coverage) to provide 24/7 rotation; salaries included in staff_wages.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges for each category (construction, equipment, staff, recurring maintenance & contingencies). Estimates use midpoints where ranges exist; remaining uncertainty is moderate but overall well-specified.

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