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SCP-665 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-665
Expected annual
$1.2M
One-time setup
$1.8M
Annual recurring
$1.2M
Personnel
10
One-time capital of approximately $1.76M for specialized stainless containment, heavy-handling equipment, and surgical/lab setup; annual operations ~ $1.22M driven mainly by staffing, research, and maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.8M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $660K
[#8, #9] Specialized bisecting surgical laser and remote instrument suite initial purchase & shielding (#8); secure biohazard storage and evidence lab setup (BSL storage, refrigerated vaults, chain-of-custody) (#9).
Equipment $575K
[#3, #4, #5, #6, #11, #22, #23] Heavy-mass mattress and secure bedframe (#3); stainless-steel evacuation crate (#4); heavy-lift handling equipment purchase (crane/gantry/truck) (#5); non-contact monitoring suite capital (#6); specialized feeding/dispensing system installation (#11); UPS/generator hardware/capital portion (#22); communications/data-logging hardware setup (#23).
Facilities $220K
[#1, #2, #10] Stainless-steel room shell, welded finishes and observation ports (#1); structural floor reinforcement and crane/hook points (#2); dedicated HVAC installation capital portion (#10).
Contingency Reserve $200K
[#24] Capital contingency reserve for unplanned mass increase, emergency retrofits, and unexpected replacement of lost equipment.
Cover Story Setup $100K
[#20] One-time setup costs for cover-story establishment, legal setup, liaison arrangements, and plausible deniability infrastructure.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.2M/yr
Staff Wages $635K/yr
[#14, #15] 24/7 security staffing (6 guards, salaries+benefits) and containment specialists/medical/research staffing (senior containment specialists, on-call medical, part-time pathologist/researcher) as enumerated in notes.
Research And Monitoring $221K/yr
[#6, #8, #9, #21, #23] Annual maintenance/calibration for monitoring suite (#6); laser maintenance & calibration (#8); biohazard storage operations (#9); funded research program and long-term studies (#21); secure data logging / comms operations (#23).
Administrative Overhead $159K/yr
[#26] Pro-rated site administrative overhead (10–20% applied as 15% of direct recurring costs).
Cover Story And Legal $50K/yr
[#20] Ongoing insurance, legal counsel, local authority liaison, and cover-story maintenance costs.
Supplies And Consumables $36K/yr
[#7, #11, #12, #18] Budget for sacrificial/replacement small sensors (#7); feeding/dispensing consumables and sterile lines maintenance (#11); nutritional formulation supply and compounding (#12); routine cleaning supplies and basic hazardous-waste handling consumables (#18).
Personal Support And Ppe $32K/yr
[#17, #25] PPE policy management, employee assistance programs, vaccination/mental-health monitoring, contracted psychological care and staff-rotation support.
Logistics And Transport $30K/yr
[#5, #19] Annual reserved budget for heavy-lift/crane rentals and emergency transport readiness plus occasional rehearsals and overtime for evacuation readiness (#5, #19).
Facilities Maintenance $25K/yr
[#10, #22] HVAC energy & maintenance and generator/UPS fuel & routine maintenance.
Training And Compliance $20K/yr
[#16] SOP development, bare-skin contact training, evacuation drills, humane animal handling training, and periodic compliance audits.
Long Term Storage Disposal $12K/yr
[#27] Disposal, incineration, or long-term secure storage costs for fused/excised metallic-biological materials and mixed-waste handling.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.2M/yr
93.5% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, no major incidents or evacuations.
routine_operations scheduled_research no_evacuations
🚨 Minor Incident $1.3M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Small containment-impacting event (sensor loss, minor mass assimilation requiring modest retrofit or extra consumables).
sensor_loss small_mass_increase short-term_research_effort
🚨 Major Breach $1.6M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$350K vs baseline
Evacuation or large-mass assimilation event requiring heavy transport rental/purchase, structural retrofits, and significant replacement of equipment.
full_site_evacuation large_mass_increase major_equipment_loss
🚨 Political Exposure $1.7M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$450K vs baseline
Accidental civilian exposure or legal/PR crisis requiring major cover-story overhaul, legal settlements, and public relations response.
accidental_public_exposure local_authority_involvement media_attention
👥 Personnel 10 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#14] 24/7 coverage (2 guards per shift, 3 shifts) as described; salaries+benefits included in staff_wages.
Containment Specialist 2 [#15] Senior containment specialists assigned to SCP-665; staffing & salary portion included in staff_wages.
Medical Officer 1 [#15] On-call attending medical staff (fractional pay accounted in staff_wages).
Pathologist / Researcher (part-time) 1 [#15] Part-time pathologist/researcher (≈0.5 FTE) included in staff_wages; counted as one head for rostering.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, enabling order-of-magnitude estimates, but many items have wide ranges (capital laser, evacuation equipment) and the object's dynamic mass growth introduces structural and cost uncertainty, reducing confidence.
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