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SCP-687 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-687
Expected annual
$480K
One-time setup
$127K
Annual recurring
$476K
Personnel
3
One-time capital costs for containment and instrumentation are modest-to-moderate (~$126k), dominated by research instruments and specialist forensic campaigns; recurring annual costs are dominated by personnel, medical/psychological care, and contingency reserves (~$476k/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $127K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $82K
[#11, #12, #27] Instrumentation purchases (oscilloscope, specialized probes), forensic media-analysis campaign costs, and specialist/external consultancy program for retrocomputing and neurologic study.
Facilities $18K
[#1, #3, #4] Secure containment room fit-out, climate/humidity control setup, and dedicated electrical circuit installation.
Equipment $16K
[#2, #5, #7, #8, #9, #10, #28, #29] Anti-static archival storage and handling supplies, initial UPS purchase, heat-management hardware, electrical protection (EMI/TVS/opto-isolators), ruggedized spare hardware, data-capture setup (hardware portion), analog display procurement, and PPE/signage.
Training And Sop Development $9K
[#21] Initial SOP and training program development (technical handling, psychological first aid) — initial buildout cost.
Transport And Secure Handling $2K
[#26] One-time secure transport and ESD-protected transit case for initial relocation/handling.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $476K/yr
Staff Wages $160K/yr
[#13, #14] Salaries/benefits for senior researcher(s), research technicians, and security escort/administrative overhead for approvals and escorting.
Disability Contingency $100K/yr
[#18] Reserve fund for severe/permanent sequelae, disability payments, worker's comp, or settlement payouts.
Contingency Reserve $100K/yr
[#25] General contingency for anomalous escalation, emergency relocation, or rapid scale-up of containment/research.
Psychological Aftercare $50K/yr
[#17] Counseling, psychotherapy, psychiatric care, and medication programs for affected personnel (multi-session programs expected).
Cover Story And Legal $25K/yr
[#19] Ongoing legal/cover-story contingency, public affairs liaison, and rapid-response leak mitigation budget.
Medical And Acute Care $15K/yr
[#15] Pre-test medical screening, baseline exams, and EMT standby/acute care provisions for high-risk sessions.
Sleep Study And Followup $10K/yr
[#16] Polysomnography and follow-up neurologic imaging/consults for post-session monitoring and objectively documenting REM intrusion incidents.
Research And Monitoring $9K/yr
[#20, #23, #10] Ethics oversight/IRB costs, secure data retention/integrity checks, and annual storage/backup costs for recordings (recurring portion of #10).
Ups Replacement Program $3K/yr
[#5, #6] Recurring UPS replacement program and battery recycling/disposal (replacement every ~100 hours of use).
Incident Response Drills $3K/yr
[#24] Tabletop and practical drills including medical, security, and research staff for coordinated incident response.
Supplies And Consumables $700/yr
[#22] Anti-static bags, gloves, cleaning supplies, desiccant packs, replacement drive belts and small parts.
Facilities Maintenance $500/yr
[#3, #7, #30] Ongoing HVAC/desiccant maintenance, heat-management upkeep, and nominal incremental energy costs from testing.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $476K/yr
93.9% probability / year
Normal year with routine testing cadence, regular UPS replacements, and ongoing care/programs; no major incidents or breaches.
routine_testing standard_staffing scheduled_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $506K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$30K vs baseline
Localized adverse event causing increased medical/psychological care and minor equipment replacement; no containment breach.
severe_psychological_sequelae equipment_spike_damage small legal/cover payout
🚨 Major Breach $676K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Significant personnel harm or escape-like incident that requires large legal payouts, extended disability support, external forensic campaigns, and heightened containment measures.
containment_breach major_legal_action large_disability_payouts
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $1.5M/yr
0.1% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Severe anomalous escalation with personnel disappearance or major historical alteration requiring full-scale emergency response, O5-level intervention, site relocation, and long-term remediation.
loss_of_personnel wide_historical_alteration major_public_exposure
👥 Personnel 3 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / Retrocomputing Specialist 1 [#13] Senior researcher (1.0 FTE) responsible for protocol design, supervised testing, and analysis; fully burdened salary included in staff_wages.
Research Technician / Lab Technician 1 [#13] Technician support for instrumentation, data capture, and equipment handling; included in staff_wages.
Security Officer / Escort 1 [#14] Site security officer time for access approvals, escorting, and administrative overhead; included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Medium confidence: containment and equipment needs are well-described, but recurring costs (testing cadence, number/severity of affected personnel, and contingency spending) are highly variable and rely on operational tempo assumptions.
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