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SCP-6891 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-6891
Expected annual
$239K
One-time setup
$205K
Annual recurring
$231K
One-time setup and research costs are modest-to-moderate (~$205,000) driven by a small research program and dedicated containment fixtures; recurring annual costs (~$230,650/yr) are driven primarily by ongoing psychiatric care, monitoring, and a legal/cover reserve.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $205K
Research Program $150K
[#17] Small psychological research program (12–24 month project) including PI/RA time, participant compensation, imaging and analysis (mid-range estimate).
Facilities $24K
[#1, #7] Archival Safe purchase & installation and small soundproof controlled playback/test booth (includes mounting, isolation, basic tamper sensors).
Neurological Imaging Initial $10K
[#13] Baseline MRI/fMRI imaging campaign for assumed initial cohort of 5 (baseline scans only).
Equipment $6K
[#2, #3, #4, #9] Environmental monitoring hardware, access-control/card reader, CCTV camera, secure digital-archive setup (hardware & initial installation).
Medical Initial Assessments $5K
[#10] Baseline clinical/psychiatric intake assessments for an assumed initial cohort of 5 affected individuals (~$1,000 each midpoint).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $4K
[#8] High-quality digitization & analysis equipment (professional cassette deck, converters, forensic workstation) initial purchase.
Disposal Secure Decommissioning $3K
[#24] Secure decommissioning / destruction contingency (conditional; budgeted as a one-time estimate if required).
Decontamination Testing Initial $2K
[#16] Initial biological/chemical testing campaign (swabs, lab fees) to reassure staff and rule out hazards.
Training And Materials One Time $2K
[#20] Initial memetic-safety / handling training materials and instructor fee.
Recordkeeping Setup $1K
[#21] Initial secure recordkeeping / chain-of-custody system setup.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $231K/yr
Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr
[#18] Annualized legal/PR/settlement reserve (mid-range recurring budget to maintain retainer/contingency against possible civilian identification/litigation).
Research And Monitoring $98K/yr
[#2, #3, #4, #8, #9, #11, #12, #13, #14, #20, #21, #22, #25] Environmental-monitoring maintenance, IT support, CCTV retention, backup media, ongoing psychiatric counselling for cohort (assumed 5 at ~$11,500/yr each = $57,500), periodic empathy/neuropsych testing (~$7,000/yr), imaging follow-ups (~$12,500/yr), case management (~$12,500/yr), training refreshers, recordkeeping/storage, energy/utilities, and pro-rated site administrative overhead.
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#19] Field response and evidence-recovery travel, collection kits, and on-call expert visits budgeted as ~$10,000/yr for irregular finds.
Two Person Escort $10K/yr
[#6] Marginal security labor cost for two-person escorting policy (incremental hours dedicated as escorts).
Incident Response Contingency $10K/yr
[#23] Crisis surge capacity for emergency mental-health response, hotlines, temporary counselling for incidents.
Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr
[#5, #15] PPE and secure-handling consumables (~$350/yr) plus modest replacement/compensation for personal items per affected-person cohort (~$1,500/yr assumed for cohort).
Decontamination Testing Recurring $500/yr
[#16] Recurring precautionary swab/testing budget if periodic verification is performed.
Staff Wages $0/yr
[] Allocated staff salary costs are captured in other line items (contracted counselling, case management, research project budgets); no separate FTE salaries are charged here.
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
[] No distinct annual facility maintenance line beyond monitoring/equipment upkeep accounted elsewhere.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $231K/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal year with standard containment, monitoring, scheduled counselling for known cohort and modest research activity; no incidents or litigation.
no_new_exposures routine_monitoring_and_care
🚨 Minor Incident $318K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$88K vs baseline
Localized cluster exposure (e.g., workplace or thrift-store event) requiring surge counseling, field response and small legal/admin support.
multiple_civilians_listen workplace_exposure unexpected_cluster
🚨 Litigation Event $631K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$400K vs baseline
Discovery or identification leading to civil litigation/large settlements and extended PR/legal engagement.
public_identification civil_litigation whistleblower_exposure
👥 Personnel
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 0 Costs for marginal escort hours are captured under 'two_person_escort' [#6]; no full FTE salary allocated here.
Research Scientist 0 Research project costs (PI/RA time) are budgeted in 'research_program' one-time and monitoring line items [#17]; no separate recurring FTE salary is allocated.
Medical Officer / Psychiatrist 0 Clinical session costs are captured as per-person recurring counselling in 'research_and_monitoring' [#11]; no FTE salary allocated here.
Case Worker 0 Case management costs are budgeted under recurring monitoring/case management [#14]; no dedicated FTE salary is separated.
Administrative Staff 0 Pro-rated administrative overhead is included in recurring budgets [#25]; no additional headcount cost isolated.
📋 Confidence Notes
Most line items are well-described, but key drivers (number of affected individuals, frequency of imaging/follow-ups, and size/likelihood of litigation) are uncertain and were estimated from ranges in the notes; legal reserve and research scope in particular introduce variance.
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