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SCP-6967 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-6967
Expected annual
$908K
One-time setup
$637K
Annual recurring
$902K
Personnel
8
Initial setup including containment locker, manipulator, and research kit is moderate (~$637,000 one-time), while ongoing staffing (security + research) and overhead drive annual costs (~$901,500/yr); per-incident recovery/cover-up costs can add tens to hundreds of thousands.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $637K
Contingency Reserve $250K
[#23] One-time contingency/emergency reserve recommended ($250,000 chosen mid-range).
Equipment $199K
[#2, #3, #4, #6, #7] Remote manipulator ($150,000), glovebox/transfer kit ($15,000), full-body suits ($12,000), CCTV/sensors purchase ($14,000), access-control hardware ($8,000).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $170K
[#13, #14] Research instrumentation ($120,000) and fleet of instrumented surrogate dummies ($50,000).
Sop Development $10K
[#20] Initial SOP writing and initial training development ($10,000).
Facilities $5K
[#1] Reinforced secure locker & tamper-proof housing initial upgrade (~$5,000 chosen mid-range).
Background Vetting Initial $3K
[#7] Initial background checks for authorized personnel (~$3,000 aggregate at $200–$1,000/person).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $902K/yr
Staff Wages $685K/yr
[#8, #16] Dedicated security staff (5 FTE @ $50k + 30% benefits ≈ $325,000) and long-term research team (3 FTE fully loaded ≈ $360,000).
Administrative Overhead $70K/yr
[#25] Administrative overhead, billing, record-keeping and site allocation (~$70,000/yr ~12–15% of recurring budget).
Cover Story And Legal $60K/yr
[#12, #24] Annual cover-story / PR suppression budget and legal/external contractor retainers combined (cover/incident-year average $10k + legal retainer $50k = $60k/yr).
Psychological Support $20K/yr
[#21] Counseling & employee support pool budget (~$20,000/yr).
Maintenance Contract $18K/yr
[#17] Annual maintenance/service for manipulator/glovebox and calibration (≈12% of capital manipulator cost → $18,000/yr assumed).
Incident Response Standby $10K/yr
[#9] Rapid-deployment / MTF standby budget (keeps team on-call / small readiness fund; per-deployment costs handled in scenarios).
Research And Monitoring $8K/yr
[#18] Data storage, analysis software licenses, secure backups (~$6,000) plus modest ongoing research instrumentation ops/consumables (~$2,000).
Supplies And Consumables $6K/yr
[#5] PPE replacement, filters, decon supplies and consumables (~$5,500/yr chosen mid-range).
Logistics And Transport $5K/yr
[#22] Transportation & secure relocation reserve for occasional moves (~$5,000/yr baseline).
Crash Site Recovery Reserve $5K/yr
[#10] Annual reserve for crash-site recovery/forensic disposal (per-incident costs typically higher; baseline reserve set at $5,000/yr).
Amnestic And Witness Management Reserve $5K/yr
[#11] Annual reserve for amnestics, witness management and follow-ups (per-person costs handled in scenarios; baseline reserve $5,000/yr).
Training Drills $5K/yr
[#20] Recurrent SOP training and simulated incident drills (~$5,000/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $3K/yr
[#19] Power & facility utilities / small HVAC/electrical load for monitoring and test equipment (~$3,000/yr).
Monitoring Software Updates $2K/yr
[#6] CCTV/tamper sensor monitoring & software updates (~$2,000/yr).
Human Subject Test Budget $0/yr
[#15] Human-subject testing costs are per-test and not part of baseline operations (tests currently ceased); budget set to $0/yr baseline, handled in scenarios if resumed.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $902K/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine operations, staff wages, maintenance, and small reserves only.
no unauthorized touches no public exposure no human testing
🚨 Minor Incident $972K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$70K vs baseline
Single unauthorized touch or small off-site incident requiring MTF deployment, modest forensic work, amnestics for a small witness pool and limited cover operations.
single casualty/off-site touch small witness pool (≤10) localized forensic & amnestic response
🚨 Major Public Incident $1.2M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Public unauthorized touch with many witnesses or media exposure requiring large-scale recovery, heavy PR/cover operations, extensive legal engagement and potentially escalated containment response.
public mass-exposure large witness count media / legal exposure
👥 Personnel 8 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 5 [#8] Dedicated 24/7 coverage requires ~5 FTE to staff a single post continuously; costs included in staff_wages.
Research Scientist 2 [#16] Part of the recommended long-term research team (physicist/analyst); included in research staff FTEs.
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#16] Technical specialist for manipulator/glovebox maintenance and test setups; included in research staff FTEs.
📋 Confidence Notes
Containment hardware and staffing costs are relatively well-defined (medium confidence), but per-incident response, public-coverup, and testing expenses are highly variable and location-dependent, which lowers overall confidence.
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