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SCP-707 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-707
Expected annual
$726K
One-time setup
$524K
Annual recurring
$666K
Personnel
4
One-time containment and equipment setup is approximately $524,500 driven by upgraded safe, containment room and specialized instrumentation; recurring annual costs are approximately $666,000 driven by research staff wages, Class-D procurement, biohazard/forensic operations, legal/PR contingencies and per-experiment operational costs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $524K
Equipment $252K
[#1, #3, #8, #12, #15, #18, #23] Forensic-grade safe/locker retrofit, CCTV and redundant storage hardware, emergency mobile life-support kit, -80°C freezer, recommended remote-handling robotics, high-speed imaging/physiological capture hardware, and initial secure data storage setup.
Facilities $138K
[#2, #14, #26, #28] HVAC/dehumidifier and environmental control setup, dedicated containment room retrofits, long-term archival/materials-analysis one-time fees, and backup containment infrastructure.
Insurance Reserve Initial $100K
[#25] Upfront contingency/indemnity reserve (initial capitalization) to cover unforeseen liabilities and large incidents.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $35K
[#11, #21] Initial pathology/histology/autopsy lab setup and initial SOP/training & protocol development costs.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $666K/yr
Staff Wages $250K/yr
[#16] Pro-rated salaries for project lead (Level-3), research technicians and data analyst dedicated to SCP-707 oversight.
Class D Procurement $80K/yr
[#6] Procurement, maintenance and management costs for Class-D personnel allocated to SCP-707 testing operations (annualized).
Insurance Reserve Annual $50K/yr
[#25] Annual contribution to contingency/indemnity reserves for large incidents and liabilities.
Per Experiment Contingency $40K/yr
[#30] Miscellaneous contingency set-aside for unexpected per-experiment overruns (equipment failure, extra analyses, emergency specialists).
Biohazard Cleanup $32K/yr
[#9] Annual expected costs for hazardous cleanup, sterilization, waste handling following experiments/incidents.
Forensic Analysis $32K/yr
[#11] Annualized costs for autopsy, histology, sequencing and advanced tissue analyses per subject.
Facilities Maintenance $30K/yr
[#2, #3, #8, #12, #14, #15, #18, #23] HVAC/dehumidifier energy & upkeep, CCTV storage/monitoring, emergency equipment maintenance, cold-storage operations, containment-room upkeep, robotic & imaging calibration and server redundancy maintenance.
Cover Story And Legal $30K/yr
[#19, #29] Annualized budget for legal handling, PR/cover-story work and immediate incident legal response.
Medical Standby $26K/yr
[#7] Annualized on-call/call-pay costs for trauma/surgical/anesthesiology teams during expected experiment days.
Logistics And Transport $20K/yr
[#24] Secure transport for subjects, tissues and sensitive equipment (annual expected transfers).
Staff Psychological Care $20K/yr
[#20] Ongoing counseling, critical-incident stress support and resilience program for exposed staff.
Administrative And Compliance $13K/yr
[#4, #27] Two-level authorization systems, IT/admin overhead, compliance audits, and ethics oversight/board operations.
Incident Investigation $10K/yr
[#22] Post-incident investigative team costs and audit-trail maintenance (annual expected average).
Supplies And Consumables $8K/yr
[#13, #17] PPE and single-use surgical/experimental consumables averaged across expected experiments.
Research And Monitoring $8K/yr
[#23, #26] Ongoing secure data storage/encryption redundancy and archival/conservation work.
Waste Disposal $8K/yr
[#10] Biomedical waste disposal and secure cremation/incineration transport averaged across projected incidents.
Training And Sops $5K/yr
[#21] Refresher training, SOP updates and drills.
Security Overtime $4K/yr
[#5] Expected annual overtime cost for guards when experiments occur (baseline assumes occasional experiments rather than full-time dedicated guard).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $666K/yr
72.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with occasional experiments and no major incidents.
routine_containment occasional_research_experiments scheduled_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $746K/yr
15.0% probability / year +$80K vs baseline
Small contamination/operational incident requiring extra cleanup, limited investigation and modest legal/PR response.
unexpected_contamination single-subject_complication local_investigation
🚨 Major Incident $1.3M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$600K vs baseline
Serious breach or exposure with high-profile fatalities, large legal/PR response, major investigations and equipment replacement.
public_exposure multiple_subject_deaths extensive_investigation_and_litigation
🚨 Research Campaign Requiring Scale Up $966K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Planned intensive research year with many experiments, hire/contract additional staff and increased Class-D throughput.
multi-experiment_study organ_recovery_program expanded_operational_tempo
👥 Personnel 4 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist (Level-3) 1 Project lead responsible for approvals, experimental design and oversight. [#16]
Research Technician 2 Lab work, experiment setup, sample handling and basic monitoring. [#16]
Data Analyst 1 Data processing, video/physiological log management and record retention. [#16, #23]
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates use midpoints of wide analyst ranges and assumptions about experiment frequency; SCP effects and per-experiment variability produce moderate uncertainty despite well-described operational needs in the notes.
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