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SCP-7236 Safe ? low confidence
SCP-7236
Expected annual
$227K
One-time setup
$268K
Annual recurring
$223K
Personnel
3.5
One-time setup and assessment costs (~$238k) are dominated by contingency reserves, equipment and security setup; recurring annual costs (~$223k/yr) are driven primarily by staff wages and facility maintenance, with additional conditional monitoring and emergency retainer costs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $268K
Contingency Reserve $75K
[#14] Reserved fund for emergent testing, specialist consultants, or equipment purchases if anomalous properties are discovered.
Equipment $43K
[#2, #3, #4, #10, #15] Access-control & logging hardware, CCTV and intrusion detectors, localized environmental control (dehumidifier/HVAC controller), records/archive hardware, and initial information-security/media containment hardware.
Facilities $39K
[#1, #18, #19] Includes secure safe installation/bolting and limited vault retrofit, specialized containment upgrades (Faraday/sealed chamber) if required, and initial duplicate/secondary storage site setup.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $30K
[#7, #8] Initial senior investigator assessment and baseline laboratory/testing budget (non-destructive assays, provenance/digital forensics).
Information Security Setup $30K
[#15] Setup of isolated secure terminals, redaction-capable printing and digital sanitization infrastructure (conditional based on content sensitivity).
Decommissioning $20K
[#20] Estimated neutralization/destruction/disposal costs if decommissioning is later required (conditional).
Medical Procurement $10K
[#16] Procurement of amnestic/medical countermeasures and initial medical supplies (conditional).
Cover Story Buyouts $10K
[#21] One-time budget for cover artifacts, buyouts, or staged payments in case of claimant/media exposure (conditional).
Emergency Response Initial Call Fund $10K
[#22] Initial per-call fund to cover high-cost emergency service dispatches if needed (conditional).
Secure Transport Initial $1K
[#9] One-time secure transport / armored courier cost for initial transfer.
Baseline Illustrative $0
[#24] Illustrative total-range from analyst notes; not an additional line-item cost.
Recommended Commissioning Package $0
[#25] Recommendation summary (minimal safe + audit logging + assessment). Costs are represented elsewhere above and not double-counted here.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $223K/yr
Staff Wages $140K/yr
[#5, #6, #7] Two full-time security personnel (baseline guarding), part-time technician/custodian (0.5 FTE), and partial research oversight (in-house investigator time).
Facilities Maintenance $25K/yr
[#2, #3, #4, #10, #13, #19] Annual maintenance, energy and storage costs for access-control, CCTV archival, environmental control, records storage, pro-rated facility overhead, and twin-site maintenance.
Cover Story And Legal $10K/yr
[#12, #21] Insurance uplift, legal hold and occasional legal/PR expenses to support non-disclosure and ownership claims.
Information Security $10K/yr
[#15] Ongoing maintenance/licensing and secure-media handling for information-hazard containment (conditional ongoing cost).
Medical Monitoring $10K/yr
[#16] Ongoing medical monitoring, training and treatments for potential exposure (conditional).
Emergency Response Retainer $10K/yr
[#22] Annual retainer to maintain priority access to hazmat/tactical emergency response teams (conditional but recommended).
Research And Monitoring $8K/yr
[#7, #23] Ongoing monitoring, annual risk review, periodic reassessment, inventory checks and protocol updates.
Psychological Support $6K/yr
[#17] Counseling and staff resilience programs for personnel exposed to unsettling material (conditional).
Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr
[#11] Consumables and PPE (gloves, masks, packaging, cleaning supplies) for handling and routine maintenance.
Logistics And Transport $1K/yr
[#9, #22] Routine secure transport (occasional transfers) and transportation-related logistics.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $223K/yr
93.0% probability / year
Normal year with standard containment, routine monitoring, and no major incidents.
no_incidents routine_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $248K/yr
4.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
Localized containment incident requiring investigation, short-term specialist engagement, and minor repairs.
localized_breach unexpected_behavior_detected
🚨 Major Breach $423K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Significant containment failure or discovery of hazardous properties requiring full emergency response, decontamination, specialist consultants and possible decommissioning.
containment_breach hazardous_discovery decommissioning_required
🚨 Political Exposure $298K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Public exposure or legal claim requiring cover story deployment, buyouts, and expanded legal defense.
media_leak claimant_publicity
👥 Personnel 3.5 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#5] Two full-time guards to cover shifts and access control for baseline Safe-class containment.
Research Scientist 1 [#7] One investigator assigned for initial assessment and periodic oversight (may be fractional FTE billed internally).
Technician / Custodian 0.5 [#6] Part-time technician/custodian (0.25–0.5 FTE) for inventory, maintenance and handling under protocol.
📋 Confidence Notes
The SCP file lacks concrete physical/anomalous description; containment posture and conditional items are based on conservative assumptions from analyst notes. Many conditional costs (information-hazard, medical countermeasures, specialized upgrades) are scenario-dependent, so cost estimates and probabilities are approximate and carry significant uncertainty.
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