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SCP-7239 Safe ✓ high confidence
SCP-7239
Expected annual
$27K
One-time setup
$10K
Annual recurring
$26K
Personnel
1
One-time setup costs are modest (~$9,725) for archival/vacuum hardware, recording gear and training; ongoing annual costs are dominated by a single research technician plus facility/climate allocation, yielding ~ $25,500/yr in operating expenses (matches analyst summary [#20]).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $10K
Equipment $5K
[#1, #7, #8] Vacuum/sealing hardware ($2,000), audio recording equipment ($2,000), local NAS for redundant storage ($1,000).
Initial Training And Background Checks $2K
[#6] One-time background checks and initial training for assigned personnel (2 staff × background + prorated course).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1K
[#2, #11, #13, #18] Archival housing and inert materials (~$225), initial conservation assessment (~$500), documentation/facsimile creation (~$300), contingency facsimile (~$300).
Emergency Kit $1K
[#12] One-time purchase of small incident response / emergency handling kit.
Facilities $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $26K/yr
Staff Wages $15K/yr
[#5] Research technician hourly wage for bi-daily recordings (~$40/hr × 1 hr/day, benefits included).
Facilities Maintenance $5K/yr
[#3, #4, #16] Climate-control allocation (~$2,400/yr), secure storage overhead (~$2,000/yr), electricity and device power (~$200/yr).
Research And Monitoring $4K/yr
[#6, #8, #9, #11, #12, #14, #18, #19] Recurring refresher training (~$500/yr), cloud/off-site backup (~$300/yr), software/transcription/licences (~$500/yr), ongoing conservation fund (~$200/yr), drills allocation (~$500/yr), periodic audits (~$1,000/yr), facsimile/research reserve (~$100/yr), low-probability escalation fund (~$1,000/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $1K/yr
[#17] Administrative costs to maintain cover story, classification paperwork, and low-level legal/PR containment.
Supplies And Consumables $500/yr
[#10] Batteries, replacement vacuum bags/silica gel, gloves, labels, spare cables, small tools.
Logistics And Transport $300/yr
[#15] Occasional secure transport/courier fees and paperwork for approved transfers.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $26K/yr
94.5% probability / year
Normal year with no incidents; routine bi-daily recordings and scheduled maintenance/administration.
no incidents regular monitoring
🚨 Minor Incident $30K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$5K vs baseline
Small incident such as minor damage to facsimile/recording gear, a localized conservation need, or a short-notice external audit requiring overtime and replacements.
minor damage unexpected conservation treatment equipment replacement
🚨 Major Breach $226K/yr
0.5% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Theft, folding/creasing of the original, or public exposure requiring MTF deployment, intensive recovery, medical/forensic response, and diplomatic/legal work.
theft or unauthorized handling public exposure activation of secondary hazardous effects
👥 Personnel 1 total
Role Count Notes
Research Technician 1 [#5] Primary technician responsible for bi-daily recordings and logging (staff_wages budget covers this position).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide explicit line-item estimates and operational procedures; object is Safe and costs are largely routine and well-defined, so estimates are high-confidence despite small ranges on some items.
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