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SCP-733 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-733
Expected annual
$68K
One-time setup
$1.3M
Annual recurring
$66K
Personnel
1
One-time outfitting and contingencies dominate costs (≈$1.31M), driven primarily by large contingency/escalation reserves; baseline annual operations are modest (~$66k/yr) dominated by personnel, transport/escort, and IT/archival maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.3M
Escalation Contingency $1.1M
[#26] Escalation / worst-case upgrade contingency reserve if containment requirements escalate (plan for specialist suites, remote sites, expanded security).
Contingency Reserve $125K
[#24] One-time contingency reserve / replacement fund for loss, damage, or legal exposure (real-world accounting proxy).
Equipment $60K
[#2, #3, #7, #8, #12, #14] Purchases and install of climate-controlled archival cabinet (#2), environmental monitoring hardware (#3), secure digital/archive hardware setup (#7), initial network access/audit software integration (#8), CCTV/intrusion install (#12), and modest containment/testing chamber / instrumentation (#14).
Incident Forensics Reserve $30K
[#16] Contingency reserve for incident investigation & forensics per incident (material sampling, lab time, external specialists).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $21K
[#5, #6, #18] Professional archival conservation/stabilization (#5), high-resolution digitization and metadata capture (#6), and one-off specialized forensic/analysis projects (photograph forensics, dating, provenance) (#18).
Facilities $10K
[#1] Incremental capital to outfit a dedicated high-security, bolted small-item locker/safe for SCP-733-01.
Emergency Response Kit $6K
[#15] Emergency/decontamination kit and readiness equipment initial purchase (spill/decon kits, respirators, waste containers) and immediate readiness setup.
Legal And Provenance $6K
[#22] One-time legal/cover-story/provenance investigation and PR/legal fees to establish non-suspicious provenance and handle civil issues.
Sop Development $5K
[#21] Initial SOP development, training materials, and initial tabletop exercises to establish containment/testing procedures.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $66K/yr
Staff Wages $20K/yr
[#9] Fractional allocation for dedicated Level-3 supervision (budgeted ~0.1–0.25 FTE of a Level-3 researcher).
Logistics And Transport $15K/yr
[#11, #20] Per-event security escorts for handling/testing (assumed several tests/transfers per year) (#11) and secure transport costs for intra-/intersite moves (annualized for ~2 transfers/yr) (#20).
Administrative Overhead $11K/yr
[#25] Site administrative overhead allocated as ~20% of direct recurring costs (covers admin, badge/clearance processing, routine site allocation).
Research And Monitoring $8K/yr
[#7, #8, #10, #17] Offsite/air-gapped storage & media refresh (#7), network/document access maintenance (#8), estimated annual cost of Level-4 approval time per expected experiments (#10), and medical surveillance / employee assistance programs (#17).
Cover Story And Legal $6K/yr
[#24] Annual operational/legal reserve and small ongoing legal/PR costs (operational portion of contingency/reserve from #24).
Supplies And Consumables $3K/yr
[#13, #15, #19] PPE and archival handling supplies (#13), recurring consumables/drills for emergency readiness (#15), and periodic conservation follow-up rehousing treatments (annualized) (#19).
Facilities Maintenance $2K/yr
[#3, #4, #12, #23] Environmental monitoring calibration & sensor maintenance (#3,#4), CCTV/monitoring subscription (#12), and marginal energy costs for climate control (#23).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $66K/yr
94.5% probability / year
Normal year with routine monitoring, occasional handling/testing under Level-3 supervision and standard archival maintenance; no incidents.
routine_access scheduled_maintenance periodic_digitization_review
🚨 Minor Incident $96K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$30K vs baseline
Localized incident requiring forensic investigation and limited external consultation (e.g., repeat of Incident 733-03-scale investigation but contained).
security_breach unexpected_effect_manifestation
🚨 Major Breach $316K/yr
0.5% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Significant breach or escalation requiring expanded containment upgrades, extended forensics, legal action, and temporary dedicated security.
major_security_breach reclassification_required widespread_incident_response
👥 Personnel 1 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / Level-3 1 [#9] One Level-3 supervisor allocated (fractional 0.1–0.25 FTE budgeted in staff_wages to ensure direct supervision for testing).
📋 Confidence Notes
Many line items have explicit ranges and concrete procurement/recurring descriptions giving moderate confidence; however contingency/escalation values and assumed event frequencies are subjective, so uncertainty remains.
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