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SCP-7356 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-7356
Expected annual
$158K
One-time setup
$261K
Annual recurring
$145K
Personnel
1
One-time setup costs are moderate (~$261k) driven by a bespoke containment chamber and incident/replacement reserves; recurring annual costs are driven by medical/amnestic services, contingency reserves, D‑Class processing and legal/recordkeeping (~$145k/yr baseline).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $261K
Facilities $100K
[#1] Containment chamber construction (specialized humanoid testing cell, false 0.96 m hallways, reinforced mounting surfaces, one-way glass).
Incident Response One Time Reserve $100K
[#12] One-time contingency/reserve option for major recovery/repairs (midpoint of $50k–$150k).
Replacement Upgrade One Time Reserve $30K
[#19] One-time planned capital replacement/upgrade reserve (midpoint of $10k–$50k).
Equipment $24K
[#2, #3, #4] Video/audio/data capture purchase ($15,000), Safe-class biological locker install ($8,000), toolbox/furniture/initial nail stock ($1,200).
Training Initial $4K
[#15] Initial training & SOP setup (midpoint of $2k–$5k).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $3K
[#14] One-time IT/secure logging integration and initial records setup (~$3,000).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $145K/yr
Incident Response Reserve $50K/yr
[#12] Recurring reserve for incident response/rapid-repair readiness (midpoint $25k–$75k → $50k/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $20K/yr
[#17] Chain-of-custody, cover documentation, legal/redaction and administrative overhead (~$10k–$30k/yr, midpoint $20k).
Medical Screening And Amnestic $18K/yr
[#8] Medical screening, amnestic administration, nurse/pharmacist time and meds (~midpoint $18,200/yr).
Staff Wages $10K/yr
[#10] Research staff / ritualist time: 4hrs/test @ $50/hr → $200/test × 52 tests = $10,400/yr.
Dclass Processing And Custodial $10K/yr
[#9] D‑Class transport, holding, medical processing, administrative allocation (~$10,000/yr allocated).
Replacement Upgrade Amortized $8K/yr
[#19] Planned amortized replacement/upgrade budget (~$5k–$10k/yr midpoint $7.5k).
Psychological Followup $5K/yr
[#13] Psychological follow-up/therapy budget for ritualist and D‑Class (~$5,000/yr allocated).
It And Records Maintenance $5K/yr
[#14] Secure logging, backups, restricted DB operations and audits (~$5,000/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $5K/yr
[#5, #7] Nails & consumables (~$1,300/yr midpoint) and decontamination/hazardous waste (~$3,380/yr midpoint) combined.
Skull Conservation $3K/yr
[#18] Periodic conservation and forensic/biological testing of skull (~$1k–$5k/yr midpoint $3k).
Miscellaneous Admin Contingency $3K/yr
[#20] Miscellaneous supplies, audits, small tools and buffer (~$1k–$5k/yr midpoint $3k).
Facilities Maintenance $2K/yr
[#6] Wall-surface panels and repair/maintenance due to repeated nailing (approx. midpoint ~$1,500–$3,000/yr → $2,250).
Video Systems Maintenance $2K/yr
[#2] Video/audio/data capture maintenance, redundant storage upkeep (~$2,000/yr).
Training And Sop $2K/yr
[#15] Annual refresher training and SOP upkeep (~midpoint $1k–$3k → $2k/yr).
Utilities Energy $1K/yr
[#16] Incremental HVAC, lighting and camera power (~$800–$1,500/yr midpoint $1,150).
Locker Maintenance $1K/yr
[#3] Safe-class biological locker calibration and monitoring (~$1,000/yr).
Research And Monitoring $0/yr
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Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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Security Staffing $0/yr
[#11] Incremental dedicated security cost assumed absorbed by Site-17 baseline for this estimate; incremental dedicated staffing could be ~$120k/yr if required.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $145K/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal year with weekly testing cadence, site baseline security absorbs monitoring; no major incidents.
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🚨 Dedicated Security $265K/yr
3.0% probability / year +$120K vs baseline
Site requires dedicated guard coverage for this chamber (not absorbed by baseline staffing).
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🚨 Minor Incident $220K/yr
12.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Non-catastrophic incident requiring emergency response, repairs, replacement equipment and additional cleanup/forensics.
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👥 Personnel 1 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / Ritualist 1 [#10] One researcher/ritualist assigned (part-time for this project); staff_wages estimate reflects their billable/testing hours (~$10,400/yr).
📋 Confidence Notes
Line items are based on analyst midpoints and explicit per-test assumptions, but ranges on incident frequency, staff absorption of duties, and reserve strategies create uncertainty; reasonable estimate but not high confidence.
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