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SCP-7524 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-7524
Expected annual
$269K
One-time setup
$273K
Annual recurring
$256K
Personnel
0.2
One-time setup costs are approximately $272,700 driven by controlled testing personnel, forensic hardware and one-time R&D; recurring baseline costs are approximately $255,800/yr driven primarily by legal/cover reserves and media-rights contingencies.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $273K
Controlled Testing Personnel $95K
[#5] Controlled testing program personnel time (6 months senior researcher + assistant; one-time personnel expense $95,000).
Disablement Research $60K
[#17] Research into safe disabling / neutralization (midpoint $60,000 one-time R&D contingency).
Equipment $48K
[#2, #3, #6] Surveillance camera purchase and locker sensors (#2 purchase $1,500), secure transport cases (2 × $3,000 = $6,000) (#3), electronic forensics & reverse-engineering equipment (midpoint $40,000) (#6).
Disposal Study $40K
[#20] Disposal or long-term neutralization study (midpoint $40,000 one-time contingency).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $15K
[#7, #8] Playback-device test inventory & media library (midpoint $10,000) (#7) and air-gapped backup/archive system initial clone ($5,000) (#8).
Legal Setup $10K
[#11] Legal/cover strategy initial setup fee ($10,000 one-time).
Replica Manufacture $4K
[#16] Replica (non-anomalous) training unit manufacture (midpoint $4,000).
Facilities $1K
[#1] Secure containment locker fit-out: tamper seals, mounting brackets, antistatic lining and inventory tag.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $256K/yr
Cover Story And Legal $145K/yr
[#11, #19] Legal/cover retainer ($20,000/yr) and media rights/compensation contingency reserve (midpoint $125,000/yr) for takedowns, settlements and replacement content (#11, #19).
Research And Monitoring $50K/yr
[#8, #9, #12, #14, #18] Air-gapped backup maintenance & offsite rotation ($500/yr) (#8), digital forensics & restoration reserve ($25,000/yr) (#9), SOPs refresher training ($2,000/yr) (#12), public broadcast/media monitoring subscription ($12,500/yr midpoint) (#14), containment breach tabletop exercises ($10,000/yr) (#18).
Logistics And Transport $50K/yr
[#10] Field operations & recovery contingency reserve for PoI-76293 and related travel/surveillance ($50,000/yr reserve).
Staff Wages $10K/yr
[#4, #15] Site security overhead for inspections/escorts (~$5,000/yr, ~0.1 FTE) (#4) and administrative overhead/classification bookkeeping (~$5,000/yr, fractional admin FTE) (#15).
Supplies And Consumables $500/yr
[#13] Consumables and spare parts for device preservation (antistatic bags, seals, batteries, cables) $500/yr.
Surveillance Storage $300/yr
[#2] Surveillance & environmental sensors storage/maintenance (~$300/yr for retained footage/storage).
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $256K/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; containment and monitoring operate as planned and annual reserves are maintained.
routine_operations scheduled_testing no_poI_activity
🚨 Minor Incident $286K/yr
8.0% probability / year +$30K vs baseline
Small accidental use or localized corruption requiring forensics and limited legal takedown.
accidental_use_on_archive_device localized_media_corruption
🚨 Major Recovery Operation $481K/yr
3.0% probability / year +$225K vs baseline
Active recovery/capture of PoI-76293 requiring field ops, travel, and significant investigative effort.
PoI_captured_or_must_be_apprehended multi-day_raid_or_international_travel
🚨 Catastrophic Broadcast Exposure $656K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$400K vs baseline
Widespread unauthorized use affecting broadcast/streaming infrastructure leading to public exposure and large legal/media remediation.
public_broadcast_exposure large-scale_media_takedown_required major_legal_settlements
👥 Personnel 0.2 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 0.1 [#4] Fractional security allocation for escorted transfers and inspections (~0.1 FTE equivalent, accounted in staff_wages).
Administrative Staff 0.1 [#15] Fractional admin FTE for asset accounting and classification bookkeeping (~0.05–0.1 FTE; rounded to 0.1 FTE equivalent, accounted in staff_wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes are detailed and itemized, allowing medium-confidence estimates; several items use midpoints of wide contingency ranges (notes #6, #9, #10, #11, #17, #19, #20) which introduce uncertainty.
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