SCP-7584 — SCP-7584 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-7584 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-7584

Expected annual

$1.6M

One-time setup

$6.6M

Annual recurring

$1.5M

Personnel

Initial capital is dominated by vault outfitting and a recommended asset valuation reserve; primary recurring costs are specialized staff wages (conservation, curatorial, security) and ongoing conservation/research operations.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $6.6M

Asset Valuation Reserve $5.0M

[#23] Recommended internal reserve representing replacement/compensation value (~$10k per object × 505).

Facilities $720K

[#1, #2, #3] Vault retrofit, fire-suppression install, and HVAC/humidity/power-backup installation estimates aggregated: $400k (vault retrofit) + $120k (inert suppression) + $200k (precision HVAC/backup).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $250K

[#5, #10] Archival enclosures/object supports ($100k) and technical analysis instruments / initial consumables ($150k).

Equipment $150K

[#4, #9, #17] Environmental monitoring & alarm hardware ($75k), digitization/imaging studio equipment ($60k), and initial data-security hardening/hardware ($15k).

Coverup Initial $150K

[#14] Initial discovery cover-up, reimbursements, fabricated paperwork and liaison setup.

Crates And Transport Prep $100K

[#12] 100 custom crates and transport readiness pool.

Offsite Backup Seeding $100K

[#18] Initial seeding/mirroring to offsite climate facility and secure cloud.

Emergency Response Fund $50K

[#13] Initial emergency/contingency fund and small reconfiguration budget.

Legal Episodic Disputes $50K

[#16] Episodic litigation/restitution expense reserve (one-off events).

Translation Initial $10K

[#20] Initial professional translation/transcription and metadata seeding for SCP-7584-1.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.5M/yr

Staff Wages $897K/yr

[#6, #7, #8] Conservation staff ($156k/yr), curatorial/research/admin ($273k/yr), and dedicated security augmentation ($468k/yr); totals include ~30% benefits.

Research And Monitoring $215K/yr

[#9, #10, #11, #20] Recurring imaging/storage ($3k), contract lab analyses/consumables ($10k), annual conservation treatments (~$200k), and ongoing translation/metadata updates ($2k).

Embedded Operatives $150K/yr

[#15] Cost to maintain two embedded assets/intelligence monitoring in local institutions (incl. overhead).

Cover Story And Legal $75K/yr

[#14, #16] Ongoing liaison costs (~$50k/yr) and legal retainer for restitution/ownership defense (~$25k/yr).

Site Overhead $75K/yr

[#22] Allocated share of Site-109 central services (utilities, admin, building maintenance).

Facilities Maintenance $27K/yr

[#2, #3, #4] Annual maintenance and utilities for fire-suppression ($15k), HVAC/humidity/power backup ($10k), and monitoring calibration ($2k).

Supplies And Consumables $23K/yr

[#5, #19, #24] Archival replacement consumables ($5k), visitor viewing operating consumables ($10k), and miscellaneous consumables & small tools ($8k).

Logistics And Transport $20K/yr

[#12] Annual transport contingency and climate-controlled mover contracts.

Offsite Storage $20K/yr

[#18] Ongoing offsite archival storage and disaster-recovery mirror costs.

Emergency Drills $20K/yr

[#13] Annual exercises, PPE replacement, and consumables for emergency readiness.

Data Security Maintenance $10K/yr

[#17] Annual cybersecurity maintenance, audits, and pentesting for the catalog/inventory system.

Documentation Maintenance $8K/yr

[#21] Ongoing internal documentation, redacted publications, and restricted-archive upkeep.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.5M/yr

78.0% probability / year

Normal, uneventful year with routine conservation, research, and operations.

scheduled conservation regular research & digitization routine viewings

🚨 Minor Incident $1.8M/yr

20.0% probability / year +$230K vs baseline

Localized damage or anomaly activation requiring emergency conservation, temporary transport, and modest legal/liaison expenses.

single-item damage small-scale anomaly requiring isolation emergency conservation treatment

🚨 Major Breach $4.0M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline

Theft, large-scale damage, or a multi-item anomalous event triggering extensive conservation, legal restitution, and external contracting.

multi-item damage/theft international restitution claims catastrophic environmental failure

👥 Personnel 11 total

Role	Count	Notes
Conservator (Senior)	1	[#6] Senior conservator dedicated to collection oversight and complex treatments (salary included in staff_wages).
Conservator Technician	1	[#6] Full-time conservator technician for routine treatments and handling (salary included in staff_wages).
Curator / Anart Historian	2	[#7] Two curatorial/historical research staff positions overseeing provenance and approvals (salaries included in staff_wages).
Administrative Staff / Registrar	1	[#7] Registrar/admin managing access, records, and scheduling (salary included in staff_wages).
Security Officer / MTF Agent	6	[#8] Six dedicated security FTEs to provide 24/7 vault/collection coverage and escorted access (salary included in staff_wages).

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide thorough line-item estimates, but many figures are rough order-of-magnitude; asset reserve and episodic legal costs are especially uncertain, producing medium confidence in totals.

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