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SCP-7818 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-7818
Expected annual
$110K
One-time setup
$284K
Annual recurring
$106K
Personnel
4
First-year one-time costs are dominated by an R&D contingency reserve and targeted research/forensics; ongoing annual costs are moderate and driven by personnel screening, compliance enforcement, and recurring research/monitoring. Baseline annual operations cost about $105,700/yr; major R&D or incident response drives the largest incremental expenses.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $284K
Contingency Rd Fund $175K
[#14] Contingency R&D fund for countermeasures (range $100k–$250k; midpoint used as reserved capital).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $50K
[#9] Controlled experimentation initial budget (lab consumables, design, ethics review, D-class if applicable) — first-year research setup.
Forensic Identification One Off $22K
[#10] Forensic identification & provenance research (one-off; mid-range of $15k–$30k).
Alternate Offsite Mirrored Setup $15K
[#19] One-time mirrored off-site secure vault setup alternative (one-time option).
Equipment $9K
[#2, #3, #4, #11, #15, #18, #21] Access-control hardware/software setup ($1,500), archival kit ($800), CCTV camera ($2,000), digitization initial ($500), chain-of-custody materials ($500), initial conservation ($300), data-analysis tooling ($3,000).
Facilities $5K
[#1] Dedicated anomalous-item locker outfitting, tamper seals and reinforced inner box.
Emergency Training $5K
[#13] Initial emergency containment/response drills & training (one-time portion).
Policy And Hr Drafting $2K
[#5] Personnel restriction policy drafting, legal review and rollout.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $106K/yr
Staff Wages $40K/yr
[#6, #8, #16, #21] Ongoing compliance monitoring / partial HR staff time ($10,000/yr), replacement staffing / restricted-handling premium ($20,000/yr), record-keeping officer / internal classification ($8,000/yr), data-analysis analyst time ($2,000/yr).
Research And Monitoring $20K/yr
[#9] Ongoing controlled experimentation budget (annual research/experiments, limited tests).
Psychological Screening $12K/yr
[#7] Psychological screening & periodic certification of cleared handlers ($150/screen × ~20 handlers × 4/yr ≈ $12,000/yr).
Offsite Vault Lease $10K/yr
[#19] Alternate off-site vault lease & oversight (annual option ~$10,000/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $8K/yr
[#20, #24] Annual reserve for cover stories/memetic containment/amnestic deployment ($5,000/yr) plus low-level PR/external liaison ($2,500/yr).
Trauma Counseling $5K/yr
[#12] Trauma counseling & psychiatric support fund for staff affected by erasure phenomena or policy impacts.
Training Refresher $3K/yr
[#13] Annual refresher training for emergency drills and response procedures ($3,000/yr).
Medical Forensic Reserve $3K/yr
[#22] Annual reserve for medical/forensic contingency on minor events (~$3,000/yr) (per-incident costs handled in scenarios).
Facilities Maintenance $2K/yr
[#4, #23] CCTV monitoring/storage ($300/yr) and pro rata Site-81 overhead/insurance & marginal facility costs ($2,000/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr
[#3, #11, #15, #18, #25] Archival replacement consumables ($100/yr), secure backup storage ($200/yr), replacement evidence supplies ($200/yr), periodic conservation inspection ($100/yr), miscellaneous consumables ($1,200/yr).
Logistics And Transport $600/yr
[#17] Secure intra-site courier transfers (assume ~3 moves/yr at $200/move).
Access Control License $500/yr
[#2] Ongoing software licensing/maintenance for biometric/access-control audit trails.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $106K/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with routine screening, maintenance, and small-scale research only.
normal_operations routine_screening scheduled_experiments
🚨 Minor Incident $136K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$30K vs baseline
Single unexpected dissipation/missing-person event requiring forensics, short investigation, and cover-up actions.
unexpected_dissipation_event missing_person_report limited_public_attention
🚨 Major Incident $346K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$240K vs baseline
Escalation requiring deployment of contingency R&D, extended investigations, and substantial cover/legal costs.
public_exposure multiple_erasure_events political_scrutiny
👥 Personnel 4 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 1 [#9, #8] Lead research/experimentation responsibilities; covers part of replacement staffing and experimental budget allocation.
HR / Compliance Officer 1 [#5, #6] Responsible for personnel restriction enforcement, quarterly vetting and compliance checks.
Record-Keeping Officer / Data Analyst 1 [#16, #21] Maintains classification levels, redaction, and social-link analysis tooling/analyst time.
Security Officer / Courier 1 [#17] Two-person secure courier / security oversight for intra-site transfers and custody.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item estimates were provided by the analyst and the SCP text supplies clear operational requirements; ranges were present for several large contingency items (forensic work, R&D fund, alternate-storage options) which creates moderate uncertainty in totals and scenario costs.
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