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SCP-7834 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-7834
Expected annual
$29K
One-time setup
$22K
Annual recurring
$26K
Personnel
1
Baseline one-time setup is modest (~$22k) driven by secure locker/archival packing, basic IT/digital controls, SOP development, and a small contingency reserve. Annual recurring costs (~$25.7k/year) are driven by medical/psych response contingency, monitoring/IT maintenance, audits, and admin/HR overhead.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $22K
Contingency Reserve $10K
[#20] One-time contingency reserve for unexpected large incidents (baseline allocation at lower bound).
Equipment $8K
[#1, #2, #3, #6, #7, #11, #19] Included: secure locker & archival case, mounts/case for conservation, access-control integration, signage, CCTV installation, digital repository setup, and IT configuration.
Sop Development $3K
[#5] One-time development of SOPs, training materials, and initial delivery.
Transport Per Move $1K
[#16] Per-move secure courier/escort cost (per relocation).
Facilities $0
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Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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Memetic Safe Tooling Development $0
[#12] Optional development of automated redaction/machine-translation tooling; set to 0 in baseline (not purchased).
Research Program Setup $0
[#13] Optional formal research program setup (equipment/oversight); set to 0 in baseline.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $26K/yr
Medical And Psych Response Fund $10K/yr
[#8, #15] Annual contingency for medical/psych evaluations, short-term counseling, sick-leave, and limited lost-productivity replacement costs.
Research And Monitoring $4K/yr
[#2, #7, #11, #19, #18] Environmental condition checks and small repairs, CCTV storage/monitoring, digital repository maintenance, IT monitoring/DLP, and annual audit/compliance reviews.
Incident Investigation $3K/yr
[#9] Yearly contingency for forensic investigation, interviews, and administrative overhead per incidental unauthorized access.
Staff Wages $2K/yr
[#4] Administrative/HR part-time costs to maintain exclusion lists, audits and personnel tracking.
Cover Story And Legal $2K/yr
[#10] Modest annual legal/PR retainer for potential non-public incidents; large events budgeted in scenarios.
Screening And Reassignment $2K/yr
[#14] Ongoing costs for CV checks, personnel screening, and reassignment/backfill when exclusions apply.
Training Refreshers $800/yr
[#5] Annual refresher training and delivery costs for staff handling/warehousing SOPs.
Access Control Maintenance $500/yr
[#3] Annual maintenance and administration of keycard/access-control rules and denial lists.
Supplies And Consumables $360/yr
[#17, #6] Gloves, packing materials, archival tags, and annual replacement of warning labels.
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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Memetic Tooling Support $0/yr
[#12] Ongoing support for memetic-safe tooling (set to 0 in baseline; only incurred if tooling is developed).
Research Program Operation $0/yr
[#13] Recurring costs for a formal research program (personnel, monitoring); set to 0 in baseline.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $26K/yr
92.5% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with only standard maintenance, monitoring, HR, and medical contingency spending.
no_incidents routine_audits
🚨 Minor Incident $49K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$23K vs baseline
Single unauthorized reading or minor exposure requiring medical evaluation, investigation, and limited legal/admin response.
unauthorized_reading D-class mishandling accidental exposure
🚨 Major Breach $111K/yr
0.5% probability / year +$85K vs baseline
Significant exposure or public-facing breach requiring extensive legal/PR cover-up, larger medical inpatient costs and multi-team investigations.
public_exposure multiple_staff_affected legal_action
🚨 Research Scale Up $116K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$90K vs baseline
Authorization of formal study requiring bespoke memetic-safe tooling and a small dedicated research program.
IRB/research_approval memetic_tooling_development specialist_hiring
👥 Personnel 1 total
Role Count Notes
Administrative Staff 1 Part-time HR/administrative support to maintain exclusion lists, audits, and SOP administration; cost reflected in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges; many costs are optional/contingent (research, legal, large medical events) so year-to-year variability is significant, yielding moderate confidence.
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