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SCP-7916 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-7916
Expected annual
$666K
One-time setup
$926K
Annual recurring
$638K
Personnel
2
Estimated one-time setup and contingency costs are approximately $925,500, driven mainly by a contingency rapid-research fund, public incident-response planning, and archival/mnestic stockpiles; recurring annual costs are approximately $638,000, driven by legal/cover-story expenses, emergency-response readiness, and ongoing security/monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $926K
Contingency Rapid Research Fund $500K
[#12] Standby rapid-research fund to mount controlled experiments / staff/testing (one-time reserve ~$500,000).
Public Incident Response Fund $250K
[#22] One-off public incident/cover-up contingency budget (lower-bound contingency reserved ~$250,000).
Decommissioning Planning $65K
[#18] One-time planning and secure destruction costs if chosen (~$30k–100k assumed midpoint $65,000).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $40K
[#10] Forensics / ballistic bench and in-house testing capability (one-time setup ~$40,000 as chosen option).
Mnestic Stockpile $25K
[#9] Initial mnestic agents and medical countermeasures stockpile (~$25,000 initial).
Equipment $17K
[#1, #2] High-security safe purchase (~$5,000) and access-control hardware (biometric reader, keycode panels, CCTV initial install ~$12,000).
Record Reclassification And Archival Update $10K
[#7] One-time administrative work to update containment status, update files, and produce hardened offline backups (~$10,000 initial).
Secure Archival Duplication $8K
[#8] Air-gapped & physical copy archival setup with Faraday/isolation boxes (~$8,000 initial).
Personnel Initial Vetting $8K
[#6] Initial background checks / polygraphs assumed for ~3 authorized personnel at ~$2,500 each (~$7,500).
Facilities $3K
[#1] Locker construction/installation and anchoring for the safe; structural work and heavy anchoring for tamper sensors.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $638K/yr
Cover Story And Legal $200K/yr
[#13] Ongoing legal counsel, counterintelligence and public-affairs resources (~$200,000/yr).
Response Team Readiness $150K/yr
[#17] Containment-breach emergency response team readiness (~$150,000/yr to retain a small dedicated surge-capable team).
Insurance Equivalent $100K/yr
[#14] Internal risk-fund allocation / self-insurance reserve (~$100,000/yr).
Staff Wages $80K/yr
[#4] Security staffing allocation for custody/transfers: budgeted ~2 guards @ $40,000 each (pro-rated for callouts/overtime).
Research And Monitoring $50K/yr
[#11] Ongoing low-intensity literature review and monitoring (~$50,000/yr for one researcher/post-doc + admin time).
Psychological Care $15K/yr
[#15] Counseling and witness support baseline (~$15,000/yr).
Training And Drills $12K/yr
[#16] Annual training and periodic K-Class scenario drills (~$12,000/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $10K/yr
[#2, #3, #19, #20] Access-control hardware maintenance (~$1,500/yr), continuous monitoring service (included here as $5,000/yr), technical/custodial maintenance area upkeep (~$2,500/yr), and utilities pro-rating (~$1,000/yr).
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#5] Armored transport / secure transfer estimated ~ $3k–10k per transfer; budgeted here as ~2 average transfers/year at $5,000 each (~$10,000/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $6K/yr
[#8, #9] Archival refreshes and physical media upkeep (~$1,000/yr) and mnestic/medical replacement/expiry costs (~$5,000/yr).
Audit And Compliance Inspections $3K/yr
[#21] Periodic chain-of-custody audits and compliance inspections (~$3,000/yr).
Record Archival Maintenance $2K/yr
[#7] Ongoing archival maintenance and administration for hardened offline backups (~$2,000/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $638K/yr
92.0% probability / year
Uneventful year with normal monitoring, maintenance, and readiness costs only.
no incidents routine audits periodic drills
🚨 Minor Incident $728K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$90K vs baseline
Small accidental firing, limited information leakage, or single-witness memory retention requiring localized response.
accidental discharge localized leak minor legal/PR action
🚨 Major Breach $1.6M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or public exposure requiring large-scale emergency response, public-cover operations, and rapid research activation.
public exposure large-scale containment breach multi-site impact
🚨 Research Scale Up $1.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$650K vs baseline
Foundation elects to actively re-open controlled testing and scale research, invoking contingency rapid-research funding.
request to re-evaluate policy decision to hold for K-Class readiness new intelligence prompting study
👥 Personnel 2 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#4] Two guards budgeted in staff_wages (~2 guards @ $40,000 each pro-rated for callouts/overtime).
📋 Confidence Notes
Costs are based on analyst line-item estimates and Foundation-style budgeting but include several judgment calls (number of authorized personnel for vetting, assumed transfer frequency, midpoint choices for ranged one-off costs). The SCP is neutralized and well-described, improving confidence, but contingency/incident costs remain uncertain.
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