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SCP-7929 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-7929
Expected annual
$60K
One-time setup
$79K
Annual recurring
$59K
Personnel
3
One-time setup costs are dominated by research instrumentation, containment upgrades, and large contingency funds (~$79k). Recurring annual costs are driven by research staff, secure storage, and monitoring/IT operations (~$58.6k/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $79K
High Severity Pr Contingency $50K
[#26] One-time high-severity public relations / legal contingency fund reserved for observable public incidents $50,000.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $10K
[#15] Instrumentation for anomalous-behavior study (pressure transducers, thermocouples, inline flow sensors, high-speed camera, DAQ) estimated mid-range $10,000.
One Time Medical Contingency $10K
[#21] One-time larger emergency fund reserved for high-severity medical/liability events $10,000.
Equipment $5K
[#1, #2, #6, #18, #19, #22, #9, #10] Dedicated surveillance camera $700; on-site NVR $1,200; UPS hardware $550; hardwired local kill-switch $550; one-time network/port hardening hardware $325; replacement/non-anomalous espresso machine $1,400; initial fire/safety kit $200; initial first-aid/burn kit $300.
Facilities $3K
[#17, #7, #8] Enclosure (plexiglass/interlock) $2,500; dedicated circuit/GFCI and surge protection $450; tamper-resistant anchoring initial hardware/installation $200.
Decontamination And Disposal $600
[#25] End-of-life decontamination / forensic wipe / disposal estimated mid-range $600.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $59K/yr
Research And Monitoring $28K/yr
[#16, #3, #27] Research personnel fractional FTE for formal testing/characterization ~$22,500/yr; secure video storage and archival ~$4,000/yr; independent audit/safety reassessment ~$2,000/yr.
Staff Wages $16K/yr
[#4] FISC monitoring staff time (0.2–0.33 FTE equivalent of loaded $60k/yr) allocated to continuous monitoring and incident triage; estimated $16,000/yr.
It Cybersecurity Operations $4K/yr
[#5, #19] IT/cybersecurity operations for feed/device logging, patching, audits and minimal recurring network hardening checks ~$4,500/yr.
Cover Story And Legal $3K/yr
[#23, #26] Documentation, containment admin and review meetings ~$2,000/yr; routine PR/cover story costs ~$1,000/yr.
Medical And Liability Reserve $2K/yr
[#21] Annual operating reserve for immediate medical treatment / liability response ~$2,000/yr.
Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr
[#12, #13, #14, #10] Consumables (coffee, milk, filters, cleaning agents) ~$900/yr; waste/biohazard handling ~$350/yr; consumable spare parts ~$200/yr; first-aid/burn kit replenishment ~$100/yr.
Logistics And Transport $2K/yr
[#20] Tamper/incident response retainer/training and transport readiness ~$1,500/yr. (Per-incident relocation costs $1k–$4k handled in scenario modelling.)
Training For Authorized Users $1K/yr
[#24] Annual authorized-user safety training and instructor/materials ~$1,000/yr.
Facilities Maintenance $500/yr
[#11, #6, #9, #8] Regular espresso-machine certified service ~$300/yr; UPS battery replacement ~$100/yr; annual safety inspection ~$50/yr; replacement tamper seals ~$50/yr.
Incident Transport And Response Per Incident $0/yr
[#20] Per-incident response/relocation costs (estimated $1,000–$4,000 per incident) are not included in baseline recurring; handled in incident scenarios.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $59K/yr
92.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents: ongoing monitoring, storage, maintenance, research, and routine admin/training.
no incidents routine maintenance scheduled research activity
🚨 Minor Incident $64K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$6K vs baseline
Minor on-site incident (scald/burn or small contamination) requiring medical treatment, short-term transport/response, and limited investigation.
staff scald/burn injury small contamination/waste response single-incident transport to lab
🚨 Major Incident $129K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$70K vs baseline
Major incident with public visibility or significant injury/property damage requiring PR/legal response, use of high-severity contingencies, forensic investigation, and replacement.
severe injury or public exposure media attention requiring legal/PR response forensic disposal and large-scale investigation
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $99K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$40K vs baseline
Discovery of externally-actuating or complex anomalous behaviors that require expanded research, additional instrumentation, and increased staffing.
evidence of external actuation anomalous behavior beyond internal controls need for expanded instrumentation or staff
👥 Personnel 3 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / FISC Monitoring Staff 1 [#4] One staff assigned to continuous FISC monitoring/triage (0.2–0.33 FTE equivalent; cost included in staff_wages).
Research Scientist 1 [#16, #15] One scientist (fractional FTE) responsible for controlled trials, analysis, and instrumentation use; cost included in research_and_monitoring.
IT Technician / Cybersecurity 1 [#5, #19] One part-time IT/cybersecurity resource (or contracted support) for feed handling, patching, and audits; cost included in it_cybersecurity_operations.
📋 Confidence Notes
Medium confidence: many line items are standard, well-defined costs (monitoring, storage, maintenance) but the anomalous behavior uncertainty (actuation potential, incident frequency/severity) introduces variability in incident probabilities and contingency usage.
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