SCP-8072 — SCP-8072 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-8072 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-8072

Expected annual

$75K

One-time setup

$54K

Annual recurring

$72K

Personnel

One-time setup and contingency reserves are modest (~$54.5k); main recurring drivers are part-time staff wages and occasional testing/compliance, totaling about $71.9k/year.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $54K

Upside Research $25K

[#21] Optional one-time seed for a focused study into memetic/behavioral contradictions (small focused project).

Incident Response Reserve $15K

[#13] Recommended contingency reserve for unexpected escalation or emergency containment/transport.

Controlled Substance Compliance $5K

[#9] One-time licensing / secure cabinet set-up if actively supplying or tightly investigating alleged drug use (lower if avoided).

Ethics Approval $3K

[#8] One-time internal ethics/legal review and preparation of approvals (staff time).

Equipment $2K

[#4, #14] Basic CCTV/motion sensor system and small test-bench instruments (camera/NVR, bench, clamps, scales, closeup cameras).

Facilities $2K

[#1] One-time purchase/installation of a small secure locker or on-site shelf allocation (midpoint estimate).

Staff Training One Time $1K

[#18] Initial training and safety briefing costs for handling protocols and legal constraints.

Inventory And Cataloging $900

[#3] One-time cataloging, barcodes and initial database entry (midpoint of provided range).

Documentation And Archival $600

[#15] One-time digital archival/secure backup setup for records and video storage.

Anthropic Props $175

[#6] Initial inexpensive eyewear/wig/prop hairpieces for presentations/tests.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $72K/yr

Staff Wages $42K/yr

[#2, #7] Part-time security/admin (0.1–0.25 FTE) and part-time junior researcher/technician (0.25–0.5 FTE); pro-rated salaries.

Administrative Overhead $9K/yr

[#22] Administrative overhead (15% of recurring subtotal) for procurement, program management, and internal cost allocation.

Research And Monitoring $5K/yr

[#10] Forensic/chemical testing budget for occasional DNA/dye/drug-residue analyses and related monitoring.

Cover Story And Legal $3K/yr

[#12] Ongoing legal/cover-story and PR maintenance for public exposure risk (provenance paperwork, takedown/legal fees as needed).

Background Checks $2K/yr

[#16] Annual budget for background checks and vetting depending on turnover.

Logistics And Transport $2K/yr

[#11] Secure packaging and occasional transport/courier/insurance for moves and demonstrations.

Controlled Substance Compliance $2K/yr

[#9] Ongoing compliance, audits, secure storage consumables; lower if active supply avoided.

Insurance $2K/yr

[#17] Liability and damage insurance for handling/transport (small policy for a Safe object).

External Lab Bookings $2K/yr

[#19] Cover maintenance for outside lab bench bookings and paid analysis under cover identity.

Facilities Maintenance $1K/yr

[#1, #4] Locker rental/space allocation (rental alternative) and CCTV/storage/maintenance costs (combined).

Sociocultural Materials $1K/yr

[#20] Small PRN materials for sociocultural studies, playlists, props, and subject stipends.

Documentation And Archival $300/yr

[#15] Ongoing digital storage, backups, and archival maintenance.

Staff Training Recurring $300/yr

[#18] Annual refresher training and briefings.

Supplies And Consumables $250/yr

[#5] PPE, cleaning supplies, and low-usage consumables.

Inventory And Cataloging $200/yr

[#3] Recurring audits, barcode replacements, and catalog recertification.

Anthropic Props $125/yr

[#6] Replacement eyewear/wig/prop hairpieces as needed.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $72K/yr

90.0% probability / year

Normal, uneventful year with routine testing, maintenance, and administration only.

routine_testing no_public_incident no major research scale-up

🚨 Minor Incident $82K/yr

3.0% probability / year +$10K vs baseline

Small public exposure or low-level incident requiring PR/legal responses, overtime, and emergency transport.

unauthorized_public_exposure localized_containment_incident

🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $107K/yr

7.0% probability / year +$35K vs baseline

Decision or discovery prompts funded deep study (small project) requiring one-time project spend plus extra contracted tests/staff time.

funded_deep_study memetic/behavioral_discovery

👥 Personnel 2 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	1	Part-time access control / badge checks and logs (0.1–0.25 FTE); salary included in staff_wages.
Research Scientist / Technician	1	Part-time junior researcher/technician for behavioral observation and testing (0.25–0.5 FTE); salary included in staff_wages.

📋 Confidence Notes

Notes provide detailed line-item ranges for most categories, but many items are optional or range-based (controlled substances, optional research), so numerical choices required judgment.

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