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SCP-8183 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-8183
Expected annual
$576K
One-time setup
$578K
Annual recurring
$570K
Personnel
5
One-time setup is moderately sized (~$580k) driven by archival retrofit, digitization equipment, and contingency/reserve funds; annual costs (~$570k/yr) are driven primarily by staff wages, ongoing research/monitoring, and legal/monitoring/IT expenses.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $578K
Facilities $162K
[#1, #4, #17] Retrofit/allocate climate-controlled vault and viewing-room structural buildout and separate off-site vault setup (vault retrofit $80,000; viewing-room buildout $32,500; off-site vault setup $50,000).
Equipment $126K
[#2, #4, #21, #24] Film scanner/workstation and secure/air-gapped servers ($80k + $20k), sensors/CCTV ($10k), tamper-detection hardware ($3.5k), IT/media access control licensing/development ($12.5k).
Field Operations Initial Sweep $85K
[#10] Initial field recovery/sweep and targeted recoveries budget for locating external copies (mid-range estimate).
Contingency Reserve $62K
[#22] Small contingency/reserve fund for anomalous unpredictability, emergency equipment or specialist consults.
Legal Initial Campaign $55K
[#11] Initial legal/takedown campaign and retainer to manage removals and cover-story establishment.
Amnestic Treatment Reserve $35K
[#13] Contingent amnestic/treatment costs if multiple prior lone-viewers require memory treatment (budgeted reserve for up to ~20 subjects).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $21K
[#3, #4] Professional frame-by-frame digitization/forensic analysis and testing/validation (lab fees & testing: ~$17.5k + $3.5k).
Transportation Initial Retrieval $15K
[#15] One-time secure transfer/retrieval costs for initial recovered copies (armored/courier, chain-of-custody).
Personnel Vetting Initial $6K
[#23] Initial background checks/vetting for ~10 personnel (mid-range).
Initial Training $6K
[#8] Initial personnel training program development and rollout for two-person rule/compliance.
Cataloging Setup $5K
[#9] Chain-of-custody documentation software/license and secure cataloging setup.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $570K/yr
Staff Wages $310K/yr
[#5, #6] Security personnel (~3 guards, $160k total incl. benefits) and research/psych staff (psychologist + research tech, ~$150k incl. benefits).
Research And Monitoring $136K/yr
[#12, #20] Ongoing OSINT/web monitoring and small research program (commercial monitoring ~36k/yr + research program ~$100k/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $42K/yr
[#1, #17, #21, #25] HVAC/electric for climate-controlled vault (~$5.5k), off-site storage fees (~$5k), tamper-monitoring service (~$2k), and proportional Site-82 overhead allocation (~$30k).
Cover Story And Legal $21K/yr
[#11, #19, #9] Ongoing legal retainer/takedown activity (~$10k/yr), PR/cover-story budget (~$8.5k/yr), and catalog admin (~$2.5k/yr).
Insurance And Liability $18K/yr
[#18] Insurance and liability reserve for staff exposure, property and legal claims (~$17.5k/yr).
It And Maintenance $13K/yr
[#2, #24] IT/server maintenance and IT support for digitization and air-gapped storage (~$10k) plus media player/license maintenance (~$3k).
Medical Aftercare $12K/yr
[#7] Baseline and follow-up exams, counselling and emergency response costs for exposures (~$12.5k/yr).
Incident Response And Drills $6K/yr
[#14] Annual incident-response drills and simulations (~$6k/yr).
Logistics And Transport $5K/yr
[#15] Routine secure transfers and courier logistics for occasional item movement (~$5k/yr).
Personnel Training And Audits $4K/yr
[#8] Annual refresher training and compliance audits (~$4k/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr
[#16] Film cleaning solutions, archival sleeves, gloves, microtools, labeling supplies (~$1.75k/yr).
Personnel Vetting Rechecks $1K/yr
[#23] Periodic rechecks and vetting (~$1.25k/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $570K/yr
92.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, monitoring, scheduled research, and no major incidents.
no_breach routine_monitoring scheduled_research
🚨 Minor Incident $596K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
Single unauthorized lone viewing or small leak requiring medical aftercare, limited legal takedown, and localized response.
unauthorized_lone_viewing medical_aftercare targeted_takedown
🚨 Field Recovery Campaign $670K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Discovery of multiple external copies requiring coordinated field recoveries, buyouts, and legal actions.
widespread_circulation covert_acquisitions large_field_ops
🚨 Major Breach $820K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Public leak or viral exposure leading to substantial PR/ legal response, expanded recoveries, and possible amnestic operations.
public_leak viral_distribution major_legal_PR_campaign
👥 Personnel 5 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 3 [#5] Three full-time archive guards to enforce two-person rule and 24/7 coverage windows (as per analyst note estimate).
Research Scientist 2 [#6, #3, #20] Psychologist (0.5–1 FTE) plus a research technician; combined to ~2 staff supporting controlled testing and ongoing research.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line items and recurring staffing are well-specified, but many items are range-based and contingent (field recoveries, amnestic use, legal campaign intensity), producing moderate uncertainty in chosen midpoints.
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