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SCP-8269 Unknown ✓ high confidence
SCP-8269-D
Expected annual
$5K
One-time setup
$15K
Annual recurring
$3K
Personnel
3
One-time decommissioning and minimal equipment/testing are the main costs (~$15k). Ongoing annual costs are small (archives, monitoring, IT, HR) unless the issue remains unmitigated or further testing is requested, which can raise annual expenses substantially.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $15K
Experimental Sessions $5K
[#7] Supervised experimental sessions (pilot/formal study costs; staff time, lab bench time, participant compensation as needed).
Contingency Reserve $3K
[#16] Contingency / incident response reserve for unexpected follow-ups, quick procurement, or escalation.
Medical Followup One Time $2K
[#9] One-time counseling/occupational therapy package for Dr. Quick (10–30 sessions) if purchased as a package rather than ongoing treatment.
Irb And Ethical Review $2K
[#8] Institutional review / ethical oversight and legal review per study proposal.
Legal Cover One Time $1K
[#14] Legal/cover costs for any external disclosure risk or brief counsel (one-time/sporadic).
Decommissioning And Cataloging $650
[#2] Labor for decommission checklist, physical handling, database update and sign-off (estimated 4–8 person-hours).
Training Sop Update $600
[#15] One-time SOP update and short briefing/training module for relevant staff.
Disposal And Destruction $400
[#4] EHS/specialized disposal of device with chain-of-custody paperwork (if chosen instead of archiving).
Equipment $275
[#1, #6] Replacement alarm clock procurement (~$25–$150) plus small-scale replication/testing kit (3–10 identical consumer clocks and basic test harness).
Shipping Transport $100
[#5] Secure courier/internal logistics, packaging and chain-of-custody for moving the device (one-way/internal or off-site destruction).
Facilities $0
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Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3K/yr
Staff Wages $2K/yr
[#12] Staff wages for periodic check-ins (0.05–0.1 FTE RA/tech) and incidental small staff hours for monitoring.
Hr And Performance Management $1K/yr
[#10] Ongoing HR/management time for documenting lateness, accommodations, and minor performance remediation while issue persists.
Archival Storage $300/yr
[#3] Secure archival storage cost if original device is retained (locked drawer, inventorying, periodic audit).
Db And Records Maintenance $300/yr
[#13] Database/records maintenance and long-term data retention (IT storage, restricted access logging).
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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Supplies And Consumables $0/yr
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Research And Monitoring $0/yr
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Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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Cover Story And Legal $0/yr
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Medical Followup Recurring $0/yr
[#9] Recurring counseling costs if ongoing; baseline assumes no ongoing recurring medical plan after decommission (set to 0 for baseline).
Lost Productivity If Unmitigated $0/yr
[#11] Lost productivity (~$20k–$30k/yr) while unmitigated. Baseline assumes replacement removed the effect; this is priced into adverse scenarios instead of baseline.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3K/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year after decommission with archival/storage and minimal monitoring; no ongoing counseling or productivity loss.
artifact retained for records monthly check-ins no further experiments requested
🚨 Ongoing Unmitigated $32K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$28K vs baseline
Issue remains uncorrected (Dr. Quick continues to experience lateness), causing ongoing counseling and substantial lost productivity.
refusal to accept replacement continued lateness ongoing counseling required
🚨 Research Request $10K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$7K vs baseline
Dr. Quick requests further supervised testing; incurs one-time study costs and oversight in that year.
formal experimental study initiated IRB/ethical review required supervised sessions conducted
👥 Personnel 3 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 1 [#2, #7] Primary researcher (Dr. Quick) involved in decommission and any requested experiments; counted as the project scientist.
Research Assistant / Technician 1 [#12] RA/tech performs monthly check-ins and assists with testing; actual allocation is small (0.05–0.1 FTE) but one individual covers duties when scheduled.
Administrative Staff 1 [#2, #10, #13] HR/administration handles DB updates, performance management, records maintenance and paperwork.
📋 Confidence Notes
The SCP is low‑complexity and the analyst notes provide explicit line-item ranges for each cost; estimates are conservative midpoints where ranges exist and scenarios reflect the main branching outcomes.
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