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SCP-8357 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-8357
Expected annual
$67K
One-time setup
$1.1M
Annual recurring
$66K
Personnel
2
Initial containment and documentation require modest one-time setup (~$1.1M total including rare large-contingency planning); routine annual costs are modest (~$66k/yr) driven mainly by pro-rated staff wages, vault maintenance, and ongoing monitoring/documentation.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.1M
Large Scale Suppression Contingency $1.0M
[#18] Worst-case large-scale record suppression / amnestic campaign contingency (very unlikely but potentially high-cost).
Timeline Investigation Contingency $50K
[#17] Contingency budget for specialized long-term testing/investigation of provenance/timeline anomaly (discretionary activation).
Emergency Contingency Reserve $15K
[#14] On-call funding reserved for emergency containment responses (rapid isolation, emergency amnestics, specialist consults).
Equipment $10K
[#3, #6, #12] Environmental control hardware (dehumidifier, sensors, data-logger), initial digital-archive hardware and storage, and initial IT hardening/server hardware.
Facilities $8K
[#2] Museum-grade locked storage cabinet / vault niche and installation sized for small terracotta object.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $7K
[#4, #5] Short-term conservation assessment/stabilization and basic scientific analysis/provenance work (XRF, microscopy, 3D-scan; TL included if needed).
Training Initial $4K
[#13] Initial staff training on handling, access authorization, and memetic/misinformation containment protocols.
Cover Operations $4K
[#15] Initial communications/cover operations (localized cover work, amnestic supplies/field teams/legal/forged documents).
Secure Transport $2K
[#1] One-time secure courier transfer (secure case, vehicle, two armed couriers, chain-of-custody).
Legal Initial $2K
[#16] Initial legal/diplomatic liaison for routine recovery or minimal counsel.
Administrative Recordkeeping Initial $1K
[#21] Initial chain-of-custody documentation, secure printed folios, and off-site archival setup.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $66K/yr
Staff Wages $30K/yr
[#7, #8] Pro-rated security staffing allocation (guards) and curatorial/conservation staff time for inspections, handling, and condition checks.
Research And Monitoring $14K/yr
[#3, #6, #11, #22] Ongoing environmental monitoring/maintenance, backups/archival maintenance, periodic re-examinations averaged annually, and opportunity cost / specialist time allocation.
Facilities Maintenance $10K/yr
[#9, #20] Small-item vault maintenance, depreciation/site overhead, utilities and minor power attributable to storage.
Insurance Reserve $5K/yr
[#19] Internal reserve allocation for object loss, unexpected conservation needs, or equipment replacement.
It Maintenance $2K/yr
[#12] Ongoing IT/data-security maintenance, air-gapped backup upkeep, and controlled-access database administration.
Emergency Fund Replenishment $2K/yr
[#14] Annual replenishment allocation for emergency response reserve as used.
Training Refresher $1K/yr
[#13] Annual refresher training and drills for handling and amnestic procedures.
Cover Story And Legal $1K/yr
[#15, #16] Minimal ongoing legal liaison / cover maintenance costs (pro-rated).
Supplies And Consumables $600/yr
[#10] Archival boxes, acid-free tissue, nitrile gloves, labels, archival adhesives, packing foam.
Administrative Recordkeeping Maintenance $500/yr
[#21] Ongoing administrative recordkeeping, chain-of-custody folios and off-site archival maintenance.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $66K/yr
97.5% probability / year
Normal year: routine containment, documentation, scheduled monitoring and maintenance only.
no incidents scheduled monitoring routine handling/access
🚨 Minor Incident $76K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$10K vs baseline
Small incident requiring emergency response and additional conservation (e.g., minor damage during handling or localized exposure requiring rapid isolation).
minor handling damage localized exposure emergency containment activation
🚨 Timeline Investigation Activation $116K/yr
0.5% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Activation of specialized investigation into the provenance/timeline anomaly requiring travel, historians, and forensics.
persistent provenance anomalies new evidence suggesting broader timeline issues
🚨 Large Scale Suppression $1.1M/yr
0.0% probability / year +$1.1M vs baseline
Major, wide-scale record suppression / amnestic campaign required to correct or suppress museum accession records globally.
widespread public/museum exposure unable to contain timeline-related information via routine channels
👥 Personnel 2 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1 [#7] Pro-rated security staffing allocation for monitoring, escorting, and vault security (0.1–0.3 FTE aggregated to pro-rated coverage).
Research Scientist / Conservator 1 [#8, #22] Curatorial/conservation oversight for inspections, condition checks, and opportunity-costed specialist time.
📋 Confidence Notes
Containment and conservation costs for a small, Safe terracotta artifact are well-bounded (medium confidence). Uncertainty increases due to the anomalous provenance/timeline implications and low-probability, high-cost contingencies (timeline investigation and large-scale suppression).
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