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SCP-842 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-842
Expected annual
$647K
One-time setup
$402K
Annual recurring
$607K
Personnel
4
One-time setup costs are moderate (~$402k) for containment retrofitting, equipment and initial training/reserve; recurring annual costs are dominated by baseline staffing, legal/cover operations, logistics and expected per-use medical/biohazard costs (≈$607k/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $402K
Risk Reserve $200K
[#26] One-time internal reserve fund set aside as an insurance-equivalent for accidental disclosure or major failures.
Facilities $112K
[#1, #28] Construction/retrofitting of a 10×10×5 m secure medical containment cell and one-time acoustics/soundproofing/room shielding modifications.
Equipment $72K
[#2, #3, #4, #12, #17, #18] Heavy-duty security door/mantrap/CCTV purchase; antique operating table acquisition/restoration; dedicated routing server & appliances; initial four-point harness(es); initial high-res capture hardware; initial audio filtering toolset.
Training And Sop Development $18K
[#24] Initial SOP/course development and first-time staff training materials.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $607K/yr
Logistics And Transport $185K/yr
[#9, #22, #29] Annual Class-D program overhead (procurement/housing/upkeep), MTF/field contingency reserve and incident-response contingency budget.
Staff Wages $156K/yr
[#5, #7, #19] Ongoing wages: partial IT/sysadmin allocation (0.1–0.25 FTE), two full-time Level-3 guards, and administrative allocation for researcher access/processing.
Cover Story And Legal $125K/yr
[#23] Annual costs for cover-story maintenance, legal fees, FOIA responses and covert record redaction operations.
Per Use Operational Costs $75K/yr
[#8, #10, #11, #13, #14, #15, #16, #30] Baseline assumed 2 uses/year; aggregated per-use costs (surgical prep/laryngectomy, overnight nursing, escort/overtime security, decontamination, autopsy & lab analyses, disposals, consumables). Uses-per-year assumption documented in notes.
Facilities Maintenance $14K/yr
[#2, #6, #25] Annual CCTV/camera maintenance, monthly preventative maintenance contract (comms/HVAC/table inspections) and electricity/HVAC operational costs.
Supplies And Consumables $13K/yr
[#12, #16] Annual budget for restraints replacement/repair and PPE/medical consumables (gloves, gowns, disinfectants, disposables).
Classified Records Management $12K/yr
[#27] Secure archival, climate control and personnel allocation for long-term storage of session records and samples.
Research And Monitoring $9K/yr
[#17, #18] Secure data storage/backup and ongoing audio DSP/analysis engineer time and software maintenance.
Psychological Support $6K/yr
[#20] Annual counseling program and ethical oversight allocation.
It Maintenance $6K/yr
[#4] Ongoing maintenance, firmware updates and small appliance support for routing server and network appliances.
Containment Refurbishment $5K/yr
[#21] Annual allowance for table/containment refurbishment or replacement due to anomalous damage (averaged over time).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $607K/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine maintenance, staffing, legal/archival costs and an assumed low rate of SCP-842 use (2 sessions/year).
routine_operations ~2_uses_per_year
🚨 Minor Incident $657K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Containment incident or anomalous event requiring investigation, additional remediation, and moderate refurbishment/legal action.
containment_breach unexpected_anomalous_effect internal_investigation
🚨 Frequent Use $982K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$375K vs baseline
Operational year with high usage of SCP-842 (e.g., monthly sessions) driving per-use medical/biohazard costs dramatically higher.
high_usage multiple_sessions operational_demand
👥 Personnel 4 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#7, #8] Two full-time Level-3 guards allocated to SCP-842 containment and escort duties.
IT Administrator 1 [#4, #5] Part-time/partial-FTE sysadmin responsible for routing server/hardware maintenance and monthly checks (budgeted as 0.1–0.25 FTE).
Administrative Staff 1 [#19] Administrative allocation for Level-4 access controls, proposal review, scheduling and recordkeeping (part-time allocation).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates use midpoints of analyst ranges and assume 2 baseline uses/year; many line items are well-specified (equipment, staffing) but per-use frequency, severity of anomalous damage, and reserve sizing are uncertain, producing medium confidence.
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