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SCP-8582 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-8582
Expected annual
$25K
One-time setup
$75K
Annual recurring
$23K
Personnel
1.2
One-time setup costs are modest but include contingency for escalation; the dominant recurring costs are part-time custodial supervision and occasional legal/administrative support.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $75K
Containment Escalation Contingency $55K
[#15] Escalation contingency reserve for dedicated secure storage, additional security, forensic/memetic countermeasures (midpoint of $10,000–100,000).
Legal Retainer $12K
[#9] One-time small retainer/contingency fund to manage ownership claims or recovery operations.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $3K
[#5] Forensic/provenance investigative budget (lab swab, basic analysis, genealogy/records research).
Public Relations $3K
[#10] One-time PR/cover-story contingency to manage potential public attention.
Sop And Signage $1K
[#8] Creation/printing of SOPs, signage and initial training materials.
Equipment $500
[#1, #7] Shoebox, tamper label and lock (~$100) plus small CCTV camera and installation (~$400).
Transport Kit $300
[#11] Hard transfer case / secure small transfer kit for movement of the object.
Facilities $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $23K/yr
Staff Wages $14K/yr
[#3, #4] 0.1–0.25 FTE archive tech / research assistant for supervision (~$12,000) plus incident-response / overtime budget (~$1,750).
Cover Story And Legal $3K/yr
[#9] Ongoing legal support / retainer and small cover-story expenditures (~$1,000–5,000/yr).
Administrative Overhead $2K/yr
[#12] Cataloguing, periodic audits, access logs, and records management (~$500–2,500/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $1K/yr
[#2, #14] Baseline fractional space allocation (~$1,250/yr) plus small physical maintenance/replacement budget (~$175/yr).
Psychological Support $1K/yr
[#13] On-call counseling budget for staff in rare cases of distress/obsession (~$500–2,000/yr).
Logistics And Transport $525/yr
[#11] Per-transfer courier/staff costs budgeted for a few transfers/year (3 transfers × ~$175 each).
Research And Monitoring $400/yr
[#8] Refresher training and minimal ongoing monitoring / documentation (~$200–600/yr).
Offsite Locker Rental $400/yr
[#1] If stored offsite, safe-deposit-style rented locker option (~$200–600/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $200/yr
[#6] Disposable gloves, archival tissue, packing and handling consumables (~$100–300/yr).
Cctv Storage $175/yr
[#7] Video retention and storage costs for small CCTV (~$50–300/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $23K/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine supervision, minimal incidents and standard administrative/legal support.
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🚨 Minor Incident $26K/yr
15.0% probability / year +$3K vs baseline
One or more small incidents requiring increased incident-response, short-term legal attention or additional counseling.
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🚨 Major Escalation $118K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$95K vs baseline
Rare escalation: public exposure, formal legal suit, or memetic/behavioral escalation requiring secure relocation and significant countermeasures.
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👥 Personnel 1.2 total
Role Count Notes
Archive Tech / Research Assistant 1 [#3, #4, #11] Primary custodian responsible for supervision, access logs and basic incident response (part-time assignment).
Administrative Staff 0.2 [#12] Fractional administrative support for cataloguing, audits and records management.
📋 Confidence Notes
Core recurring and one-time line items are straightforward (archival storage, part-time supervision, basic forensic/legal work). Larger escalation contingency is highly scenario-dependent, so overall confidence is medium.
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