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SCP-931 Safe ✓ high confidence
SCP-931
Expected annual
$1.3M
One-time setup
$950K
Annual recurring
$1.2M
Personnel
5
One-time setup is modest (~$950k) for a small secure containment and lab instrumentation; recurring annual costs are driven by staff wages, contingency reserves, legal/cover operations and monitoring (~$1.235M/yr). Main drivers are personnel costs and a standing contingency/breach reserve.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $950K
Equipment $380K
[#2, #7, #8, #9, #11, #13, #14, #18] Backup power/HVAC setup, baseline surveillance/sensors, simple Faraday/lead shielding, transport container, PPE/decon setup, initial specialized instruments, air-gapped IT hardware, cold-storage setup.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $250K
[#13, #22, #10] Research lab buildout, initial instrumentation and prototype R&D budget, SOP development and initial containment procedure creation.
Facilities $150K
[#1, #21] Small secure locker/room retrofit and minimal secondary-site startup at low scale.
Decommissioning Budget $100K
[#28] Initial allocation for potential small-scale future decommissioning or neutralization work.
Cover Story Setup $50K
[#16] One-time setup costs to establish legal covers, shell entities, and initial cover-story infrastructure.
Hazardous Waste Setup $20K
[#19] Initial compliant hazardous waste handling and setup for potential biological/chemical/radioactive materials.
Escalation Program Setup $0
[#30] National-scale program setup not budgeted at baseline; reserved as an unquantified contingency (see scenarios).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.2M/yr
Staff Wages $500K/yr
[#3, #4, #5, #6, #12, #14, #23, #20, #26] Ongoing salaries: research scientist(s), technician(s), site management/admin allocation, part-time medic, cybersecurity coverage, contractor retainers and counseling/admin overhead.
Contingency Reserve Fund $250K/yr
[#17] Annual set-aside for an organizational contingency/reserve to fund breaches, liabilities, or large remediation costs when insurance is unavailable.
Breach Cleanup Reserve $100K/yr
[#29] Standing reserve for initial containment-breach cleanup, remediation, and emergency response.
Research And Monitoring $85K/yr
[#10, #13, #15, #27] Annual training/drills, instrument calibration and upkeep, memetic-monitoring activities, and environmental/secondary-effect monitoring.
Cover Story And Legal $85K/yr
[#16, #15, #24, #26] Legal retainer, ongoing media/Information Hazard suppression monitoring, local compensation/coordination budgets, and administrative/documentation costs.
Facilities Maintenance $80K/yr
[#2, #7, #21, #25] Generator/fuel/UPS maintenance, sensor and CCTV maintenance, secondary-site upkeep, and ongoing energy costs.
Experimental Rnd Continuation $50K/yr
[#22] Ongoing iterative R&D budget for prototype containment devices or experimental apparatus.
Logistics And Transport $35K/yr
[#9, #23, #24] Recurring secure-transfer costs, per-incident contractor fees for transit, and coordination with local authorities when moves occur.
Supplies And Consumables $20K/yr
[#11, #19, #9] PPE consumables, routine hazardous waste disposal contracts, and minor recurring transport consumables.
Psychological Services $20K/yr
[#20] Staff counseling, rotation/monitoring programs, and vetting related to memetic/psychological exposure risk.
Archival And Sample Storage $10K/yr
[#18] Offsite archival, data storage, and sample-biobank operational costs.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.2M/yr
93.8% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with standard monitoring and no containment incidents.
routine operations no breaches periodic research and maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $1.3M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Small accidental exposure or localized contamination requiring targeted cleanup, short medical response, and modest legal/PR work.
localized breach minor memetic spread single-person exposure
🚨 Major Breach $6.2M/yr
0.2% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Significant containment failure requiring evacuation, extended remediation, major legal settlements, and replacement of equipment/facility upgrades.
large-scale breach environmental contamination multi-site remediation
🚨 Political Exposure $3.2M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Public/media exposure or memetic information leak requiring extensive suppression, coordinated legal action, and possible governmental coordination.
media leak viral memetic dissemination local political involvement
👥 Personnel 5 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 1 [#5] Primary researcher responsible for experiments, characterization, and protocol development (~$150k allocated of staff_wages).
Technician 1 [#4] Technician for monitoring, maintenance, and daily handling (~$80k allocated).
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#6, #26] Administrative and compliance allocation from site management (~$150k allocated).
Medical Officer 1 [#12] Part-time medic/on-call specialist for exposures (~$60k allocated).
Cybersecurity / Admin 1 [#14, #26] IT security and administrative support for air-gapped systems and documentation (~$60k allocated).
📋 Confidence Notes
The original article identifies SCP-931 as a Safe Class object stored in a Level 2 locker with minimal extra guards; containment requirements are therefore well-defined and low-scale. The analyst notes covered a broad range of contingencies, but baseline estimates focus on the modest real-world costs consistent with the article.
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