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SCP-948 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-948
Expected annual
$532K
One-time setup
$82K
Annual recurring
$526K
Personnel
5
One-time setup costs are modest (~$82.5k) for medical/IT/surveillance kit and minor capital work; annual recurring costs are dominated by supervisory staffing, facility occupancy/maintenance, cover/legal payments and research support, totaling roughly $526k/year (including contingency). Main drivers: supervisor salaries, covert facility overhead, legal/cover costs, and research staffing/consumables.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $82K
Equipment $50K
[#7, #8, #12, #22] One-time purchases: small surgical/emergency kit (#7), initial restraint/transport equipment (#8 initial), data capture cameras/mics (#12 one-time), IT/OPSEC hardware (encrypted laptops, devices) (#22 one-time).
Facilities $22K
[#20] Capital upgrades for theatre (soundproofing/controlled access) estimated as one-time facilities work.
Emergency Response Reserve $11K
[#19] One-time contingency/reserve allocation for emergency response / containment incidents.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $526K/yr
Staff Wages $165K/yr
[#2] Supervisory staffing (3–4 FTEs) including salaries, benefits and shift premiums.
Facilities Maintenance $80K/yr
[#1, #17] Ongoing occupancy/rent/administrative overhead for Area-IE05 and janitorial / waste disposal (incl. biohazard handling).
Cover Story And Legal $77K/yr
[#13, #14, #15] Amnestic administration and record covering (#13), cover/legal/administrative overhead with university partner (#14), insurance/liability contingency/legal defense fund (#15).
Research And Monitoring $69K/yr
[#10, #11, #12, #21] Reading lists/journal subscriptions and literature procurement (#10), research staff time/curation (#11), recurring data storage/backups (#12 recurring), and clinical research consumables/assays (#21).
Contingency $48K/yr
[#25] Miscellaneous & inflation contingency set at 10% of recurring subtotal per best-practice recommendation.
Supplies And Consumables $30K/yr
[#5, #16, #18] Medical consumables for on-site procedures (#5), lecture consumables (chalk/markers/etc., #16), biosafety consumables and lab waste handling (#18).
Security And Vetting $16K/yr
[#3] Background vetting, badge/access systems, occasional guard overtime and periodic re-vetting for campus cover.
Staff Training $11K/yr
[#23] Hiring, training and turnover costs for supervisors, medics and research staff (recruiting, background checks, time to train).
Logistics And Transport $9K/yr
[#6, #24] Emergency transport/ambulance support (#6) and transportation/fleet costs for staff/patient logistics (#24).
Psycho Social Support $7K/yr
[#9] Counselling/occupational health for staff exposed to the object and mandatory medical surveillance where required.
Medical Exams $6K/yr
[#4] Monthly medical exam and bloodwork (clinician visit, lab processing, sample storage) plus periodic expanded testing.
It Opsec $4K/yr
[#22] Recurring IT/OPSEC costs: secure comms, encrypted device maintenance, audits and training.
Restraint Training $2K/yr
[#8] Recurring refresher training and replenishment for restraint/behavioural-control equipment and sedative stock.
Emergency Response Fund $2K/yr
[#19] Small recurring reserve for overtime, call-ins and incidentals related to containment-breach/emergency response.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $526K/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with routine monitoring, research and cover operations.
routine_supervision regular_research_activity no_public_incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $576K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Small public incident or increased case volume requiring extra amnestics, overtime, ambulance use and short-term legal/PR work.
local_public_incident temporary_surge_in_patients extra_amnestic_administration
🚨 Major Breach $826K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Significant containment/cover failure requiring large legal defense, relocation, intensive PR/amnestics and possible facility hardening.
public_exposure major_legal_action extended_relief_and_relocation
👥 Personnel 5 total
Role Count Notes
Supervisor 4 Rotating supervisors to provide continuous monitoring; cost accounted in staff_wages [#2].
Research Scientist / Part-time 1 Part-time researcher (0.5–1.0 FTE) for reading-list curation and study coordination; cost included in research_and_monitoring [#11].
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges and operational context allowing a reasonably constrained estimate; remaining uncertainty arises from wide ranges on covert lease/legal costs, cover decisions, contingency level chosen (10%), and currency conversion assumptions.
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