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SCP-960 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-960
Expected annual
$1.5M
One-time setup
$2.4M
Annual recurring
$1.5M
Personnel
12
First-year setup and containment construction are estimated at about $2.37M driven by vault/ward construction, robotics, and initial contingency; annual operating costs are about $1.50M/yr driven primarily by staff wages (security, research, isolation ward) and ongoing monitoring/consumables.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.4M
Facilities $1.2M
[#2, #10, #14, #30] Hardened containment room/vault (#2), isolation ward build-out (#10), structural portion of studio/choreography stage (#14), and decommissioning/transfer costs (#30) combined (mid-range estimates).
Equipment $570K
[#1, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #14, #20, #21, #26] Seamless steel container (#1), climate control initial install (#3), remote-handling/glovebox/robotic arm (#4), access-control hardware (#5), CCTV/sensor install (#6), initial PPE purchase (#7), studio equipment portion (#14), rapid-response equipment (#20), metal detectors/surveillance cabinets (#21), archival hardware/initial storage (#26).
Contingency Reserve Fund $200K
[#28] Initial insurance/contingency/liability reserve fund established up-front.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $160K
[#15, #16] Controlled wet-lab bench and instrumentation initial setup (#15) and initial compute/simulation cluster & software licenses (#16).
Excavation Recovery $120K
[#24] Field excavation, recovery and initial transport from remote discovery site.
Cover Story Initial $60K
[#25] Initial cover-story, PR, bribe/compensation and provenance-generation costs.
Termination Training $30K
[#18] One-time amortized training and procedures development cost for termination/autopsy teams.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.5M/yr
Staff Wages $900K/yr
[#8, #9, #11] Security guards and supervisors (#8), dedicated research team salaries (#9), isolation ward medical/custodial staffing and on-call mental health time (#11).
Research And Monitoring $160K/yr
[#12, #15, #16, #18, #32] Continuous neuro/psych monitoring and behavioural testing program (#12), low-risk lab maintenance/support (#15), compute & validation team ongoing costs (#16), expected average annual termination/autopsy expenditures reserve (#18), and reserved analysis/opportunity-cost budget for exploitation/analysis (#32).
Facilities Maintenance $130K/yr
[#3, #10, #29] Climate-control maintenance & calibration (#3), isolation-ward operational overhead (#10), and energy/utilities/UPS/generator testing (#29).
Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr
[#17, #25, #27] Legal/ethical oversight and counsel (#17), ongoing cover-story/PR contingency (#25), and intellectual-property/exploitation review costs (#27).
Supplies And Consumables $71K/yr
[#7, #13, #14, #22, #26] Ongoing PPE replacement/training (#7), consumables for creative output program (art supplies, instruments) (#13), studio/operator consumables (#14), procurement of curated/decoy materials (#22), archival storage supplies (#26).
Rapid Response Readiness $50K/yr
[#20] Annual training, drills, equipment upkeep and readiness for armored rapid-response team.
Logistics And Transport $20K/yr
[#33] Routine secure transport, armored courier runs, and emergency transfers.
D Class Program $20K/yr
[#23] Ongoing D-class procurement, housing and management (amortized estimate depending on tempo of tests).
Contingency Replenish $20K/yr
[#28] Annual replenishment / reserve buildup for contingency/liability fund.
Incident Investigation $15K/yr
[#31] Forensic investigation, scene processing and corrective action budgeting (per-incident reserve amortized annually).
Security And It Maintenance $12K/yr
[#5, #6] Ongoing IT/security SOC monitoring, MFA maintenance, encrypted storage retention and CCTV storage costs.
Staff Counseling $10K/yr
[#19] Psychological harm mitigation, counseling and debriefing program for staff handling subjects.
Request Processing $8K/yr
[#21] Staff time and processing costs for vetting and approving materials requested by subjects (per-request processing fees amortized annually).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.5M/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine operations, monitoring and consumables only.
routine_operations scheduled_monitoring no_unplanned_exposures
🚨 Minor Incident $1.6M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$55K vs baseline
Single localized incident such as an unauthorized skin contact or escalation requiring termination of a subject and a targeted investigation/response.
unauthorized_skin_contact isolated_violence short_response_and_autopsy
🚨 Major Breach $2.2M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$730K vs baseline
Large containment breach with public exposure or facility damage requiring extensive response, repair, litigation and public-relations mitigation.
large_scale_breach public_exposure facility_damage_and_litigation
👥 Personnel 12 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 5 [#8] 24/7 guard coverage (three shifts) plus supervisor; headcount aligns with the security wage estimate (~$350k total).
Research Scientist 3 [#9] Lead researcher, conservator/archaeologist, and research assistant(s) with restricted access; matches research salary pool (~$250k).
Isolation Ward Medical / Custodial 4 [#10, #11] Nurses, custodial and specialized containment attendants for isolation ward operations; headcount aligns with isolation staffing budget (~$300k).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provided explicit ranges for most items allowing midpoint estimates; however variability in staffing choices, incident frequency, and scale of permitted subject activity produces moderate uncertainty.
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