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SCP-9771 Safe ✓ high confidence
SCP-9771
Expected annual
$20K
One-time setup
$22K
Annual recurring
$20K
Personnel
0.1
Initial setup is a modest one-time cost (~$22.4k) driven by compartment construction, acoustic work, instrumentation and contingency funding; annual recurring costs are ~ $19.9k/yr dominated by personnel time allocation, research/monitoring, and modest logistics/security.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $22K
Facilities $7K
[#1, #4] Secret compartment construction ($4,000) and acoustic treatment / sound containment ($3,000).
Equipment $6K
[#2, #3, #5, #10, #17] Access control hardware & integration ($1,500), covert CCTV/audio hardware ($800), climate preservation equipment ($800), transport case & kit ($1,200), cover/decoy keyboards (two units, $1,600).
Replacement Contingency Fund $5K
[#20] Replacement / catastrophic loss contingency reserve allocated for recovery, replacement, expedited research ($5,000 one-time).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $2K
[#11] Monitoring instrumentation / audio capture hardware for experiments (high-quality microphone(s) + recorder) — one-time hardware cost ($1,500).
Background Checks $2K
[#8] Initial/background checks & security clearance for 2 people (~$1,500 one-time).
Legal Cover Initial $1K
[#16] Initial legal/cover-story compliance and administrative setup ($1,000 one-time).
Psychological Initial $500
[#9] Initial psychological/medical evaluation for custodian ($500 one-time).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $20K/yr
Staff Wages $8K/yr
[#6] Senior Technician compensation & time allocation (0.1 FTE @ $80k = $8,000/yr).
Research And Monitoring $6K/yr
[#11, #3, #14, #15, #12] Monitoring/storage/analysis recurring costs and research: monitoring instrumentation storage/analysis (~$225/yr), CCTV/audio storage (~$300/yr), data logging/IT upkeep (~$450/yr), research & low-level testing budget (~$5,000/yr), and routine instrument maintenance/tuning (~$400/yr).
Logistics And Transport $2K/yr
[#10] Standby fund for emergency relocation / secure transport (vehicle + escorts) (~$2,000/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $825/yr
[#5, #21] Climate preservation electricity (~$75/yr) and pro-rated Site-01 overhead allocation (~$750/yr).
Security Spot Checks $650/yr
[#7] Security spot-checks / guard time (~26 hours/yr × $25/hr ≈ $650/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $500/yr
[#16] Ongoing legal/cover-story and compliance (~$500/yr).
Insurance Allocation $500/yr
[#18] Extra site insurance/liability allocation (~$500/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $300/yr
[#13] Consumables & small parts (cleaning supplies, spare parts, batteries, cables) (~$300/yr).
Psychological Medical Monitoring $300/yr
[#9] Annual psychological/medical evaluation for custodian (~$300/yr).
Miscellaneous Petty Cash $250/yr
[#19] Miscellaneous petty cash / incidentals (~$250/yr).
Access Control Maintenance $200/yr
[#2] Access control & logging software/maintenance (~$200/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $20K/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with routine monitoring, upkeep and small-scale research only.
no incidents routine maintenance scheduled research
🚨 Minor Incident $21K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$2K vs baseline
One emergency relocation or similar small containment event requiring use of transport kit and associated logistics.
urgent relocation custodian incapacitated
🚨 Major Incident $29K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$9K vs baseline
Destruction, loss, or larger containment breach requiring replacement, expedited research and public remediation.
instrument destroyed evidence recovery & expedited research
👥 Personnel 0.1 total
Role Count Notes
Senior Technician 0.1 [#6] 0.1 FTE allocation of a Senior Technician (custody, inspections, coordination) represented in staff_wages ($8,000/yr).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed, line-item estimates for each cost; most values are midpoints of listed ranges and staffing assumptions are explicit (0.1 FTE). Residual uncertainty remains from small assumptions (midpoints, contingency usage), but overall cost drivers are well-defined.
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