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SCP-978 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-978
Expected annual
$89K
One-time setup
$63K
Annual recurring
$88K
Personnel
0.54
One-time setup and integration costs are modest (~$63k) for secure locker, CCTV, archival and IT systems; recurring annual costs are moderate (~$87.95k/yr) driven primarily by staff wages, facility overhead allocation, and research/cataloging activity.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $63K
Incident Response Reserve $20K
[#18] One-time incident/response reserve fund (per analyst option).
Equipment $17K
[#2, #3, #11, #13, #21, #22, #23] Smart lock/prox hardware & installation, CCTV/tamper sensors installation, archival cabinet (physical storage), in-house shredder/incinerator, spare parts kit, decoy camera (cover prop), secure workstation hardware.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $12K
[#9, #12] In-house photographic processing/darkroom equipment and initial archival/digitization system / LIMS customization/digital-archive setup.
Facilities $6K
[#1] Locker fabrication/installation and site integration for H-J-12.
Clearance Processing $4K
[#4] Background checks / Level-2 clearance processing for ~10 handlers (one-time portion).
Training And Sop Authoring $4K
[#5] Initial SOP drafting and first training session creation.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $88K/yr
Staff Wages $33K/yr
[#6, #7, #10, #14, #24] Assigned research custodian fractional salary, marginal security escort wages/overtime, cataloging/data-entry administration wages, audit/compliance admin time, Level-4 review time.
Research And Monitoring $16K/yr
[#12, #16, #17] Hosting/backups and database maintenance for archival digitization, small research/test budget (cameras/props/subjects), psychological/medical support budget.
Facility Overhead Allocation $15K/yr
[#25] Proportional Site 17 facility overhead allocated to SCP-978 containment (space/security/utilities share).
Logistics And Transport $6K/yr
[#13, #15] Contract secure-destruction event costs (per-event) and secure transfers/transportation for testing.
Incident Response Contingency Contribution $5K/yr
[#18] Recurring contribution toward incident response contingency (analyst suggested recurring $5k option).
Cover Story And Legal $3K/yr
[#19] Legal/PR / cover-story allowances for minimal exposure handling.
Facilities Maintenance $3K/yr
[#2, #3, #11, #20, #21] Electronic access firmware/updates and minor maintenance, CCTV monitoring/archive monitoring costs, archival cabinet climate energy, marginal utilities, recurring maintenance/spare-parts servicing.
Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr
[#8, #9] Film and printing paper consumables and in-house chemical supply costs for development.
Photographic Processing Scanning $2K/yr
[#9] Outsourced photographic processing, professional scanning or per-image charges (recurring operational option).
Clearance Renewals $1K/yr
[#4] Recurring cost for clearance renewals for authorized handlers (~$50–$200/person/yr).
Training And Sop Retraining $1K/yr
[#5] Annual retraining, audits and SOP review costs.
It Security And Workstation Maintenance $800/yr
[#23] Maintenance for dedicated secure workstation, hardening and IT support.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $88K/yr
95.5% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with routine testing cadence and no unauthorized disclosures.
routine_testing planned_destruction_events regular_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $96K/yr
4.0% probability / year +$8K vs baseline
Small unauthorized access or limited accidental disclosure requiring investigation, targeted PR/legal action, and extra audits.
unauthorized_access_attempt limited_photo_leak minor_procedure_violation
🚨 Major Breach $148K/yr
0.5% probability / year +$60K vs baseline
Significant unauthorized disclosure or multiple-asset compromise requiring full incident response, legal action, public containment measures and possible replenishment of reserves.
large_scale_public_exposure coordinated_theft multiple_photos_leaked
👥 Personnel 0.54 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist (custodian) 0.18 [#6] Fractional FTE assigned to coordinate tests, sign in/out and supervise handling (0.1–0.25 FTE per analyst).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 0.16 [#7] Occasional escort/transfer duty (marginal cost basis rather than full-time guard allocation).
Administrative Staff 0.15 [#10, #14] Cataloging, metadata entry, audit paperwork and chain-of-custody administration (part-time allocation).
Level-4 Reviewer / Executive Oversight 0.03 [#24] Periodic review time allotment for Level-4 reviewers to approve destructions and audits.
Engineer / Maintenance (site support) 0.02 [#21, #23] Minor maintenance, spare parts replacement and IT/security workstation support (fractional allocation).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes are detailed with line-item ranges; however many costs depend on site accounting method (overhead allocation), testing frequency, and in-house vs outsourced choices, so estimates are moderately confident but not precise.
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