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SCP-1021 Safe ✓ high confidence
SCP-1021
Expected annual
$2.9M
One-time setup
$2.1M
Annual recurring
$2.9M
Personnel
25
One-time setup costs for a minimal program (cinema purchase + renovation + initial hardware/research) are approximately $2.07M. Recurring annual costs are dominated by security staffing and ongoing operations (~$2.93M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.1M
Facilities $1.5M
[#1, #2, #18] Purchase of the ███████ Cinema ($1,200,000), renovation/build-out for evacuation command area ($300,000), and vault/climate-upgrade for spare signs/records ($25,000).
Contingency Fund $250K
[#23] Immediate-access contingency/reserve for misuse or unexpected effects (~$250,000).
Equipment $142K
[#5, #7, #11, #8, #21, #16, #17, #22] Generator installation ($50,000), per-site containment/installation hardware for 3 sites (~$12,000), access-control/CCTV hardware for 3 sites (~$15,000), initial secure crates/transport prep ($5,000), IT/hardened comms setup ($30,000), initial medical kit ($10,000), cots/bedding ($10,000), baseline portable detection hardware ($10,000).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $112K
[#6, #12, #24] Conservation/restoration of seven signs (~$7,000), initial mapping & testing ($30,000), and initial research program setup ($75,000).
Legal Cover Setup $20K
[#20] One-time legal/cover setup costs for the front organization/SCPA (~$20,000).
Policy And Sop Development $10K
[#13] Development of SOPs, use/abuse policies and initial staff training materials (~$10,000 one-time).
Amnestic Program $10K
[#19] Initial Class-B amnestic inventory and training ($10,000 one-time).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.9M/yr
Staff Wages $2.5M/yr
[#9, #10, #15] Level-3 security staffing for 3 evacuation points (6 FTEs/site → 18 FTEs, ~$624k/yr each site total $1,872,000), regional roving/rapid-response ($300,000/yr), and cinema day-to-day staffing (~4 FTEs, $288,000/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $110K/yr
[#20, #28] Ongoing legal/front-org upkeep and PR (~$100,000/yr) plus public-facing programming to support the cover (~$10,000/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $107K/yr
[#3, #4, #5, #11, #18] Annual property taxes/municipal fees (~$15,000), utilities/HVAC/janitorial/repairs (~$35,000), fuel & maintenance for backup power (~$10,000), access-control/CCTV monitoring (~$45,000 for 3 sites), climate-control ops for storage (~$2,000).
Research And Monitoring $90K/yr
[#12, #24, #26] Ongoing mapping/audits (~$5,000), ongoing technical R&D program (~$75,000/yr), and record-keeping/internal audits (~$10,000/yr).
It And Comms Ops $60K/yr
[#21] Secure IT, hardened comms, VPNs, logging and ops/monitoring for cinema and sites (~$60,000/yr for cinema + 3 sites).
Training And Drills $45K/yr
[#13, #14] Annual training, SOP refreshers and drills (~$15,000 training + $30,000 drills across 3 sites).
Supplies And Consumables $44K/yr
[#16, #17, #25, #29, #19] Medical restocking & on-call coverage (~$15,000), food/water rotation (~$5,000), sign replacement/repair (~$7,000), miscellaneous consumables/PPE (~$12,000 for 3 sites), and amnestic stock maintenance (~$5,000).
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#8, #27] Routine secure transport/handling and crate logistics (~$10,000/yr projected). Major relocation/evacuation events are budgeted per-event and not assumed in baseline annual (see scenarios) [#27].
Transportation Event Budget $0/yr
[#27] Major consolidated evacuation/relocation per-event budget (~$50,000/event). This is treated as a per-event contingency and not included in baseline recurring; scenario modelling includes event costs when applicable.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.9M/yr
92.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major misuse events; routine operations, staffing, maintenance, training and research continue as budgeted.
steady operations no misuse or anomalous escalation
🚨 Minor Incident $3.1M/yr
7.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized misuse or small-scale unauthorized use requiring emergency response, temporary lockdown, targeted R&D and limited relocations.
unauthorized exit use localized smuggling attempt small-scale emergency relocation
🚨 Major Breach $3.9M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Significant misuse (e.g., smuggling of hazardous/anomalous items or mass unauthorized exits) requiring large-scale emergency operations, major R&D, relocation and increased security posture.
smuggling of dangerous SCPs mass unauthorized exit / public exposure multi-site coordinated misuse
👥 Personnel 25 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 18 Level-3 security staffing: 6FTEs per evacuation point × 3 sites to provide 24/7 coverage [#9].
Roving Security / Rapid Response 3 Regional roving/rapid-response team (2–4 staff estimated; 3 used for cost model) [#10].
Caretaker / Administrator 2 Cinema day-to-day caretaking and administration included in cinema staffing [#15].
Medical Officer 1 On-call/part-time medical coverage for cinema triage capacity [#16].
Administrative Staff 1 Administrative liaison/support for the cinema/front org included in cinema staffing [#15].
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide line-item estimates and an explicit minimal program (one cinema + 3 sites) used to scale per-site costs; figures are mid-range choices from stated ranges so confidence in order-of-magnitude and major cost drivers is high.
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