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SCP-1024 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1024
Expected annual
$379K
One-time setup
$226K
Annual recurring
$370K
Personnel
0.85
One-time setup (~$226k) for archival housing, imaging, conservation and research setup; annual recurring costs (~$369.8k/year) are dominated by research staff, medical/security support, legal/cover reserves and contingency.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $226K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $186K
[#2, #7, #8, #9, #10, #14, #15, #18, #26] Microclimate controller / archival cabinet ($6,000), conservator assessment/stabilization (mid $7,250), archival handling materials ($600), digitization & multispectral imaging (mid $11,500), one-time translation ($12,000), EEG/phys equipment ($12,000), vivarium setup ($10,000), rare-material procurement ($1,250), long-term/future-volume translation fund (mid $125,000).
Facilities $33K
[#1, #4, #19] Secure archival safe/locker ($8,000), room-level fire-detection/suppression ($7,000), incident/quarantine room outfitting ($18,000).
Equipment $6K
[#5, #23] Chemical/gas sensors ($2,500) and secure data management setup / hardware ($3,000).
Per Move Secure Transport $2K
[#22] Secure transport (armored courier) per external move; per-move one-time estimate (midpoint).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $370K/yr
Staff Wages $150K/yr
[#11] Dedicated research-team salaries (incremental to site; Project Lead 0.25 FTE, Research Assistant 0.5 FTE, Conservator 0.1 FTE).
Contingency Reserve $75K/yr
[#27] Annual contingency / risk reserve for unexpected containment remediation ($75,000/year).
Cover Story And Legal $50K/yr
[#20] Legal/cover/amnestic contingency fund and related counsel/PR reserve ($50,000/year).
Research And Monitoring $48K/yr
[#6, #13, #14, #15, #16, #23, #24] Sensor calibration & maintenance ($400/year), medical/psych support ($30,000/year), equipment maintenance ($1,000/year), vivarium operations ($4,000/year), animal-use compliance ($6,000/year), data storage & maintenance ($700/year), periodic inspection & handling labor ($6,000/year).
Logistics And Transport $40K/yr
[#12, #21] Security escort & part-time escort coverage ($20,000/year); passive field-acquisition / market monitoring ($20,000/year).
Facilities Maintenance $5K/yr
[#3, #19, #25] Ongoing localized climate energy ($1,200/year), periodic drills & upkeep for incident room ($2,000/year), hazardous/contaminated-waste handling ($1,500/year).
Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr
[#17] PPE, archival consumables, ritual-material procurement ($2,000/year).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $370K/yr
92.5% probability / year
Normal year with routine monitoring, occasional handling and no major incidents; passive field monitoring active.
routine research periodic inspections no incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $410K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$40K vs baseline
Small containment incident or experiment side-effect (brief medical/psych care, decontamination, short quarantine, limited equipment replacement).
brief unintended effect during experiment small animal spontaneous appearance requiring quarantine minor medical/psych interventions
🚨 Active Acquisition Ops $620K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Program elects to run active field operations to locate advanced volumes (covert acquisitions, stakeouts, paid acquisitions).
active field ops covert acquisitions paid specialist procurement
🚨 Major Breach $870K/yr
0.5% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Significant containment breach or exposure requiring broad legal/amnestic action, extended medical response, asset deployment and repair.
significant accidental exposure public/political attention major equipment or facility remediation
👥 Personnel 0.85 total
Role Count Notes
Project Lead 0.25 [#11] 0.25 FTE allocation included in staff wages.
Research Assistant 0.5 [#11] 0.5 FTE allocation included in staff wages.
Conservator (fractional) 0.1 [#11] 0.1 FTE conservator time included in staff wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line items and many estimates are explicitly provided by the analyst notes; ranges and program-level choices (e.g. active acquisitions, translation project size) introduce moderate uncertainty.
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