SCP-1026 Safe ✓ high confidence
SCP-1026
Expected annual
$1.4M
One-time setup
$1.4M
Annual recurring
$1.4M
Personnel
11
Estimated one-time setup costs are approximately $1.38M driven by containment construction, robotics, redundant delay systems, and mobile-unit/contingency reserves; recurring annual costs are approximately $1.362M driven primarily by security and IT staffing, research programs, and legal/medical support.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.4M
Equipment $632K
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #11, #12, #13, #14, #18] Access control, CCTV + custom delay integration, redundant delay servers/analog backups, secure monitoring consoles, robotics telemanipulation platform (initial), environmental installation (HVAC/electrical), sensors and telemetry, secure on-site storage, and mobile rapid-response unit equipment.
Containment Upgrade Contingency $300K
[#25] Reserved capital for potential future containment upgrades (higher-grade shielding, additional delay systems, architecture changes).
Facilities $250K
[#1] Build/retrofit of an 8m x 8m reinforced containment cell, doors, airlock, sensors conduit runs, certification.
Insurance Reserve $150K
[#19] Insurance / liability fund and incident reserve (initial set-aside).
Network Security Initial $30K
[#6] Initial network hardening, firewalling, air-gap implementations and penetration testing setup.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $16K
[#10] Initial training program and SOP development / initial research protocol setup costs.
Ethical Isolated Observers Screening One Time $2K
[#24] One-time screening/background-check costs for recruiting specialized observers if pursued.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.4M/yr
Staff Wages $660K/yr
[#7, #8] IT staffing (~1 FTE) and 24/7 security guard coverage (8–12 guards) salaries and benefits (IT ~$110k/yr; security total ~$550k/yr).
Research And Monitoring $300K/yr
[#15] Behavioral/response studies, mitigation R&D, experiment budgets, researcher salaries and overhead for a moderate program.
Cover Story And Legal $130K/yr
[#17, #24] Legal, compliance, classification, cover-story maintenance, document redaction, and ethics/legal overhead for isolated-observer programs.
Medical And Psych Support $120K/yr
[#9] On-call medical/psychiatric support, crisis counseling, observation and acute care budgets.
Participant Compensation And Ethics $30K/yr
[#16] Compensation for test subjects, IRB/ethics overhead, and trial administration.
Logistics And Transport $20K/yr
[#18] Rapid-response team training, mobile-unit maintenance, and transport readiness costs.
Robotics Maintenance $20K/yr
[#11] Maintenance, spare parts, and service contracts for remote-manipulation platforms.
Training And Recertification $20K/yr
[#10] Ongoing staff training, drills, and recertification to enforce non-exposure protocols and delay procedures.
Network Security Audits $15K/yr
[#6] Ongoing penetration testing, audits, secure-logging oversight and periodic security reviews.
Supplies And Consumables $12K/yr
[#20] Replacement cameras/cables/sensors, robot end-effectors, PPE, batteries, and general consumables.
Incident Psych Treatment And Productivity Loss $10K/yr
[#22] Per-incident therapy/hospitalization allowance and productivity/lost-pay buffer (working allowance).
Data Storage Retention $8K/yr
[#14] Encrypted archival storage, backups, and retention support for delayed feeds and audit logs.
Long Term Archiving $6K/yr
[#23] Documentation, knowledge preservation, succession planning and procedure archiving.
Facilities Maintenance $5K/yr
[#12] Ongoing maintenance for cell environmental control systems, minor structural upkeep, and certification renewals.
Energy And Utilities $4K/yr
[#12, #21] Incremental power and utility costs for cameras, servers, HVAC and robots; includes environmental system energy usage.
Sensors Maintenance $2K/yr
[#13] Annual maintenance/calibration of intrusion, motion, and biometric sensors.
Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.4M/yr
96.5% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with all containment systems operating and no major incidents.
no breaches routine operations scheduled research
🚨 Minor Incident $1.5M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized containment incident or accidental exposure affecting a small number of personnel requiring medical/psychological response and limited hardware repair.
accidental viewing partial system tampering localized equipment failure
🚨 Major Breach $2.9M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Major containment breach or deliberate tampering resulting in multiple exposures, emergency containment, legal action, and extensive replacement/upgrades.
deliberate tampering systemic failure of delay/failsafes rapid proliferation/out-of-site incidents
👥 Personnel 11 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 10 [#8] 24/7 guard coverage (8–12 guards) to enforce no-entry and respond to alarms; headcount chosen as midpoint.
IT Specialist 1 [#7] 0.5–1 FTE recommended for 24/7 IT on-call, patching, and monitoring (counted as 1 FTE).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide itemized line items with ranges and suggested midpoints for nearly all categories; estimates are mid-range aggregations of those figures, so confidence in order-of-magnitude and recurring drivers is high.
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