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SCP-1032 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1032
Expected annual
$476K
One-time setup
$286K
Annual recurring
$461K
Personnel
9
Estimated one-time setup of $286,063 dominated by imaging hardware, storage, software development, and facility retrofit; recurring annual costs of $461,495 dominated by guard wages, staff oversight, maintenance, and data operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $286K
Equipment $87K
[#5, #6, #7, #8, #9] High-speed macro camera system, imaging enclosure/anti-vibration mounts, lighting/optical aids, data-capture workstation, and NAS/SSD buffer for short-term storage.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $85K
[#11, #14, #22, #24] Custom automated detection/OCR development and integration, initial characterization/calibration project, SOP creation and initial training, and record-retention/database setup.
Contingency One Time $37K
[#25] One-time contingency/overhead (15% applied to one-time subtotal) for procurement, administrative overhead and unforeseen expenses.
Facilities $32K
[#1, #2] Small retrofit of an existing high-value inanimate-item cell including reinforced door, tamper-evident seals, mounting points and localized environmental control upgrades.
Incident Contingency Reserve One Time $30K
[#20] Reserved funds for unplanned urgent repairs, equipment replacement or forensic analysis (one-time reserve).
Secure Transport Intake $5K
[#17] One-time secure transfer costs: vehicle, handlers, crate and chain-of-custody documentation.
Background Checks Initial $4K
[#23] Initial background checks and security vetting for the initial cohort of staff with access.
Initial Admin Legal Cover Setup $3K
[#18] Initial cover documents, briefings and legal/admin setup for plausible deniability and records management.
Guard Welfare Setup $2K
[#4] Chair, small desk, communications, first aid kit and initial PPE for an on-site guard.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $461K/yr
Staff Wages $345K/yr
[#3, #12, #13] Six guards to provide 24/7 on-site coverage (~6 FTE @ $45k each = $270k) plus supervisory/HR overhead (~$30k), part-time monitoring technician (~$20k) and part-time research oversight (~$25k).
Contingency Recurring $60K/yr
[#25] Recurring contingency/overhead (15% applied to recurring subtotal) to cover institutional overhead and unforeseen recurring expenses.
Research And Monitoring $24K/yr
[#9, #10, #11, #19, #24] Storage growth/drive replacement and offsite backups (~$3k), offsite encrypted backup/disaster recovery (~$5k), automated detection/OCR maintenance and licenses (~$6.5k), periodic containment audits and compliance checks (~$6.5k), and record-retention hosting/admin (~$3k).
Incident Contingency Replenish $10K/yr
[#20] Annual replenishment fund for contingency usage (used to top up the one-time reserve as needed).
Cover Story And Legal $8K/yr
[#18] Ongoing administrative, legal, documentation and cover-story costs.
Supplies And Consumables $8K/yr
[#4, #7, #15, #21, #8] Guard consumables and small cell amenities ($500), lighting bulbs/maintenance ($200), spare parts/calibration and routine maintenance (~$5,000), general consumables ($1,250), and workstation pro-rata maintenance (~$700).
Facilities Maintenance $4K/yr
[#2, #16] HVAC/localized environmental control energy and maintenance (~$650/yr) and utilities/electricity for continuous equipment (~$2,500/yr) plus minor facility upkeep.
Training And Sop Refresh $2K/yr
[#22] Periodic refresher training and SOP updates.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $461K/yr
87.5% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; expected daily monitoring, routine maintenance, and staff wages only.
routine monitoring regular midnight events (handled by SOPs)
🚨 Minor Incident $531K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$70K vs baseline
Equipment failure or targeted damage requiring replacement of high-speed camera, enclosure repairs and forensic analysis.
camera or enclosure failure vibration or tamper damage
🚨 Data Overload $811K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$350K vs baseline
Policy/legal/technical requirement forces continuous raw high-speed recording and long-term retention, massively increasing storage and processing costs.
regulatory/legal demand cover-story failure requiring full archives
🚨 Security Breach $611K/yr
0.5% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Physical security breach or insider tampering requiring emergency response, temporary increased staffing, replacement equipment, and investigation.
insider compromise unauthorized access/tampering
👥 Personnel 9 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent (unarmed guard) 6 Six FTE to provide continuous in-cell presence and shift coverage per [#3].
Security Supervisor / Site Security 1 Supervisory/HR oversight for guards and administrative coordination (~$30k/yr) [#3].
Research Scientist (part-time) 1 Part-time research oversight to verify automated outputs, perform modeling and maintain logs (0.3 FTE approximated) [#13].
Technician / Data Analyst 1 Monitoring technician for daily review/automation tuning and event transcription (0.2 FTE approximated) [#12].
📋 Confidence Notes
Detailed line-item notes provide decent granularity for equipment and staffing, but several items (storage policy, choice of automation vs manual review, contingency %) are policy-dependent and have wide ranges, so overall confidence is medium.
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