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SCP-1040 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1040
Expected annual
$143K
One-time setup
$42K
Annual recurring
$140K
Personnel
0.2
One-time setup costs are modest (~$41.5k) for housing, transport, and Null Context integration; recurring annual costs are ~ $140.5k/yr driven primarily by site overhead, monthly reassignment administration, Project Null Context maintenance, and related staffing/administrative expenses.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $42K
Project Null Context Integration $25K
[#12] Marginal integration/customization of Project Null Context rules into site documentation systems (conservative integration budget).
Equipment $10K
[#2, #8a, #18] Containment/display case (~$5,000 midpoint), surveillance hardware installation (~$2,500 midpoint), archive/backup hardware/setup (~$2,000 midpoint).
Secure Transport $5K
[#5] One-time secure movement: armored courier, crate, packing, chain-of-custody.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $2K
[#3] Conservation assessment and minor treatment (conservator consult and small stabilization/treatment).
Briefing Materials $500
[#9] One-time development of briefing materials for personnel (identity "Daniel").
Facilities $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $140K/yr
Facilities Maintenance $51K/yr
[#1, #8b] Apportioned site overhead/vault share (~$50,000/yr midpoint) plus surveillance maintenance/logging maintenance (~$600/yr midpoint).
Reassignment Admin $24K/yr
[#10] Monthly reassignment/backfill/admin/training for one non-D staff rotated monthly (12 events/yr; ~$1k–3k/event; midpoint budgeted ~$24,000/yr).
Staff Wages $12K/yr
[#14] Documentation compliance / data management staff (~0.1–0.25 FTE; budgeted ~$12,000/yr).
Research And Monitoring $11K/yr
[#4, #15] Environmental/conservation monitoring (quarterly checks, ~$750/yr) and incidental research/testing budget (~$10,000/yr).
Project Null Context Maintenance $10K/yr
[#13] Ongoing software/rule maintenance, audits and small staff to monitor Null Context corrections (~$10,000/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $8K/yr
[#17] Legal/PR/cover-story retainer and FOIA handling (~$8,500/yr midpoint).
Security Incremental $8K/yr
[#7] Marginal/incremental security costs (surveillance upkeep, guard overtime/backfill) (~$8,000/yr midpoint).
Incident Response Reserve $6K/yr
[#16] Emergency medical/incident response reserve, drills and consumables (~$6,000/yr midpoint).
Contingency Reserve $6K/yr
[#20] Small-capital reserve for unexpected repairs, replacements, expedited transport (~$6,000/yr midpoint).
Briefing Delivery $2K/yr
[#9] Recurring cost of delivering briefings (per-briefing staff time; estimated for ~50 new personnel/yr midpoint).
Psychological Monitoring $1K/yr
[#11] Baseline screening + counselling for exposed staff (1 screening + 6 sessions/yr for 1 person; ~$1,250/yr midpoint).
Archive Backup Storage $600/yr
[#18] Recurring storage/maintenance for encrypted backups and corrected documentation (~$600/yr midpoint).
Supplies And Consumables $300/yr
[#6] Electrical safety, bulb purchases, intermittent electricity and testing (~$300/yr midpoint).
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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D Class Usage $0/yr
[#19] OPTIONAL: D-class usage is policy-dependent. Per-subject recurring cost estimated $20,000–60,000/yr; set to $0 here unless site elects to run a D-class program for SCP-1040.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $140K/yr
90.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with routine monitoring, briefings, Null Context maintenance, and monthly rotations as scheduled.
routine_operations scheduled_briefings normal_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $156K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$15K vs baseline
Single-person distress or small incident requiring additional counselling, medical response, overtime, and minor emergency support.
person_distress medical_response extra_counselling
🚨 Project Null Context Failure $166K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
Major software/rule failure or required substantial rework of Null Context integration requiring significant one-off spending in that year.
null_context_software_failure major_integration_rework
🚨 D Class Program Activation $180K/yr
3.0% probability / year +$40K vs baseline
Site elects to use a D-class subject to perform interactions with SCP-1040 to avoid rotating non-D personnel, incurring D-class procurement/housing/medical/legal costs.
policy_decision_dclass_use prolonged_testing_or_interaction
👥 Personnel 0.2 total
Role Count Notes
Documentation / Data Compliance Staff 0.2 [#14] 0.1–0.25 FTE equivalent responsible for ensuring Null Context compliance and record redaction/QA; budgeted ~$12,000/yr.
📋 Confidence Notes
Most costs are low-magnitude and well-described (Safe-class, established site), but several line items (Null Context integration, reassignment scale, optional D-class use) are policy-dependent or have wide ranges, producing moderate overall confidence.
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