SCP-1062 — SCP-1062 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-1062 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-1062

Expected annual

$875K

One-time setup

$664K

Annual recurring

$829K

Personnel

Initial one-time setup is approximately $664,500 driven by research seed funding, high-grade amnestic stockpile procurement, and lab/monitoring equipment; recurring annual costs are approximately $828,800/yr driven primarily by staff wages, opportunity cost of dedicated secure space/staff time, ongoing research/monitoring, and amnestic replenishment.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $664K

Initial Research And Lab Setup $200K

[#13, #14] Initial neuroimaging/EEG/fMRI access-equipment budget and behavioral lab infrastructure (one-way booths, rigs, eye-trackers, computerized testing suites).

Contingency Seed Research $200K

[#23] Seed contingency fund for advanced/mechanism research (specialized labs, instrumentation).

Amnestic Stockpile Initial $150K

[#11] Initial procurement/secure storage of high-grade amnestic stockpile (seed stock ~$50k–$250k range).

Insurance Reserve Seed $50K

[#19] Initial reserve / insurance seed for liability / internal risk accounting.

Equipment $30K

[#3, #9, #15] Initial access-control & logging software/hardware, monitoring/CCTV/tamper-proof recorders install, and high-resolution scanner purchase.

Facilities $15K

[#1] Secure document locker and minor room upgrades (fireproofing, tamper alarms, humidity/temp control, access‑controlled room power upgrades).

Sop Creation $14K

[#20] One-time creation of SOPs, training materials and initial mock drills.

Decontamination Capacity $5K

[#24] One-time purchase/arrangement for secure destruction/incineration capability and forensic follow-up readiness.

Archival Replacement Initial $500

[#21] Initial procurement of replacement non-anomalous copies / archival treatment for reference copies.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $829K/yr

Staff Wages $400K/yr

[#4, #5] Salaries/ongoing staffing burden: one Level-2 researcher (~$80k), two Level-3 authorizers (~$120k each), and two Level-2 security guards (~$40k each).

Research And Monitoring $100K/yr

[#13] Ongoing longitudinal behavioral monitoring, follow-up studies, fMRI/EEG session costs and pilot study operations.

Opportunity Cost $100K/yr

[#25] Internal opportunity cost allocation for dedicated secure space and skilled personnel time tied up by SCP-1062.

Contingency Research Ongoing $50K/yr

[#23] Ongoing smaller-scale mechanism-hunt projects and exploratory research funding.

Logistics And Transport $30K/yr

[#8] Secure transport costs (armored courier/secure logistics, secure case, chain of custody) for routine moves/testing.

Amnestic Replenishment And Administration $30K/yr

[#11] Annual replenishment of high-grade amnestic stockpile and costs of medical administration/oversight.

Insurance Liability Pool $25K/yr

[#19] Annual contribution to internal liability accounting / compensation reserve.

Cover Story And Legal $20K/yr

[#16] Legal retainers, public affairs, cover-story costs and occasional purchasing/suppression of circulating copies.

Medical Psychiatric Retainer And Incidents $15K/yr

[#10] On-call psychiatric/medical staff retainers and average per-incident emergency response costs.

Administrative Documentation Staff $15K/yr

[#22] Redaction, secure classification and documentation staff time (dedicated admin workload for SCP file maintenance).

D Class Testing Costs $10K/yr

[#6] Per-test or per-day logistics for D‑Class usage (recruitment, housing, transport, medical checks) averaged over expected testing cadence.

Therapy And Rehab $10K/yr

[#12] Ongoing cognitive rehabilitation and psychotherapy for affected personnel or severe cases.

Facilities Maintenance $5K/yr

[#2] Pro-rated secure wing / access control, CCTV, power, and facility overhead.

Incident Investigation Avg $5K/yr

[#17] Average annual cost of internal incident investigations, forensic IT, HR inquiries and retraining.

Training And Refresher $5K/yr

[#20] Annual refreshers, mock drills and SOP updates for personnel handling/testing.

Monitoring Storage Maintenance $3K/yr

[#9, #15] Encrypted video/audio/data storage and maintenance for continuous recordings and scanned archives.

Personnel Vetting And Screening $3K/yr

[#18] Background checks and periodic psychological screening for cleared personnel.

Access Control Software Maintenance $2K/yr

[#3] Annual maintenance/licensing/upgrade costs for access-control and audit-logging systems.

Archival Management Recurring $700/yr

[#21] Ongoing archival work, preservation and minor procurement of reference material.

Supplies And Consumables $600/yr

[#7] Protective handling consumables (gloves, archival supports, disposable surfaces, masks).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $829K/yr

84.0% probability / year

Normal uneventful year with routine testing, maintenance, and ongoing research at planned levels.

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🚨 Minor Incident $869K/yr

10.0% probability / year +$40K vs baseline

A small containment/protocol breach or psychological incident requiring investigations, limited medical/amnestic use and legal follow-up.

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🚨 Major Breach $1.3M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline

Significant containment failure or exposure leading to large-scale investigations, legal action, large amnestic deployment, replacement and extended downtime.

major_protocol_failure public_exposure extensive_legal_and_replacement_costs

🚨 Research Scale Up $1.6M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$750K vs baseline

Deliberate decision to escalate research into mechanism-hunt: large specialized lab contracts, animal models, advanced instrumentation and staffing increases.

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👥 Personnel 5 total

Role	Count	Notes
Research Scientist (Level-2)	1	[#4] One mid-level researcher (salary ~$80k/yr) maintained for supervised reads and testing.
Senior Researcher / Level-3	2	[#4] Two level-3 authorizers (salary ~$120k/yr each) required for authorization and oversight.
Security Officer / MTF Agent	2	[#5] Two Level-2 guards for secure storage area and transports (salaries included in staff_wages).

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges for most categories, enabling mid-range point estimates, but several items (research contingency, insurance, and incident frequencies) have wide ranges and scenario-dependent one-off costs, so overall confidence is medium.

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