SCP-1065 — SCP-1065 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-1065 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-1065

Expected annual

$1.0M

One-time setup

$1.6M

Annual recurring

$972K

Personnel

Initial capital expenditure is approximately $1.65M driven primarily by custom vacuum/anaerobic chambers, robotic manipulators and a humidified handling room; ongoing annual costs are roughly $972.5k driven by personnel, incident-response/cover budgets, and research/monitoring.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.6M

Facilities $570K

[#1, #4, #6, #8, #22] Structural buildout and room retrofits: four near‑vacuum chambers, humid handling room, HVAC upgrade instrumentation, local suppression install, and corrosion‑resistant upgrades.

Contingency Reserve Incident $500K

[#20] One‑time contingency reserve for high‑impact public incident remediation or major legal/cleanup (minimum recommended reserve).

Equipment $355K

[#2, #3, #7, #10, #18] Capital equipment: initial vacuum pumps/plumbing, remote/robotic manipulators & cameras, backup generator/UPS, air‑gapped archive hardware, CCTV/install.

Sealed Transfer Containers $120K

[#5] Custom sealed transition vessels (2–4 units) for vacuum ↔ humidified transfers.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $54K

[#9, #17, #23] Initial conservation/archival stabilization, SOP development/training setup, and facsimile/replication creation.

Spare Parts Reserve $50K

[#21] Emergency replacement / spare parts initial reserve for chambers, pumps, manipulators and viewports.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $972K/yr

Staff Wages $345K/yr

[#12, #13, #14] Salaries + benefits for 2 containment technicians, 2 security guards, and 1 research lead/memetics specialist.

Research And Monitoring $125K/yr

[#27] Long‑term monitoring and research program funding (grants, post‑docs, scanning equipment).

Incident Response And Cover Ops $100K/yr

[#20] Baseline annual budget for low‑level incident response, legal counsel and PR misdirection.

Facilities Maintenance $80K/yr

[#28] Allocated site overhead, facility rent/share, janitorial and site administration proportional to this SCP.

Cover Story And Legal $60K/yr

[#26] Ongoing front company budgets, cover story maintenance and small‑scale PR misdirection.

Amnestic And Treatment Reserve $50K/yr

[#16] Budget reserve for amnestic/pharmacological interventions and secure treatment resources.

Vacuum Pumps Maintenance $40K/yr

[#2] Scheduled replacements, spares and service for industrial vacuum pumps and plumbing.

Energy And Power $35K/yr

[#19] Continuous HVAC, pumps and humidifier electrical consumption estimates.

Legal And Indemnity $30K/yr

[#24] Insurance, legal retainer and indemnity protections for compromised staff liabilities.

Medical And Quarantine $20K/yr

[#15] Medical/psychiatric monitoring, quarantine space upkeep and baseline follow‑up care.

Spare Parts Replenishment $15K/yr

[#21] Annual replenishment of spare seals, gloves, viewports and robot components.

Backup Power Fuel And Maintenance $12K/yr

[#7] Fuel, periodic testing and maintenance for diesel generator / UPS systems.

Hvac Calibration And Sensors $10K/yr

[#6] Annual calibration, replacement sensors and monitoring integration costs for O2/RH/temp.

Training And Drills $10K/yr

[#17] Annual refresher training, memetic‑safety SOP updates and emergency drills.

Calibration And Certification $10K/yr

[#25] Periodic certification for vacuum equipment, electrical safety, fire suppression, and staff medical certs.

Supplies And Consumables $10K/yr

[#11] PPE, disposable gowns, glovebox filters and routine consumables.

Corrosion And Mold Management $8K/yr

[#22] Anti‑microbial treatments, sacrificial components replacement and mold controls for humid room.

Cctv Storage And Maintenance $5K/yr

[#18] Recording storage, redundant recording maintenance and tamper alarms.

Fire Inspections $4K/yr

[#8] Annual inspections and minor maintenance for fire detection/suppression.

Digital Archive Maintenance $3K/yr

[#10] Maintenance of air‑gapped backups, encrypted storage media rotation and vaulting.

Conservation Monitoring $2K/yr

[#9] Ongoing conservator monitoring of bindings, microclimates and stabilization.

Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $972K/yr

83.0% probability / year

Normal uneventful year with regular operations, maintenance and scheduled research activity.

normal_operations scheduled_maintenance routine_research

🚨 Minor Incident $1.1M/yr

15.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline

Localized accidental exposure, small ignition event, or equipment failure requiring elevated response and short‑term remediation.

accidental_exposure small_fire_or_local_ignition vacuum_or_pump_failure

🚨 Major Breach $2.5M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline

Large public exposure or multiple‑object handling failure leading to widespread fires, legal/PR crisis, large cleanup and asset replacement.

multiple_objects_exposed public_fire_outbreak large_scale_legal_and_cleanup

👥 Personnel 5 total

Role	Count	Notes
Containment Technician	2	[#12] On‑site operators for chambers, pumps and routine maintenance.
Security Officer / MTF Agent	2	[#13] Site security to control access and manage credentialed entry.
Research Scientist (Memetics Specialist)	1	[#14] Senior researcher overseeing testing, memetic monitoring and countermeasures.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges; estimates use midpoints and conservative assumptions for contingencies. Uncertainty remains around frequency/severity of public incidents and the exact cost of bespoke capital items (robotics, chamber fabrication), so confidence is medium.

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