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SCP-1072 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1072
Expected annual
$1.8M
One-time setup
$1.9M
Annual recurring
$1.8M
Personnel
6
One-time setup is approximately $1.94M driven by construction, robot/integration, contingency and legal/setup costs; recurring annual operations are approximately $1.78M/year driven by staff wages, medical/legal reserves, security and ongoing maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.9M
Contingency Fund $625K
[#23] One-time contingency/insurance reserve for catastrophic outcomes, long-term care, quarantine or facility decommissioning.
Equipment $352K
[#2, #3, #4, #6, #8] Custom tamper-proof display case, industrial robotic manipulator + integration, redundant emergency shutdown hardware (actuators/UPS/generator), environmental monitoring systems, and initial PPE/specialized tooling (rigid tools, thick gloves, tongs).
Facilities $300K
[#1] Construction and fit-out of a dedicated 20 m × 20 m reinforced containment room with dedicated HVAC, access control and sensors.
Medical Reserve Initial $175K
[#16] Initial seed reserve for acute medical response, inpatient care and long-term rehabilitation insurance/escrow.
Decommissioning $175K
[#24] Budget for permanent vaulting, transfer and mothballing if SCP-1072 is retired or moved to deep storage.
Cover Story Setup $125K
[#17] Initial legal/cover-up setup costs: legal counsel retainer, PR/black-ops arrangements, and record redaction frameworks.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $65K
[#7] Initial research bench instruments and diagnostic equipment for non-contact testing, small electronics bench and expendables for initial materials tests.
Transport $50K
[#5] Armored transport, containment crates, transfer rigging and short-term security for recovery and movement to site.
Hiring Onboarding Setup $50K
[#9] One-time setup of special hiring pipeline, background-check processes, NDA/cover identity setup and initial training program for low-knowledge operators.
It Security Setup $20K
[#20] Initial IT security and air-gap/hardening setup for robot control and surveillance systems.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.8M/yr
Staff Wages $800K/yr
[#10] Salaries and benefits for site lead, containment technicians, robotics technician, on-call medic/psychologist and on-site administrative support.
Medical Reserve Contribution $300K/yr
[#16] Annual contribution to a medical/rehabilitation reserve to cover acute treatment, imaging, inpatient psychiatric care and long-term rehabilitation costs.
Cover Story And Legal $178K/yr
[#15, #17] Ongoing data storage, secure archives, redaction, legal counsel and cover-story operations.
Security Contracts $162K/yr
[#11] Physical guard contracts, perimeter enforcement, access systems and routine patrols.
Hiring And Vetting Costs $65K/yr
[#9] Recurring recruitment, background checks, cover identity maintenance and onboarding costs for low-knowledge operators.
Administrative Overhead $62K/yr
[#25] Finance, HR, procurement and cross-site coordination overhead allocated to this containment.
Research And Monitoring $42K/yr
[#19] Budget for controlled small experiments, validation testing, instrumentation calibration and ongoing monitoring research.
Capital Replacement Reserve $40K/yr
[#21] Amortized reserve for major capital replacements (robot, actuators, HVAC) on multi-year cycles.
Robotics Maintenance $32K/yr
[#12] Annual maintenance SLA, calibration, spare end-effectors and emergency callouts for the manipulator and integration.
It Security Maintenance $30K/yr
[#20] Ongoing IT security, periodic penetration testing, network isolation maintenance and server hardening.
Psych Screening $22K/yr
[#22] Psychological screening, special hiring incentives and turnover-related costs to secure genuinely low-knowledge subjects.
Emergency Drills $15K/yr
[#18] Regular emergency drills, external audits, simulated incident consumables and compliance reviews.
Supplies And Consumables $14K/yr
[#8, #13] Annual replacement of specialized PPE, consumable seals, lubricants, camera parts and small spare sensors/parts.
Facilities Maintenance $12K/yr
[#14] Utilities, dedicated HVAC operation and basic facility maintenance costs.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.8M/yr
92.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with routine operations, maintenance and planned reserves funded.
routine_operations scheduled_maintenance regular_staffing_and_training
🚨 Minor Incident $1.9M/yr
6.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Non-catastrophic equipment failure or single-person medical incident requiring emergency repairs, overtime, and limited medical/legal expenses.
robotic_manipulator_failure brief_power_outage single_person_TMR_medical_response
🚨 Major Breach $2.8M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Significant containment failure or prolonged manipulator failure leading to multiple TMR incidents, heavy medical/rehab costs, extended investigations and large legal/cover-up expenditures.
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👥 Personnel 6 total
Role Count Notes
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#10] Site lead / administrative oversight and liaison.
Containment Technician 2 [#10] Containment technicians to operate openings, maintain procedures and run shifts.
Robotics Technician 1 [#10, #12] Responsible for manipulator operation, integration and maintenance coordination.
Medical Officer / Psychologist 1 [#10, #16] On-call medic/psychologist for acute response, assessment and rehabilitation coordination.
Administrative Staff 1 [#9, #25] HR/finance/cover identity administration and cross-site coordination.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and reasonable ranges, enabling mid-point estimates; however wide ranges for many items (staffing, legal/contingency, medical reserves) and site-dependent factors produce moderate uncertainty.
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