SCP-1074 — SCP-1074 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-1074 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-1074

Expected annual

$1.5M

One-time setup

$2.4M

Annual recurring

$1.4M

Personnel

Up-front capital/setup costs are dominated by legal/public-liability reserves and initial containment/IT/security hardware (~$2.4M one-time). Main recurring drivers are staff wages (security, remote-ops, medical, research) and ongoing amnestic/cover-story/insurance costs (~$1.37M/yr).

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.4M

Public Liability Reserve $1.0M

[#28] One-time reserve fund recommended to cover worst-case public-health liabilities/major settlements.

Legal Pr Initial Cleanup $500K

[#18] Initial incident cleanup/settlement/large emergency legal/PR actions to suppress public exposure (mid-range estimate).

Class A Amnestic Initial Stockpile $300K

[#10] Initial Class‑A stockpile (suggested 100–200 doses) purchased and secured.

Equipment $194K

[#2, #3, #4, #6, #19, #20, #21] Conservation frame & opaque cover; museum-grade environmental controller; remote drones (2–3 units); non-visual alarm/sensor suite; initial IT/info-sec hardware; transport containment equipment; secondary sealed containment box/vault.

Destructive Disposal Contingency $150K

[#25] Contingency fund for destructive disposal/remote mechanical destruction, permits, remediation (mid-range estimate).

Record Destruction Contingency $125K

[#29] One-time contingency for aggressive evidence removal/escalation methods if required.

Facilities $75K

[#1] Secure archive room retrofit: reinforced door/frame, biometric locks, interior blackout, upgraded isolated HVAC, seals, signage, secure storage cabinets.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $30K

[#5, #14] Remote sampling tool kit and sterile equipment; purchase of continuous EEG rigs/portable neuro-monitoring hardware.

Incident Response Training Initial $20K

[#17] Initial tabletop/exercise/SOP development and training rollout for non-visual containment and amnestic administration.

Hazardous Waste Setup $5K

[#23] Initial hazardous/drug/biowaste handling setup and contracts.

Conservation Consulting Initial $5K

[#24] Initial art-conservator consultation and handling protocol development.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.4M/yr

Staff Wages $850K/yr

[#7, #8, #11, #16, #26] Security staff (6 guards @ $50k), remote-ops/operators (2 FTEs), on-call medical/admin staffing and research salaries (2 researchers) and allocated administrative/safety officer time.

Research And Monitoring $100K/yr

[#14, #15, #16] Imaging outsourcing (fMRI/PET) and pathology/sample analysis budget and basic research program consumables; covers periodic lab analyses and imaging.

Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr

[#18] Ongoing retainer for rapid legal/PR response, media monitoring, and cover-story operations.

Class A Amnestic Replenishment $75K/yr

[#10] Replenishment, QA, storage rotation, and procurement costs for Class‑A amnestics.

Public Liability Premium $75K/yr

[#28] Annual premium-equivalent contribution toward the public-liability/insurance reserve.

Psychiatric Followup Reserve $50K/yr

[#12] Reserve for psychiatric follow-up, therapy, and acute outpatient care for exposed personnel.

Record Destruction Reserve $50K/yr

[#29] Reserve budget for escalation when repeated Class‑A dosing insufficient and targeted evidence removal/escalation required.

D Class Operations $30K/yr

[#9] Procurement, housing, medical screening, transport, and associated overhead for a small rotation of D-class personnel.

Icu Care Reserve $30K/yr

[#13] Annual reserve to cover occasional short-term ICU/life-support for catatonic subjects (typical per-incident ~$90k).

Mortuary Reserve $20K/yr

[#22] Annual reserve for mortuary handling, cover paperwork, family compensation and disposition costs.

Incident Response Training Annual $10K/yr

[#17] Annual refresher drills, amnestic administration drills and SOP updates.

Information Security Maintenance $8K/yr

[#19] IT security maintenance, redaction labor, archival management and audit upkeep.

Supplies And Consumables $5K/yr

[#5, #27] Sterile consumables (swabs, filters, tips), PPE, batteries, small disposables.

Logistics And Transport $5K/yr

[#20] Secure transport operations, vehicle ops, and ad hoc courier charges.

Drone Maintenance $5K/yr

[#4] Maintenance, spare parts, and periodic servicing for remote-operated drones.

Facilities Maintenance $4K/yr

[#3, #6] Environmental system calibration/maintenance and non-visual sensor/alarms maintenance.

Waste Disposal $3K/yr

[#23] Annual contracted hazardous/biological waste disposal and incineration.

Conservation Condition Checks $2K/yr

[#24] Annual periodic condition checks by conservators.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.4M/yr

88.0% probability / year

Routine year with no major incidents; normal containment operations and scheduled maintenance.

normal operations routine maintenance scheduled research

🚨 Minor Incident $1.5M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$40K vs baseline

Single accidental exposure or small containment incident requiring emergency amnestics, medical response, limited PR/legal action, and follow-up care.

staff accidental viewing drone malfunction during test localized containment procedure failure

🚨 Major Public Incident $3.4M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$1.9M vs baseline

Public exposure or large-scale breach requiring major legal settlements, mass amnestic deployment, large PR/cover operations and potential relocation or destruction.

public gallery exposure mass accidental viewing failed containment during transfer

👥 Personnel 13 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	6	[#7] 24/7 security coverage, 3 shifts of 2 guards; salary and benefits included in staff_wages.
Remote-ops Technician / Drone Pilot	2	[#4, #8] Operators to run drones, remote sampling, and sensor supervision; included in staff_wages.
Medical Officer / Rapid-response Clinician	1	[#11] On-call medical staff to administer amnestics and manage acute physiology; staffing cost included in staff_wages.
Research Scientist	2	[#16] Neuroscience/cognitive research FTEs to study SCP-1074; salaries included in staff_wages.
Administrative Staff / Safety Officer	1	[#26] Program/admin allocation and compliance/safety oversight; portion of salary included in staff_wages.
Technician / Lab Support	1	[#14, #5] EEG/monitoring and sample handling technician; smaller portion of salary included within staff_wages.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line items and reasonable mid-point estimates for most categories (security, drones, amnestics). Confidence is reduced by wide ranges on legal/public-liability contingencies, one-off disposal/destruction choices, and incident frequency uncertainty.

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