SCP-1081
Safe
~
medium confidence
SCP-1081
Expected annual
$309K
One-time setup
$939K
Annual recurring
$304K
Personnel
3
One-time setup and contingency reserves dominate first-year costs (~$939k one-time) for containment retrofit, Faraday/isolation work, research setup, and contingency reserves; steady-state annual costs (~$304k/yr) are driven by personnel, medical readiness, D-class rotation, audits, training and consumables.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $939K
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $304K/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$304K/yr
Normal year with no activations or major incidents; routine operations, training, maintenance, and contingencies only.
routine operations
scheduled training and audits
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Minor Incident
$326K/yr
Isolated accidental exposure event requiring medical evaluation, limited emergency response and minor repairs.
accidental partial exposure
localized activation requiring ER visit
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Major Incident
$634K/yr
Serious accidental activation resulting in at least one permanent aphasia case, requiring intensive psychiatric care, legal action, and substantial contingency payouts.
prolonged exposure >24 hours
failure of headphones/containment leading to permanent casualty
Personnel
3 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Research Scientist / Senior Researcher | 1 | 0.2–0.5 FTE oversight (pro-rated salary included in staff_wages). |
| Research Technician / Lab Technician | 1 | Full-time technician for handling, adapter prep, and testing. |
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 1 | Part-time security allocation for supervised access and transport escorts (time-allocated; pro-rated into staff_wages). |
Confidence Notes
Detailed analyst line items provide good granularity for equipment, staffing and contingency but ranges are broad and rare catastrophic outcomes (psychiatric/litigation) introduce material uncertainty in reserves and scenario probabilities.