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SCP-1083 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1083
Expected annual
$336K
One-time setup
$408K
Annual recurring
$324K
Personnel
4
Initial one-time setup is moderate for secure storage, monitoring, and optional EEG acquisition (~$0.4M including a catastrophic reserve); primary recurring costs (~$323.5k/yr) are staff allocations, medical/psychological follow-up, replacement/severance reserves, legal retainer, and research overhead.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $408K
Catastrophic Reserve $250K
[#25] Reserved one-time fund for catastrophic containment failure / public mitigation (lower bound $250k chosen).
Legal Coverup One Time Contingency $100K
[#14] One-time contingency for a single major legal/cover-up incident (lower-end scenario of $100k+).
Equipment $35K
[#2, #8, #16] CCTV/hardware and installation ($4,000), on-site clinical EEG system purchase ($30,000), secure padded transport case ($600). Chosen site policy: purchase EEG hardware (one-time) rather than outsourcing.
Acute Event One Time Cost $10K
[#20] Representative per-acute-event immediate cost (ambulance/hospital/short inpatient) used as a one-time per-event figure in budgeting.
Training Development $6K
[#18] One-time development of SOPs and training modules (midpoint $3k–8k).
Facilities $5K
[#1] Containment locker, reinforced mounts and signage; midpoint estimate.
Access Control It Changes $2K
[#3] One-time sysadmin labor and minor software/configuration changes to enforce badge-policy rules and audit logging.
Background Checks Initial $1K
[#4] Initial background checks/psych screening for ~3 handlers at ~$350/person (midpoint of $200–500).
Ppe Initial Stock $200
[#17] Small initial stock of specialty gloves/supplies (~$200).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $324K/yr
Severance Disability Reserve $45K/yr
[#12] Amortized reserve for severance/disability payouts for impaired employees (~$30k–60k/yr chosen midpoint).
Staff Wages $40K/yr
[#5] Salary allocation for dedicated handler(s); ~0.5–1.0 FTE junior researcher budgeted (midpoint ~$40k/yr).
Research And Monitoring $40K/yr
[#10] Ongoing protocol design, data analysis, small experimental budgets and documentation (low-end program estimate).
Recruitment Replacement $40K/yr
[#11] Replacement/hiring costs for handlers rendered unsuitable (~$30k–50k per replacement; budget assumes ~1 replacement/yr).
Productivity Loss $40K/yr
[#21] Amortized cost of lost productivity and mission impact when handlers are reassigned/removed (~$25k–60k/yr midpoint).
Cover Story And Legal $35K/yr
[#14] Annual legal/OPSEC retainer (midpoint of $25k–75k chosen).
Contingency Psychiatric Reserve $20K/yr
[#20] Annual reserve for emergency psychiatric hospitalization / acute events (~$10k–30k/yr).
Eeg Technician Time $15K/yr
[#9] Part-time EEG technician hours, prep, analysis if EEGs run on-site (midpoint $10k–20k/yr).
Incident Investigation $10K/yr
[#15] Baseline investigative budget for internal affairs, forensics and reporting (~$10k/yr).
Ethics Oversight $10K/yr
[#23] IRB/ethics committee administration and consultant fees (~$5k–15k/yr).
Counseling Sessions $8K/yr
[#6] Mandatory debriefing & counseling after contacts: 10events × 5 sessions × $150/session ≈ $7,500/yr plus occasional psych evals.
Administrative Overhead $5K/yr
[#19] Documentation, recordkeeping, HR and admin time (~$2k–8k/yr).
D Class Policy Enforcement $5K/yr
[#24] HR/scheduling overhead to enforce D-class prohibition and update test plans (~$2k–8k/yr).
Cognitive Testing $3K/yr
[#7] Baseline and post-exposure psychometrics (~$200–400/test; budgeted for 10 event pairs).
Secure Data Storage $2K/yr
[#13] Secure encrypted storage and evidence retention for EEG, video, psych records (~$1k–5k/yr).
Logistics And Transport $2K/yr
[#16] Transport staff time and escorts for ~10 handling events/year (~$200/event).
Training Refreshers $2K/yr
[#18] Yearly refreshers and training tracking (~$1k–3k/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $700/yr
[#22] Small maintenance, HVAC, lighting and minor repairs for locker/lab space.
Background Rescreening $600/yr
[#4] Periodic re-screening (~$200/person/yr × 3 handlers).
Supplies And Consumables $200/yr
[#17] Ongoing gloves/PPE and minor consumables (~$20–200/yr; midpoint used).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $324K/yr
89.0% probability / year
Normal year with scheduled testing (~10 events), routine counseling, maintenance, and no major incidents.
routine_testing no_incidents regular_replacements_and_reserves
🚨 Minor Incident $374K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Single acute handler breakdown or minor protocol breach requiring emergency psychiatric care, investigation and additional legal/PR activity.
acute_psychiatric_event small_investigation retainer_legal_response
🚨 Major Incident $1.1M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$750K vs baseline
Significant containment/operational failure or public exposure requiring large legal/cover-up costs, severance/disability payouts, mass replacements and use of catastrophic reserves.
public_exposure high-profile_suicide_or_death large_scale_severance_and_legal_actions
👥 Personnel 4 total
Role Count Notes
Junior Researcher (Handler) 1 Dedicated handler allocation (budgeted ~0.5–1.0 FTE, represented in staff_wages ~$40k/yr).
Research Scientist / Principal Investigator 1 Shared research duties and data analysis support covered by research_and_monitoring budget (~$40k/yr).
EEG Technician / Medical Staff 1 Part-time EEG technician/medical support (budgeted ~$15k/yr).
Administrative Staff 1 Part-time admin/records and HR support (covered partly by administrative_overhead ~$5k/yr).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide many explicit ranges and itemized guidance, enabling reasonable mid-point estimates; uncertainty remains around frequency of severe incidents and policy choices (EEG purchase vs. outsourcing), so confidence is medium.
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