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SCP-1090 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1090
Expected annual
$275K
One-time setup
$316K
Annual recurring
$262K
Personnel
1.3
One-time setup and specialized analysis drive initial costs (~$316k); ongoing annual costs are moderate (~$262k/yr) dominated by staff wages, medical/research monitoring, legal/PR, and site overhead.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $316K
Incident Contingency Reserve $125K
[#8] One-time reserve fund to be held for emergency medical care, investigations, and compensation if needed.
Research Program Setup $100K
[#23] Optional research program pilot/trial setup (IRB-equivalent, recruitment, initial study infrastructure).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $60K
[#9, #11, #13, #15] EEG/physiological monitoring systems, initial materials/forensic analysis outsourcing, dummy headforms/manikins, and SOP/ethics setup costs.
Facilities $12K
[#2, #20] Dedicated containment cabinet / small vault retrofit and minor HVAC/storage climate-control upgrade.
Equipment $10K
[#1, #3, #4] Padded case(s), initial access control/CCTV installation, and tamper-audit software/setup.
Recordkeeping Setup $9K
[#16] Secure digital archive setup and redaction/records management initial implementation.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $262K/yr
Staff Wages $100K/yr
[#5, #6] Ongoing salary allocation: marginal security coverage plus part-time curator/researcher and technician FTE allocations.
Cover Story And Legal $58K/yr
[#17, #18] Legal retainer / FOIA management plus PR/disinformation contingency budget for potential leaks or public inquiries.
Research And Monitoring $38K/yr
[#7, #10, #11, #12] Medical screening and mental-health program, outsourced neuroimaging budget, follow-up forensic tests, and routine radiography/inspection schedule.
Long Term Care Fund $35K/yr
[#22] Baseline program allocation for monitoring, treatment, and potential long-term compensation for affected personnel.
Site Overhead $20K/yr
[#21] Apportioned share of Site-561 utilities, building amortization, and administrative overhead.
Recordkeeping And Archive $6K/yr
[#16] Ongoing secure archival storage, redaction logistics and IT specialist time.
Training And Ethics $2K/yr
[#15] Refresher training, SOP updates, and ongoing ethics-board review costs.
Facilities Maintenance $2K/yr
[#3, #20] CCTV/IT maintenance and HVAC/energy share for climate control.
Supplies And Consumables $1K/yr
[#4, #9, #19] Tamper-evident seals/labels, disposables for physiological monitoring, replacement padding/humidity packets and cleaning supplies.
Logistics And Transport $1K/yr
[#14] Secure internal transfers / certified courier budget (infrequent).
Research Program Operations $0/yr
[#23] Recurring per-study operational costs if active; set to 0 in baseline (optional program dormant by default).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $262K/yr
93.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents and research program dormant; routine monitoring and admin continue.
no incidents no research restart routine operations
🚨 Minor Incident $462K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Limited accidental exposure or adverse effect requiring emergency care, use of contingency funds, incident investigation, and elevated legal/PR response.
accidental exposure medical emergency localized legal/PR response
🚨 Research Restart And Scaleup $437K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$175K vs baseline
Leadership approves resumption/expansion of controlled human-subject research, incurring one-time setup and elevated operational costs for that year.
approval to resume human trials pilot study launch expanded imaging and staffing needs
👥 Personnel 1.3 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 0.5 [#5] Partial FTE allocation / marginal security coverage budgeted.
Research Scientist 0.3 [#6] Part-time curator/researcher FTE allocation.
Technician / Lab Tech 0.5 [#6] Part-time technician FTE allocation for inspections and testing coordination.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item cost ranges were provided but many items (incident likelihood, scope of future research, and legal/PR exposure) are uncertain; estimates use midpoints and conservative assumptions, so medium confidence is appropriate.
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