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SCP-1161 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1161
Expected annual
$837K
One-time setup
$338K
Annual recurring
$824K
Personnel
7
First-year setup costs are dominated by secure room construction, display/case and air-gapped storage/equipment; recurring costs are dominated by personnel (designated researcher, security, armed response) and legal/monitoring overhead.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $338K
Facilities $112K
[#2, #21] Dedicated testing room fit-out plus power-backup installation costs (mantrap/biometric/reinforcement, HVAC/EMI wiring, UPS/generator hookup install).
Insurance Reserve Initial $100K
[#19] Initial contingency/insurance/legal liability reserve fund set aside as an upfront one-time amount.
Equipment $94K
[#1, #3, #4, #5, #14] Secure display case, air-gapped workstation hardware, classified storage initial setup, surveillance cameras/hardware, archival safe/locker.
Background Checks Initial $12K
[#20] Initial background checks/security-clearance processing for ~6 people (estimated $2,000/person initial).
Sop Development $12K
[#11] One-time SOP development and initial incident response planning documentation.
Backup Researcher Initial Training $5K
[#9] Initial training/coursework for backup researcher(s).
Initial Medical Screening $2K
[#10] Initial psychological/medical screening for assigned personnel.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $824K/yr
Staff Wages $520K/yr
[#6, #7, #8, #9, #22] Ongoing personnel costs: security staffing (3 FTE guards at ~$45k each = $135k), armed-response capability (~$100k), designated researcher salary/hazard/on-call ($160k), backup researcher ($100k), attributable daily transcription labor/opportunity cost (~$25,500).
Research And Monitoring $171K/yr
[#15, #16, #17, #18, #25, #27, #11] Cybersecurity/audit retainer ($15k), threat monitoring/personal security baseline ($20k), discretionary research contingency ($100k), ethics oversight ($8k), incident response baseline ($15k), periodic oversight reviews ($10k), refresher training/drills ($3k).
Cover Story And Legal $70K/yr
[#12, #24] Legal/compliance retainer ($50k/yr) and public relations/cover-story retainer ($20k/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $27K/yr
[#21, #5, #4, #14] Annual maintenance: generator fuel/maintenance ($2k), surveillance storage/maintenance ($6k), classified storage administration/backups (midpoint $17,500), archival safe maintenance ($1.5k).
Mental Health Program $18K/yr
[#10] Ongoing psychological screening/counseling/crisis care (midpoint estimate between $10k–$25k/yr).
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#26] Transport/relocation contingency budget (estimated $10k/yr contingency for occasional secure moves).
Supplies And Consumables $6K/yr
[#13, #23, #14, #3] Tamper-evident seals/gloves/logbooks ($1k), secure destruction baseline ($2k), secure printing/archival consumables ($1.5k), workstation maintenance/peripherals ($1k).
Background Reinvestigation $2K/yr
[#20] Periodic reinvestigations/security reinvestigation costs (~$2k/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $824K/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; standard operations, daily transcriptions, routine monitoring and maintenance.
no incident routine operations
🚨 Minor Incident $848K/yr
15.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
Localized incident (e.g., a day with hazardous/illegal instructions requiring expanded counseling, limited legal review, certified destruction, small forensic investigation).
hazardous transcription content small-scale investigation/forensics
🚨 Major Incident $1.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Serious event (researcher harmed/compromised, data leak, large legal action or need for extended relocation and medical care) requiring large contingency spend and operational disruption.
researcher incapacitation data exfiltration or public exposure major legal/medical response
👥 Personnel 7 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 3 [#6] 24/7 onsite guard coverage estimated as ~3 FTE security personnel per facility (3 guards used in costing).
Armed Response / Rapid Response 2 [#7] Dedicated armed-response personnel (1–2); two positions budgeted to match the $100k/yr estimate.
Research Scientist (Designated) 1 [#8, #22] Primary designated researcher responsible for daily removal and transcription; salary/hazard/on-call and attributable transcription labor included.
Research Scientist (Backup) 1 [#9] At least one backup qualified and cleared researcher to avoid single-person dependency.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates follow analyst notes and midpoints where ranges were given. Personnel and contingency spending are well-identified, but incident probabilities and discretionary research spending are uncertain; some allocations (e.g., number of armed-response personnel, exact secure storage admin cost) required assumption.
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