SCP-1168 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1168
Expected annual
$879K
One-time setup
$1.1M
Annual recurring
$870K
Personnel
5
Initial capital costs are approximately $1.07M driven by containment construction, robotics, and specialized scanning/surveillance equipment; recurring annual costs are roughly $869.5k dominated by staff wages, overhead, and potential long-term contingency maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.1M
Equipment $370K
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8] Initial installations: HVAC/sensors ($40,000), generator/UPS ($30,000), access control/mantrap ($30,000), yarn-detection sensors ($15,000), surveillance hardware ($25,000), robotic manipulator ($150,000), screening scanners ($80,000).
Facilities $360K
[#1, #12] Hermetically sealed containment chamber ($350,000) plus locker/gowning area and outfitting ($10,000).
Encased Subject Vault Construction $200K
[#17] Construction of a dedicated permanent containment vault for an encased subject (event-contingent catastrophic contingency).
Staff Screening Program $50K
[#10] Initial setup and first-round screening of candidate pool (~50 candidates).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $40K
[#14] Initial provenance and specialist analysis budget for metallurgy/numismatics/epigraphy and contracted conservation work.
Sop Development Training $25K
[#11] Initial SOP development, training program creation, and simulation/drill development.
Legal Ethics Cover Story Setup $25K
[#15] Initial legal/ethics review and cover-story/public-relations setup and coordination.
Policy Implementation $2K
[#21] Initial policy implementation costs for mitigation (bans, assignment rules).
Small Item Acquisitions $2K
[#22] Purchase of small reference items, replica tokens, yarn samples and tools.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $870K/yr
Staff Wages $403K/yr
[#9] Salaries: 1lead researcher ($120k), 1 containment technician ($70k), 3 security officers ($40k each) = $310k; +30% benefits/payroll taxes ≈ $93k => $403k/yr.
Encased Subject Vault Maintenance $200K/yr
[#17] Ongoing dedicated security & environmental overhead for an encased subject vault (event-contingent; extremely long-term).
Overhead Allocation $80K/yr
[#20] Pro-rated Sector-19 administrative support, janitorial, utilities and corporate overhead (~10% of recurring budget).
Cover Story And Legal $50K/yr
[#15] Ongoing legal counsel, ethics oversight, cover-story maintenance, PR and front-company budgets.
Facilities Maintenance $41K/yr
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8] Recurring maintenance and operating costs for installed systems: HVAC (incl. electricity) $6,000/yr, generator fuel/maintenance $5,000/yr, access control $1,000/yr, yarn-detection tuning $1,000/yr, robotic calibration/maintenance $10,000/yr, screening maintenance $8,000/yr, surveillance hardware/storage/monitoring $10,000/yr.
Emergency Response Reserve $30K/yr
[#16] Reserve for rapid response to accidental activation or exposure (overtime security, immediate forensic analysis).
Research And Monitoring $20K/yr
[#14] Ongoing targeted research, contracted specialist studies and lab consumables for provenance/analysis.
Supplies And Consumables $13K/yr
[#13, #12] Consumables for hermetic chamber and routine operations: gloves, seals, desiccant, spare parts, replacement sensors ($8,000/yr) plus uniforms/anti-lint replacements ($5,000/yr).
Insurance Reserve $10K/yr
[#19] Reserve for third-party claims, whistleblower payouts, or unforeseen liabilities.
Data Retention And Forensic Storage $8K/yr
[#18] Secure tamper-evident storage, off-site backups and admin for logs and forensic records ($5k storage + $3k admin).
Staff Screening Program $8K/yr
[#10] Ongoing re-screening, HR administration, and replacement recruiting for screened personnel.
Sop And Training Refreshers $5K/yr
[#11] Annual refresher training, scenario updates and drill costs.
Policy Enforcement $2K/yr
[#21] Ongoing enforcement/compliance monitoring costs for mitigation policies.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $870K/yr
93.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year: routine operations, no activations leading to encasement or major breach.
routine operations no activation no major incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $934K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$65K vs baseline
Localized accidental activation or false-positive requiring emergency response, overtime, investigation and limited legal/PR activity.
false alarm/accidental yarn insertion unauthorized object detected localized contamination or small exposure
🚨 Encasement Event $1.2M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
SCP-1168 produces an encased subject (SCP-1168-1) requiring permanent vault construction and immediate emergency/legal response.
simultaneous presence of Profile Alpha and Beta subjects activation with subsequent encasement
👥 Personnel 5 total
Role Count Notes
Lead Researcher / Curator 1 One lead artifact specialist (salary included in staff_wages at $120k/yr).
Containment Technician 1 One full-time containment technician (salary included at $70k/yr).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 3 Three full-time security officers to cover shifts (3 × $40k/yr included in staff_wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and reasonable cost estimates for equipment, staffing and procedures, supporting moderate confidence; however the probability and multi-century fiscal impact of an encasement event are highly uncertain.
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