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
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $870K/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$870K/yr
Normal uneventful year: routine operations, no activations leading to encasement or major breach.
routine operations
no activation
no major incidents
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Minor Incident
$934K/yr
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
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Encasement Event
$1.2M/yr
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.