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SCP-1190 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1190
Expected annual
$1.4M
One-time setup
$920K
Annual recurring
$1.4M
Personnel
12
Initial one-time setup is approximately $920,000 driven by secure-room retrofit, archival hardware, power and legacy-hardware spares; annual operations are about $1.43M, dominated by staff wages (security, nursing, research) and ongoing archival/research compute and media costs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $920K
Equipment $352K
[#2, #3, #4, #7, #10, #13, #14, #19] Precision HVAC installation (#2), UPS and generator hardware & installation (#3), RF/Faraday shielding (#4), CCTV/NVR and on-site SAN and LTO tape library (#7), initial legacy HP3000 spares/donor machines (#10), network isolation hardware (#13), clean-agent fire suppression install (#14), environmental sensors one-time hardware (#19).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $188K
[#11, #12] Reverse-engineering/forensics bench and equipment (#11) and on-prem emulation/testbed cluster and secure isolated compute (#12).
Facilities $150K
[#1] Secure observation room construction/retrofit (work on walls, secure doors, plumbing, antechamber, drain etc.).
Incident Response Reserve $150K
[#21] One-time incident response / contingency fund allocation (reserve for major unexpected failures, emergency relocation, legal emergencies).
Personnel Vetting One Time $60K
[#20] Initial personnel background investigations / clearances (estimated 12 personnel × ~$5,000 average per person).
D Class Facility Modifications $20K
[#17] Initial facility modifications for D-class handling and temporary holding/testing area (if required).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.4M/yr
Staff Wages $1.1M/yr
[#5, #6, #8, #9] Ongoing wages and benefits: security guards (4 FTE) (#5), nursing/caregiver staffing (3 FTE) (#6), data/archival technician (0.5–1 FTE -> 1 FTE used) (#8), research personnel (approx. 4 FTE mix of senior researchers/analysts) (#9).
Cover Story And Legal $85K/yr
[#16, #25] Legal counsel, cover-story maintenance, OPSEC, liaison with authorities (#16) and outreach/publication control or managed scientific coordination under NDA (#25).
Incident Response Replenishment $50K/yr
[#21] Annual replenishment budget to maintain standby contingency fund after use or planned replenishment. (Recurring replenishment of incident response reserve.)
Supplies And Consumables $47K/yr
[#7, #10, #15, #23, #24, #6] Tape media & archive operations (#7), legacy-hardware consumables & parts consumption (#10), medical consumables and pharmaceuticals (#15), hazardous e-waste / biohazard disposal (#23), general consumables (PPE, cleaning, kitchen supplies) (#24), plus nurse consumables referenced in staffing (#6).
Research And Monitoring $38K/yr
[#11, #12, #22] Paid reverse-engineering / consultant projects (occasional) (#11), cloud compute / overflow and software licenses for emulation/testbed (#12), archive duplication/media refresh and periodic migration costs (#22).
Logistics And Transport $30K/yr
[#17] D-class handling, per-test logistics, transport, holding-area operations and test consumables (annual baseline for intermittent testing).
Insurance And Compliance $25K/yr
[#18] Insurance premiums, liability coverage and regulatory compliance costs (facility-level and professional liability).
Facilities Maintenance $14K/yr
[#2, #3, #4, #13, #14, #19] HVAC/power & humidity control power and maintenance (#2), generator/UPS fuel/testing/maintenance (#3), periodic RF testing (#4), IDS/air-gap monitoring operations (#13), fire suppression inspections (#14), sensor calibration & maintenance (#19).
Training Program $12K/yr
[#20] Ongoing training programs, refresher training and recurring personnel development costs referenced in vetting/training (#20).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.4M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with routine operations, no major incidents.
routine_operations scheduled_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $1.5M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$40K vs baseline
Short power outage or hardware failure requiring emergency repairs, temporary downtime, modest data/media remediation and medical response.
short_power_outage hardware_failure minor_medical_emergency
🚨 Major Breach $1.9M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Significant containment failure or catastrophic hardware/data loss requiring emergency replacement, possible legal exposure, major restoration and incident response.
catastrophic_hardware_failure extended_power_failure public_exposure/legal_crisis
👥 Personnel 12 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#5] 24/7 guard coverage approximated as 4 FTE (minimum staffing for 3 shifts including overlap).
Medical Officer / Nurse Assistant 3 [#6] Nurse/caregiver staffing for continuous availability; multiple FTEs to cover shifts and on-call duties.
Research Scientist 4 [#9] Multi-disciplinary research team (physicists, computer scientists, reverse engineers) estimated at ~4 FTE for study and analysis.
Data Technician / Archivist 1 [#8] Archive and integrity management staff (0.5–1 FTE; 1 FTE used for budgeting).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges allowing a reasoned point estimate, but many items (rare spares, consultant demands, legal exposure and incident frequency) retain significant uncertainty, so confidence is medium.
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