SCP-1198 — SCP-1198 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-1198 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-1198

Expected annual

$545K

One-time setup

$457K

Annual recurring

$542K

Personnel

Estimated one-time setup costs are approximately $456,550 driven largely by construction of a soundproof/anechoic test chamber and secure storage vaults; ongoing annual operations are estimated at $542,225/yr driven by staff wages, medical/psych services, interpreter/legal retainers, and contingency reserves.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $457K

Facilities $202K

[#6, #7, #16, #29] Chamber construction (~$150k), HVAC/mods (~$20k), safe-room fittings (~$12.5k), isolation room (~$20k).

Equipment $180K

[#1, #2, #3, #5, #8, #9, #10, #11, #17] Secure server, initial access software, offline media, door readers, hearing protection, sound meters, write-protected playback hardware, forensics tools, and touchscreens.

Contingency One Time $60K

[#30] One-time contingency / indirect overhead (~15% of one-time direct costs).

Initial Training And Sop $10K

[#28] Initial SOP creation and training program setup (one-time course/materials).

Physical Archive Vault $3K

[#3] Offline vault installation and secure deposit-style storage (media + installation portion).

Irb Initial $2K

[#22] Initial Institutional Review Board / ethics submission fee (one-time).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $542K/yr

Staff Wages $291K/yr

[#4, #12, #13, #14] Ongoing wages: part-time IT/sysadmin, 2 FTE guards during experiments, part-time medical monitor, dedicated psychologist.

Contingency Recurring $71K/yr

[#30] Recurring contingency / indirect overhead (~15% of recurring direct costs).

Emergency Medical Contingency Fund $50K/yr

[#19] Reserved fund for emergency surgeries, acute ENT treatment, or high-cost urgent care per severe incident.

Sign Language Interpreter Retainer $32K/yr

[#18] On-call interpreter retainer or equivalent video-assisted specialist access.

Cover Story And Legal $28K/yr

[#21] Legal counsel, compliance, documentation redaction, and cover-story management.

Research And Monitoring $17K/yr

[#13, #15, #27] Per-test medical monitoring & audiograms, subject recruitment/compensation, integrity verification and controlled test-play staffing.

Long Term Disability Fund $10K/yr

[#20] Baseline annual budget for hearing aids, assistive devices, or early-stage accommodation needs.

Forensic Incident Response Fund $10K/yr

[#23] Baseline annual reserve for forensic imaging, secure destruction, and investigative/legal response to unauthorized copies.

Software Updates And Licenses $8K/yr

[#2] Ongoing updates, patching, and license costs for hardened access-control software and monitoring systems.

Facilities Maintenance $6K/yr

[#5, #7, #16, #29] Annual maintenance for access hardware, chamber HVAC/filters, safe-room upkeep, and isolation-room readiness.

Power And Energy $6K/yr

[#26] Power and HVAC energy costs for the secure server and test chamber.

Logistics And Transport $5K/yr

[#24] Emergency-response retainer and occasional transport costs.

Training Recertification $4K/yr

[#28] Annual recertification, drills, and SOP refresher training.

Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr

[#8, #25] Hearing-protection replacements, PPE, disposables, batteries, small consumables.

Forensics Audit Annual $1K/yr

[#11] Annual digital-forensics audits and copy-control verification services.

Backup Rotation Storage $1K/yr

[#3] Annual rotation, storage fees, and environmental controls for offline WORM backups.

Touchscreen Software Support $1K/yr

[#17] Software support and licensing for rugged tablets / typed-communication kiosks.

Acoustic Equipment Calibration $1K/yr

[#9] Periodic calibration and maintenance for sound-level meters and acoustic monitoring gear.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $542K/yr

94.5% probability / year

Normal year with planned operations and no major incidents.

routine maintenance planned tests no unauthorized copies or major medical events

🚨 Minor Incident $567K/yr

5.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline

Isolated unauthorized copy discovered or small medical incident requiring emergency response and forensic/legal action.

unauthorized copy discovered single-subject acute medical care small-scale forensic/legal response

🚨 Major Breach $792K/yr

0.5% probability / year +$250K vs baseline

Significant exposure or multiple affected subjects requiring large-scale medical/psychiatric care, legal action, and publicity containment.

widespread unauthorized distribution many affected subjects requiring long-term care major legal or public-exposure response

👥 Personnel 5 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	2	[#12] Two FTE guards assigned for experiment security and escort duties.
IT / Sysadmin	1	[#4] Part-time IT/sysadmin allocation for monitoring, patching and IDS management.
Medical Officer	1	[#13] Part-time medical monitor for pre/post exposure checks, on-call during tests.
Psychologist	1	[#14] Dedicated psychologist for therapy, CBT, and long-term monitoring of affected subjects.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges for most categories, allowing reasonable mid-point estimates; uncertainty remains around frequency/severity of human impacts (long-term disability, large-scale exposure) and site-specific construction costs, so confidence is medium.

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