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SCP-1214 Safe ✓ high confidence
SCP-1214
Expected annual
$17K
One-time setup
$5K
Annual recurring
$16K
Personnel
3
One-time containment and setup costs are modest (~$5.5k) for locker, spare hardware, camera, and forensic setup; recurring annual costs are ~$15.9k/yr driven primarily by testing/research budgets, part-time staff support, incident reserve and a contingency.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $5K
Equipment $2K
[#3, #13, #14] RF-shielding (bag/box option baseline = small bag), spare/identical hardware purchase, and CCTV camera/DVR hardware (one-time camera/DVR purchase).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $900
[#4, #5] Forensic imaging hardware/write-blocker and initial offline software/media repository (media and verification work).
Facilities $825
[#1] Lockable, fire-rated locker installation and mounting; includes tamper-evident seal costs rolled into installation estimate.
Asset Tagging And Documentation $500
[#6] Asset tags, chain-of-custody templates, inventory setup and initial documentation bureaucracy.
Secure Disposal $500
[#16] One-time secure disposal / decommissioning procedure costs including data sanitization or physical destruction and certification paperwork.
Environmental Supplies $200
[#15] Initial humidity control/packets, anti-static bags and other minimal environmental supplies for long-term storage.
Airgap Modification $150
[#2] Technician labor and minor parts to physically disable/remove Wi‑Fi/Bluetooth and secure Ethernet port; storage of removed parts in evidence.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $16K/yr
Research And Monitoring $5K/yr
[#10] Controlled testing budget and periodic offline test-bench instrumentation and monitoring (annualized testing budget).
Staff Wages $4K/yr
[#7, #8, #9] Part-time technician integrity checks (≈0.05 FTE), fractional administrative oversight (≈0.02–0.05 FTE). Dedicated guard cost not included in baseline (see scenarios).
Incident Response Fund $2K/yr
[#11] Annualized contingency for rapid forensic response and investigations (to cover occasional incidents at $2k–$15k each).
Contingency Reserve $1K/yr
[#22] General contingency reserve (≈10% of annualized baseline recurring budget).
Cover Story And Legal $1K/yr
[#17, #21] Administrative/legal retainer and small PR/cover contingency for FOIA/cover responses in a low-risk baseline.
Audit And Compliance $1K/yr
[#20] Annual internal audit / compliance review; may include external audit in higher-cost scenarios.
Logistics And Transport $500/yr
[#12] Secure transport and two-person escort costs (baseline estimate assuming a few transfers per year).
Training And Access Control $500/yr
[#18] Annual training sessions and access-control overhead for personnel authorized to handle SCP-1214.
Supplies And Consumables $250/yr
[#15, #19] Annual consumables: anti-static bags, tamper seals, labels, replacement power supply/mouse, cleaning supplies.
Cctv Storage And Monitoring $200/yr
[#14] Ongoing storage and local monitoring costs for locker CCTV retention (30–90 day retention baseline).
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $16K/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with containment integrated into existing site infrastructure and only minimal periodic testing and part-time oversight.
routine integrity checks periodic testing no incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $21K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$5K vs baseline
Accidental network connection or minor integrity breach requiring forensic analysis and short-term mitigation.
accidental network connection failed chain-of-custody hardware damage requiring replacement
🚨 Major Incident $96K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$80K vs baseline
Serious adverse event (e.g., personnel medical impact, wide forensic investigation, external PR/legal action) requiring extensive response and possible added security.
medical incident linked to SCP operation public exposure requiring PR/legal response large-scale forensic/contractor engagement
👥 Personnel 3 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 1 [#10, #9] Lead researcher / authorized tester (present as needed; fractional time charged against testing budget and admin oversight).
Technician / Maintenance 1 [#7] Technician responsible for periodic integrity checks and hardware maintenance (≈0.05 FTE fractional allocation).
Administrative Staff 1 [#6, #9] Senior CSD administrator oversight (authorization, custody sign-off, periodic review; fractional FTE reflected in staff_wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Containment requirements and likely costs are well-delineated in analyst notes and the article (standard locker, no-network rule, forensic imaging, modest testing). Estimates use provided ranges and a conservative baseline; uncertainty is low for the baseline but incident costs retain variability.
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