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SCP-1220 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1220
Expected annual
$591K
One-time setup
$1.2M
Annual recurring
$581K
Personnel
5
One-time setup costs are dominated by an optional reinforced live-test containment chamber and related facility upgrades (~$1.18M). Recurring annual costs (security, specialist staff, monitoring, legal/administration and contingency) are about $580.7k/year, with primary drivers being staff wages and specialist services.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.2M
Facilities $916K
[#1, #2, #13, #14, #17, #24] Secure archival safe/drawer and archival cabinet climate-control; designated live-test containment chamber retrofit/new construction; chamber fire-detection/suppression and bio-containment retrofit; UPS/generator installation.
Incident Response Reserve $200K
[#19] One-time contingency/reserve budget allocation for emergency repairs, unanticipated containment upgrades, medical costs, or ad hoc response.
Equipment $38K
[#4, #6, #7, #10, #12, #15, #18] Analog cassette decks and cleaning kits; offline archival media drives; access-control hardware/software initial install; CCTV/intrusion/environmental sensors; PPE and handling tools; test-area analog-safe monitoring hardware; HAZMAT equipment.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $29K
[#3, #5, #11, #21] Initial tape preservation/digitization work (master creation if approved), air-gapped digitization workstation and ADC, SOP creation and initial staff training, audio analysis software/hardware licenses and specialist instrumentation.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $581K/yr
Staff Wages $320K/yr
[#9, #20, #25] Security staffing (on-site or dedicated coverage), linguistic research staffing/contracted expertise, record-keeping/archival staff salaries.
Research And Monitoring $52K/yr
[#3, #15, #17, #21, #28] Ongoing tape preservation maintenance and digitization support, analog-safe test monitoring maintenance, biohazard/animal-care recurring costs, audio analysis licenses/support, long-term environmental/sample monitoring and testing.
Incident Response Reserve $50K/yr
[#19] Annual reserve replenishment for incident response and contingency spending.
Cover Story And Legal $40K/yr
[#22] Legal retainer, non-disclosure administration, record suppression and administrative legal overhead.
Risk Assessment And Review $30K/yr
[#26] Ongoing containment review board, senior-level risk assessment, and protocol review processes.
On Call Medical And Fire $20K/yr
[#16] Recurring standby/retainer costs for emergency medical and fire-safety coverage during authorized tests.
Facilities Maintenance $12K/yr
[#2, #10, #14, #24] Climate-control maintenance for archival cabinet, CCTV/environmental sensor maintenance, fire system inspections, UPS/generator fuel and maintenance.
Access Administration $12K/yr
[#7] Recurring administrative overhead to enforce multi-level approvals, audit logs, and sign-off processes.
Psychological Support $12K/yr
[#23] Ongoing psychological screening, counseling, and employee assistance program budget for involved personnel.
Hazmat Contractor Retainer $10K/yr
[#18] HAZMAT contractor retainer and routine decontamination capability maintenance.
Training And Sops $8K/yr
[#11] Recurring refresher training, SOP updates, and periodic drills for non-vocalization/handling/emergency.
Public Incident Fund $5K/yr
[#27] Small annual allocation for rapid public-facing misinformation/cover-story actions or PR in case of minor civilian exposure.
Disposal And Retirement $5K/yr
[#29] Annual allocation for occasional secure destruction/retirement events and associated permits/monitoring.
Logistics And Transport $3K/yr
[#8] Secure transport / chain-of-custody costs for occasional escorted transfers or armored courier moves.
Supplies And Consumables $1K/yr
[#6, #12] Replacement/verification of offline media and periodic PPE replacement and consumables.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $581K/yr
92.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents and no live human vocalization tests; routine preservation, monitoring, staffing, and administrative costs only.
no live testing authorized regular maintenance and staffing only
🚨 Minor Incident $611K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$30K vs baseline
Small containment incident or localized contamination requiring limited legal/cleanup response and temporary increased monitoring.
small HAZMAT cleanup minor legal/settlement costs temporary additional testing
🚨 Major Breach $981K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$400K vs baseline
Significant breach or accidental live vocalization producing biological/medical emergencies and public exposure requiring large containment, medical, legal, and remediation spending.
unauthorized live vocalization mass biological production or serious injuries public exposure requiring legal settlement
🚨 Live Testing Campaign $831K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Organization approves an extended program of authorized live vocalization testing, driving additional operational costs (frequent chamber operation, medical standby, animal containment and specialist staffing).
approval for human vocalization tests increased test frequency expanded bio-containment operations
👥 Personnel 5 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#9] On-site or dedicated security coverage (2 full-time guards assumed).
Research Scientist / Linguist 2 [#20] Linguistic research staffing and contracted expertise (senior linguist + analyst/contractor equivalents).
Records Specialist / Archivist 1 [#25] Record-keeping, redaction and archival staff to manage logs, redactions and classified index.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges allowing a reasoned estimate, but many costs are range-based and contingent on whether live human vocalization testing is authorized; biohazard and incident probabilities are uncertain, so confidence is medium.
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