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SCP-1223 Safe ✓ high confidence
SCP-1223
Expected annual
$475K
One-time setup
$258K
Annual recurring
$465K
Personnel
3
One-time setup costs are moderate (~$257.5k) driven by a sealed test room, equipment and an insurance reserve. Annual recurring costs are dominated by personnel, ongoing research/monitoring and D-Class program/testing operations (~$464.8k/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $258K
Insurance Reserve $100K
[#20] One-time contingency reserve to cover catastrophic containment failure / legal contingency.
Facilities $75K
[#4] Sealed testing room construction & test harness (includes interlocks, secure doors, camera mounts, controlled lighting and D-Class-safe features).
Equipment $40K
[#1, #3, #5, #12, #13, #18] Secure containment crate, power-lockout hardware, video surveillance hardware, forensic workstation (one-time), spare control frames, and air-gapped IT workstations.
Emergency Response Kit $20K
[#17] Mobile response kit and vehicle availability for emergency removal/relocation (one-time purchase).
Sop Development And Initial Training $14K
[#16] One-time SOP development and initial multi-discipline training.
Disposal End Of Life $8K
[#25] Controlled destruction / end-of-life handling and verification (one-time estimate).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $465K/yr
Staff Wages $180K/yr
[#6, #9, #10] Security allocation (~$50k/yr), medical staffing & retainer (~$30k/yr), and neuropsychological/research staff wages (~$100k/yr).
Research And Monitoring $100K/yr
[#11, #12, #23] Diagnostic imaging & lab tests (~$15k/yr), recurring forensic analysis support (~$10k/yr), and ongoing research budget (~$75k/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $50K/yr
[#19] Legal/cover-story retainer, liaison and records management costs.
Cognitive Rehabilitation $40K/yr
[#14] Long-term cognitive rehabilitation / assisted care for affected subjects (budgeted for one affected subject at ~$40k/yr).
D Class Program Maintenance $30K/yr
[#8] Baseline D-Class program maintenance (housing, replacement/recruitment/legal overhead) if maintained long-term (~$30k/yr per maintained subject pool).
Per Test Operational Costs $20K/yr
[#7] Per-test operational costs for D-Class testing (assumes ~25 tests/yr at ~$800/test).
Facilities Maintenance $12K/yr
[#2] Pro-rated on-site warehouse / secure storage allocation including climate control, utilities and inventory checks.
Administrative Overhead $10K/yr
[#24] Administrative time for scheduling, access requests, inventory logs and incident reporting.
Insurance Replenishment $5K/yr
[#20] Annual replenishment / reserve management for contingency fund.
Sop Refresher Training $4K/yr
[#16] Annual refresher training and drills to enforce SOPs and prevent accidental direct-viewing.
Logistics And Transport $3K/yr
[#17] Annual drills, maintenance and transport readiness for emergency response kit/vehicle.
Records And Archival $3K/yr
[#15] Secure digital archive, encrypted storage and tamper-proof audit trails.
Psychological Aftercare $3K/yr
[#21] Employee assistance program and critical incident counseling for staff exposed to traumatic material.
Video Storage And Maintenance $2K/yr
[#5] Redundant encrypted video storage, recording retention and system maintenance.
It Maintenance $1K/yr
[#18] Maintenance for air-gapped analysis environment and IT security.
Power Monitoring And Alarms $750/yr
[#3] Annual monitoring & maintenance for voltage/power-up sensors and alarm feeds.
Supplies And Consumables $500/yr
[#13] Consumable replacement budget for spare/test hardware and small consumables.
Energy Utilities $500/yr
[#22] Electricity for test operations (cameras, lights, instrumentation).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $465K/yr
90.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with scheduled tests and routine research/maintenance.
scheduled_testing routine_maintenance ongoing_research
🚨 Minor Incident $490K/yr
6.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
Small containment incident (accidental direct viewing, minor equipment damage) requiring emergency response and limited medical/forensic work.
accidental_direct_viewing_by_noncompliant_staff minor_crate_or_hardware_damage
🚨 Major Breach $715K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Significant containment breach or public exposure that triggers legal claims, replacement of containment infrastructure, multiple affected subjects and extended investigations.
unauthorized_public_viewing testing_room_breach data_or_video_leak
🚨 Research Scale Up $665K/yr
3.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Successful research leads to expanded experimental program requiring significant temporary funding for equipment, personnel and expanded D-Class operations.
promising_research_results external_grant_or_project_scale_up
👥 Personnel 3 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1 [#6] On-site security presence for storage and tests (0.5–1.0 FTE allocated; budgeted as ~$50k/yr).
Research Scientist 1 [#10] Neuropsychologist / neuroscientist responsible for experiment design and interpretation (~0.5–1.0 FTE; budgeted as ~$100k/yr).
Medical Officer 1 [#9] On-call nurse/medic for tests and follow-up (~$30k/yr retainer/supplies).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provided explicit line-item ranges and operational guidance; estimates are mid-range choices within well-described cost buckets.
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