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SCP-1229 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1229
Expected annual
$1.2M
One-time setup
$1.4M
Annual recurring
$1.2M
Personnel
13
Year-one one-time capital/setup is approximately $1.39M driven by laboratory capital equipment, containment chamber construction, remote tooling and initial data/IT/sensor setup. Recurring annual operations are roughly $1.21M/yr dominated by personnel (research, assistants, security, data science) and contingency/operational support.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.4M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $575K
[#3, #13] Analytical laboratory capital equipment suite (GC-MS/LC-MS/FTIR/etc.) and initial specialist sensors/compute servers for data/modeling.
Equipment $352K
[#2, #4, #5, #6, #12, #15, #16, #18] Pass-through transfer pod, remote/manipulator tooling, containment-grade storage shelving, initial PPE/hardware, continuous-monitoring hardware, waste-contract setup containers, IT hardware setup (network segment), and secure transport cart purchase.
Facilities $250K
[#1] Containment chamber construction/retrofit around the aperture.
Administrative And Cover Response $200K
[#20] Initial cover/OPSEC/legal/administrative response fund and one-time containment/cover expenses.
Medical Supplies $10K
[#11] One-time purchase of medical/decon supplies for on-site emergency increment.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.2M/yr
Staff Wages $935K/yr
[#8, #9, #10, #13, #14, #11] Senior Researcher salary and benefits, two research assistants, dedicated security staffing, data-science personnel (salary portion), daily testing labor/technicians, and incremental on-call medical/contract coverage.
Contingency Fund $120K/yr
[#21] Reserve fund (~10% of operations) for unexpected incidents, emergency repairs and rapid responses.
Cover Story And Legal $50K/yr
[#20] Ongoing cover story, legal counsel, redaction/OPSEC costs.
Supplies And Consumables $43K/yr
[#7, #15] Recurring PPE and consumables used per-test and hazardous/chemical waste disposal contracts.
Research And Monitoring $20K/yr
[#12, #13] Monitoring/sensor maintenance and data/compute storage operations for predictive modeling (recurring compute/storage).
Training And Psychological Monitoring $15K/yr
[#19] Regular safety drills and periodic psychological evaluations for testing staff.
It Operations $12K/yr
[#16] Secure database upkeep, backups, annual security audits and IT operations.
Storage Expansion $10K/yr
[#22] Annual budget for incremental storage expansion or off-site archival processing as items accumulate.
Utilities And Power $6K/yr
[#17] Incremental electricity, HVAC and UPS maintenance for instruments and storage.
Logistics And Transport $2K/yr
[#18] Maintenance and fuel for on-site secure cart/vehicle.
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.2M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with daily testing and no major incidents.
routine testing no hazardous incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $1.3M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$80K vs baseline
Small hazardous item causes localized contamination or minor staff exposure requiring extra medical response and cleanup.
contaminated expelled item small release requiring decon and repair
🚨 Major Breach $1.7M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Significant anomalous event from an expelled item or aperture behavior change causing property damage, extended medical treatment, major repairs and public/administrative response.
hazardous anomalous item aperture behavior change external exposure or property damage
👥 Personnel 13 total
Role Count Notes
Senior Researcher 1 [#8] Dr Charles — sole authorized tester; salary+benefits included in staff wages.
Research Assistant 2 [#9] Two full-time research assistants required to bring items and remain present during testing.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#10] Dedicated security staffing to station outside testing room (rotation to maintain 24/7 coverage).
Data Scientist 1 [#13] Personnel for data analysis & modeling project (salary portion included in staff wages).
Lab Technician 2 [#14] Additional technicians/overtime support for daily testing, sample prep and documentation.
Medical Officer 1 [#11] Incremental on-call medical coverage allocation for potential exposure incidents.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item cost estimates use pragmatic procurement and salary assumptions and the analyst provided ranges; however uncertainty remains due to the anomalous and unpredictable nature of expelled items and assumptions about reuse of existing Site-19 infrastructure, so a medium confidence level is appropriate.
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