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SCP-1241 Neutralised ~ medium confidence
SCP-1241
Expected annual
$916K
One-time setup
$959K
Annual recurring
$901K
Personnel
8
Up-front capital (site works, transmission stations, and RF/recording lab) dominates one-time costs (~$959k), while recurring annual costs are driven by personnel, legal/cover maintenance, and site operations (~$900.8k/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $959K
Facilities $395K
[#1, #19] Transmission stations site works, mast/tower/roof installation and civil works for two local transmitters (estimate midpoint of $150k–$600k range allocated here) plus decommissioning/site restoration estimate ($20k).
Contingency Reserve $200K
[#15] One-time contingency/emergency reserve held available (chosen midpoint within $50k–$500k range).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $177K
[#3, #4] Faraday-shielded RF capture suite, SDRs, demodulators, redundant recording servers and air-gapped archive appliances ($165k midpoint) plus initial archive appliances ($12k).
Equipment $117K
[#2, #10, #21] Backup generator/UPS hardware ($35k midpoint), vehicle purchases (1–2 vans/trucks $45k midpoint), and initial passive RF sensor deployment ($37k midpoint).
Legal Initial $30K
[#8] One-time legal work and licensing setup costs (midpoint of $10k–$50k).
Training Initial $16K
[#20] Initial training and vetting for ~8 staff (~$2k/person midpoint → $16k).
Cover Story Initial $12K
[#9] Initial cover story/PR setup (business registration, website, staged hires) estimated midpoint of $5k–$20k.
Cybersecurity Initial $12K
[#13] Initial network hardening/consulting and secure appliance setup (midpoint of $5k–$20k).
Public Affairs Per Incident $0
[#17] Per-incident public-affairs/suppression cost is conditional ($20k–$200k per incident); baseline no one-time incident is budgeted here (handled in scenarios).
Regulatory Compensation Reserve $0
[#18] Regulatory fines / buyouts / compensation are conditional (0–$200k); baseline initial allocation set to $0 and modelled as scenario costs if incidents occur.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $901K/yr
Staff Wages $530K/yr
[#5, #6, #7] Monitoring & analysis personnel (~$250k), security guards/site access control (~$140k), and local field containment/liaison team (~$140k) — total salaries and benefits.
Cover Story And Legal $110K/yr
[#8, #9, #17] Legal/licensing retainer (~$50k/yr), ongoing cover-story PR costs (~$30k/yr), and public-affairs/communications retainer (~$30k/yr).
Research And Monitoring $97K/yr
[#3, #4, #14, #21] Software/licenses/patching for capture systems (~$3k), off-site replication/media refresh (~$1.75k), scientific research contracts and external consultants (~$80k), and sensor telemetry/maintenance (~$12k).
Facilities Maintenance $89K/yr
[#2, #6, #11, #12] Generator fuel/testing (~$4k/yr), CCTV/service and site access servicing (~$20k), routine maintenance & spare parts (~$15k), and utilities/site rent (~$50k).
Cybersecurity It Operations $30K/yr
[#13] Ongoing cybersecurity, encrypted telemetry, patching, VPNs and red-team testing (~$30k/yr).
Logistics And Transport $25K/yr
[#10] Vehicle operating costs, insurance, fuel and routine travel (~$25k/yr).
Insurance Premiums $12K/yr
[#16] Equipment and site liability insurance premiums (~$12k/yr midpoint).
Training And Vetting $8K/yr
[#20] Ongoing recurrent training, periodic requalification and background checks (~$4k–$16k/yr; midpoint used).
Supplies And Consumables $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $901K/yr
91.5% probability / year
Normal year with no incidents; routine monitoring, maintenance, staffing and cover-story upkeep.
no containment incidents routine operations only
🚨 Minor Incident $1.0M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Localized containment incident or community complaint requiring PR response, limited compensation and emergency repairs.
local exposure/complaint interference with civilian services minor equipment failure
🚨 Major Escalation $2.4M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Neutralization failure or significant propagation/exposure causing large-scale response: national coordination, mass suppression/evacuation and extended operations.
widespread propagation major containment failure public exposure requiring national response
👥 Personnel 8 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / Senior Analyst 1 [#5] Lead researcher responsible for content review and escalation (~$90k salary equivalent included in staff_wages).
RF Engineer / Technician 1 [#5] Responsible for transmitter, receiver and sensor hardware maintenance (~$70k salary equivalent included in staff_wages).
Media Archivist / IT Admin 1 [#5] Manages archives, backups and air-gapped systems (~$50k salary equivalent included in staff_wages).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 3 [#6] On-site guards and patrol staff for transmit/receive sites (2–4 guards; midpoint 3 included in staff_wages).
Field Liaison / Field Technician 2 [#7] Local field containment team and liaison officers for inspections and community interaction (2 full-time staff included in staff_wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges allowing reasonable midpoint estimates, but conditional incident costs and variability in site/rental choices introduce moderate uncertainty.
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