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SCP-1250 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1250
Expected annual
$1.4M
One-time setup
$441K
Annual recurring
$1.3M
Personnel
11
One-time setup is approximately $441,000 for vault, equipment, digitization and legal setup; ongoing annual costs are about $1,349,000 driven primarily by dedicated research and security staff, administrative overhead, and contingency/incident response funds.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $441K
Facilities $160K
[#1] Construction/retrofitting of certified fire vault and installation of a large double-lock safe (includes concrete work, fire doors, double-lock system and industrial safe).
Equipment $91K
[#2, #4, #5, #10, #20] One-time purchase and installation of precision HVAC hardware and dehumidification components (hardware portion), archival shelving and acid-free boxes, multiple playback units and spare parts, one-time electronic access/CCTV hardware, and initial air-gapped backup hardware.
Armored Vehicle Purchase $90K
[#23] Optional one-time purchase of an armored vehicle/dedicated transport platform (optional; only if frequent intersite moves are planned).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $40K
[#6] Specialist digitization & forensic capture workstation, pro capture cards, timecode generators, and specialist software/workflow setup for attempted transfers and forensic capture.
Software Development $30K
[#11] One-time development of secure database/catalog system for tape inventory, metadata and access control.
Legal Retainer $25K
[#16] Initial legal/cover-story retainer and set-up to support classification/redaction and potential FOIA/PR work.
Background Investigations Initial $5K
[#19] Initial background checks and clearance processing for the core new containment/research hires (estimated per-team startup cost).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.3M/yr
Staff Wages $850K/yr
[#8, #9] Salaries, benefits and site overhead for dedicated research team (PI, RAs, archivist, lab tech) and assigned security guards (6 positions + float).
Administrative Overhead $200K/yr
[#22] Site-share administrative overhead (HR, procurement, accounting) allocated to the SCP-1250 program.
Research And Monitoring $113K/yr
[#7, #12, #13, #15, #11] Specialist conservation services (baking/restoration), transcription/annotation labor, routine experimental budget (controls/blank media and rentals), specialist consultant engagements, and hosting/maintenance of cataloging servers (recurring portion).
Incident Response And Drills $100K/yr
[#18] Annual incident-response contingency fund and cost of rapid-response exercises/drills to rehearse containment and public/legal mitigation.
Cover Story And Legal $40K/yr
[#16] Ongoing legal/cover-story, PR, records redaction, and related external counsel fees.
Facilities Maintenance $13K/yr
[#3, #10, #20, #21] HVAC/climate control energy & preventive maintenance, electronic access/CCTV maintenance, backup media maintenance and amortized periodic preservation upgrade budget.
Supplies And Consumables $13K/yr
[#14, #24] Cleaning supplies, heads swabs, belts, labels, archival sleeves and miscellaneous petty cash/consumables.
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#17] Secure transport contingency fund and chain-of-custody costs (armored courier/escort as-needed contingency).
Background And Training $10K/yr
[#19] Ongoing recertification, clearance renewal and training for the core team.
Armored Vehicle Staffing $0/yr
[#23] Recurring staffing for an armored vehicle is optional; set to 0 in baseline (vehicle retained optionally).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.3M/yr
94.5% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine experiments and maintenance proceed as planned.
routine_operations scheduled_experiments no_security_incident
🚨 Minor Incident $1.4M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Limited unauthorized access, small leak of recordings, or equipment failure requiring targeted response and replacement/forensic work.
limited_unauthorized_access localized_equipment_failure minor_data_leak
🚨 Major Breach $1.8M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Significant unauthorized access or public exposure requiring large-scale containment, legal action, extended forensic investigation and replacement/mitigation.
major_unauthorized_access public_exposure widespread_data_leak
👥 Personnel 11 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 1 [#8] Senior researcher/PI overseeing protocols and experiments.
Research Assistant 2 [#8] Laboratory/experiment support, data comparison and transcript review.
Archivist 1 [#8] Cataloging, labeling, storage management and access control for expended instances.
Lab Technician 1 [#8] Equipment maintenance, playback operations and digitization support.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#9] Assigned guards for 24/7 coverage enforcing double-lock protocol and escorting personnel (2 per shift × 3 shifts + float).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide line-item ranges and clear operational drivers (safe, HVAC, staffing), so estimates are reasonably grounded; however many items have wide ranges and optional choices (e.g., armored vehicle, experiment intensity) so exact totals retain moderate uncertainty.
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