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SCP-1273 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1273
Expected annual
$1.3M
One-time setup
$658K
Annual recurring
$1.3M
Personnel
13
Initial capital/setup costs are moderate (~$0.66M) driven by chamber hardening, equipment and contingency reserves; recurring annual costs are dominated by personnel and overhead (~$1.34M/yr) for 24/7 monitoring, security and research. Major cost drivers are staff wages, benefits/overhead, emergency readiness and data/IT security.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $658K
Contingency Reserve $225K
[#22] One-time contingency reserve fund to rapidly procure equipment or mobilize specialists in anomalous escalation.
Facilities $168K
[#1, #2, #13, #14] Locker fit-out, testing chamber hardening, HVAC installation and physical hallway seals/door hardware (sums of selected midpoints from ranges).
Equipment $160K
[#3, #6, #7, #11, #12, #15, #20] Remote power/interlock systems, emergency response initial equipment, cameras/sensors, transfer kit, generator/UPS, initial IT hardening hardware, decontamination kit.
Insurance Reserve $50K
[#23] One-time insurance / liability reserve fund.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $30K
[#8, #19] Initial secure/encrypted data storage setup and initial SOP development/training and research lab/trial setup costs.
Legal Retainer $25K
[#16] Initial legal/cover-story retainer.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.3M/yr
Staff Wages $780K/yr
[#4, #5, #9] 24/7 remote monitoring operators (4 FTE ≈ $240k), on-site security guards (6 FTE ≈ $240k), research staff (3 FTE ≈ $300k).
Administrative Overhead $234K/yr
[#24] Benefits, payroll taxes and facilities overhead estimated at ~30% of recurring payroll (30% of $780,000).
Research And Monitoring $137K/yr
[#6, #7, #8, #10] Emergency-response training/readiness ($100k/yr), camera/storage maintenance (~$2k/yr), long-term data storage/analytics (~$10k/yr), and D-Class/test program operational costs (~$25k/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $80K/yr
[#16, #21, #23] Annual legal/liaison contingency (~$50k/yr), archive redaction/secure documentation (~$10k/yr), and insurance replenishment (~$20k/yr).
Medical And Mental Health $30K/yr
[#18] Ongoing medical surveillance and counseling for staff.
It Security $20K/yr
[#15] SOC monitoring, patching, auditing and incident response retainer (~$20k/yr).
Public Safety Mitigation $20K/yr
[#25] Budgeted average for small-scale civilian mitigation/relocation per incident (expected per-year averaging).
Facilities Maintenance $10K/yr
[#12, #13, #14] Generator/UPS maintenance, HVAC servicing, and door/seal maintenance.
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#11] Annual transfer/secure transport operating budget (escort, route planning, per-transfer costs).
Training And Drills $8K/yr
[#19] Annual refresher training and drills.
Supplies And Consumables $7K/yr
[#17, #20] Routine consumables (filters, seals, small parts) and decontamination resupply.
Power Consumption $100/yr
[#3] Minor electrical consumption for control system/UPS monitoring (~$100/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.3M/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with routine testing and no major incidents.
scheduled testing routine maintenance no containment incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $1.4M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Small containment anomaly or equipment failure requiring emergency response, limited downtime and minor civilian mitigation/legal activity.
equipment failure minor containment alarm limited medical/cleanup response
🚨 Major Incident $1.8M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Severe incident (injury/fatality, prolonged chamber disruption or public exposure) requiring extensive legal, medical, replacement, and public mitigation costs.
agent/D-Class fatality significant public exposure extended containment failure
👥 Personnel 13 total
Role Count Notes
Systems Operator / Monitoring 4 [#4] 24/7 remote monitoring operators (one per shift, 4 FTE total).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#5] On-site guards for access control and hallway sealing (2 per shift; 6 FTE total).
Research Scientist 1 [#9] Lead investigator included in research staff FTEs.
Research Technician 1 [#9] Technical support included in research staff FTEs.
Psychologist / Research Specialist 1 [#9] Psychologist for behavioral study included in research staff FTEs.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, allowing reasonable midpoint estimates; uncertainty remains in contingency, incident frequency, local labor rates and policy choices (hence medium confidence).
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