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SCP-1279 Safe ✓ high confidence
SCP-1279
Expected annual
$834K
One-time setup
$80K
Annual recurring
$830K
Personnel
12.2
One-time setup costs are modest (~$79.5k) for secure storage, monitoring and initial research; recurring costs are dominated by continuous two-person security staffing (~$745k/year) resulting in total recurring ≈ $830k/yr.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $80K
Equipment $37K
[#2, #4, #5, #6, #17, #18, #19] Reinforced steel containers (6) $18,000; access control/tamper alarms install $6,000; CCTV hardware $5,000; secure transport case $2,000; UPS/backup hardware $2,000; records/IT setup $3,000; non-anomalous replica collars $1,000.
Facilities $12K
[#3, #7] Climate-controlled cabinet installation and minor HVAC tie-in ($12,000) plus signage/barriers for canine exclusion ($500).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $12K
[#8, #10, #13] Research animal procurement (example 3 dogs) $9,000; veterinary/protocol setup paperwork $2,000; initial leather conservation assessment $1,000.
Pr Retainer $10K
[#15] Incident response / PR/legal retainer (one-time capital/retainer payment).
Psychological Screening $5K
[#14] Baseline psychological screening program setup for staff (one-time).
Training Development $3K
[#12] Initial staff training development & delivery cost for behavioral/protocol training.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $830K/yr
Staff Wages $745K/yr
[#1, #11] Continuous two-person guard coverage (12 FTE × ~$60,000 fully-burdened ≈ $720,000/yr) plus ~0.1–0.2 FTE senior researcher oversight ≈ $25,000/yr.
Research And Monitoring $41K/yr
[#9, #10, #12, #13, #14, #18] Kennel/care/boarding and facility overhead for test dogs ≈ $20,000/yr; veterinary care & compliance $10,000/yr; annual training refreshers $2,000/yr; leather conservation supplies/spot treatment $2,000/yr; counseling pool $5,000/yr; records storage & audits $2,000/yr.
Cover Story And Legal $20K/yr
[#15] Ongoing incident reserve for PR, legal and cover-story work ≈ $20,000/yr.
Facilities Maintenance $12K/yr
[#3, #4, #5, #17, #20] Climate cabinet energy & maintenance $1,500/yr; access control monitoring/maintenance $2,500/yr; CCTV monitoring/maintenance $3,000/yr; UPS maintenance $500/yr; misc maintenance/spare-parts reserve $5,000/yr.
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#6] Vehicle/escort amortized transport costs and chain-of-custody procedures ≈ $10,000/yr.
Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr
[#16] PPE, gloves, labels, batteries, leather conditioner and routine consumables ≈ $1,500/yr.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $830K/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal year with no unauthorized exposures or major incidents; regular operations and scheduled maintenance only.
no incidents routine operations
🚨 Minor Incident $860K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$30K vs baseline
Small unauthorized exposure or localized containment lapse requiring investigation, extra PR/legal input, limited relocation or overtime.
unauthorized viewing by civilian/staff minor public exposure limited emergency relocation
🚨 Major Breach $1.1M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Significant public exposure or loss of multiple instances requiring large-scale legal/PR response, emergency operations, replacement and heightened security.
publicized exposure multiple-instance loss major legal/cover operations
👥 Personnel 12.2 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#1, #7] Twelve FTEs to provide continuous two-person coverage accounting for shifts, leave and training.
Research Scientist (Level-3 oversight) 0.2 [#11] ~0.1–0.2 FTE senior researcher time for approvals and part-time oversight (budgeted as 0.2 FTE here).
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item estimates are grounded in standard facility/equipment costs and explicit analyst FTE estimates; main residual uncertainty is operational policy (security model) which would materially change recurring costs if altered.
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