← SCP Cost Explorer Read on SCP Wiki ↗
SCP-1283 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1283
Expected annual
$506K
One-time setup
$393K
Annual recurring
$503K
Personnel
4
Initial (one-time) setup is moderate and dominated by facility construction, a seeded liability reserve, and specialist equipment; recurring costs are driven by personnel wages, legal/cover budgets, amnestic treatments and an ongoing small research program.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $393K
Liability Reserve $250K
[#21] Seeded liability / emergency intervention reserve (one-time seed as recommended).
Facilities $94K
[#1, #3, #14] Soundproof containment locker, secondary acoustic isolation/vibration mounts, and dedicated anechoic test chamber construction/installation.
Equipment $37K
[#2, #4, #5, #11, #15] RF/tuning and RF-silence controls (#2), containment CCTV/hardware component (#4 hardware), initial procurement of sound-dampening headphones (#5), restraint systems (#11), and high-fidelity recording hardware purchase (#15 purchase).
Training Development $10K
[#18] Initial SOP development, training materials and drill design (one-time development costs).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $3K
[#12] Initial sedative/pharmaceutical stock and research startup consumables (initial stock).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $503K/yr
Staff Wages $150K/yr
[#7, #8, #9] Allocated salaries: containment technician (0.2 FTE allocation), security personnel (2 FTE site allocation), and Level-3 research supervisor time allocation.
Cover Story And Legal $125K/yr
[#20] Baseline legal/cover-up/public-affairs allocation to handle small incidents and liaison (baseline portion of recommended range).
Research And Monitoring $65K/yr
[#4, #15, #16, #24] Continuous visual/monitoring services and cloud/log storage (#4 recurring), software licenses/maintenance for analysis (#15 recurring), secure data archival/storage (#16), and ongoing containment research program budget (#24).
Medical Support Contract $60K/yr
[#10] On-call medical/sedation contract and rapid-response team budget (annual contract estimate).
Amnestic Treatment Budget $50K/yr
[#13] Chemical amnestic treatments and follow-up: modeled at moderate testing/incidence rate (e.g., ~10 treatments/yr at mid-range per-treatment cost).
Administrative Overhead $15K/yr
[#23] Administrative costs, audits, security vetting and compliance work.
Supplies And Consumables $10K/yr
[#6, #12, #22, #25] Headphone replacements/calibration (#6), ongoing pharmaceutical resupply (#12 recurring), PPE and maintenance supplies (#22), and miscellaneous small replacements/parts (#25).
Psychological Aftercare $10K/yr
[#19] Counseling and reintegration services for exposed staff/subjects (assumed moderate utilization).
Logistics And Transport $9K/yr
[#17] Expected average annual secure transport/relocation costs (per-move $3k–$15k; modeled as ~1 move/year at mid-range).
Training And Drills $6K/yr
[#18] Recurrent refresher training and periodic drills for containment staff, security and medics.
Facilities Maintenance $2K/yr
[#1, #3, #14] Routine maintenance of locker seals, vibration mounts and test chamber upkeep.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $503K/yr
94.4% probability / year
Normal operational year with routine testing and no major incidents.
routine monitoring scheduled testing no major incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $513K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$10K vs baseline
Small containment activation requiring extra medical response and additional amnestics/aftercare.
unexpected activation additional amnestic administrations minor medical interventions
🚨 Major Breach $1.0M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Significant containment breach or violent incident requiring large emergency response, medical costs, and legal/operational remediation.
containment breach casualties/serious injuries large-scale medical/legal response
🚨 Political Exposure $1.3M/yr
0.1% probability / year +$750K vs baseline
Public leak or exposure requiring major cover-ups, legal settlements and large contingency spending.
public leak media attention local authority involvement
👥 Personnel 4 total
Role Count Notes
Containment Technician 1 [#7] Daily 30–60 minute check by trained containment technician (0.2 FTE allocation represented as one part-time assigned technician).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#8] Two guards allocated for site/test coverage and routine hours (2 FTE site allocation reflected).
Research Scientist (Level-3 Supervisor) 1 [#9] Level-3 research supervisor time allocation (0.1–0.25 FTE represented as one senior staff assigned part-time).
📋 Confidence Notes
Notes provide detailed line-item ranges for most categories, but incident frequency (amnestic usage, breaches, public exposure) is uncertain; many items use mid-range assumptions.
← SCP-1282 ↑ All SCPs SCP-1284 →