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SCP-1287 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1287
Expected annual
$15.5M
One-time setup
$23.6M
Annual recurring
$15.3M
Personnel
66
One-time setup costs are approximately $23.6M driven by land/site construction and facility buildout; annual operations are roughly $15.3M/yr, dominated by staffing, D-class management, and research/legal/containment support.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $23.6M
Facilities $20.5M
[#1, #2, #3, #25, #27] Land acquisition/ remediation, construction of hardened site around immovable object, perimeter/install costs (one-time portion assumed in facilities), emergency contingency reserve (one-time contingency reserve portion), and decommissioning/mothballing seed.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.9M
[#7, #15] On-site laboratory buildout and scientific instrument initial purchases and research program seed funding (one-time).
Equipment $1.2M
[#4, #5, #6, #17, #19] Secure access control & biometrics, remote-handling tooling/PPE (one-time), specialized monitoring hardware (one-time portion), vehicles (one-time purchase), and one-time IT/hardware purchases.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $15.3M/yr
Staff Wages $7.0M/yr
[#9, #10, #11] Continuous testing labor (handlers/scientists), dedicated site security wages, and medical/psychiatric staff wages (salary+benefits).
D Class Management $2.5M/yr
[#8] Procurement, transport, processing, housing and basic maintenance for a rotation pool of D-class personnel (modelled ~100-person pool).
Research And Monitoring $2.1M/yr
[#6, #14, #15] Monitoring equipment maintenance/calibration, psychological research/interrogation budget, and ongoing long-term research program funding.
Cover Story And Legal $1.1M/yr
[#16, #24] Legal/cover-up operations, payments/NDAs, and PR/retainer costs for reputation management.
Supplies And Consumables $687K/yr
[#5, #7, #20, #11] Replacement PPE/tooling, laboratory consumables, general consumables (medical disposables, cleaning, D-class clothing/linen), and medical consumables.
Containment Housing $600K/yr
[#12] Secure psychiatric/holding unit costs for SCP-1287-A instances (assumes mid-range count/tenants).
Utilities And Energy $275K/yr
[#18] HVAC, servers, lighting, CCTV and general site energy consumption.
Facilities Maintenance $250K/yr
[#2, #3] Ongoing maintenance of the containment building, perimeter systems and structural upkeep.
Amnestic Production $175K/yr
[#13] Pharmaceuticals, specialist staff and equipment for amnestic administration.
Insurance And Compliance $150K/yr
[#23] Internal oversight, compliance audits and risk-management activities.
Data Infrastructure Ops $125K/yr
[#19] Recurring IT operations: encrypted storage, backups, server ops and secure network maintenance.
Logistics And Transport $95K/yr
[#17] Fuel, maintenance, drivers and operating costs for secure transport (recurring).
Training And Drills $90K/yr
[#22] Regular drills, contingency planning and personnel training costs.
Mortuary And Biohazard $85K/yr
[#21] Autopsy, incineration/cremation services, hazardous waste disposal and associated contracts.
Scaling Per 10 Events $0/yr
[#26] Variable incremental costs tied to the rate of new names/transformations; modelled separately as contingency scaling (no fixed recurring baseline included here).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $15.3M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with continuous testing cadence and routine operations but no major incidents.
routine_testing no_public_exposure
🚨 Minor Incident $16.5M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline
Localized incident: a cluster of unexpected transformations, one or two escapes of information requiring medical surge, extra legal/PR, and limited emergency response.
unexpected_transformation_cluster limited_public_contact_attempt medical_surge
🚨 Major Breach $20.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Major containment failure or significant public exposure requiring activation of emergency contingency reserve, large-scale law enforcement involvement, extensive legal/PR response and extended detentions.
major_containment_failure mass_SCP-1287-A_release significant_public_exposure
👥 Personnel 66 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 28 [#10, #9] Armed site security and rapid-response teams across multiple shifts; count includes guards and response specialists.
Research Scientist 8 [#9, #15, #14] Scientists conducting experiments, analysis and long-term research programs.
Medical Officer 8 [#11] Medics, emergency physicians and psychiatric staff for on-site care and monitoring.
Handler / Test Technician 12 [#9] Handlers responsible for preparing and executing scheduled D-class contacts and managing test logistics.
Administrative Staff 4 [#16, #23] Administrative, legal liaison and records personnel supporting cover-story, compliance and site admin.
Engineer / Maintenance 3 [#2, #3, #18] Facility engineers and maintenance staff for HVAC, perimeter systems and general site upkeep.
IT Specialist / Sysadmin 2 [#19] Secure IT and data infrastructure operations staff.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#23] Site leadership and executive oversight.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide well-scoped line-item ranges allowing mid-range estimates, but several items (rate of new names, policy choices on detention vs. release, and contingency incident frequency) are highly variable, so overall confidence is medium.
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