SCP-1292 — SCP-1292 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-1292 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-1292

Expected annual

$2.1M

One-time setup

$1.8M

Annual recurring

$2.0M

Personnel

Estimated one-time startup and containment setup costs are approximately $1.85M–$1.9M driven by secure storage, lab R&D setup, and a contingency reserve; annual recurring operations are roughly $2.0M/year driven by staff wages, field inspection operations, disposal/logistics, legal/PR, and ongoing research/monitoring.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.8M

Permanent Cure Rnd $750K

[#27] One-time initial funding for multi-year R&D into a permanent firmware/hardware cure or vendor partnership initiation.

Contingency Reserve $300K

[#25] Recommended contingency reserve for rapid large-scale operations (10–30% guidance applied to regional budget).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $250K

[#12, #13] Laboratory test harness & instrumentation (Faraday cages, oscilloscopes, isolated networks) plus one-time forensic diagnostics / detection software development costs.

Replacement Hardware Procurement $200K

[#7] One-time procurement of replacement non-Scantron hardware / image-based grading hardware for a regional rollout.

Backup Grading Center $75K

[#23] One-time stand-up cost for a low-to-medium capacity off-site redundant grading center.

Facilities $50K

[#4, #10] Secure containment room/cabinet buildout and electrical circuit isolation / rewiring (secure locker/room environmental controls, EM shielding, and circuit separation).

Equipment $50K

[#14, #21] Initial deployment of sensor nodes and purchase of containment equipment/PPE (antistatic tools, ESD benches, team toolkits).

Inventory And Asset Discovery $50K

[#1] One-time on-site and remote audit / discovery campaign to locate Scantron-type OMR machines (regional discovery estimate).

Legal Setup $25K

[#15] One-time legal/regulatory counsel and procurement advice for notifications, contracts, and initial compliance steps.

Ethical Oversight Initial $25K

[#28] One-time ethical oversight and privacy impact assessment initiation costs.

Immediate Quarantine Initial $20K

[#3] Initial physical quarantine actions (disconnects, cabling, lockout tags, small transport for initial campaign).

Mous Negotiation $20K

[#22] One-time negotiation costs and establishment of MOUs with testing boards/regulators.

Sop Development $8K

[#18] One-time SOP creation and initial training material development for schools and testing centers.

Ppe And Containment Equipment $3K

[#21] Initial purchase of PPE and containment toolkits for tech teams.

Data Preservation Initial $2K

[#24] Initial costs for chain-of-evidence storage setup and digitization of samples.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.0M/yr

Staff Wages $1.0M/yr

[#11, #19] Salaries and benefits for embedded research/engineering team and a dedicated containment/incident-response team (annual total).

Research And Monitoring $185K/yr

[#11, #13, #14, #27] Recurring non-salary research costs: software signature updates/maintenance, sensor network maintenance, lab consumables, and ongoing R&D operations.

Logistics And Transport $175K/yr

[#3, #5, #6] Recurring costs for quarantine transport, incineration/disposal events, hazardous-waste hauling, manifests, and compliance paperwork.

Field Inspection Operations $150K/yr

[#2] Travel, per diem, and technician labor for a small regional field inspection team (3–4 techs) operating annually.

Cover Story And Legal $125K/yr

[#15, #16] Ongoing legal counsel, regulatory engagement, PR and remediation budget for limiting public exposure and managing retakes/refunds.

Insurance Premiums $100K/yr

[#17] Increased liability insurance premiums and claims reserve contributions.

Temporary Manual Grading $50K/yr

[#8] Cost to hire temporary graders/transcribers during exam cycles as a stopgap during transitions.

Coordination Staff $50K/yr

[#22] Staff and administrative costs for ongoing coordination with testing boards and regulators.

Opportunity Costs Estimate $50K/yr

[#26] Estimated recurring opportunity costs and administrative impact during exam cycles (scheduling, productivity loss).

Supplies And Consumables $25K/yr

[#20, #21] Consumables such as approved pencils, answer sheets, replacement PPE consumables and forms reprinting.

Training And Sop $20K/yr

[#18] Recurring refresher trainings and SOP updates for testing proctors and staff.

Backup Center Operations $20K/yr

[#23] Annual operations and staffing for redundant off-site grading center.

Privacy And Compensation $20K/yr

[#28] Ongoing privacy compliance, investigations, and small stakeholder compensation programs.

Replacement Software Licenses $10K/yr

[#7] Annual software license/support costs for replacement image-based/scoring software.

Network Monitoring $10K/yr

[#9] Ongoing IT/network monitoring for hardened networks and intrusion detection tied to OMR devices.

Facilities Maintenance $8K/yr

[#4, #10] Monitoring, electricity, and minor maintenance for secure containment storage and electrical circuit upkeep.

Data Preservation $1K/yr

[#24] Annual storage, cataloging, and access costs for chain-of-evidence preservation.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.0M/yr

89.9% probability / year

Normal year with no major incidents; routine discovery, maintenance, monitoring, and training.

no_widespread_outbreak regular_inspections routine_replacements

🚨 Minor Incident $2.2M/yr

8.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline

Localized outbreak in one or a few institutions requiring targeted quarantines, disposal, replacements, and legal/PR work.

localized_quarantine targeted_incineration small_scale_replacement

🚨 Major Outbreak $3.5M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline

Regional/state-level outbreak affecting hundreds to thousands of devices requiring mass replacements, large legal exposure, and wider public remediation.

regional_spread mass_replacement litigation_and_retakes

🚨 National Outbreak $27.0M/yr

0.1% probability / year +$25.0M vs baseline

Widespread national exposure across multiple exam boards and jurisdictions triggering mass retesting, large settlements, and national replacement effort.

multi-jurisdiction_spread mass_retakes major_litigation

👥 Personnel 12 total

Role	Count	Notes
Research Scientist	4	[#11] Embedded research/scientist staff included in staff_wages to study fault mechanism and mitigation.
Engineer / Maintenance	2	[#11] Embedded engineers and firmware reverse-engineers (included in research team salary pool).
Security Officer / MTF Agent	5	[#19] Containment response/security staff on payroll for incident response and secure handling.
Administrative Staff	1	[#11, #19] Program/administrative support included in staff_wages for coordination and reporting.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are built from analyst-provided ranges and mapped to a regional/state-level operational baseline; ranges and spread mechanics (latency, unknown transmission) introduce uncertainty, but many cost categories are concrete (disposal, wages, hardware). Scenario probabilities are qualitative inferences.

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