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SCP-1314 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1314
Expected annual
$332K
One-time setup
$839K
Annual recurring
$330K
Personnel
7
Initial setup costs are dominated by secure digital repositories, medical contingency reserve, and equipment (scanner/CCTV); recurring annual costs are driven by staff wages, medical readiness, audits, and maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $839K
Medical Contingency Reserve $600K
[#15] Neuroimaging/long-term medical contingency reserve (midpoint of $200k–$1M).
Equipment $98K
[#2, #3, #4] CCTV/access control ($5,000), isolated repository appliances across four sites (~$90,000), secure-media kit ($3,000).
On Site Incinerator $40K
[#7] Optional small on-site incinerator one-time purchase to enable on-site secure destruction.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $32K
[#5, #10, #13, #20] High-resolution archival scanner/workstation (~$18,500), psychometric test development ($10,000), initial training ($2,500), initial PPE kit ($1,000).
Legal Investigation $30K
[#17] One-time investigation/retainer costs for origin investigation (midpoint of $10k–$50k).
Amnestic Stock $25K
[#8] Initial stock of 20 Class-A amnestic doses (midpoint estimate $10k–$40k).
Media Worm Storage $8K
[#19] WORM archival media purchase/mirroring across four sites (~$2k/site).
Facilities $6K
[#1] Secure physical storage safe/installation and environmental monitoring one-time setup.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $330K/yr
Staff Wages $181K/yr
[#6, #9, #11, #12] Research oversight and administrative allocations (~$74k), medical staffing partial FTE (~$45k), scanning/escort labor (~$1,600), security increments (~$60k).
Research And Monitoring $43K/yr
[#10, #14, #21] Ongoing psychometric testing (~$8,000/yr), controlled testing budget and neuroimaging sessions (~$27,500/yr), incident reporting/ethics time (~$7,500/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $20K/yr
[#17] Legal/PR retainer and cover-story maintenance (~$20,000/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $15K/yr
[#1, #2, #3] Environmental sensor maintenance/calibration ($300), CCTV/storage maintenance ($600), isolated repository maintenance across four sites (~$14,000 total).
Emergency Planning $12K/yr
[#25] Budgeted annualized cost for major exercise (~$10k–$50k every 2–3 years → ~$12k/yr).
Overhead Allocation $12K/yr
[#24] Administrative/central overhead allocation charged to Site budgets (~$8k–$15k/yr).
Information Security Audits $10K/yr
[#18] Periodic third-party audits and compliance checks (~$6k–$15k/yr, midpoint used).
Supplies And Consumables $8K/yr
[#5, #19, #20, #16] Scanner consumables/calibration ($400), media migration/refresh (~$5,000), PPE replenishment ($500), autopsy/forensic per-event provisioning budgeted as small annual expected allocation (~$2,500).
Depreciation Reserve $6K/yr
[#23] Capital replacement reserve amortized (~$10k–$30k every 3–5 years → ~$6,500/yr).
Medical Incident Response $6K/yr
[#9] Ambulance/ER and incident-level emergency response expected cost (~$6,000 assumed average/per-year contingency).
Policy And Turnover $6K/yr
[#22] Annual retraining, SOP updates, turnover costs (~$3k–$8k/yr).
Amnestic Replacement $5K/yr
[#8] Ongoing replacement/QA of amnestic stock (~$5,000/yr).
Logistics And Transport $3K/yr
[#4] Secure courier and escorted transfer average (1–2 transfers/yr ≈ $3,000/yr).
Hazardous Disposal $3K/yr
[#7] Incineration/disposal events (~$250–$800 per event, assumed 4 events/yr → ~$2,600).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $330K/yr
94.5% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with scheduled scans, maintenance, training, and no major incidents.
regular_scanning routine_maintenance no_exposure_incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $350K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$20K vs baseline
Single handled exposure or procedural error requiring emergency amnestic administration, ambulance/ER visit, minor investigation and extra testing.
single_exposure amnestic_administration ambulance_and_local_investigation
🚨 Major Breach $730K/yr
0.5% probability / year +$400K vs baseline
Severe exposure causing long-term care or fatality requiring use of medical contingency funds, extended neuroimaging/rehabilitation, legal action and formal investigations.
severe_exposure long_term_care major_internal_investigation
👥 Personnel 7 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist (PI) 1 0.1 FTE allocated to SCP-1314; salary portion included in staff_wages [#11].
Research Technician 1 0.5 FTE-equivalent scanning/handling technician for scans and lab prep [#6, #11].
Memetics Specialist 1 0.2 FTE for memetic protocol oversight and training [#11, #13].
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 Escort and audit duties; incremental guard time/overtime captured in staff_wages/security increments [#6, #12].
Medical Officer 1 Part-time medic/clinician on-call for amnestic administration and emergency response (partial FTE included in staff_wages) [#9].
Administrative Staff 1 Clerical chain-of-custody, scheduling, and documentation support included in staff allocations [#11, #21].
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges enabling a reasoned mid-range estimate, but several items (contingency reserve size, per-site repository costs, incident frequency) are range-based and require judgment, so confidence is medium.
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