SCP-1327 — SCP-1327 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-1327 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-1327

Expected annual

$1.2M

One-time setup

$270K

Annual recurring

$1.2M

Personnel

First-year setup costs are moderate (~$270k) driven by research/equipment and secure storage upgrades; recurring costs are dominated by staff wages, ongoing research/monitoring, medical/reserve funds, and contingency reserves (~$1.18M/yr).

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $270K

Initial Research And Lab Setup $180K

[#6, #12] EEG lab setup and neuroimaging-capable testing room; one-time development and validation budget for non-human/remote administration (secure kiosk/robot/software).

Equipment $35K

[#2, #14] Permanent CCTV and redundant recording setup; data-capture/secure IT hardware for EEG/video storage and analysis.

Facilities $20K

[#1] Secure storage locker upgrade and installation (reinforced locker, tamper-proof hinges, biometric lock, archival lining).

Sops And Legal Review $15K

[#4] One-time drafting of SOPs, IRB/ethics/legal review and approvals.

Personnel Vetting $12K

[#3] Initial background checks and clearance processing for ~10 authorized staff (one-time component).

Medical Supplies Stock $3K

[#8] Initial anticonvulsant/emergency medication stock and controlled-substance handling setup.

Archival Conservation $3K

[#15] Archival-safe materials, conservation supplies and initial climate-control consumables for paper/wooden components.

Medical Kits And Training $2K

[#5] Seizure response kits and initial medical training.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.2M/yr

Staff Wages $355K/yr

[#5, #9, #10, #13, #24] Salaries and on-call stipends for research staff, medical officer(s), security, data scientist, engineer/maintenance and admin time for monitoring/testing.

Catastrophic Replacement Reserve $200K/yr

[#23] Reserve for emergency hiring, headhunting, transitional support and productivity loss in case of catastrophic capability loss.

Research And Monitoring $175K/yr

[#6, #11, #14, #24] Controlled research program budget (small dedicated program), EEG/MRI per-use costs, cognitive baseline/post-test assessments, and data storage/analysis tool subscriptions.

Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr

[#17, #21] Insurance/liability premiums and a legal/PR mitigation reserve for potential exposures or settlements.

Backup Specialist Salary $80K/yr

[#9] Budgeted annual cost for one backup specialist FTE (or equivalent replacement hire) to cover capability loss.

Emergency Medical Reserve $75K/yr

[#7] Budget reserve for ambulance/ER/ICU and extended care for acute incidents.

Testing Program Budget $40K/yr

[#13] Per-session staffing and operational costs for a typical testing cadence (e.g., ~20 tests/yr).

Contractors And Consultants $25K/yr

[#10] Ad-hoc senior consultant days and short-term replacement contracts.

Hr Reassignment Reserve $20K/yr

[#18] Administrative costs to reassign, compensate, or retrain staff affected by capability loss.

Subjects Compensation $20K/yr

[#19] Informed-consent administration, subject payments and post-test care for sanctioned tests.

Incident Investigation Reserve $20K/yr

[#20] Forensic investigation, root-cause analysis and external expert consults per-year reserve.

Cross Training $15K/yr

[#9] Ongoing cross-training programs to provide redundancy for domain-specific capabilities.

Logistics And Transport $12K/yr

[#16] Secure transfer costs for occasional local/cross-site moves (escort, chain-of-custody, vehicle).

Remote Admin Maintenance $10K/yr

[#12] Ongoing maintenance, software updates and safety testing for remote/automated administration solutions.

Sops And Compliance $9K/yr

[#4, #22] Annual SOP updates, compliance audits, ethics/legal updates, and training refreshers.

Supplies And Consumables $8K/yr

[#25] Misc consumables, printing, PPE, additional utilities and admin overhead.

Facilities Maintenance $6K/yr

[#2, #15] Ongoing CCTV/storage maintenance, HVAC and archival climate control maintenance.

Personnel Vetting $2K/yr

[#3] Annual rechecks and clearance renewals (~$200/person/yr for ~10 staff).

Archival Replacement Reserve $2K/yr

[#15] Reserve for occasional replacement of irreparably damaged test materials.

Medical Supplies $1K/yr

[#8] Replenishment and controlled-substance compliance handling for anticonvulsants and emergency meds.

Archival Maintenance $1K/yr

[#15] Periodic conservation work and minor repairs to paper/wooden components.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.2M/yr

87.5% probability / year

Normal operational year with scheduled testing cadence, routine maintenance, and no major incidents.

scheduled testing routine maintenance no emergency incidents

🚨 Minor Incident $1.2M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline

Single medical incident (seizure complication), small investigation and limited legal/administrative response.

ambulance/ER visit short forensic investigation minor legal/HR actions

🚨 Major Incident $1.5M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline

Significant capability-loss event requiring external hires/consultants, extended investigation and larger legal/HR costs.

critical staff capability transferred extended hospitalization or disability external expert engagement

🚨 Catastrophic Breach $2.2M/yr

0.5% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline

Public exposure or catastrophic operational failure requiring large settlements, major PR/legal campaign, and accelerated replacement of key personnel.

public leak/exposure large legal settlements loss of multiple key personnel

👥 Personnel 6 total

Role	Count	Notes
Research Scientist	1	Leads controlled research program and data analysis; partial program management. [affects staff_wages, research_and_monitoring]
Medical Officer	1	On-call neurology/emergency medicine coverage for testing and seizure response. [affects staff_wages, emergency_medical_reserve]
Security Officer / MTF Agent	1	Site-level security and escort for transfers; supports containment protocol. [affects staff_wages]
Data Scientist	1	EEG/video analysis, secure data management and storage. [affects staff_wages, research_and_monitoring]
Engineer / Maintenance	1	Maintains CCTV, HVAC, archival climate control and test hardware. [affects staff_wages, facilities_maintenance]
Administrative Staff	1	Scheduling, vetting coordination, consent paperwork and document control. [affects staff_wages, personnel_vetting]

📋 Confidence Notes

Containment hardware and testing protocols are well-described, enabling reasonable one-time estimates; however many recurring costs (medical contingencies, insurance, research program scale, and rare catastrophic reserves) are scenario-driven and given as wide ranges, reducing precision.

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