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SCP-1331 Safe ✓ high confidence
SCP-1331
Expected annual
$57K
One-time setup
$82K
Annual recurring
$56K
Personnel
2
One-time setup costs are modest but include a secure locker, an acoustically isolated testing booth, and contingency reserves; annual operating costs are dominated by recurring experiment-related staffing, Class D handling, medical standby, and periodic analysis.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $82K
Contingency Retrieval Reserve $50K
[#19] Reserved planning figure for major retrieval/serac operations if object is lost or publicly distributed.
Facilities $11K
[#2, #6] Small secure locker installation and mounting plus construction/installation of an acoustically isolated soundproof testing booth.
Legal And Cover One Time $6K
[#18] One-time legal/cover-story creation, liaison payments, travel, and record-cleanup fees.
Equipment $3K
[#3, #7] Locker tamper/entry sensors (hardware, wiring) and audio capture & analysis hardware (microphones, recorder/interface, headphones, cabling).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $3K
[#9] Initial chemical/material analysis (GC-MS/FTIR and associated lab time / third-party confirmation).
Conservation And Replacement $3K
[#20] Conservator stabilization of damaged/consumed item and contingency for creating plausible duplicates/cover artifacts.
Amnestic Administration $2K
[#17] Class B amnestic administration costs for discovery witnesses / shop owner (drug cost, clinician time, observation).
Training Setup $2K
[#22] Initial training and protocol documentation setup (SOP creation, initial training sessions).
Initial Recovery Transport $1K
[#16] Agent travel, vehicle use, on-site containment, chain-of-custody paperwork for initial recovery.
Artifact Acquisition $200
[#1] Purchase / initial acquisition cost paid to antiques shop for the gag soap (cover payment to seller).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $56K/yr
Staff Wages $15K/yr
[#14, #15] Pro-rated Senior Researcher oversight and audio-forensics / research personnel time for data reduction, reporting, and experiment authorization.
Class D Experiment Costs $12K/yr
[#11] Recurring costs for procurement, transport, supervision, holding, and post-care of Class D subjects used in experiments (assumes ~12 experiments/year at ~$1,000 each).
Medical Staffing $10K/yr
[#12] Pro-rated medical staff presence / emergency standby costs for experiments (nurse/medic coverage; pro-rated annual cost assuming regular experimentation).
Incident Response Reserve $10K/yr
[#21] Annual reserve for small incidents, unintended ingestion complications, ambulance calls, or additional medical/security overtime.
Research And Monitoring $3K/yr
[#4, #8, #10, #23] Ongoing sensor monitoring & alerting service, audio analysis software license/updates, periodic verification analyses (spot checks), and classified records storage/backups.
Facilities Maintenance $2K/yr
[#5] Pro-rated share of Site operating costs (space, utilities, general security overhead) attributable to storing and inventorying the object.
Pr And Witness Monitoring $2K/yr
[#25] Low-level market/watch monitoring and witness management (subscriptions to auction monitors, marketplace surveillance, small staffing costs).
Training Refreshers $1K/yr
[#22] Ongoing refresher training and periodic protocol refreshers.
Equipment Replacement And Calibration $750/yr
[#24] Periodic replacement or recalibration of microphones, sensors, and audio equipment.
Supplies And Consumables $600/yr
[#13] Disposable gloves, tongue depressors, swabs, disinfectants, sample vials, PPE, and cleaning supplies for experiments.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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Cover Story And Legal $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $56K/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine monitoring, periodic experiments, and no major incidents or losses.
routine_experiments scheduled_maintenance no_incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $66K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$10K vs baseline
Minor accidents or medical incidents requiring use of incident reserves, extra medical care, and overtime.
accidental_ingestion unexpected_adverse_reaction small_medical_evacuations
🚨 Major Retrieval $106K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Object is lost, sold, or publicly distributed, requiring a full retrieval/serac operation and extensive legal/field resources.
public_sale_or_distribution loss_of_custody major_breach
👥 Personnel 2 total
Role Count Notes
Senior Researcher 1 [#14] Level-3 Senior Researcher oversight and authorization (pro-rated time allocation included in staff_wages).
Research Scientist / Audio Forensics 1 [#15] Audio-forensics / research personnel time for data reduction, reporting, and analysis (pro-rated included in staff_wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed, line-item estimates and plausible typical values for both one-time setup and recurring costs; the object is Safe-class with stable containment needs, reducing uncertainty.
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