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SCP-1335 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1335
Expected annual
$144K
One-time setup
$135K
Annual recurring
$141K
Personnel
4
Initial one-time containment and research setup is modest (~$135k) driven by cell retrofit, specialized conservation equipment, and initial laboratory campaigns; ongoing annual costs (~$140.8k/yr) are dominated by staff wages and routine hazardous-waste handling/monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $135K
Equipment $40K
[#2, #4, #5, #10, #11, #15] Dedicated chemically resistant tank/pump and piping (#2 ~ $8,000), audio hardware/software initial dev (#4 ~ $7,000), camera hardware (#5 ~ $1,200), imaging session equipment/contract or installed imaging support (#10 ~ $4,000), micro-manipulation/conservation equipment and consumables (#11 ~ $18,000), UPS and backup pump hardware (#15 ~ $1,900).
Facilities $25K
[#1] Standard Safe-Class containment cell retrofit: sealed floor/drain, corrosion-resistant lining, lockable access, visible-access window/camera port; typical retrofit ≈ $25,000.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $25K
[#8, #9, #12, #22] Initial inorganic characterization and lab setup (#8 ~$1,000), initial organic-identification campaign (HRMS/LC-MS/NMR) budgeted (~$10,000, #9), conservator/project scientist extraction campaign (~$10,000, #12), and initial long-term conservation plan/materials (~$4,000, #22).
Historical Capture Costs $20K
[#19] Historical one-time costs already incurred at capture: Class C amnestics, administration, reimbursements, PR/disinformation and related administrative costs (budgeted mid-range ~$20,000).
External Specialist Access $15K
[#18] Contingency for external specialist access/beamtime/travel (synchrotron/advanced instruments) estimated mid-range ~$15,000.
Contingency Cleanup Reserve $10K
[#17] Contingency reserve for small-spill remediation, HAZMAT cleanup and remediation (~$10,000 reserve).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $141K/yr
Staff Wages $115K/yr
[#6, #7] Immediate-response coverage (0.2 FTE tech + 0.1 FTE conservator pro-rated ~$20,000, #6) plus containment/security staffing (2 guards $80,000 and 0.25 FTE tech ~$15,000 = ~$95,000, #7). Total aggregated staff wages ≈ $115,000/yr (pro-rated/shared costs).
Research And Monitoring $14K/yr
[#3, #4, #5, #8, #9, #16, #22] Hazardous-waste disposal (~$3,000/yr, #3), audio data storage and monitoring upkeep (~$500/yr, #4), camera storage/archive (~$600/yr, #5), recurring inorganic confirmation testing (~$2,200/yr, #8), recurring confirmatory organic tests (~$1,250/yr, #9), data archival/IT & admin and review meeting time (~$5,000/yr, #16), and amortized long-term conservation reviews (~$1,000/yr, #22).
Cover Story And Legal $5K/yr
[#20] Ongoing insurance reserve/legal/cover costs and potential civilian remediation/amnestics reserve (~$5,000/yr, lower-range budget).
Facilities Maintenance $4K/yr
[#14, #15] Incremental HVAC/humidity control and pest management (~$3,000/yr, #14) plus annual pump/sensor maintenance contract (~$1,000/yr, #15).
Supplies And Consumables $3K/yr
[#13, #21] PPE, decontamination supplies and training (~$2,000/yr, #13) plus sampling consumables (vials/labels/filters/etc. ~$1,250/yr, #21).
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $141K/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with routine monitoring, waste disposal, maintenance, and no major incidents or extended external research campaigns.
routine_monitoring scheduled_disposal no_incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $159K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$18K vs baseline
Localized pump/sensor failure or overflow resulting in a small spill requiring HAZMAT cleanup and emergency repairs.
pump_failure overflow sensor_malfunction
🚨 Research Scale Up $166K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
Extended/expensive analytical campaign (external beamtime, advanced imaging, or prolonged identification effort) requiring large one-off spending within the year.
external_beamtime unidentified_organic_persistence advanced_imaging_needed
👥 Personnel 4 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#7] Two Level-1 guards assigned/rostered for access control and shift coverage (2 positions).
Containment Technician 1 [#7, #6] One part-time containment technician assigned for daily checks and on-call response (pro-rated FTE included in staff_wages).
Conservator / Research Technician 1 [#6, #12] One conservator/research technician available from shared pool for on-call response and conservation/extraction tasks (pro-rated coverage included in staff_wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item costs and staff/headcount are well-documented for a Safe-class object, but uncertainty remains in the scale of external analyses, waste-disposal rates (depending on in-house treatment), and shared staffing allocations, so estimates are moderately confident.
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