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SCP-1388 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1388
Expected annual
$2.7M
One-time setup
$3.5M
Annual recurring
$2.6M
Personnel
16
First-year setup (one-time) costs are moderate-to-high due to facility hardening, robotic/remote-handling equipment, amnestic development/reserves and legal/insurance contingency funds (~$3.5M). Ongoing annual costs are dominated by staff wages (medical, security, research), amnestic stockpiles, insurance and legal/PR operations totalling roughly $2.58M/yr.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.5M
Insurance Reserve Fund $1.0M
[#19] One-time reserve fund set aside for catastrophic settlements, large-scale liabilities and disaster response.
Escalation Reserve $1.0M
[#25] One-time planning/emergency fund for large-scale exposure mitigation and escalation contingencies.
Legal Contingency Reserve $500K
[#18] One-time legal/IP contingency reserve for potential settlements, emergency legal actions, and initial high-cost cover-story buys.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $400K
[#7, #12] Amnestic development/in-house production facility or contract setup and in-house laboratory instrument amortization for biochemical assays.
Equipment $355K
[#3, #5, #6, #17, #15] Non-visual monitoring and sensor install, robotic/remote-handling manipulators, medical sedation equipment, data-security hardware (air-gapped servers/classified archive hardware), and automated opaque handling cart.
Pr Initial Campaign $150K
[#24] Initial rapid-response PR/cover-story campaign budget, buyouts and takedowns to mitigate public exposure in a leak scenario.
Facilities $105K
[#2, #23] Sector-level secure small-item vault shelving and access-control upgrades plus environmental/UPS/generator one-time purchase (vault reinforcements, badge/biometric interlocks and a UPS/generator).
Training And Sop Development $15K
[#4] Initial staff training, SOP development, documentation and drills for strict no-view protocols.
Replica Prop Batch $10K
[#14] Initial manufacturing batch of non-anomalous replica garments/props for training and cover purposes.
Opaque Containment Containers $3K
[#1] Purchase of 10 opaque, tamper-evident 20 cm small-item containment containers for rotation/quarantine.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.6M/yr
Staff Wages $1.5M/yr
[#8, #10, #22] Ongoing salaries and benefits: on-call medical staff (physician, psychiatrist, nurses), dedicated security guards for 24/7 coverage, and research staff (PIs, postdocs, techs).
Escalation Reserve Annual $250K/yr
[#25] Annual replenishment for escalation/emergency response reserve (mass-response planning).
Liability Insurance $200K/yr
[#19] Annual insurance premiums for hazardous human-subject research and facility liability coverage.
Research And Monitoring $187K/yr
[#4, #9, #12, #13, #20] Ongoing research and monitoring: D-Class program administration, per-sample lab assay costs, neuroimaging scan budget, annual refresher training and incident-response drills.
Supplies And Consumables $184K/yr
[#6, #7, #15, #17] Sedation consumables and emergency drugs, annual amnestic stockpile operating budget, automated disposal/incineration annual costs and data-security operational expenses.
Cover Story And Legal $130K/yr
[#18, #24] Annual legal retainer and active cover-story/PR monitoring and takedown operations.
Psychological Aftercare $60K/yr
[#11] Annual budget for counseling, paid leave, follow-up amnestic administration and witness management related to exposures.
Forensic Autopsy Budget $50K/yr
[#21] Annual contingency budget for autopsy, forensic analysis and secure post-mortem handling in incident cases.
Facilities Maintenance $30K/yr
[#2, #3, #5, #23] Annual maintenance/servicing for vault access controls, non-visual sensors, robotic systems calibration and HVAC/power redundancy upkeep.
Logistics And Transport $12K/yr
[#16] Secure transport / armored courier yearly budget for specimen transfers and routing/insurance per transfer.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.6M/yr
74.0% probability / year
Normal year with strict protocol adherence, routine testing and no major exposures or legal crises.
no_breach routine_testing no_public_exposure
🚨 Minor Incident $2.7M/yr
20.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Small contained exposure (few individuals) requiring emergency sedation, limited amnestic use, counseling and targeted PR/legal action.
single-site_exposure emergency_amnestic_use targeted_media_leak
🚨 Major Breach $3.6M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or a medium-scale public exposure requiring mass medical response, larger amnestic/medical expenses, major legal action and insurance claims.
multi-person_exposure large_media_coverage major_legal_settlements
🚨 Catastrophic Exposure $7.6M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Widespread public exposure or prolonged uncontrolled dissemination requiring national-level mass response, massive legal settlements and depletion of reserves.
widespread_public_viewing failure_of_containment_infrastructure political_exposure
👥 Personnel 16 total
Role Count Notes
Physician 1 On-call physician for sedation/resuscitation during tests and emergencies. [#8]
Psychiatrist 1 On-call psychiatrist for monitoring, amnestic administration decisions and follow-up care. [#8]
Nurse 2 Trained nurses to assist sedation, monitoring and medical procedures. [#8]
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 Dedicated guards for 24/7 coverage of vault and experiment areas (redundant shifts). [#10]
Research Scientist 3 Principal investigators / research scientists running studies on biochemical and behavioral effects. [#22]
Lab Technician 1 Laboratory technician for assays, sample processing and equipment maintenance. [#22, #12]
📋 Confidence Notes
Notes provide detailed ranges and clear cost drivers but many items (frequency of incidents, per-dose amnestic costs, scale of legal/insurance events) are highly uncertain; estimates use midpoints and reasonable assumptions.
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