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SCP-1394 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1394
Expected annual
$1.2M
One-time setup
$452K
Annual recurring
$1.2M
Personnel
12
One-time setup costs are modest (~$0.45M) for containment upgrades, lab outfitting, and contingency; recurring annual costs are substantial (~$1.19M/year) driven primarily by specialized staff wages, research/monitoring, medical readiness, and overhead. Major incidents (surgical care, long-term containment, legal/PR) can add hundreds of thousands to single-year costs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $452K
Contingency Reserve $300K
[#22] One-time contingency/emergency reserve fund allocation.
Equipment $72K
[#1, #3, #4, #15] Equipment includes museum-grade locker/tamper sensors and shielding (#1), sleep-study PSG system + cameras + safe bed & network integration (#3), on-site secure server/software for video/EEG (#4 one-time portion), and restraints/padding (#15).
Biohazard Bsl Upgrade $30K
[#8] One-time autoclave/BSL upgrade or related capital for biohazard handling.
Sop Development And Initial Training $20K
[#14] SOP writing, initial staff training and drills development.
Initial Vetting $15K
[#25] Initial background checks/polygraphs for relevant staff (one-time costs).
Quarantine Storage Units $10K
[#10] Secure cabinets/freezer units for evidence/samples, chain-of-custody setup.
Artifact Display And Conservation $5K
[#2] Museum-quality display/case and conservation (climate case, consultation/restoration).
Facilities $0
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Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.2M/yr
Staff Wages $542K/yr
[#5, #6, #11] Salaries and allocations: dedicated PSG tech + nurse coverage (~#5), part-time specialist allocations (sleep neurologist, surgical on-call) (#6), and incremental security/guard allocation (#11).
Research And Monitoring $234K/yr
[#4, #9, #14, #21] Recurring monitoring/backups and server maintenance (#4 recurring), routine sample/anomalous implement analysis budget (#9), refresher training costs (#14 recurring), and active research program budget (#21).
Facilities Maintenance $106K/yr
[#23, #24] Pro-rated facility overhead, utilities, janitorial, IT support (#23) plus electricity/utilities for monitoring and lab systems (#24).
Cover Story And Legal $90K/yr
[#19, #20] Documentation/redaction and secure recordkeeping (#19) plus contracted legal/PR/cover-story support (#20).
Supplies And Consumables $80K/yr
[#7, #8, #10, #16, #17] Annual consumables including trauma/surgical consumables (#7), biohazard disposal contracts and consumables (#8 recurring), quarantine unit maintenance (#10 recurring), sedation drugs (#16), and routine medical PPE/sterile packs (#17).
Vetting And Clearance $72K/yr
[#25] Ongoing personnel vetting/clearance maintenance (recurring per-person clearance costs for relevant staff).
Subject Containment $38K/yr
[#12] Recurring per-subject housing/food/monitoring costs (baseline assumption: one retained subject).
Psychiatric Care $12K/yr
[#13] Ongoing psychiatric care, counseling, and staff debriefing costs.
Logistics And Transport $12K/yr
[#18] Secure transport and transfer costs (estimated annual allowance assuming a small number of transfers).
Per Incident Liability Reserve $0/yr
[#26] Per-incident lifetime-care/legal liability estimates are not treated as regular recurring costs here; handled via scenario modeling (#26).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.2M/yr
87.5% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents: ongoing testing/research and standard containment/monitoring costs only.
no incidents periodic testing only standard maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $1.3M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$102K vs baseline
Single medical incident requiring emergency surgery and additional testing/redaction work but contained on-site.
emergency surgery extra forensic/sample testing incident-specific redaction/legal work
🚨 Major Incident $1.6M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$410K vs baseline
Serious injury/long-term care case or complex multi-department surgical series with substantial legal/PR response.
prolonged ICU/long-term care major surgery series extended legal/PR response
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $2.4M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or public exposure event requiring large-scale medical, legal, and remediation expenditures.
public exposure multi-subject catastrophic outcomes major legal settlements and remediation
👥 Personnel 12 total
Role Count Notes
PSG Technician 1 Night/day polysomnography technician coverage during testing (#5).
Nurse 1 Clinical monitoring and immediate care during/after testing (#5).
Sleep Neurologist 1 Specialist consultant for PSG interpretation and protocols (#6).
ER Physician / Surgeon 1 On-call surgical/trauma backup allocation (#6, #7).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 3 Additional guard/watch rotations and rapid response around testing windows (#11).
Research Scientist 2 Researchers for experimental program and sample analysis coordination (#9, #21).
Medical Officer 1 Site medical oversight and clinical governance.
Engineer / Maintenance 1 Equipment, server, and facility maintenance support (#4, #23).
Administrative Staff 1 Documentation, records management, scheduling and FOIA/redaction coordination (#19).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide granular line-item ranges for most categories, enabling mid-point estimates; uncertainty remains around incident frequency/severity, number of retained subjects, and how much existing Site-19 infrastructure is reused, so confidence is medium.
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