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SCP-1397 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1397
Expected annual
$707K
One-time setup
$489K
Annual recurring
$674K
Personnel
7
One-time setup ~$489k driven by secure vault, equipment, and an incident-response reserve; baseline recurring operating costs ~ $666k/yr driven by staff wages (security, medic, admin), a recurring field-investigation program, and ongoing research/IT/medical support.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $489K
Incident Response Reserve $250K
[#19] One-time recommended incident/contingency reserve to fund rapid-response, emergency field activations, or major containment expenditures.
Equipment $114K
[#3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #12, #21, #22] Fire-suppression upgrade, CCTV and redundant storage, proximity/sleep-detection system hardware, alarm integration, PPE/handling gear, digitization hardware/DMS licenses, controlled-access software initial costs, emergency medical equipment, initial IT security hardware, anti-sleep/wearable device purchases.
Facilities $100K
[#1, #2] Secure containment locker / vault construction and HVAC/environmental control structural installation tied into Site-91 systems.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $15K
[#15] EEG/polysomnography and experiment-specific instrumentation and lab setup for approved research.
Training Development $10K
[#10] Initial personnel training program development and SOP production.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $674K/yr
Staff Wages $260K/yr
[#11, #12, #23] Recurring payroll allocation: two guards (part-time allocation), one full-time medic, and administrative/project-management FTE portion.
Field Investigation Program $225K/yr
[#16] Recurring cost for two agents plus a local researcher/liaison (Prague operations, travel, lodging, local logistics) to track provenance/authors.
Research And Monitoring $50K/yr
[#8, #9, #5, #15, #20, #21] Experimental research budget, digitization/IT maintenance, controlled-access licensing/support, proximity/software updates, record-keeping and archival IT maintenance, and IT backup rotation/support.
Icu And Emergency Medical Contingency $50K/yr
[#13] Averaged annual contingency for emergency transport, ICU stays, autopsy/forensic containment and related high-cost medical events.
Cover Story And Legal $30K/yr
[#18] Legal retainer, routine public-affairs/cover-story and internal legal support budget.
Psychological Care $25K/yr
[#14] Ongoing psychotherapy, psychiatric evaluations, and medication for affected subjects (baseline estimated caseload).
Ethical Review And Oversight $8K/yr
[#24] Internal ethics/oversight and liability mitigation costs for experiments and monitoring compliance.
Facilities Maintenance $7K/yr
[#2, #3, #4, #1] HVAC/environmental maintenance and energy, inert-gas suppression inspection, CCTV/system maintenance, and locker upkeep.
Fatigue Program Admin $6K/yr
[#22] Administration and management of staff fatigue-mitigation program and wearable anti-sleep device program.
Supplies And Consumables $6K/yr
[#7, #12, #25] PPE/handling supplies replacement, medical consumables, and minor utilities allocation.
Logistics And Transport $5K/yr
[#17] Baseline assumption for occasional secure transfers/moves (per-move cost range provided; baseline assumes modest annual movement/support).
Training Refresher $2K/yr
[#10] Annual refresher training and SOP updates for authorized personnel.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $674K/yr
83.0% probability / year
Routine year with no major incidents; normal operations, field investigations and experiments proceed at typical tempo.
routine operations no serious medical incidents no public exposure
🚨 Minor Incident $806K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$132K vs baseline
Single serious medical incident (an unattended unconscious subject progressing to ICU) requiring emergency transport, ICU care, increased psych follow-up, and modest legal/amnesty actions.
unattended unconscious subject single ICU-level case local emergency response activation
🚨 Research Scale Up $766K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$92K vs baseline
Increased authorized experimentation requiring additional specialist instrumentation, monitoring and subject/stipend costs.
expanded experiment program multiple EEG/polysomnography studies higher subject compensation and monitoring needs
🚨 Major Breach $1.4M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$742K vs baseline
Public exposure or theft causing large-scale containment response, extensive field operations, legal/PR costs and possible multiple casualties.
public leak/media exposure theft or replication-distribution multi-site emergency response
👥 Personnel 7 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#11] Two guards (part-time allocation) to provide dedicated monitoring/enforcement around the locker zone.
Medical Officer 1 [#12] One full-time medic/EMT allocated for rapid response and experimentation monitoring.
Administrative Staff 1 [#23] ~0.75 FTE administrative/project-management for approvals, procurement and record-keeping.
Field Agent / Investigator 2 [#16] Two Foundation agents assigned to Prague provenance and field investigations (costed in field_investigation_program).
Local Researcher / Liaison 1 [#16] One local researcher/liaison supporting overseas provenance work and archival searches.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges for most categories, enabling mid-point estimates; uncertainty remains around incident frequency, field-program scale, and choice of reserve level, so confidence is medium rather than high.
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