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SCP-1399 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1399
Expected annual
$359K
One-time setup
$32K
Annual recurring
$352K
Personnel
4
One-time setup costs are moderate (~$31.9k) driven by room modification, cameras, AV and audio equipment; annual operating costs are dominated by personnel, contingency reserves, and recurring research/medical/support services (~$351.7k/yr). Major cost drivers are security/research wages and contingency/reserve funds.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $32K
Facilities $14K
[#1] Containment room buildout: locked room modifications, tamper-proof door, minor sound isolation, desk/chair, locksmith work.
Equipment $11K
[#3, #5, #6, #7, #11] Camera(s) + NVR + UPS + redundant camera, observation-room AV hardware/automation, basic furniture, initial earplug inventory, audio recording hardware.
Background Checks $5K
[#23] Background checks and security clearances (estimated per-hire cost applied to initial assigned personnel).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $2K
[#2] Archival/conditioning supplies: archival box, humidity control/desiccant, acid-free supports, gloves.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $352K/yr
Staff Wages $145K/yr
[#9, #10, #13] Security escort staffing (~2 FTE guards) and research/clinical staff allocations (0.25–0.5 FTE researcher + clinical allocation).
Low Probability High Impact Reserve $100K/yr
[#26] Reserve for low-probability, high-impact contingencies (psych breakdowns, litigation, anomalous escalation).
Forensic Contingency Fund $20K/yr
[#18] Annual reserved fund for unexpected specialized analysis, external consultations, travel, and instrumentation.
Cover Story And Legal $15K/yr
[#22] Legal/cover-up efforts, records sanitization, liaison and redaction work.
D Class Custody Buffer $15K/yr
[#29] Operational planning buffer for increased custody administration and potential long-term care arising from D-class exemption policy.
Psychological Support $10K/yr
[#14] Counseling and aftercare for disorientation and longer-term distress.
Research And Monitoring $9K/yr
[#11, #12, #16] Audio analysis software licenses/updates, transcription/data processing labor or contracted services, interview documentation and secure recordkeeping operational costs.
D Class Housing Per Year $7K/yr
[#15] Housing/feeding/maintenance per diem costs for D-class exempted from termination during mapping (annualized).
Page Change Surge Fund Per Year $6K/yr
[#17] Per-event surge budget for rapid staffing, overtime and additional consumables (annualized for expected events).
Logistics And Transport $6K/yr
[#25] Contingency for artifact relocation / emergency sequestration (annualized reserve assuming occasional relocations).
It Security $5K/yr
[#21] IT security, encryption, account management, audits and access controls for footage and research data.
D Class Administration $3K/yr
[#8] Administrative time for D-class briefing, consent documentation, volunteer pool management and printed materials.
Equipment Maintenance $2K/yr
[#3, #19] Periodic servicing/calibration of cameras, recorders, AV switchers, UPS battery replacement and general equipment maintenance.
Medical Emergency Per Year $2K/yr
[#13] Per-event emergency clinical costs annualized (on-call medical staffing events and per-event emergency treatments).
Continuous Storage $2K/yr
[#4] Secure, encrypted footage storage and archival (cloud/on-premise backups and integrity checks).
Training And Drills $2K/yr
[#24] Periodic drills and staff refreshers for page-change procedures and rotations.
Supplies And Consumables $1K/yr
[#6, #7, #28] Consumables for observation room (paper, pens), earplug replacements, small recurring incidentals/batteries.
Av Channel Subscription $1K/yr
[#5] Channel access / paid news feeds for observation-room automated switching.
Custodial $1K/yr
[#27] Minimal custodial/cleaning allocation for rooms and consumable disposal.
Utilities Increment $500/yr
[#20] Incremental power and utilities for continuous camera/recorder/AV operation.
Hearing Protection Replacements $100/yr
[#7] Annual replacement stock for earplugs/hearing protection.
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $352K/yr
78.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine monitoring, no major page-change surges or external incidents.
no_page_change routine_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $357K/yr
20.0% probability / year +$5K vs baseline
A page-change event requiring the standard surge protocol (recruiting volunteers, overtime, additional interviews) but no major escalation.
page_change staff_overtime short_mapping_campaign
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $652K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Low-probability, high-cost outcome involving severe psychological incidents, legal exposure or anomalous escalation requiring major emergency operations and long-term care/legal expenses.
mass_psychological_breakdown legal_exposure anomalous_escalation
👥 Personnel 4 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#9] Two FTE guards assigned primarily to containment/escort duties; primary recurring security cost driver.
Research Scientist 1 [#10] Research supervision and interviews (0.25–0.5 FTE equivalent budgeted as ~1 assigned researcher or pro rata).
Medical Officer 1 [#13] On-call clinical allocation for monitoring and emergency response (budgeted as clinical FTE allocation).
📋 Confidence Notes
Many line items have narrow, well-understood operational costs (cameras, furniture, staff wages) increasing confidence, but several reserves/contingencies and event frequencies are highly uncertain, driving a medium confidence overall.
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