SCP-1404
Safe
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medium confidence
SCP-1404
Expected annual
$313K
One-time setup
$1.2M
Annual recurring
$307K
Personnel
2
One-time setup costs are dominated by research instrumentation and optional extended research; recurring costs are modest and driven by staff wages, research, and contingency/repair budgets.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $1.2M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $307K/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$307K/yr
Normal year with routine staffing, maintenance, and scheduled research; no major incidents or public exposure.
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Minor Incident
$337K/yr
SCP-1404 migrates while unobserved and causes localized structural damage requiring repairs and limited incident response.
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Major Public Exposure
$607K/yr
Object migrates into a public/populated area or causes a visible incident requiring large-scale legal, PR, and repair responses.
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Personnel
2 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Containment Technician / Observer | 1 | [#6] ~1.0 FTE allocated to provide the mandated daily 5-minute observation (salary included in staff_wages). |
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 1 | [#7] Incremental security allocation to prevent unauthorized handling (salary included in staff_wages). |
Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item estimates for most costs (good basis), but several items have ranges or optional/duplicated line-items (research scale, SOP split lines), so estimate precision is moderate.