SCP-1404 Safe ~ 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
Optional Extended Research $500K
[#35] Optional large-scale research program into anomalous thermodynamics; included here at the minimum suggested one-time level and flagged optional.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $252K
[#14, #31, #30] Initial research instrumentation program (imaging, spectroscopy, chamber tests, high-speed videography) and initial data-system setup for logging and archival.
Facilities $145K
[#1, #22, #21] Secure reinforced single-cell build-out and a one-time facility repair reserve for structural contingencies; includes the facility-side portion of the split repair contingency.
Incident Legal Contingency $100K
[#28] One-time incident legal/compensation contingency fund for significant accidental public compromise.
Insurance Reserve $100K
[#33] One-time insurance/indemnity reserve (startup fund to cover lawsuits/external damages).
Equipment $64K
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #12, #19, #26, #18] Hermetic experiment case, containment table, CCTV/camera install, overpressure/air-quality sensor install, emergency retrieval kit hardware, initial sacrificial panel stock, and optional dedicated secure-transfer vehicle purchase.
Sop Development Curriculum $5K
[#8] One-time SOP/curriculum development expense (initial written procedures and materials).
Sop Initial Training $5K
[#9] Initial staff training session and rollout (separate line-item in analyst notes).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $307K/yr
Staff Wages $100K/yr
[#6, #7] Daily human observation allocation (~1.0 FTE containment observer) and incremental security guard cost.
Research And Monitoring $100K/yr
[#15] Ongoing research staff and consumables (0.5–1.0 FTE scientific staffing, external testing, small experiments).
Cover Story And Legal $50K/yr
[#27] PR/cover-up and law-enforcement liaison retainer to manage potential public exposure and media/legal interactions.
Facilities Maintenance $26K/yr
[#18, #21, #23, #20] Annual facility repair contingency and recurring sacrificial-panel replacement/repair budget; covers wear from object abrasion and routine cell maintenance.
Logistics And Transport $15K/yr
[#24, #25, #13, #11] Occasional secure-transfer operational budget plus emergency-retrieval team annual readiness and callout/training costs; ties to the combined retrieval plan.
Sop Refresher $4K/yr
[#8, #10] Annual refresher training and periodic drills (two line-items referenced in analyst notes combined).
Supplies And Consumables $3K/yr
[#16, #17] Laboratory consumables, sample testing, biohazard/cleaning supplies and waste disposal.
Psychological Support $3K/yr
[#29] Counseling and monitoring budget for assigned staff exposed to threatening phrases.
Data Hosting And Admin $3K/yr
[#30, #32] Secure digital logging, archival storage hosting and small admin FTE portion for logs/video/transcripts.
Administrative Overhead $2K/yr
[#34] Miscellaneous HR/clearance/administrative costs and small supply replenishment.
Cctv Maintenance $500/yr
[#4] Annual maintenance for CCTV/redundant camera systems.
Sensor Maintenance $200/yr
[#5] Annual maintenance/calibration for overpressure and air-quality sensors.
Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $307K/yr
89.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine staffing, maintenance, and scheduled research; no major incidents or public exposure.
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🚨 Minor Incident $337K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$30K vs baseline
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
1.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
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.
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