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SCP-1465 Anomalous ~ medium confidence
SCP-1465
Expected annual
$1.6M
One-time setup
$1.6M
Annual recurring
$1.6M
Personnel
8
Estimated one-time capital costs are approximately $1.61M driven by facility build-out, specialized instrumentation, and contingency/ML pilot expenditures; recurring annual costs are approximately $1.59M/yr driven primarily by staff wages, administrative overhead, and ongoing ML/data maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.6M
Facilities $588K
[#1, #6] Secure containment suite build-out (cell, antechamber, secure evidence lockers, darkroom chamber) and vault retrofit for archival storage; includes structural work, secure pass-throughs, and vault retrofit/climate-proofing.
Ml Project Pilot $300K
[#13] One-time pilot costs for ML/automated pattern-analysis (data collection, model development, software engineering).
Contingency Reserve $300K
[#22] Escalation / rapid scale-up reserve for unanticipated acquisition, instrumentation, or emergency response.
Equipment $172K
[#2, #3, #7] Remote photo/film handling robotics, optical measurement suite (photometers/spectrometers/cameras/integrating spheres), and initial PPE/ocular-shield startup.
Legal Contingency Reserve $125K
[#16] One-time reserve for potential legal/settlement/contingency costs related to destroyed or licensed photographic material.
Medical Procedures $45K
[#8] Reserve for potential corrective surgeries or one-time specialized medical procedures (per-procedure costs budgeted as a one-time item).
Background Investigations Initial $40K
[#17] Initial background-investigation / vetting costs for new hires (estimated per-hire initial vetting multiplied by baseline staffing).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $25K
[#4] Darkroom and film-processing equipment one-time setup (processors, controlled-printing capacity and initial lab bench/setup).
Training Development $15K
[#12] Development of SOPs, emergency procedures, and initial staff training program development (one-time curriculum and materials).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.6M/yr
Staff Wages $642K/yr
[#9, #10, #11] Salaries and stipends for containment caretaker (incl. small stipend to SCP), research staff (PI(s), research assistants, photographic technician, data scientist), and rotating security guards. Baseline staffing used: 1caretaker, 2 research scientists, 1 photography technician, 1 data scientist, 3 security guards.
Administrative Overhead $450K/yr
[#23] Institutional indirect costs (finance, HR, rent allocation, liability insurance, program management) approximated at mid-range of provided guidance.
Research And Monitoring $184K/yr
[#13, #14, #8, #12, #20] Ongoing ML/compute and analyst time, secure data handling/backups, ophthalmology follow-ups/medications, refresher training/program certification, and psychological services tied to experimentation and SCP care.
Facilities Maintenance $98K/yr
[#6, #18] Climate-control and power for archival vault and media preservation plus site utilities and generator power for darkroom/robotics/servers.
Supplies And Consumables $82K/yr
[#4, #5, #7, #15, #21] Recurring film/photographic chemicals and paper, inventory acquisition/replacement of physical photos/film, PPE replacement, secure destruction/disposal and hazardous-waste handling, and routine replacement/repair of lab hardware.
Cover Story And Legal $60K/yr
[#16] Legal retainer, licensing administration, cover-story/PR preparedness and routine counsel fees for handling third-party media ownership and confidentiality obligations.
Incident Response Fund $55K/yr
[#24] Annual reserve for small/medium incident response (medical emergencies, temporary relocation, emergency containment of evidence).
Background Investigations Ongoing $12K/yr
[#17] Ongoing vetting, counterintelligence, and HR overhead for staff with access to photographic materials.
Logistics And Transport $6K/yr
[#19] Secure courier and chain-of-custody transport of physical photos/film to/from other sites or acquisition sources.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.6M/yr
94.5% probability / year
Normal operational year with scheduled experiments, routine care, and no major incidents.
scheduled_experimentation routine_medical_care normal_staffing
🚨 Minor Incident $1.8M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$170K vs baseline
Accidental exposure or localized loss of high-value physical media requiring replacement, small legal settlement, emergency medical care, and increased short-term security.
accidental_destruction_of_archival_media minor_medical_treatment small_legal_claim
🚨 Major Breach $2.6M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Significant protocol breach or public exposure causing large legal settlements, broad replacement/acquisition of archival material, emergency containment actions, and PR/legal escalation.
public_exposure large_scale_loss_of_media major_legal_action
👥 Personnel 8 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 3 [#11] Rotating guard coverage (baseline 3 guards) trained in media handling and breach response.
Research Scientist 2 [#10] PI(s) and research assistants focused on experiment design and analysis.
Photography Technician 1 [#10] Technician for film handling, darkroom processing, and equipment maintenance.
Data Scientist 1 [#10, #13] Data analyst/ML specialist to process emitted-light recordings and support ML project maintenance.
Containment Caretaker / Primary Care 1 [#9] Full-time assigned caretaker/research assistant responsible for daily supervision, liaison duties, and minor care/stipends.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates derived from analyst-provided ranges and a plausible baseline staffing plan. Many line items contain broad ranges (e.g., ML pilot, legal contingencies, contingency reserves) and occurrence of incidents is uncertain, so mid-range selections were used — hence medium confidence.
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