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SCP-1481 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1481
Expected annual
$370K
One-time setup
$224K
Annual recurring
$356K
Personnel
3.0
Initial setup dominated by instrumentation and contingency/mitigation planning (~$224k one-time); recurring costs driven by staff wages, legal/cover requirements, and monitoring (~$356k/yr). Major cost drivers are personnel, legal/PR/controlled-substance overhead, and contingency planning.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $224K
Catastrophic Mitigation Planning $100K
[#22] One-time contingency planning and potential relocatable containment/preparatory builds in case of escalation (moderate planning budget assumed).
Contingency Fund $50K
[#20] Insurance-like set-aside to cover unplanned containment/coverup costs, property damage, or emergency response drawdowns.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $38K
[#10, #11] Scientific instrumentation for test documentation and analysis (high-speed/spectral/thermal cameras, EM detectors) plus initial chemical/forensic battery of tests (GC-MS, microscopy, mass spec).
Controlled Substance Setup $12K
[#13] One-time setup for lawful/secure handling: secure lockers, CSA-equivalent storage, chain-of-custody systems and initial legal/compliance procedures for controlled-substance testing.
Equipment $12K
[#2, #3, #4] Access-control hardware (keycard/biometric locks) and onsite monitoring hardware: CCTV/audio installation and tamper/environmental sensors (one-time purchase and installation).
Policy Procedure Initial $6K
[#19] Initial SOP creation, documentation, and initial training rollout for containment and testing protocols.
Facilities $5K
[#1] Purchase and professional installation/anchoring of a fire/forced-entry resistant safe to meet secure storage requirements.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $356K/yr
Staff Wages $190K/yr
[#5, #7] Incremental security coverage (2 guards; ~$90k) plus research allocation (PI + tech combined incremental ~$100k).
Cover Story And Legal $50K/yr
[#18] Ongoing retainer for covert legal/PR, laundering/cover operations and potential per-incident payouts (baseline retainer assumed).
Research And Monitoring $31K/yr
[#3, #4, #8, #11, #15, #16] Behavioral monitoring/counseling, ongoing forensic follow-ups, encrypted data archival, CCTV storage/maintenance and sensor monitoring, plus incident-response training/medical readiness.
Administrative Overhead $30K/yr
[#21] Incremental admin/HR/accounting/site utility allocation attributable to SCP-1481 (portion of Site-██ overhead).
Background Checks And Turnover $28K/yr
[#17] Random drug-testing program, periodic background reinvestigations, and replacement/hiring budget for attrition attributable to insider-risk mitigation.
Controlled Substance Procurement And Legal $10K/yr
[#13] Annual procurement/storage/legal overhead for handling controlled substances when required for testing (compliance, covert procurement overhead, secure storage maintenance).
Logistics And Transport $6K/yr
[#6] Standby security during tests (per-test marginal cost aggregated annually). Assumes ~12 tests/yr at mid-range per-test standby cost.
Supplies And Consumables $4K/yr
[#9, #12, #23] PPE and procedural consumables, per-test consumables to satisfy SCP requests (assume legal/low-cost baseline items), and small periodic maintenance/consumable replacements.
Anomalous Item Disposal Per Event $3K/yr
[#14] Secure disposal/destruction costs for anomalous outputs (assumes ~2 disposal events/yr at mid-range per-event cost).
Policy Training Refreshers $3K/yr
[#19] Annual refresher training and SOP updates.
Access Control Software $350/yr
[#2] Annual software/license updates and audit log integration costs for access-control systems.
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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Contingency Replenishment $0/yr
[#20] No automatic annual replenishment budget assumed; draws made from contingency fund as needed.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $356K/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine testing, monitoring, and no major incidents or legal escalations.
standard tests routine maintenance no anomalous legal exposure
🚨 Minor Incident $406K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Small-scale adverse events requiring extra disposal, short legal/PR intervention, and additional testing (e.g., illicit-item appearance, minor insider issue).
anomalous outputs requiring disposal small PR/legal payout additional forensic testing
🚨 Major Breach $556K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Significant exposure or repeated unauthorized activations requiring large coverups, replacement hires, extensive legal action, or relocation planning.
unauthorized activation public exposure large coverup/relocation
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $506K/yr
3.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Research requires provision of controlled substances at scale, expanded testing, or construction of specialized containment/lab upgrades.
requirement for real controlled substances expanded experimental program specialized equipment procurement
👥 Personnel 3.0 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#5] Two guards allocated to storage area for shift coverage (incremental).
Research Scientist 0.6 [#7] PI-level researcher allocation (partial FTE reflected in recurring research wage allocation).
Laboratory Technician 0.4 [#7] Lab tech allocation (partial FTE combined with research scientist in recurring research wage allocation).
📋 Confidence Notes
Many recurring amounts rely on assumed test frequency (assumed ~12 tests/yr) and middling choices within provided ranges; controlled-substance and legal/PR costs are highly scenario-dependent, so estimates are moderately certain but contain judgement calls.
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