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SCP-1602 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1602
Expected annual
$993K
One-time setup
$280K
Annual recurring
$954K
Personnel
8
Initial capital costs are modest (~$280k) driven by a secure locker, test room, and initial R&D/pathology setup; recurring annual costs are dominated by staffing, site overhead, medical standby, and contingency reserves (~$954k/yr). Legal/cover-up and large-scale response are the highest variable risks.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $280K
Scale Up Contingency $100K
[#21] One-time contingency fund for small-scale scalable facility/containment expansion in the event of multiple SCP-1602-B instances or larger incident.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $62K
[#2, #12, #22, #18] Archival/conservation initial supplies ($500), basic forensic/pathology setup ($16,500), initial replica/neutralization R&D ($30,000), and SOP/training program development ($15,000).
Cover Story Incident Response $50K
[#15] Initial per-incident legal/cover response reserve (moderate incident/baseline incident fund).
Facilities $46K
[#1, #5] Secure containment locker installation and a small controlled test room/antechamber; includes integrated access control/environment monitoring and room fit-out.
Equipment $12K
[#3, #10, #9] CCTV/tamper sensors/DVR initial hardware ($~5,500), initial firearms/kits for two guards ($~5,000), and basic medical/trauma equipment ($~2,000).
Administrative Software $10K
[#19] One-time purchase/configuration of sign-out/approval software (optional dedicated system).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $954K/yr
Insurance Reserve $250K/yr
[#17] Internal contingency/reserve fund for unexpected damages, lawsuits, or major incidents (budgeted annually as a reserve).
Staff Wages $225K/yr
[#6] Salaries+benefits for one researcher (Level-2/3) and two security personnel (annualized; researcher ~$120k, guards combined ~$105k).
Human Subjects Program $150K/yr
[#8] Costs to maintain 3–6 subject slots; modeled as 4 active slots at mid-range (~$37,500/slot => $150,000/yr).
Medical And Emergency $84K/yr
[#9] On-site on-call medic ($80,000/yr) plus per-test medical overtime/consumables (assumes ~6 tests/yr at ~$650/test => ~$3,900/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $82K/yr
[#3, #4] CCTV cloud/DVR storage and maintenance recurring costs (~$1,500/yr) plus pro-rated Site-49 overhead (security, utilities, insurance, janitorial, administrative) estimated ~$80,000/yr.
Cover Story And Legal $75K/yr
[#15] Annual reserve for legal/cover-story/PR contingency and incident-driven actions (moderate baseline reserve).
Logistics And Transport $30K/yr
[#16] Field recovery and retrieval operations (assumes a few regional/local retrievals per year; annualized estimate).
Research And Monitoring $22K/yr
[#14, #22, #18] Documentation/data analysis and retention ($7,500/yr), recurring R&D/replica experiments ($10,000/yr), and annual SOP refresher training ($5,000/yr).
Forensic And Pathology Storage $12K/yr
[#12] Ongoing refrigerated/cryo storage, consumables and specimen processing (~$12,500/yr mid-range).
Ballistic Range And Training $6K/yr
[#11] Range access, live-fire readiness, simulated-response drills and associated liabilities/certifications (~$6,000/yr).
Administrative Controls $6K/yr
[#19] Annual administrative costs for sign-out/approval processing, audits and low-level software maintenance.
Per Test Operational Staffing $4K/yr
[#7] Overtime/shift coverage and admin coordination for tests; assumes ~6 tests/yr at ~$750/test (mid-range).
Biohazard And Remains Disposal $4K/yr
[#13] Biohazard disposal or long-term remains storage (annualized; mid-range estimate).
Firearms Training $2K/yr
[#10] Annual firearms/ammunition/training per-guard (two guards; mid-range aggregate).
Supplies And Consumables $1K/yr
[#2, #20] Archival replacement & conservation consumables (~$200/yr) plus PPE/low-cost consumables per-test (assumes ~6 tests/yr at ~$175/test => ~$1,050/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $954K/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine testing and no major incidents.
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🚨 Minor Incident $1.1M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Single localized public exposure or field recovery requiring legal/cover action and an elevated response.
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🚨 Major Breach $2.2M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline
Multi-victim exposure or hotel-scale incident requiring large-scale containment, mass processing, legal action, and expanded facilities.
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👥 Personnel 8 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 1 [#6] One Level-2/3 researcher responsible for testing and analysis (salary included in staff_wages).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#6, #10] Two on-site security personnel required for testing and termination duties (equipment and training costs accounted).
Medical Officer 1 [#9] One on-call medic/EMT for tests and emergency response (salary included in medical_and_emergency recurring).
Class-D Personnel 4 [#8] Four active subject slots modeled for ongoing testing (costs modeled in human_subjects_program recurring).
📋 Confidence Notes
Costs for routine containment, staffing, and modest capital are well-specified; major uncertainties remain around test frequency, chosen staffing/reserve policies, and the probability/magnitude of public incidents, so estimates are medium confidence.
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