SCP-1614
Safe
~
medium confidence
SCP-1614
Expected annual
$468K
One-time setup
$535K
Annual recurring
$452K
Personnel
9
One-time capital and reserve expenses (~$535k) for secure storage, viewing room, and contingencies; annual operating costs primarily driven by staff wages, legal/opsec, forensic investigations, and contingency replenishment (~$451.7k/yr).
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $535K
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $452K/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$452K/yr
Normal operating year with routine supervised playbacks, maintenance, and planned experiments; no major incidents or public exposure.
routine supervised viewing
scheduled experiments
no leaks or major legal actions
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Minor Incident
$502K/yr
A supervised viewing causes acute psychological harm to a staff member or a small internal leak requiring counseling, incident response and limited legal/PR action.
viewer psychological breakdown
localized data leak
small internal incident requiring counseling
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Forensic Traceback Escalation
$652K/yr
Evidence suggests SCP-1614 is connected to real-world crimes or a private network, triggering extensive international network forensics and legal work.
file origin traced to external network
cross-border legal cooperation required
identification of related real-world victims/networks
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Major Breach
$1.5M/yr
Wide public leak or exposure of SCP-1614 content leading to large-scale PR, legal action, payouts, and emergency containment/OPSEC operations.
public dissemination of the file
evidence tying footage to criminal acts becoming public
large-scale media or legal escalation
Personnel
9 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Research Scientist (PI) | 1 | Dr. ██████ — authorized viewer and project lead; fractional FTE tracked in wages. |
| Research Assistant | 2 | Labor for playback, logging, analysis and experiment support; combined ~1.0 FTE in wages. |
| IT Specialist / Cybersecurity | 1 | Maintains air-gapped workstation, forensic imaging, integrity checks; part-time allocation reflected in staff_wages. |
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 2 | Escort and secure viewing sessions; two-person minimum for transports/sessions (part-time allocation budgeted). |
| Medical Officer | 1 | On-call medical readiness for sessions; equipment/contract budgeted in medical_emergency_readiness. |
| Psychological Officer / Counselor | 1 | Performs pre/post screening and counseling; costs included under psychological_services. |
| Administrative Staff / Records | 1 | Manages custody records, scheduling, and consent documentation. |
Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, enabling a constrained estimate, but many items (legal, network forensics, contingency reserves) are highly variable and scenario-dependent, so uncertainty remains.