SCP-1617
Safe
~
medium confidence
SCP-1617
Expected annual
$1.4M
One-time setup
$1.2M
Annual recurring
$1.4M
Personnel
3.5
Initial capital to prepare secure, climate-controlled storage and analytical capability is roughly $1.2M one-time; ongoing annual operations (staff, conservation, MTF operations, legal/PR, and research) are roughly $1.40M/year, driven by staff wages, legal/PR reserves, and an active research program.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $1.2M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $1.4M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$1.4M/yr
Normal operational year with routine cleaning, conservation salaries, security increments, regular MTF ops, baseline research activity and legal/PR retainers.
routine_cleaning_and_research
normal_MTF_callouts
no_major_public_exposure
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Minor Incident
$1.5M/yr
Localized inadvertent public exposure or mishandling requiring moderate legal/PR response, medical attention for a few staff, and several restorations.
accidental_public_viewing
small_legal_case
several_medium_restorations
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Major Breach
$2.0M/yr
Significant public exposure or escalation requiring international retrievals, large legal settlements, major restorations and emergency research response.
high_profile_exposure
international_MT F_deployment
large_legal_settlement
Personnel
3.5 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Conservator | 1 | On-site conservator responsible for biannual cleaning and restoration oversight [#16, #5]. |
| Collections Manager (FTE) | 0.5 | 0.5 FTE collections manager to oversee inventory, access, and compliance [#16]. |
| Security Officer / Level-2 Guard | 2 | Incremental security staffing for monitoring storage and access windows [#10]. |
Confidence Notes
Estimates are mid-range, built from analyst-provided ranges and a 100-instance baseline; many costs are variable (legal settlements, major restorations, research scale) so totals have moderate uncertainty but core recurring categories (salaries, HVAC, routine conservation) are relatively well-defined.