SCP-1619 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-1619
Expected annual
$3.0M
One-time setup
$2.9M
Annual recurring
$2.9M
Personnel
15
Estimated one-time startup costs are approximately $2.88M driven by structural containment, robotics/equipment, and laboratory upgrades; steady-state annual operations are approximately $2.92M driven mainly by staff wages, research, and consumable provisioning (UV bulbs and PPE).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.9M
Equipment $1.1M
[#2, #4, #5, #7, #8, #9, #11, #14, #18, #19, #21, #27, #15] Elevator control hardware/firmware, environmental sensors/cameras/servers, initial PPE reusable respirators, initial stock of replacement face-plates, remote/robotic inspection units, precision bulb-breaker tools, ERT weapons/armor/radios, containment crates and secure vehicle procurement, archival conservation hardware, AV/forensics hardware, and sound-mitigation hardware.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.0M
[#12, #13, #22, #28] Research lab buildout and BSL-2/3 upgrades (autoclaves, chemical benches), initial laboratory instrumentation and setup, spill kits and emergency neutralization gear, and a modest contingency budget for possible large-volume specimen/material removal campaigns.
Facilities $790K
[#1, #3, #10, #20] Structural containment envelope and access hardening (elevators/airlock/anterooms), ballistic/safe-firing corridor construction and sound/holding-suite buildout; includes vaulting of Floor 24 entrance, negative-pressure vestibule construction, airlock installation, and a set of 4 specialized holding suites.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.9M/yr
Staff Wages $1.2M/yr
[#11, #12, #18] ERT salaries for an 8-person rapid-response team (~$440k/yr), research team salaries for 5 specialists (~$675k/yr), and logistics/clerical staff (2 FTE, ~$100k/yr).
Research And Monitoring $270K/yr
[#12, #14, #22, #23, #27] Ongoing chemical/biological assay reagents and consumables, secure data storage & CCTV/audio maintenance, behavioral research trials and oversight, AV forensic analysts and related monitoring budgets, and minor R&D for sound mitigation.
Depreciation And Replacement Reserve $202K/yr
[#26] Amortization/replacement reserve estimated at ~7% of initial capital equipment/facility value (applied to one-time capital ~ $2.88M).
Contingency Rd $200K/yr
[#30] Flexible discretionary R&D for unforeseen anomalous behaviors, rapid prototyping, specialist consults, and emergent containment technical development.
Supplies And Consumables $163K/yr
[#5, #9, #17] PPE/disposable masks program and/or consumable respirator filters (~$120k/yr), precision-tool consumables/ammo for bulb-breaker tools (~$6k/yr), and decontamination consumables/laundry (~$37k/yr).
Medical And Occupational Health $160K/yr
[#16, #29] Occupational health program, regular medical screenings, on-call medical coverage, casualty care readiness, and psychological support/counseling for exposed staff.
Contingency Exercises And Reserve $150K/yr
[#25] Annual full-scale breach exercises and incremental reservation/contribution toward an on-hand contingency fund for medium incidents.
Training And Certification $120K/yr
[#10, #11] Firearms/marksmanship training (if authorized), ERT recurrent certification, and other skills maintenance.
Facilities Maintenance $114K/yr
[#1, #2, #3, #4, #8, #10, #11] Annual upkeep of structural containment envelope, elevator/electronics support, HEPA filter replacement and airlock upkeep, environmental system calibration, robotic maintenance, and upkeep of ballistic/shield installations and related infrastructure.
Cover Story And Legal $105K/yr
[#24] Budget for cover stories, legal counsel, reimbursements, and limited local authority mitigation to preserve secrecy.
Hazardous Waste Disposal $60K/yr
[#13, #28] Annual hazardous-waste disposal contracts and small-volume remediation for black paint/canvas-like plant matter; larger removal campaigns budgeted as one-time events.
Translation And Archival Recurrent $60K/yr
[#21] Ongoing translation support, paleography consultations, and archival conservation upkeep for recovered French documents and Document-1619-8.
Holding Cells Operations $40K/yr
[#20] Operational costs for specialized long-term holding suites (utilities, UV scheduling, minor repairs).
Uv Bulb Provisioning $38K/yr
[#6] UV bulb parts and replacement labor: assumed ~25 active SCP-1619-2-C instances at roughly $1,500/instance/yr (bulbs + swap labor). Scale-linear to instance count; note originally gave $720–$2,280/instance/yr.
Logistics And Transport $22K/yr
[#18, #19] Inventory system maintenance and vehicle/transport maintenance and fuel for secure returns and routine logistics.
Faceplate Replacements $3K/yr
[#7] Ongoing replacement parts for protective face-plates and custom machining; initial stock bought up-front and annual small replacement budget assumed.
Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.9M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Routine year with no major incidents; steady-state operations and scheduled maintenance only.
normal operations scheduled maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $3.2M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Localized containment incident (small escape or concentrated aggression) requiring overtime, targeted decontamination, extra bulb provisioning, and limited repairs/legal mitigation.
localized_escape increased SCP-1619-2 aggression small decontamination campaign
🚨 Major Breach $4.4M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Large-scale breach or mass migration requiring multi-day emergency response, large removal campaigns, public exposure mitigation, and extensive repairs/decontamination.
mass_escape large-scale decontamination public exposure / multi-site response
👥 Personnel 15 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#11] ERT rapid-response team (8 personnel) budgeted in staff wages; includes operators, med tech, manipulator operator and robotics tech.
Research Scientist 5 [#12] Scientific staff (chemists, botanist, behaviorist, translator) funded in research salaries.
Logistics / Administrative Staff 2 [#18] Inventory and scheduling clerks (1–2 FTE) responsible for bulb scheduling, tagging, and stock rotation; included in staff wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Significant uncertainties remain: true count of SCP-1619-2-C instances (drives UV bulb/consumable spend), unknown aerosol/toxin hazard from SCP-1619-1-A, and potential for atypical containment incidents. Estimates use mid-range assumptions; actual costs could be materially higher.
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