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SCP-1633 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1633
Expected annual
$916K
One-time setup
$462K
Annual recurring
$898K
Personnel
6
First-year one-time capital and setup costs are approximately $462,500, driven by lab construction, destruction equipment, and legal/contingency reserves. Ongoing annual costs are about $898,000, dominated by personnel (research, IT/forensics, security), consumable hardware replacement, and long-term research/monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $462K
Destruction Equipment $100K
[#6, #24] One-time purchase of on-site industrial electronic shredder/hydraulic drive crusher and associated PPE/maintenance to avoid outsourcing device destruction.
Contingency Reserve Initial $100K
[#19] Contingency & escalation fund reserved for unexpected consequences or rapid procurement in first-year operations.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $75K
[#15, #16] Development of test harness and sandbox tooling (contractor/engineering) and SOP creation/documentation and initial staff training modules.
Facilities $60K
[#3] Air-gapped test lab construction / Faraday enclosure one-time build cost (RF shielding, filtered power, isolation).
Legal And Cover Settlement $60K
[#17, #27] One-time legal costs, potential settlements or intellectual property compensation/opportunity-cost reserve tied to destroyed IP or rights claims.
Equipment $48K
[#1, #4, #5, #13, #14, #23, #26] Secure storage locker and installation; initial disposable test computers (3 units); initial secure boot media/hardened images hardware; monitoring & recording equipment initial setup; initial data/archival hardware; initial consumables and small equipment; archival preservation systems.
Public Relations Initial $20K
[#18] Initial public relations / misinformation budget to prepare cover narratives and domains in case of exposure.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $898K/yr
Staff Wages $570K/yr
[#8, #9, #10] Salaries for IT/forensic analysts (2 FTEs ~$120k each), research/game analysts (2 FTEs ~$115k each), and security officers (2 guards ~$50k each) aggregated as primary ongoing personnel cost.
Research And Monitoring $150K/yr
[#9, #28] Long-term research and monitoring fund to study heuristics, develop countermeasures, periodic re-testing and research staff time beyond base salaries.
Cover Story And Legal $30K/yr
[#17, #18] Ongoing legal retainer and cover-story/PR maintenance budgets for external queries and limited outreach or misinformation management.
Spares And Redundancy $30K/yr
[#20, #4] On-site hardware redundancy and replacement kits for destroyed workstations (consumed parts purchased in batches for ongoing test cadence).
Insurance And Liability $30K/yr
[#25] Insurance and liability reserve to cover harm to personnel, property damage and legal actions stemming from testing anomalous software.
Medical Readiness $20K/yr
[#11] Annual readiness and equipment costs, plus paramedic-on-site hourly coverage for test sessions and contingency for limited ER transfers.
Logistics And Transport $15K/yr
[#2, #7] Chain-of-custody transport and armored courier per-transfer costs, plus logistics for transport to destruction/disposal facilities and associated labor.
Facilities Maintenance $12K/yr
[#3, #22] Annual maintenance of air-gapped lab and Faraday enclosure, filtered power systems, and utilities/electricity for test rigs.
Certification And Audit $10K/yr
[#21] Independent audits, chain-of-custody reviews, and compliance checks annually.
Psychological Services $10K/yr
[#12] Psychological screening and counseling budget for testers (pre/post exposure) and counseling session costs.
Sop Training $6K/yr
[#16] Annual retraining, updates to SOPs (SCP-1633-HS-01) and secure distribution of procedure changes.
Software Licenses $5K/yr
[#5] OS and site license renewals, hardened image maintenance and transferable-license accounting.
Device Destruction Services $5K/yr
[#6, #7, #20] Recurring per-device/drive destruction and outsourcing fees when used (shredding/crushing, paperwork, recycling), plus labor/PPE per destroyed unit when not done in-house.
Data Storage $3K/yr
[#14] Encrypted offline storage maintenance, secure rotations and storage media upkeep for experiment logs and forensic images.
Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr
[#23, #4] Annual replenishment of consumables (ESD straps, gloves, labels, blank secure media) and small replaceable items for test rigs.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $898K/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with planned testing cadence, routine personnel costs, consumables replacement, audits, and research funding.
scheduled_tests routine_replacements annual_audit
🚨 Minor Incident $923K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
Localized adverse event (tester seizure/medical incident, single workstation catastrophic failure, small legal/PR response) requiring emergency response, repairs and one-off legal/medical expenses.
tester_medical_event single_equipment_loss minor_legal_or_pr_response
🚨 Major Breach $1.6M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$750K vs baseline
Significant containment/operational failure resulting in public exposure or major litigation, extended investigations, large settlements, major equipment and staffing replacements, and PR/legal campaigns.
public_exposure mass_staff_injury major_legal_litigation
👥 Personnel 6 total
Role Count Notes
IT/Forensic Analyst 2 [#8] Secure-ops and forensic analysts preparing machines, monitoring runs, wiping drives and maintaining chain-of-custody.
Research Scientist / Game Analyst 2 [#9] Game analysts and AI researchers studying heuristics, designing safe protocols and producing containment documentation.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#10] Guards assigned to storage locker and supervision of test sessions.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed categorical ranges, but many items (legal settlements, frequency of destructive tests, choice to buy vs outsource destruction equipment) have wide ranges and are scenario-dependent, so estimates use midpoint assumptions and a conservative staffing baseline.
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