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SCP-1722 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1722
Expected annual
$120K
One-time setup
$150K
Annual recurring
$115K
Personnel
3
First-year (setup) one-time costs are approximately $150,500 driven primarily by remote-handling equipment and a contingency remediation fund; annual recurring costs are approximately $115,200/year driven by a part-time research allocation, legal/cover retainer, secure storage, and transcription/legal support.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $150K
Equipment $90K
[#5, #6, #21, #20] Remote-handling manipulator ($75,000), long-range video/optical kit ($10,000), specialized transport crate ($5,000). Item #20 (transport crate + per-move split) is reflected here for the crate portion.
Contingency Remediation Fund $25K
[#23] Contingency fund to remediate or replace contaminated archives and cover legal/rehabilitation costs.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $12K
[#7] Secure transcription suite + workstation (room prep, secure playback, workstation, transcription software).
Incident Response Sop Development $8K
[#10, #11] Incident response plan and SOP development (formal IRPs, legal & PR templates). Item #10 split into SOP development (#11) and recurring drills (#12).
Consulting Forensic Linguist $7K
[#16] One-time consulting engagement (forensic linguist / handwriting/audio forensics pilot study).
Training Asl $5K
[#3] ASL capability initial staff training for 2–4 handlers or on-call staff (courses + paid time).
Facilities $4K
[#1, #19] Locker retrofitting and installation ($3,000) plus signage and 5 m demarcation ($500).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $115K/yr
Staff Wages $58K/yr
[#8, #15, #24] Transcription labor (200 hrs/year at ~$30/hr → $6,000), research personnel allocation (0.5 FTE fully-loaded → $50,000), small audit/admin time for compliance logging (~$2,000/year).
Cover Story And Legal $25K/yr
[#17, #25] Legal/cover management retainer $15,000/year and internal insurance/risk-pool charge $10,000/year.
Research And Monitoring $23K/yr
[#4, #9, #12, #13, #14] ASL interpreter contract (on-call) $3,000/year; secure classified data storage & offsite backups $10,000/year; incident response drills & refresher training $2,000/year; medical screening/monitoring $5,000/year; psychological aftercare/counseling $3,000/year.
Facilities Maintenance $5K/yr
[#2, #26, #27] Pro-rated locker/site overhead (utilities/climate control) $1,500/year, minor electrical/energy overhead $200/year, small-scale replacement & maintenance for gear $3,000/year.
Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr
[#18] Containment-specific consumables (acid-free folders, tamper-evident bags, gloves, labels) estimated at $50/test; ~$2,500/year for 50 tests.
Logistics And Transport $2K/yr
[#22, #20] Budgeted per-move transport & security escort (~$2,000 per move); item #20 split allocated here for per-move recurring cost (assumes occasional single move budgeted).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $115K/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; regular testing tempo (≈50 tests/year) and routine operations.
routine_testing no_accidental_contamination
🚨 Minor Incident $155K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$40K vs baseline
Localized accidental contamination of internal archives or a containment-area lapse requiring remediation, limited legal/administrative action, and use of contingency funds.
accidental_proximity_to_sensitive_docs minor_containment_procedure_failure
🚨 Major Breach $365K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Significant external/public contamination or legal exposure requiring large-scale remediation, litigation, and PR/cover operations.
public_record_contamination litigation_or_large_scale_archive_loss
👥 Personnel 3 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 1 Covers 0.5 FTE allocation for ongoing study and signature analysis (~$50,000 fully-loaded/year).
Transcription Contractor 1 Contract/transcriber to handle ~200 transcription hours/year (~$6,000/year).
Administrative Staff 1 Part-time admin for audits/logging and coordination (~$2,000/year of budgeted admin time).
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item estimates are from analyst notes and SCP procedures; most costs are straightforward (equipment, training, storage). Uncertainty remains around incident probabilities, move frequency, and whether optional mitigations (robotic manipulator, high-end transcription suite) are purchased.
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