SCP-1728 Safe ✓ high confidence
SCP-1728
Expected annual
$586K
One-time setup
$518K
Annual recurring
$577K
Personnel
8.5
One-time capital costs (cold-room, HVAC, imaging, lab instruments, and contingency funds) are roughly $0.5M; recurring annual costs are dominated by personnel (security and researcher) and reserves, totaling roughly $0.58M/yr.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $518K
Facilities $138K
[#1, #6, #13] Cold-room construction, HVAC/grease-trap upgrades, and decontamination shower/airlock installation (includes structural and HVAC modifications).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $108K
[#12, #20, #21] Initial PPE stock and decon supplies, bench-level analytical instruments (GC-MS/chromatography) and isolated sample prep, and portable imaging/service setup.
Insurance And Cover Fund $100K
[#24] Initial contingency/legal/cover-up reserve fund (one-time capitalization of a cover contingency).
Decommissioning Contingency $85K
[#30] Contingency for long-term freezing/transfer to deep storage or environmental remediation if program is terminated.
Equipment $76K
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #7, #17, #18, #19, #22, #27] Redundant compressors/backup power hardware, stainless steel containment table, initial polyurethane restraints, polyurethane-lined storage box and vault indexing, hardened cameras, emergency cooling gear, non-slip adjuncts, vault monitoring hardware/software, refrigerated transport cases, and initial logging/hardware.
Initial Training And Sop $10K
[#23] Initial protocol training, SOP documentation, and initial tabletop/live drills setup.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $577K/yr
Staff Wages $450K/yr
[#9, #10, #11] Salaries: dedicated researcher (~1.0 FTE), 6 guards + 1 supervisor (security), and part-time/on-call medical support aggregated into staff wage total.
Incident Reserve $50K/yr
[#25] Annual accident & incident reserve for repairs, emergency replacements, staff injury settlements, and ad-hoc purchases.
Facilities Maintenance $21K/yr
[#2, #6, #7, #8, #16, #19] Generator fuel & testing, HVAC filter replacement & grease-trap servicing, camera/optic maintenance, alarm calibration & monitoring, specialized contractor service contracts, and vault hardware maintenance.
Supplies And Consumables $12K/yr
[#12, #14, #17, #18, #28] Ongoing PPE consumables and laundering, industrial degreasers/cleaning supplies, dry ice/portable cooling supplies, replacement non-slip mats, and general consumables (tamper seals, absorbent pads, spare hardware).
Research And Monitoring $12K/yr
[#20, #21, #27] Analytical instrument supplies & calibration, per-scan imaging/pathology costs, and monitoring/logging maintenance related to research activities.
Cover Story And Legal $10K/yr
[#24] Annualized legal/PR/cover contingency (reserve for legal defense, PR, and paid secrecy measures).
Logistics And Transport $6K/yr
[#15, #22] Waste handling and disposal contracts for contaminated butter & consumables, and transport case/vehicle maintenance & fuel.
Psychological Support $4K/yr
[#29] Employee assistance and periodic counseling services for staff exposed to the subject.
Training And Drills $4K/yr
[#23] Ongoing refresher training, live drills, and tabletop exercises.
Pest Control And Odor Mitigation $4K/yr
[#26] Regular pest-control contracts and HVAC odor-scrubber/carbon replacement to mitigate dairy-fat attraction/odors.
Polyurethane Restraint Replacements $2K/yr
[#4] Quarterly replacement sets of polyurethane fiber restraints due to contamination/wear.
Documentation And Data Storage $1K/yr
[#27] Hosting, SAN maintenance, and secure audit trail redundancy for logs and access records.
Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $577K/yr
84.0% probability / year
Normal year with no containment incidents; routine staffing, maintenance, consumables, and reserves paid as usual.
no_incidents routine_maintenance scheduled_research
🚨 Minor Incident $602K/yr
12.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
Small escape attempt or restraint failure causing short recovery operations, minor repairs, and medical treatment for staff.
restraint_failure localized_cleanup minor_staff_injury
🚨 Major Breach $727K/yr
3.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Significant containment breach requiring large-scale recovery, facility repairs/replacement, extended legal/PR response, and possible equipment replacement.
containment_breach extensive_equipment_damage multi-day_recovery_ops
🚨 Political Exposure $677K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Containment information becomes public or attracts hostile media/political attention requiring enhanced legal defenses, large PR operations, and cover actions.
media_leak local_authority_involvement litigation_or_investigation
👥 Personnel 8.5 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 1 [#9] Dedicated researcher assigned to SCP-1728 (0.5–1.0 FTE; budgeted as 1.0 FTE here).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#10] Six guards (2 per shift × 3 shifts) for door security/response.
Site Security Supervisor 1 [#10] One supervising security officer for the guard team.
Medical Officer (on-call) 0.5 [#11] Part-time/on-call paramedic/EMT coverage aggregated as 0.5 FTE equivalent.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items, cost ranges, and operational requirements; estimates aggregate midpoints and documented recurring items. Residual uncertainty remains in incident probabilities and reserve sizing.
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