SCP-1744
Safe
~
medium confidence
SCP-1744
Expected annual
$718K
One-time setup
$181K
Annual recurring
$714K
Personnel
9
Initial capital/setup ~ $181,000 driven by testing-room construction, vehicle, and AV/storage procurement; recurring annual costs ~ $713,900 dominated by security staffing and research personnel, with smaller AV/maintenance and support costs.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $181K
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $714K/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$714K/yr
Normal year with no major incidents; routine containment, monitoring, and research operations only.
routine monitoring
scheduled retrievals
no escalations
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Minor Incident
$739K/yr
Localized trespass or small containment event requiring overtime, extra legal work, and limited emergency response.
trespass requiring retrieval
minor equipment damage
overtime and legal fees
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Expanded Research Investigation
$774K/yr
Triggering of a targeted upstream investigation or expanded multi-site research requiring one-time investigative spend.
correlation with external incidents
decision to fund archival/multi-site study
Personnel
9 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 7 | 2 guards on-site per shift ×3 shifts (6) plus 1 supervisor/backfill; primary driver of security wages. [#2] |
| Research Scientist | 1 | Dedicated Level 3 researcher FTE assigned to monitoring and analysis. [#13] |
| Laboratory Technician | 1 | FTE lab technician for sample processing and equipment support. [#13] |
Confidence Notes
Budget items are drawn directly from analyst notes with ranges; staffing and sharing with Site-39 introduce moderate uncertainty (personnel sharing, production rate of instances). Contingencies reflect variable investigation scope.