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
Facilities $77K
[#1, #9, #15, #16] Perimeter fencing/signage, testing-room construction/structural work, water-monitoring installation, and controlled-storage cabinet/locker costs (includes retrofit/installation).
Equipment $66K
[#3, #5, #7, #11, #19] CCTV/camera system and sensors installation, retrieval kit, ATV procurement, initial AV/SAN/NAS storage appliance, and one-time IT/audio-analysis setup costs.
Upstream Research Contingency $30K
[#26] Contingency fund for archival retrieval / expanded multi-site investigation if correlation with historical incidents is pursued.
Ppe And Background Checks $8K
[#17] One-time background checks and initial specialized handling training costs for Level 3 personnel.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $714K/yr
Staff Wages $640K/yr
[#2, #13] 24/7 perimeter security staffing (6 guards rotating + supervisor/backfill) and dedicated research personnel (1 FTE researcher + 1 FTE technician).
Facilities Maintenance $24K/yr
[#4, #10, #15, #16, #20, #24] Ongoing CCTV/sensor maintenance and bandwidth, testing-room power/HVAC/calibration, water-monitoring calibration, controlled-storage HVAC/allocation, replacement/upgrade depreciation budget for AV/sensors, and site/erosion/vegetation maintenance.
Research And Monitoring $18K/yr
[#12, #14, #25] High-fidelity archival/cloud backups and storage costs, per-sample laboratory analyses budget, and archival/redaction/documentation staffing or service fees.
Incident Response $10K/yr
[#22] Annual rapid-response team callouts, drills, and readiness exercises for potential escalations.
Psychological Support $8K/yr
[#18] Counseling, EAP, and occupational psychological screening costs for personnel exposed to anomalous auditory phenomena.
Cover Story And Legal $5K/yr
[#21] Annual cover-story maintenance, permitting, and occasional legal/PR overhead.
It Software Licenses $3K/yr
[#19] Recurring licenses/updates for audio analysis, automatic event detection, and CV detection software.
Logistics And Transport $2K/yr
[#8] Vehicle/ATV operating costs (fuel, maintenance, insurance/registration).
Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr
[#6, #17] Retrieval consumables (replacement nets, gloves, sample bags, disinfectant) and annual PPE refresher/administrative overhead.
Waste Handling $2K/yr
[#23] Controlled disposal, evidence disposition, and documentation costs for shell fragments and residues.
Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $714K/yr
89.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine containment, monitoring, and research operations only.
routine monitoring scheduled retrievals no escalations
🚨 Minor Incident $739K/yr
8.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
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
🚨 Expanded Research Investigation $774K/yr
3.0% probability / year +$60K vs baseline
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.
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