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SCP-1753 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1753
Expected annual
$1.5M
One-time setup
$1.4M
Annual recurring
$1.4M
Personnel
10
Initial containment and specialized research setup require substantial one-time capital (~$1.4M) driven by research and lab buildout, secure transport and robotics; recurring annual costs are driven by security staffing, ongoing research, medical readiness, legal/insurance and contingency funds (~$1.44M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.4M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.0M
[#16, #17] One-time capital to initiate cognitive/neuro studies and pharmacological/amnestic R&D programs (lab fit-out, specialized instruments, pilot program startup).
Equipment $249K
[#1, #3, #4, #6, #7, #9, #20, #21] Purchase of commercial fireproof safe (purchase portion), custom opaque containment cover/crate and handling fixtures, RFID/inventory hardware, armored transfer van (purchase/mod), remote handling robotic arm, initial fall-arrest/BASE-style gear purchase, CCTV hardening hardware, and IT secure-system hardware.
Cover Story One Time $100K
[#18] One-time legal/cover operations buyouts or major cover operations as needed.
Facilities $77K
[#2, #8, #14, #23, #1] Includes vault retrofit (HVAC/dehumidifier/insulation), construction of the isolated test chamber and safety rigging, one-time signage/lockout hardware, structural/ceiling reinforcement, and safe installation/anchoring.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.4M/yr
Staff Wages $600K/yr
[#5, #10] Ongoing personnel wages: continuous security staffing (6 FTEs) plus on-site medics/EMT standby and small administrative/research staff portions allocated here.
Research And Monitoring $400K/yr
[#15, #16, #17] Ongoing research program expenditures, routine conservation/inspections, neuroimaging/animal/human-trial operational costs, and pharmacological R&D recurring budget.
Cover Story And Legal $225K/yr
[#18, #24] Annual PR/legal retainers and insurance/contingency set-aside for litigation, family negotiations, and buyouts.
Logistics And Transport $60K/yr
[#6, #25] Transfer operation operating budget (per-transfer ops and fuel/overtime) plus miscellaneous logistics and administrative travel and contractor coordination.
Incident Response Fund $50K/yr
[#19] Annual contingency fund for secure collection, forensics, discreet disposal/cleanup and contractor incident-response costs.
Training And Drills $30K/yr
[#13] Annual training, SOP updates, simulator exercises and certification for non-visual protocols and emergency response drills.
Long Term Care $25K/yr
[#11] Contingency budget for monitoring / supervised housing / travel restrictions and partial costs toward long-term care for exposed individuals (small annual reserve).
Psychological Screening $20K/yr
[#12] Ongoing personnel psychological screening, pre-clearance and periodic re-testing program costs.
Facilities Maintenance $11K/yr
[#2, #8, #9, #14] Recurring HVAC/power & maintenance for climate-controlled vault, test-chamber inspection/maintenance, fall-arrest gear inspections/replacements, and signage/lockout maintenance.
It Operations $10K/yr
[#21] Recurring IT operations, encryption, access logging, and restricted-records management for digital assets related to SCP-1753.
Cctv And Footage Audit $6K/yr
[#20] Recurring audits, redaction, secure storage and tamperproofing operations for footage and camera blackout enforcement.
Supplies And Consumables $4K/yr
[#4, #22] RFID/software license fees and small consumables/PPE (disposable blindfolds, gloves, seals).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.4M/yr
96.5% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; regular containment, research, maintenance, and staff wages only.
no public exposure scheduled research operations routine maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $1.7M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Isolated accidental exposure or local incident causing medical response, limited legal/PR work, and incident cleanup.
accidental viewing by staff or contractor single severe injury or localized public exposure
🚨 Major Breach $2.9M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or public incident resulting in multiple casualties, large-scale medical and legal liabilities, long-term care obligations and accelerated research/containment upgrades.
multi-person exposure publicized fatalities or mass injuries legal/regulatory action
👥 Personnel 10 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#5] Six full-time security personnel for 24/7 coverage, shift rotation and specialized non-visual protocols.
Medical Officer / EMT 2 [#10] On-site medics/EMT standby coverage for operations and emergency response.
Research Scientist 1 [#16, #17] Embedded research staff partially funded via staff wages (additional research program costs are in research_and_monitoring).
Administrative Staff 1 [#25] Administrative/project management, procurement and record-keeping.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide ranges for nearly every line item enabling midpoint estimates, but major uncertainty remains around research/amnestics costs, probability of incidents, and long-tail medical/legal liabilities; these produce medium confidence in the aggregated figures.
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