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SCP-1756 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1756
Expected annual
$126K
One-time setup
$136K
Annual recurring
$123K
Personnel
2.0
Initial setup costs are moderate (~$136.5k) driven by archive acquisition, contingencies, and specialized R&D; recurring annual costs are modest-to-moderate (~$122.7k/yr) driven primarily by fractional staff wages, archival storage/migration, and IT/operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $136K
Containment Upgrade Contingency $30K
[#28] Contingency budget reserved for potential containment escalation (isolation chamber, visual filters, additional review boards) if anomalous properties intensify.
Archive Acquisition $25K
[#14] Acquisition/licensing/purchase of a comprehensive Siskel & Ebert and predecessor archive (rights, rare masters, transfers).
Equipment $20K
[#3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #11] TV/legacy adapters, UPS/power conditioning, initial spare RV31K stock/parts, remotes/cables, filming equipment, initial NAS/LTO hardware for on-site archival storage.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $20K
[#13, #16, #23] Initial digitization/forensic software and tools, forensic/electronics R&D (reverse-engineering), and initial SOP creation/documentation costs.
Contingency Reserve $20K
[#18] Contingency replacement reserve for catastrophic failure or irrecoverable loss that requires mitigation, reconstruction, or compensation.
Facilities $14K
[#1, #2] Secure safe purchase/installation and Room 346 outfitting (shelving, AV rack, cable management, anchors, minor climate stabilization).
Legal And Licensing One Time $5K
[#15] One-off legal fees for licensing negotiations, cover procurement work, and secure/anonymous acquisitions.
Opsec Cover Story One Time $2K
[#27] Initial OPSEC/cover-story creation costs, confidentiality agreements, and false procurement trail setup.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $123K/yr
Staff Wages $85K/yr
[#8, #9, #22] Fractional AV technician/camera operator, part-time research scientist coverage (Level 2+), and part-time archivist/cataloging labor (pro-rated salaries + benefits).
Logistics And Transport $12K/yr
[#10, #21] Fractional security escort/transport manpower for evidence transfer and periodic off-site encrypted backups / secure courier costs.
It And Server Administration $10K/yr
[#12] Server administration, secure network segmentation, encryption key management, access logging, and malware protection (fractional sysadmin/contract).
Cover Story And Legal $5K/yr
[#15, #24, #27] Ongoing legal/cover-story retainer, site insurance allocation, and small recurring OPSEC/communications maintenance.
Research And Monitoring $3K/yr
[#13, #23, #26] Recurring software licenses/transcoding tools, annual training/SOP refresh/audits, and archival remastering/media refresh costs.
Repair And Spare Parts $2K/yr
[#5] Ongoing specialist repair labor and procurement of rare replacement parts / donor units (per-incident repairs averaged annually).
Administrative Overhead $2K/yr
[#25] Cross-site coordination, director approval time, ethics/containment review administrative costs and paperwork overhead.
Media Migration And Refresh $2K/yr
[#11] Periodic migration, LTO tape refreshes, media refresh and tape purchases for offline backups and archive migration (3–5 year cycles averaged annually).
Facilities Maintenance $1K/yr
[#19, #20] Routine lock/safe servicing, access-control maintenance, and site-scale share of electricity/utilities for testing and storage.
Supplies And Consumables $950/yr
[#6, #17] Consumable connectors/cleaning kits/replacement cables and experimental consumables (blank discs, gloves, swabs, archival sleeves).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $123K/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, periodic maintenance, and no significant incidents.
routine_testing scheduled_migration normal_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $130K/yr
12.0% probability / year +$7K vs baseline
Equipment failure or media corruption requiring emergency repairs, temporary replacement hardware, and data recovery.
player_failure media_corruption specialist_repair_required
🚨 Legal Exposure $143K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$20K vs baseline
Copyright/licensing dispute or legal exposure requiring significant legal fees, negotiated settlements, or expedited licensing.
licensing_dispute public_discovery third-party_claims
🚨 Containment Escalation $183K/yr
3.0% probability / year +$60K vs baseline
Unexpected escalation of anomalous properties triggers containment upgrade and expanded review (isolation, filters, additional boards).
unexpected_infohazard escalation_after_testing additional_containment_requirements
👥 Personnel 2.0 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 0.5 [#9] Part-time Level 2+ researcher for experiments, analysis, and approvals (fractional FTE).
AV Technician / Camera operator 0.5 [#8] Fractional AV technician to record playbacks and maintain filming equipment.
Archivist / Cataloging staff 0.5 [#22] Part-time archivist for metadata entry, indexing, and redaction review.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 0.2 [#10] Fractional security coverage for transports, escorts, and in-room monitoring during tests.
Sysadmin / IT (contract) 0.2 [#12] Fractional/system-administration time for secure archival servers and access logging (contract or shared central IT).
Administrative Staff 0.1 [#25] Fractional administrative time for cross-site coordination, approvals, and paperwork.
📋 Confidence Notes
Many line items are well-defined (equipment, staff time, archival storage), but large uncertainties exist around archive acquisition/licensing and the necessity/scale of contingencies or containment escalation, yielding moderate confidence.
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