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SCP-1763 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1763
Expected annual
$3.1M
One-time setup
$12.3M
Annual recurring
$3.1M
Personnel
15
One-time capital/setup (including optional property purchase) is approximately $12.25M, dominated by the potential property purchase and structural work; recurring annual operations are about $3.11M/year driven primarily by security and contingency reserves, staffing, lease, and tactical readiness.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $12.3M
Facilities $11.6M
[#1, #2, #13] Includes property purchase (if chosen), structural stairwell/basement reinforcement and installation of HVAC sensors/control hardware.
Equipment $352K
[#6, #7, #12, #14, #22, #24] Access control hardware, surveillance cameras, specialized remote/robotic probes, UPS/generator, vehicle purchases, and containment gear/equipment.
Incident Contingency Seed $250K
[#19] One-time seed for incident contingency / repair/emergency fund (recommended seed in addition to annual reserve).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $58K
[#8, #9] Initial secure storage/server hardware and hardened secure viewing room / airgapped workstations buildout.
Initial Training $18K
[#17] Initial training for assigned staff and initial drills.
Medical Kit $10K
[#15] One-time purchase of on-site medical/quarantine kit and initial supplies.
Shell Establishment $6K
[#18] One-time fees to establish shell companies / legal cover entities.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.1M/yr
Staff Wages $1.3M/yr
[#3, #4, #10] Salaries/benefits for continuous on-site guards (9 FTEs), site security supervision/admin, and research staff (PI + researchers/archivist).
Facilities Maintenance $530K/yr
[#1, #13, #14, #6, #21] Lease/property operating costs (lease assumed in baseline), HVAC operational costs, generator/fuel & maintenance, access-control maintenance, custodial and routine building maintenance.
Incident Contingency Reserve $500K/yr
[#19] Annual contingency/reserve for incidents, repairs, replacements and rapid response funding.
External Perimeter Security $425K/yr
[#5] External patrols, off-shift coverage, rapid-reaction readiness and associated training reserve.
Psychological Support $100K/yr
[#16] Ongoing counseling, mental-health screening and support for staff exposed to performances and incidents.
Research And Monitoring $86K/yr
[#8, #9, #12, #17, #20, #25] Storage/backups operating costs, IT maintenance for viewing room, specialized equipment maintenance, annual refreshers/training, data analysis/archival curation, and long-term archival incremental costs.
Cover Story And Legal $60K/yr
[#18] Legal retainers, PR/cover operations, shell-corp maintenance and accounting retainers.
Medical Support $40K/yr
[#15] Ongoing medics/clinic standby, training refreshers, insurance and medical supply replenishment.
Supplies And Consumables $38K/yr
[#11, #23, #24] Office/lab consumables, replacement small equipment, PPE, consumable containment supplies and containment-gear maintenance.
Logistics And Transport $12K/yr
[#22] Vehicle operating costs, drivers/operators and transport-related operating expenses.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.1M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with monthly performances and routine operations; lease model assumed rather than property purchase.
no_incident monthly_performances routine_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $3.3M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Contained, short-duration breach or equipment damage requiring tactical activation and repairs.
brief_containment_breach tactical_activation equipment_repair
🚨 Major Breach $4.1M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Significant containment breach/public exposure or multi-personnel incident requiring large repairs, PR/legal response and extended tactical operations.
major_containment_failure public_exposure multi-personnel_response
👥 Personnel 15 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 9 [#3] Two guards inside 24/7 requires ~9 FTEs to cover shifts, sick leave and vacations.
Site Security Officer / Security Chief 1 [#4] Senior security supervisor responsible for scheduling, clearance and shift management.
Administrative Staff 1 [#4] Admin support for scheduling, clearance tracking and logistics.
Research Scientist 3 [#10] PI + 2 research associates handling analysis of performances and anomalous properties (salaries included in research staff budget).
Archivist / Analyst 1 [#10, #20] Archivist/transcription specialist responsible for cataloging and indexing performance programs and footage.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on explicit analyst line items and mid-point choices, but significant variability remains due to the binary property decision (purchase vs lease), archival retention policies, and uncertain incident frequency/severity.
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