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SCP-1774 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1774
Expected annual
$1.1M
One-time setup
$1.1M
Annual recurring
$1.1M
Personnel
11
One-time setup is approximately $1,135,000 driven primarily by Class-2 containment retrofits and hardware/transport purchases; recurring annual costs are approximately $1,117,800 driven by staff wages (security and research), facility operations, and a 15% contingency buffer.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.1M
Facilities $915K
[#1, #2] Containment unit retrofit for 7 Class-2 spectral containment units (~$840,000) and central containment wing integration/site overhead (~$75,000).
Equipment $168K
[#3, #10, #11, #14, #17, #18, #20] One-time hardware: redundant UPS/battery capacity (~$50,000), secure/tamper-evident recording hardware (~$25,000), NAS/encryption hardware (~$15,000), initial information-security hardware/setup (~$10,000), incident kit (~$8,000), transport cases and secure vehicle (~$52,000), archive storage racks (~$8,000).
Background Checks And Clearances $22K
[#7] Initial background checks, polygraphs and personnel security clearances for 11 staff (~$22,000 one-time).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $20K
[#9, #16] Initial spare stock for device conservation (~$5,000) and SOP/training development (~$15,000).
Legal And Retroactive Costs $10K
[#19] One-time retroactive legal/cover-story expenses if required (~$10,000).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.1M/yr
Staff Wages $750K/yr
[#5, #6] Dedicated security personnel (6 guards @ ~$60k each = $360,000/yr) and research/containment team salaries (5 staff ~ $390,000/yr).
Risk Premium And Contingency $146K/yr
[#25] 15% contingency/risk premium to cover unanticipated needs, additional protective measures, reputational/legal expenses (~15% of recurring subtotal).
Research And Monitoring $58K/yr
[#10, #11, #12, #13, #22] Secure data/storage maintenance (~$6,000/yr), long-term storage/media rotation (~$5,000/yr), forensic analysis software/licenses (~$12,000/yr), testing consumables and controlled stimuli (~$20,000/yr), external specialist consultancy (~$15,000/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $40K/yr
[#3, #4, #20] UPS/battery maintenance (~$2,000/yr), HVAC/environmental energy (~$36,000/yr), archive/catalogue maintenance (~$1,500/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $30K/yr
[#19] Ongoing legal/cover-story liaison, PR, law-enforcement coordination (~$30,000/yr).
Information Security And Access Control $25K/yr
[#14] Network segregation, SIEM monitoring, privileged access management and periodic audits (~$25,000/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $20K/yr
[#8, #9, #21, #23] Weekly battery consumables (~$7,800/yr), spare parts/device conservation recurring (~$10,000/yr), tamper-evident packaging (~$1,200/yr), waste disposal/hazardous materials handling (~$1,500/yr).
Incident Response And Contingency $20K/yr
[#17] Annual reserve for rapid response drills, quarantine supplies, and emergency preservation (~$20,000/yr).
Psychological Screening And Staff Support $10K/yr
[#15] Periodic psychological monitoring, debriefing, and counseling (~$10,000/yr).
Administrative Overhead $8K/yr
[#24] Procurement, inventory tracking, bookkeeping and small misc admin (~$8,000/yr).
Logistics And Transport $6K/yr
[#18] Vehicle maintenance/operations for secure transport (~$6,000/yr).
Training And Sop Refreshers $5K/yr
[#16] Annual refresher training and SOP updates (~$5,000/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.1M/yr
85.0% probability / year
Routine year with standard operations, no major incidents or exposures.
normal_weekly_maintenance scheduled_testing no major incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $1.2M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Localized device failure, short power event, or a falsified-evidence episode requiring emergency repairs and consultancy.
device_failure temporary_power_outage localized coordinated falsification
🚨 Major Breach $1.7M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$600K vs baseline
Coordinated falsification or public exposure causing extended legal action, major forensic investigations, large-scale media response and extended containment rebuilds.
public_exposure mass_evidence_release protracted_legal_action
👥 Personnel 11 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#5] Six dedicated guards providing 24/7 coverage (three shifts) accounted in security wages.
Research Scientist (Senior Researcher) 1 [#6] Senior researcher / lead responsible for tests and oversight.
Containment Technician 1 [#6] Technician for battery maintenance, device handling and containment tasks.
AV/Forensics Analyst 1 [#6, #12] Analyst for audiovisual data, forensics and deep-fake detection.
IT/Data Manager 1 [#6, #10, #11] Responsible for secure data capture, archival, and information-security controls.
Administrative Staff 1 [#6, #24] Admin/logistics support for procurement, inventory, and coordination.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item estimates for most categories, giving reasonable confidence in magnitude. Remaining uncertainty stems from contingency assumptions, probability estimates for adverse scenarios, and site-specific reuse of existing infrastructure which could materially change one-time capital needs.
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