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SCP-1792 Safe ? low confidence
SCP-1792
Expected annual
$2.2M
One-time setup
$3.8M
Annual recurring
$2.1M
Personnel
23
Initial one-time setup ~USD 2.99M to retrofit facilities, build an air‑gapped lab, and seed R&D; recurring annual costs ~USD 2.11M driven by containment staffing, emergency response, ongoing R&D, cyber monitoring and legal/insurance retainers.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.8M
Infrastructure Replacement Reserve $1.0M
[#10] Reserve for potential teardown/replacement of facility digital/security systems if contamination occurs (site-scale risk).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $900K
[#2, #12, #13] Faraday/air-gapped lab instrumentation and shielding, initial multi-year forensic/R&D program capital, and animal-lab preparation/buildout.
Initial Research Program $500K
[#12] Initial multi-year research program budget (set-up, assays, non-human models, algorithmic analysis).
Contingency Reserve $500K
[#25] Contingency fund reserved for catastrophic declassification/evacuation, mass amnestic/mass-disposal, or major rebuilds.
Facilities $275K
[#1, #3] Retrofit of a locked, non-powered secure storage room and three sealed containment suites (construction, locks, anti‑ligature, minimal HVAC).
Equipment $225K
[#7, #8, #9, #18, #20, #22] Purchase of media-destruction and degaussing equipment, RF-shielded crates, non-visual monitoring hardware, backup rollout hardware, physical cataloging fixtures, and initial spare hardware.
Animal Lab Prep $100K
[#13] Specialized animal housing/containment prep (no-visual enclosures, ethical oversight) and capital for animal studies.
Backup Solution Rollout $75K
[#18] Secure offline backup rollout and isolated storage hardware to prevent data-loss in contaminated systems.
Media Destruction Equipment $50K
[#7] On-site degausser/shredder purchase (alternative is per-incident contract).
Sop Initial Development $50K
[#15] Initial SOP drafting, training program development and simulation resources for non-visual/no-digital protocols.
Monitoring Installation $45K
[#9] Installation of per-suite non-visual monitoring (pressure mats, audio-only sensors, physiological sensors) independent from main systems.
Ppe Initial And Training $40K
[#6] Initial staff PPE kits and initial specialized non-visual handling training program.
Rf Shielded Crates And Transport $30K
[#8] Purchase of multiple RF-shielded, non-powered transport crates and related secure transfer fixtures.
Media Cataloging Initial Setup $15K
[#20] Physical paper/manual logging systems, tamper-evident seals, evidence lockers and initial cataloging supplies.
Spare Hardware Initial $10K
[#22] Initial spare set of expendable electronics (VCRs, players) kept segregated from sensitive systems.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.1M/yr
Staff Wages $1.1M/yr
[#4, #11] 24/7 containment attendants and dedicated rapid-response/emergency team staffing (salaries, benefits, on-call pay).
Research And Monitoring $320K/yr
[#12, #13] Ongoing forensic/R&D salaries and per-study consumables (psychologists, neuroscientists, engineers, lab techs, animal-study costs).
Cyber Containment $150K/yr
[#17] Internet monitoring/takedown retainer, cyber team staffing and takedown actions to remove leaked media.
Class D Provisioning $120K/yr
[#5] Recruitment, housing, feeding, screening and administrative costs for Class D personnel used in experiments.
Insurance And Indemnity $100K/yr
[#23] Additional premiums or captive insurance overhead to cover staff injury, wrongful-death, and property damage claims.
Logistics And Transport $75K/yr
[#8] Secure transfer retainers, armored courier usage and logistics retainer for sensitive moves.
Cover Story And Legal $75K/yr
[#16] Legal retainer and PR/cover-story budget for small incidents; litigation/settlement budget handled per-incident.
Supplies And Consumables $48K/yr
[#6, #21] Recurring PPE replacement and routine consumables (cleaning agents, single-use bags, evidence tape, incineration fuel).
Administrative Training And Audits $25K/yr
[#15] Annual refresher training, SOP audits and compliance activities for no-visual/no-digital protocols.
Data Recovery And Backup Maintenance $20K/yr
[#18] Ongoing maintenance of offline backup stores and annual testing/reconstruction exercises.
Media Cataloging Admin $20K/yr
[#20] Ongoing manual cataloging and chain-of-custody administrative labor.
Media Destruction Contract $10K/yr
[#7] Retainer or pay-per-incident contracts with certified media-destruction facilities.
Facility Remediation Avg $10K/yr
[#19] Expected average annual cost for small-room remediation and replacement of contaminated furnishings (per-incident averages).
Replacement Hardware Budget $10K/yr
[#22] Annual budget for replacing destroyed or contaminated consumer electronics.
Psychological Care $10K/yr
[#14] Outpatient psychiatry/therapy and medication budgets for exposed staff/subjects (does not include inpatient suite costs).
Long Term Storage $10K/yr
[#24] Ongoing per-item storage and climate/security checks for retained physical instances.
Facilities Maintenance $3K/yr
[#9] Annual maintenance for suite-specific, isolated monitoring systems and minimal HVAC upkeep.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.1M/yr
84.5% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with active containment program (small number of retained instances), routine R&D and monitoring; no major breaches.
no breaches routine research and maintenance contained subjects managed as expected
🚨 Minor Incident $2.3M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized contamination event (single-room or single transfer) requiring limited remediation, replacement of some hardware, legal/PR response and incident forensic work.
localized contamination small remediation/replacement limited PR/legal action
🚨 Major Breach $3.6M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Containment failure affecting facility security systems or multiple suites, requiring teardown/replacement of security infrastructure, extended remediation, and larger legal/PR response.
security system contamination multi-room exposure extended remediation and rebuild
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $7.1M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Widespread release (e.g., Internet dissemination or site-wide contamination) necessitating mass remediation, potential evacuation, mass amnestic/containment operations and major rebuilds.
public leak/Internet spread facility-wide contamination mass remediation/evacuation
👥 Personnel 23 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 Overnight/swing/day coverage for site access control and safe transfer teams (mapped to containment staffing and response teams [#4, #11]).
Containment Attendant 6 Direct 24/7 supervision for contained subjects (2 attendants × 3 shifts minimum) [#4].
Emergency Response Team / Rapid-response 4 Dedicated lockdown/remediation team for breach containment and safe destruction tasks [#11].
Research Scientist 3 Psychologists/neuroscientists/engineers running forensic R&D and designing non-visual assays (salaries included in research_and_monitoring [#12]).
Lab Technician 2 Support for forensic assays, animal handling and consumables management [#12, #13].
Cybersecurity Analyst 2 Monitoring and takedown operations for online leaks; supports cyber containment retainer [#17].
Medical Officer / Psychiatrist 1 Clinical oversight and psychiatric care for exposed subjects [#14].
Administrative Staff 1 Media cataloging, chain-of-custody logs and administrative coordination [#20, #15].
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on wide ranges provided in analyst notes and strong uncertainty about transmission vectors, required scale (number of contained persons), and site-dependency; many items are contingency or per-incident and thus carry high variance.
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