SCP-1794 — SCP-1794 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-1794 Safe ✓ high confidence

SCP-1794

Expected annual

$73K

One-time setup

$41K

Annual recurring

$71K

Personnel

One-time startup costs for secure refrigerated storage and recording infrastructure are modest (~$40.9k); annual recurring costs (~$71.5k) are driven mainly by fractional staff wages (psychologist and Level 2 oversight), secure recording/storage, and ongoing research/monitoring.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $41K

Initial Research And Lab Setup $10K

[#7, #17] Secure digital recording server/software and initial research equipment / audio stimulus creation hardware.

Equipment $9K

[#2, #3, #4, #6, #11, #15, #20] Redundant sensors, two-way intercom, local audio playback hardware, surveillance camera(s), handling kit (PPE/tools), UPS, and refrigerated transport container (one-time purchases and installation).

Contingency Fund $8K

[#16] One-time reserved contingency fund for incident response / emergency equipment (set-aside).

Facilities $5K

[#1] Refrigerated minimum-security storage locker (capital + install).

Training Development $3K

[#12] One-time development of training modules and SOP documentation.

Legal Cover Setup $3K

[#19] One-time setup of cover paperwork, accession records, FOIA templates and related administrative/PR setup.

Decommissioning $3K

[#22] One-time decommissioning/transfer costs (secure packaging, transport, archival).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $71K/yr

Staff Wages $38K/yr

[#8, #9] Assigned psychologist (≈0.2 FTE) and Level 2 personnel time for approvals/oversight (≈0.1 FTE).

Research And Monitoring $19K/yr

[#7, #13, #17, #18] Secure storage/licenses, manual redaction/transcription labor, record archival, ongoing research funding/experiments, and memetic review consulting.

Site Overhead Uplift $5K/yr

[#23] Miscellaneous admin overhead and pro-rated site allocation (≈7.5% uplift on direct recurring costs).

Security Overhead $3K/yr

[#10] Incremental security/access-control overhead (badge readers, audits, occasional guard checks).

Facilities Maintenance $2K/yr

[#2, #3, #6, #14] Annual service/calibration and maintenance: sensors/alarms, intercom, surveillance, and refrigeration service contracts/calibration.

Supplies And Consumables $1K/yr

[#11, #21] PPE consumables and bio-sample/waste disposal (annual).

Cover Story And Legal $1K/yr

[#19] Legal reviews, cover-story maintenance, documentation updates.

[#5] Copyright/licensing costs for audio media or budget for commissioned/public-domain recordings.

Audio Media Maintenance $600/yr

[#4] Audio playback maintenance, format conversion, media management costs.

Logistics And Transport $500/yr

[#20] Annualized transport event costs (vehicles, staff overtime) averaged per year.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $71K/yr

92.5% probability / year

Normal uneventful year with routine maintenance, scheduled reviews, and no major incidents.

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🚨 Minor Incident $81K/yr

5.0% probability / year +$10K vs baseline

Short-term containment/monitoring incident (power blip, sensor failure, or brief alarm) requiring emergency response and minor repairs.

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🚨 Major Breach $111K/yr

0.5% probability / year +$40K vs baseline

Significant containment incident or targeted removal attempt requiring relocation, extended incident response, and legal/forensic work.

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🚨 Research Scaleup $101K/yr

2.0% probability / year +$30K vs baseline

Approved expansion of psychological/linguistic research requiring additional equipment, participant costs, and dedicated staff time.

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👥 Personnel 2 total

Role	Count	Notes
Psychologist	1	Assigned psychologist (≈0.2 FTE billed to this SCP); salary portion included in staff_wages [#8].
Level-2 Personnel	1	Level 2 officer responsible for approvals/oversight (≈0.1 FTE billed to this SCP) [#9].

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges and staffing FTE guidance; SCP is Safe with stable containment procedures, so cost drivers are well-defined and estimates are centered on mid-range values.

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