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SCP-1825 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1825
Expected annual
$2.0M
One-time setup
$3.9M
Annual recurring
$2.0M
Personnel
20
Initial one-time capital expenditures for containment, a reinforced test chamber, and instrumentation are the dominant costs (~$3.9M). Annual recurring costs are driven by staff wages, medical readiness, and test-related refurbishment/monitoring and total about $2.0M/yr.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.9M
Facilities $1.7M
[#1, #2, #3, #8] Reinforced storage vault, reinforced test chamber construction, engineering/permits, and HVAC installation for storage/chamber.
Contingency Reserve $1.2M
[#22] Seeded contingency/catastrophic-damage reserve fund.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $630K
[#4, #5, #15, #16, #18, #19, #26] High-speed imaging and instrumentation, force/pressure sensors and instrumented panels, initial instrumented test dummies, initial PPE, initial data-storage infra, computational research startup, and initial forensic/autopsy lab setup.
Equipment $325K
[#6, #7, #9, #20, #23, #27] Remote handling/gantry and transport cage, emergency immobilization hardware, backup power install, monitoring/IDS install, armored transport vehicle, and covert-acquisition premiums (initial).
Cover Story Setup $40K
[#21] One-time setup costs for front company / cover story creation.
Documentation Initial $20K
[#25] Initial SOP creation, documentation and protocol development.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.0M/yr
Staff Wages $1.2M/yr
[#10, #11] 24/7 security staffing (12 guards) and research/supervisory personnel salaries (Level-3 supervisors, technicians, on-call engineer).
Research And Monitoring $185K/yr
[#18, #19, #20, #26] Ongoing secure data storage/compute, computational modelling, monitoring/cybersecurity subscriptions and updates, and forensic analysis recurring costs.
Medical Retainer And Emergency $150K/yr
[#12] On-call trauma-surgeon retainer, medevac arrangements, and readiness contracts.
Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr
[#21] Ongoing legal counsel, PR rapid-response, and front-company maintenance.
Prosthetics And Longterm Care Reserve $100K/yr
[#13] Annual reserve fund for prosthetics, long-term care, and compensation for severe cases.
Facilities Maintenance $71K/yr
[#8, #9, #17] HVAC operational/filters, backup power maintenance & fuel, and annual chamber repair/refurbishment budget.
D Class Management $40K/yr
[#14] Recruitment, secure housing, supervision, stipends and turnover costs for D-class test subjects.
Supplies And Consumables $35K/yr
[#15, #16, #27] Consumable replacement for test dummies, PPE replenishment, and miscellaneous covert procurement/consumables.
Logistics And Transport $28K/yr
[#23] Vehicle maintenance, secure-transfer crew and route security for inter-site movements.
Training And Certification $20K/yr
[#24] Regular staff training, emergency drills, and certification exercises.
Documentation Audits $10K/yr
[#25] Annual audits and updates to SOPs and containment protocols.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.0M/yr
84.5% probability / year
Normal operational year with authorized tests within approved envelopes and no major incidents.
authorized low-frequency testing routine maintenance and data analysis
🚨 Minor Incident $2.2M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
A test results in one or more severe injuries and moderate chamber damage requiring emergency surgery, prosthetics, legal payouts, and increased refurbishment.
unexpected higher-score activation within plausible test envelope operator error or equipment failure during test
🚨 Major Breach $6.0M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$4.0M vs baseline
Containment failure or administrative failure leads to a high-score event causing catastrophic facility damage, multiple casualties, and large rebuild/payout costs.
administrative failure allowing unbounded-score activation simultaneous systems failure during high-score event
👥 Personnel 20 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#10] 24/7 security staffing (3-shift rotation) as specified in notes.
Research Scientist 4 [#11] Level-3 supervisors and laboratory technicians to run tests and analysis.
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#6, #11] On-call structural/controls engineer for tests, remote handling, and repairs.
Medical Officer 1 [#12] On-call trauma/medical readiness (retainer) during tests.
Data/IT Specialist 1 [#18, #20, #19] Data ingestion, secure archiving, and cybersecurity monitoring.
Administrative Staff 1 [#21, #25] Documentation, audits, legal/cover story coordination and record-keeping.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges enabling middling confidence in cost allocations; however the SCP's theoretical unbounded force ceiling and dependence on administrative controls introduce substantial tail-risk (catastrophic costs are poorly bounded).
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