SCP-1828 — SCP-1828 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-1828 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-1828

Expected annual

$944K

One-time setup

$550K

Annual recurring

$928K

Personnel

10.0

Initial one-time setup (~$550k) covers secure containment, monitoring hardware, AI development and contingency reserves; recurring annual costs (~$922k/yr) are driven primarily by research/staff wages and security guard staffing, with storage, maintenance, and software licensing as secondary drivers.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $550K

Facilities $158K

[#1, #2, #16] Containment room construction/integration, fire-suppression installation, and small quarantine/suite setup; estimates are midpoints of provided ranges.

Escalation Planning Budget $150K

[#25] Planning & initial research budget for low-probability higher-tier response (midpoint).

Equipment $92K

[#3, #4, #6, #7, #8] Camera systems, initial SAN/NAS hardware, integration hardware/software install, vibration-isolated table and mounts, UPS/generator hardware; selected midpoints of ranges.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $75K

[#5, #12] AI/compute/GPU hardware and initial development/licensing setup plus microscopy/macro inspection rig and analytical tools; mid-range estimates.

Contingency Reserve $62K

[#24] One-time contingency/incident reserve (midpoint of recommended fund).

Initial Transport And Acquisition $12K

[#21] Secure transport, chain-of-custody packaging and armed logistics for initial acquisition.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $928K/yr

Staff Wages $351K/yr

[#9] Research/technical staff salaries + benefits/overhead (~midpoint: senior researcher, technician, 0.5 IT, pro-rata lead security).

Security Guard Staffing $312K/yr

[#10] 6 guards FTE × $40k + benefits (~30%) (as estimated).

Data Review Labor $82K/yr

[#20] 0.5–1.0 FTE analysts to verify alerts and prepare reports (cost midpoint incl. benefits).

Evidence Chain And Admin $28K/yr

[#17] Administrative labor for secure records, redaction, and log maintenance (midpoint).

Escalation Planning Topup $25K/yr

[#25] Ongoing planning/research top-up for low-probability higher-tier response readiness.

Research And Monitoring $20K/yr

[#5] Compute/AI ops, model retraining, licensing and general research ops (annual midpoint).

Overtime And Rapid Turnaround Contingency $20K/yr

[#14] Overtime pay and contingency for rapid post-update analysis (midpoint).

Cybersecurity And Firmware Maintenance $18K/yr

[#18] Patching CCTV, AI, personnel DB, penetration testing, and general cybersecurity (midpoint).

Facilities Maintenance $15K/yr

[#4] Video storage/archival hardware maintenance, SAN/NAS expansion, and off-site backup operational costs (midpoint).

Training And Procedures Upkeep $10K/yr

[#11] Recurring staff training, drills, and procedures updates (midpoint).

Contingency Reserve Topup $10K/yr

[#24] Annual top-up to incident contingency reserve (small recurring allocation).

Red Team And Emergency Simulations $8K/yr

[#23] Periodic failure-mode testing and response exercises (midpoint).

Cover Story And Legal $6K/yr

[#22] Legal/cover logistics, procurement justification, and related administrative cover costs (midpoint).

Medical And Psych Monitoring $6K/yr

[#15] Baseline medical/psychological monitoring and counseling (routine annual midpoint). Per-incident medical response costs are handled in incident scenarios.

Legal Cover And Procurement $6K/yr

[#22] (duplicate/related) Ongoing procurement justification and legal admin (included to reflect recurring cover costs indicated).

Small Tool Replacement And Calibration $6K/yr

[#19] Camera recalibration, microscope servicing, replacement lenses/tweezers, lighting bulb replacement (midpoint).

Supplies And Consumables $3K/yr

[#13] Gloves, non-reactive tweezers, containers, labeling, swabs, photographic consumables (midpoint).

Video Alerting And Integration Maintenance $2K/yr

[#6] Real-time alerting hooks, notification maintenance, and small software support costs (annual estimate).

Logistics And Transport $2K/yr

[#8] UPS/generator fuel and maintenance for short-run generator / power tie-in (annual estimate).

Incident Response Resupply $0/yr

[#16] Per-incident quarantine/supplies estimated at $2k–$10k/incident; no fixed annual baseline included here (costs modeled in scenarios).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $928K/yr

83.0% probability / year

Normal uneventful year with standard monitoring, staffing, and routine maintenance.

no unusual SCP-1828-A behavior no major incidents or exposures

🚨 Minor Incident $947K/yr

12.0% probability / year +$19K vs baseline

Single minor incident: localized staff exposure concern, small equipment replacement, short quarantine, overtime and medical response.

isolated SCP-1828-A interaction requiring medical/psych response equipment failure requiring replacement short quarantine event

🚨 Increased Octopus Activity $1.1M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$144K vs baseline

Sustained increase in Amphioctopus-like SCP-1828-A instances causing focused memetic/behavioral research, extra monitoring, and limited containment upgrades.

rise in A. marginatus-like instances evidence of frequent interactive positioning with personnel

🚨 Major Escalation $1.3M/yr

3.0% probability / year +$344K vs baseline

Significant escalation requiring expanded containment, memetic research programs, potential transfer to single-SCP site, and increased staffing.

evidence of influence/interaction on personnel persistent cross-containment appearances and exposure risk request to transfer to remote single-SCP site

👥 Personnel 10.0 total

Role	Count	Notes
Research Scientist	1	[#9] Senior researcher (primary reviewer after updates).
Technician	1	[#9] Full-time technician for handling/sampling and configuration.
IT/AI Operator	0.5	[#9, #5] Part-time IT/AI operator for model upkeep and server maintenance.
Lead Security Officer / Oversight	0.3	[#9] Pro-rata lead security oversight for automated notifications and incident command.
Security Officer / Guard	6	[#10] Minimum 2 guards per shift, 3 shifts/day = 6 FTE guards.
Data Analyst	0.7	[#20] Analysts to review flagged events and prepare reports (0.5–1.0 FTE midpoint represented).
Administrative Staff	0.5	[#17] Part-time admin for evidence chain, logging, and redaction labor.

📋 Confidence Notes

Containment and monitoring needs are well-described, providing reasonable grounding for equipment and staffing estimates; however low-probability memetic risks, site-specific labor rates, and optional escalation paths introduce uncertainty in reserves and scenario costs.

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