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SCP-1852 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1852
Expected annual
$442K
One-time setup
$495K
Annual recurring
$439K
Personnel
4
Estimated one-time setup costs of approximately $495k driven by facility retrofits, specialized equipment and an emergency seed fund; recurring annual costs roughly $439k dominated by staff wages, active research/parts fabrication and monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $495K
Equipment $299K
[#5, #7, #14, #17, #18, #23, #12, #16, #28, #26, #27] Secure access/CCTV install, radiation monitoring purchase & initial calibration, in-house micro-machining capital, initial secure archive setup, initial IT/classified system build, initial specialized transport crate, initial operator training, baseline conservation on receipt, initial archival plan, initial background checks, and emergency seed fund (one-time seed).
Facilities $166K
[#1, #2, #4, #8, #30] Climate-controlled storage retrofit, HVAC/heat-extraction install, fire detection/suppression installation, initial decon station/setup and potential decommissioning construction costs.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $30K
[#24] One-time pilot experiments and initial research pilot program funding to attempt replication/diagnostics of SCP-1852-2.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $439K/yr
Research And Monitoring $191K/yr
[#3, #11, #13, #15, #24, #17, #21, #29, #16, #20] Electricity for testing sessions, post-test mechanical/conservation inspections, spare/repair & identical-composition fabrication budget, materials analyses, ongoing replication research program, transcription/archival processing, radiological incident survey budget (on-call), verification project pool, periodic conservation interventions, and medical surveillance.
Staff Wages $185K/yr
[#6, #10, #19] Allocated security/guarding support, testing personnel wages (modeled as 2 FTE operators), and administrative/Level-4 oversight allocations.
Cover Story And Legal $20K/yr
[#25] Annual legal/cover-story/FOIA/public-relations budget to maintain provenance records and handle external inquiries.
Facilities Maintenance $20K/yr
[#4, #14, #18, #8, #28, #7] Annual inspections/maintenance for suppression systems, machining shop upkeep, IT/classified system upkeep, decon station maintenance, archival media refresh, and radiation equipment calibration/maintenance.
Supplies And Consumables $11K/yr
[#8, #22, #7, #9, #12, #26] Radiological PPE consumables and laundry/disposal, maintenance consumables and small tools, dosimeter processing, LLW handling/disposal, operator recertification costs, and periodic re-checks/background re-verification.
Emergency Fund Replenish $10K/yr
[#27] Annual replenishment allocation for the containment incident emergency fund (seeded as a one-time fund).
Logistics And Transport $2K/yr
[#23] Occasional specialized transport/handling contractor costs for moves and associated logistics.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $439K/yr
94.5% probability / year
Normal year with scheduled testing and routine maintenance only.
scheduled_tests routine_maintenance ongoing_research
🚨 Minor Incident $479K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$40K vs baseline
Localized overheating, minor contamination event or moderate mechanical failure requiring emergency conservation, replacement parts and contractor remediation.
overheat_event small_radiological_contamination mechanical_part_failure
🚨 Major Incident $589K/yr
0.5% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Significant contamination, large-scale remediation, possible partial decommissioning or major restoration requiring external contractors and legal/PR response.
significant_contamination major_mechanical_damage public_exposure_requiring_response
👥 Personnel 4 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1 [#6] Allocation for site security/monitoring and on-duty support during tests.
Research Technician / Level-2 Operator 2 [#10, #12] Two Morse-literate Level-2+ operators (modeled as FTEs in wage totals) responsible for conducting tests, prep and decontamination.
Administrative Staff 1 [#19] Administrative/oversight allocation for scheduling, archive control and Level-4 pre-screening coordination.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates use midpoints of wide ranges provided in analyst notes; many items (testing frequency, in-house fabrication vs contracting, incident frequency) are uncertain, producing moderate confidence. Safe object classification and clear procedural requirements increase confidence relative to highly anomalous or poorly-documented objects.
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