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SCP-1866 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1866
Expected annual
$829K
One-time setup
$140K
Annual recurring
$828K
Personnel
7.3
One-time setup and minor renovation costs (~$140k) for a small paper-only containment room; dominant ongoing costs are personnel (research, technical, security) and recurring compliance/monitoring (~$828k/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $140K
Incident Response Reserve $50K
[#16] Baseline emergency/incident reserve to fund rapid-response, containment, specialized disposal, external consultants and legal mitigating actions.
Facilities $30K
[#1] Construction/renovation of containment room, antechamber, lockers, storage alcove, signage, minor HVAC adjustments.
Equipment $27K
[#2, #3, #7, #8, #9, #15, #19] Cardboard containment box, table, envelope, pictograph stickers; access-control hardware (outer/antechamber); initial scrubs/lockers; mechanical typewriter and archival startup supplies; quarantine racks/trays; shielded observation window and external CCTV hardware; non-electronic transport equipment.
Data Recovery Contingency $20K
[#13] Contingency set-aside for dedicated incident restoration and data recovery ($10k–$50k recommended).
It Policy Implementation $8K
[#12] One-time IT/developer hours to change templates, enforce month-name entry and modify site templates/forms.
Personnel Screening Setup $3K
[#18] HR screening and tracking one-time setup for prosthetics/tattoos restrictions, initial administrative setup.
Documentation Initial $2K
[#23] Initial printed Document 1866-01, laminated signage and non-electronic procedure manuals in compliant format.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $828K/yr
Staff Wages $721K/yr
[#4, #5, #6, #11, #13] Salaries and burdens: 1Level-4 researcher (~$200k), supporting researchers and technicians (~$400k), security guards (~$100k), admin/QA FTE for audits (~$15k), occasional IT restore staff (~$6k).
Research And Monitoring $52K/yr
[#13, #14] Annual research budget to study alteration patterns and mitigation (~$50k) plus offsite backup/storage costs and testing (~$1.5k/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $25K/yr
[#17, #21] Legal, PR, cover-story preparation and retained counsel along with insurance/compliance overhead (~$20k + ~$5k).
Supplies And Consumables $10K/yr
[#7, #8, #10, #20, #23, #24] Laundry/replacement scrubs and locker upkeep (~$5k), archival stationery and small supplies (~$500), chain-of-custody consumables (~$1.5k), disposal/archival/shredding (~$1k), documentation updates (~$600), miscellaneous consumables and contingencies (~$1.5k).
Logistics And Transport $6K/yr
[#19] Routine secure movement protocols: non-electronic transfer procedures, staffing/time for moves (~$2k–$10k/yr; baseline ~$6k).
Incident Response Replenishment $5K/yr
[#16] Annual replenishment/augmentation of incident response/reserve fund and funding for occasional specialized disposal/consultants as incidents occur.
Personnel Screening Maintenance $4K/yr
[#18] Ongoing HR/admin costs to enforce screening restrictions, update lists, and handle accommodations/reassignments.
It Policy Maintenance $3K/yr
[#12] Ongoing IT maintenance, template updates and periodic testing to enforce month-name entry and manual checks for printed logs.
Facilities Maintenance $2K/yr
[#1, #3, #15, #22] Ongoing maintenance for containment room/HVAC adjustments, access-control maintenance, CCTV storage/maintenance and marginal utilities/HVAC support.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $828K/yr
97.8% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, no containment incidents.
standard operations routine research and audits
🚨 Minor Incident $853K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
Limited accidental contamination of adjacent documents or a small transfer event requiring targeted response and overtime.
failure to follow no-objects policy localized contamination during handling
🚨 Major Breach $1.3M/yr
0.2% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Significant spread requiring site-wide quarantine, large-scale data recovery, amnestics and extended external coordination.
transport or handling failure multiple-item propagation outside containment
👥 Personnel 7.3 total
Role Count Notes
Site Responsible Researcher (Level-4 Researcher) 1 [#4] Single senior researcher with authorization duties and oversight.
Research Scientist (Mid-level, L2/3) 2 [#5] Supporting researchers for experiments, audits and documentation.
Technician 2 [#5] Technicians for handling, quarantining, and sample management.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#6] Guards/escorts to enforce entry rules and maintain separation standards.
Administrative Staff (audit/QA, part-time FTE) 0.2 [#11] 0.1–0.25 FTE for record audits and administrative compliance.
IT Staff (part-time/reserved for restores) 0.1 [#13] Occasional IT support for restores, backups and template enforcement.
📋 Confidence Notes
Many recurring personnel and basic equipment costs are well-defined in the analyst notes; incident probabilities and contingency sizes are uncertain and use midpoint estimates.
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