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SCP-1881 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1881
Expected annual
$483K
One-time setup
$290K
Annual recurring
$472K
Personnel
2
One-time setup costs are moderate (~$290k) driven by containment fit-out, testing room, and contingency reserves; recurring annual costs are dominated by personnel, D‑Class management, and ongoing research/archive maintenance (~$472k/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $290K
Incident Contingency Reserve $100K
[#14] General incident/response reserve for forensic cleanup, rapid-response team mobilization, replacement/repair and anomalous effects.
Medical Emergency Contingency $50K
[#10] Dedicated contingency fund for emergency hospitalization/treatment per major incident.
Equipment $46K
[#2, #3, #6] Surveillance/logging hardware, air-gapped server/backup hardware, and reverse-engineering electronics/toolset (including outsourced IC decapping assumptions).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $36K
[#5, #17, #18] Conservation/restoration of vintage cabinet, initial scientific research budget (contracting/emulation/fabrication), and archival accessioning/photography startup.
Facilities $20K
[#1, #4] Secure storage fit-out and small EM/shielded testing room (Faraday enclosure) for powered tests.
Public Disposition Disposal $20K
[#23] Budget for secure destruction/transfer/quarantine if decommissioning or disposal is required.
It Security One Time $8K
[#19] Initial IAM/audit tooling and insider-mitigation infrastructure one-time setup.
Training And Sop Development One Time $5K
[#16] Initial SOP write-up and initial staff training sessions.
Legal Initial Classification $3K
[#13] Initial classification / legal package and cover-story setup one-time cost.
Transport Rigging $1K
[#12] One-time rigging/cradle and packing hardware for moving heavy arcade cabinet.
Environmental Monitoring One Time $750
[#20] Temperature/humidity sensors and logging hardware one-time purchase.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $472K/yr
Staff Wages $210K/yr
[#7, #8] Salaries + benefits for research personnel (1.0 FTE anomalous-tech/retro-hardware engineer) and one dedicated security FTE.
D Class Management $180K/yr
[#9] Recurring costs to maintain a small pool of D-Class (3–5): incarceration/holding costs, custodial staffing, basic medical care and administration.
Medical And Psychological Support $25K/yr
[#10] Routine clinical/psychological coverage, baseline imaging budgets, and on-call emergency medical support (separate from contingency fund).
Research And Monitoring $20K/yr
[#2, #3, #17, #18, #19, #20] Surveillance retention and maintenance, air-gapped archive power/rotation, ongoing research contracts/emulation, archival maintenance, IT security recurring costs, and environmental sensor monitoring.
Communications And Admin $20K/yr
[#21] Administrative overhead for scheduling, reporting, cross-department coordination and containment documentation.
Cover Story And Legal $5K/yr
[#13] Annual retainer for legal counsel, cover narratives, NDAs, and redaction/FOIA response staffing.
Facilities Maintenance $3K/yr
[#1, #4] Ongoing maintenance for storage room, Faraday/test room, and general facilities upkeep.
Insurance $3K/yr
[#15] Liability/asset insurance premiums (small-value rider estimate).
Logistics And Transport $2K/yr
[#12] Per-move handling and occasional external shipping to outsource labs (annualized estimate).
Training Refreshers $2K/yr
[#16] Periodic refresher training and procedural updates.
Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr
[#5, #11] Conservation spare parts and per-test consumables/PPE/coin costs.
Utilities Small $200/yr
[#22] Incremental electricity and small utility costs for periodic testing and storage climate control.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $472K/yr
89.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine testing, no significant incidents.
normal_operations scheduled_tests_only
🚨 Minor Incident $557K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$85K vs baseline
Localized adverse event (D‑Class serious injury, single hospitalization, small-scale contamination or equipment damage).
D-class_medical_emergency localized_equipment_damage limited_forensic_cleanup
🚨 Major Breach $772K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Significant containment/medical/legal incident with public exposure, extended investigations, or major facility repairs.
public_exposure multiple_injuries_or_deaths extensive_legal_liability
👥 Personnel 2 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 1 [#7] 1.0 FTE anomalous-technology/retro-hardware engineer (salary+benefits included in staff_wages).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1 [#8] 1.0 FTE dedicated security coverage attributed to SCP-1881 (salary+benefits included in staff_wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Article and analyst notes provide detailed line items for containment and research, allowing a reasonable estimate; uncertainty remains in D-Class custody costs, frequency of external contracting (decapping/emulation), and the size/frequency of contingency events.
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