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SCP-1890 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1890
Expected annual
$189K
One-time setup
$67K
Annual recurring
$187K
Personnel
2
One-time capital of $67,200 for archival housing, access-control upgrades, digitization, and related fixtures; recurring annual costs of $186,700 driven mainly by staff wages (security and research), medical monitoring/neuropsych reserves, and ongoing conservation/monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $67K
Facilities $31K
[#2, #4, #17, #23] Climate-control upgrade installation, restricted-access room modifications, incident/quarantine space setup, and initial behavioral mitigation workstations/signage (structural/modification costs summed).
Equipment $20K
[#1, #3, #5, #6, #10] Custom archival container, initial environmental/data-logger hardware, CCTV/access-control hardware install, badge/exposure-tracking system initial cost, and initial off-site encrypted backup setup.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $12K
[#9, #19] High-resolution digitization equipment/contract and initial documentation/database setup for cataloging and digital copies.
Training Program $4K
[#7] Initial development of SOPs, handling training materials, sign-offs and setup of training program.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $187K/yr
Staff Wages $65K/yr
[#13, #14] Marginal security escort coverage/guard allocation and incremental research staffing/overtime to enforce rotation and exposure limits (summed FTE/part-time costs).
Research And Monitoring $60K/yr
[#3, #11, #15, #16, #18, #19] Environmental monitoring calibration/cloud monitoring; routine conservator inspections/treatments; medical/occupational health baseline & follow-up testing; neuropsych/psychiatric consultation reserve; controlled-research oversight (IRB-equivalent) costs; and documentation maintenance fees.
Insurance And Reserve $23K/yr
[#22] Annual artifact insurance premium plus an allocated reserve for potential claims and replacement/worker-incident contingencies (combined premium + reserve allocation).
Contingency Reserve $15K/yr
[#25] Miscellaneous contingency fund for unexpected research, repairs, emergency relocation, or post-incident upgrades.
Cover Story And Legal $8K/yr
[#21, #24] Cover-story/public-record management and legal/HR administration for employment accommodations, sick leave processing and related administrative overhead.
Facilities Maintenance $6K/yr
[#2, #5, #17, #23] HVAC energy and maintenance for tightened climate specs, CCTV recording storage/maintenance, quarantine area upkeep, and workstation/signage upkeep.
Logistics And Transport $5K/yr
[#20] Secure, climate-controlled couriering/escorted transport for occasional moves (assumes ~2 moves/year).
Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr
[#8, #9, #10] PPE and consumables (gloves, lint-free cloths), digitization printing/storage costs, and recurring off-site storage/ingress/egress charges.
Pest Management $1K/yr
[#12] Integrated pest management visits and emergency pest response to protect photographic materials.
Training Program Refresh $1K/yr
[#7] Annual refresher training and SOP updates for handlers and researchers.
Software Support $600/yr
[#6] Recurring support/maintenance for personnel scheduling & exposure-tracking software / badge integration.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $187K/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with routine monitoring, training, and no incidents requiring significant medical/insurance payouts.
routine operations scheduled digitization and conservation no acute exposures
🚨 Minor Incident $207K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$20K vs baseline
Single acute exposure event affecting one staff member requiring medical treatment, short-term replacement staffing, and minor investigation/administrative costs.
single acute exposure >60 hours for one staff medical follow-up & short-term replacement internal incident review
🚨 Major Incident $302K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$115K vs baseline
More severe multi-person exposure or extended dysfunction requiring substantial medical treatment, multiple temporary replacements, legal action, and larger reserve drawdown.
multiple personnel exceeding exposure limits extended worker compensation and specialist care external legal/claims costs
👥 Personnel 2 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1 [#13] Marginal allocation for escorted handling and checkpoint coverage (part-time/rotating assignment budgeted as ~1 FTE-equivalent for accounting).
Research Scientist 1 [#14] Research staffing to manage access, rotations, digitization oversight and handling; additional coverage budgeted as incremental FTE/overtime.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provided detailed line items and ranges allowing mid-point estimates for each category; remaining uncertainty arises from staffing choices, frequency of transports/incidents, and the size of insurance/reserve allocations.
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