SCP-1891 — SCP-1891 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-1891 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-1891

Expected annual

$320K

One-time setup

$1.0M

Annual recurring

$305K

Personnel

One-time setup costs are dominated by a large contingency reserve and purchase of specialized equipment/instrumentation; recurring costs are driven by dedicated security staffing, insurance/risk reserves, and conservator retainers.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.0M

Large Scale Reserve $750K

[#25] Large-scale worst-case contingency fund / reserve for mass incidents, legal settlements, replacements or long-term study.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $143K

[#11, #12, #13] Research program to characterize triggers (#11 $60,000), purchase of non-destructive imaging/instrumentation for documentation and analysis (#12 $80,000), and initial IT/archival hardware (#13 $3,000).

Equipment $42K

[#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #8, #18] Includes museum-grade display case (#1 $17,500), microclimate control unit and installation (#2 $5,000), environmental sensors purchase (#3 $2,250), hardwired CCTV install (#4 $8,000), access control install (#5 $3,500), art-handling/crate infrastructure initial purchase (#8 $5,500), UPS purchase (#18 $1,250).

Containment Relocation $30K

[#21] Contingency cost to move SCP-1891 to offsite vault or separate structure (specialized movers, case redesign).

Facilities $25K

[#9] Quarantine/airlock procedure room remodel to create a small screening anteroom outside the structure. Estimate chosen mid-range.

Provenance Research $6K

[#20] One-time provenance and historical research into "Marco Saul" (archival fees, specialist consultations).

Legal Retainer $5K

[#16] One-time initial legal/communications retainer for cover-story development and emergency prep.

Training And Sop Development $4K

[#14] Initial development of SOPs, staff training sessions and signage.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $305K/yr

Staff Wages $117K/yr

[#6] Dedicated security staffing: 2full-time guards (2 × $45,000 + ~30% benefits ≈ $117,000/yr).

Insurance Or Risk Reserve $100K/yr

[#17] Incremental insurance or internal risk reserve for damaged/altered artworks (midpoint estimate for a $10M collection at ~1%).

Incident Conservation Reserve $50K/yr

[#22] Annual set-aside for cataloging and treatment of accidentally converted paintings; recommended midrange reserve ($50,000/yr).

Logistics And Transport $10K/yr

[#7, #8] On-call/temporary security for art movements budgeted ($10,000/yr) and minor annual replacements/repairs for transport crates (#8 $1,000/yr included in this line).

Administrative Overhead $10K/yr

[#23] Administrative overhead and record-keeping (authorization approvals, audits, internal compliance officers).

Conservator Retainer $5K/yr

[#10] Conservator retainer for condition assessments and restorative treatment.

Incident Response Drills $5K/yr

[#15] Annual incident response drills and tabletop exercises.

Cover Story And Legal $3K/yr

[#16] Annual PR/legal contingency and communications retainer costs.

Research And Monitoring $2K/yr

[#3, #13] Environmental sensor data storage and logging (#3 $350/yr) and IT/archival hosting and maintenance (#13 $1,250/yr) and small misc monitoring costs.

Cctv And Security Maintenance $2K/yr

[#4, #5, #19] CCTV archiving and maintenance (#4 $1,250/yr), access control maintenance (#5 $300/yr), and general maintenance contract aggregated (#19 $0 here as separate but small servicing captured).

Supplies And Consumables $1K/yr

[#24] Consumables and replacement materials (gloves, packing tape, replacement silica gel, archival paper, small tools).

Energy And Utilities $750/yr

[#18] Electricity for microclimate, cameras, access control, lighting (small continuous draw).

Facilities Maintenance $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $305K/yr

89.0% probability / year

Normal year with no major incidents; routine operations, monitoring, and scheduled maintenance only.

routine_monitoring scheduled_maintenance

🚨 Minor Incident $344K/yr

10.0% probability / year +$39K vs baseline

Single painting is accidentally exposed/converted requiring targeted restoration, legal/PR work, and extra security overtime.

single_conversion_event localized_restoration

🚨 Major Incident $1.4M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$1.1M vs baseline

Multiple high-value paintings inadvertently converted or significant public exposure requiring large-scale restoration, legal settlements, and extensive PR.

multiple_conversions public_exposure insurance_claims

👥 Personnel 2 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	2	[#6] Two full-time guards to provide coverage for handling/transfer windows and routine enforcement (2 × $45,000 + benefits included in staff_wages).

📋 Confidence Notes

Containment and requirements are well-described (Safe class) so many cost items are well scoped, but the original notes provide wide ranges for key items (insurance, restoration, reserve), producing moderate uncertainty.

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