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SCP-1896 Safe ✓ high confidence
SCP-1896
Expected annual
$134K
One-time setup
$59K
Annual recurring
$131K
Personnel
0.75
One-time setup approximately $59,000 driven by equipment, research instrumentation, and initial administrative/legal setup; recurring operating costs approximately $131,000/year driven by pro-rated facility space, staff wages, research/testing, and a contingency reserve.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $59K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $30K
[#7] Research instrumentation for testing (EEG, sensors, DAQ, test-room set-up).
Equipment $16K
[#1, #3, #9, #13, #18] Metal archival cabinet, cameras/NVR/installation, one-time medical/emergency equipment, IT setup/hardware, containment hardware (ties/tools/dolly).
Recovery And Transport $5K
[#6] Crating, secure transport, vehicle/personnel for recovery, chain-of-custody and cover story logistics.
Cover Story Setup $5K
[#17] One-time legal/cover-up setup and documentation.
Sop Development And Initial Training $2K
[#11] One-time SOP development and initial training materials/runbooks.
Decommissioning Planning $500
[#19] One-time contingency fund for documentation/transfer/disposal planning.
Facilities $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $131K/yr
Staff Wages $40K/yr
[#4, #5] Monitoring technician (0.25 FTE) and incremental security guard allocation/background vetting.
Research And Monitoring $35K/yr
[#8, #9, #10, #21] Per-test operational costs (10 tests/year), medical oversight contract ($10,000/yr), psychological aftercare, and behavioral research/data-analysis overhead.
Facilities Maintenance $34K/yr
[#2, #3, #13, #14, #15, #16] Pro-rated room/HVAC/space allocation, camera/storage maintenance, IT/documentation maintenance, incremental electrical, periodic inspections/tech time, archival/conservation share.
Contingency $21K/yr
[#20] Miscellaneous/contingency reserve (~20% of recurring costs per analyst recommendation).
Cover Story And Legal $1K/yr
[#17] Ongoing cover-story maintenance, FOIA/press handling contingency.
Supplies And Consumables $300/yr
[#12, #18] Gloves, cleaning, zip ties, spare containment items (annual replacement).
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $131K/yr
92.0% probability / year
Normal year with scheduled tests and no adverse incidents.
scheduled_tests routine_maintenance no_public_exposure
🚨 Minor Incident $151K/yr
7.0% probability / year +$20K vs baseline
Small containment/administrative incident requiring extra recovery, medical follow-up, minor repairs and limited PR/legal work.
localized_damage_to_container medical_follow-ups limited_public_inquiry
🚨 Major Breach $331K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Significant exposure or containment failure requiring relocation, extended medical/psychological treatment, large-scale PR/legal response and replacement of equipment.
public_exposure large-scale_media_attention facility_relocation
👥 Personnel 0.75 total
Role Count Notes
Monitoring Technician 0.25 [#4] Part-time/0.25 FTE to review footage, perform scheduled inspections and hands-off checks.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 0.5 [#5] Incremental portion of site security roster allocated to SCP-1896 containment.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst provided itemized line items with specific estimates for one-time and recurring costs; SCP is Safe-class and low-risk, so cost drivers are well-defined (facility space, pro-rated personnel slices, tests and contingency).
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