SCP-1901 — SCP-1901 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-1901 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-1901

Expected annual

$1.3M

One-time setup

$888K

Annual recurring

$1.3M

Personnel

One-time setup costs are moderate (~$888k) driven by vault modifications, environmental/fire systems, sensor suites and a contingency reserve; recurring annual costs are larger (~$1.31M/yr) dominated by staff wages, research activity, legal/media response and contingency/replacement budgets.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $888K

Incident Contingency Reserve $500K

[#26] Contingency reserve for potential large-scale public exposure (budgeted mid-range reserve ~$500k).

Facilities $210K

[#1, #4, #5] Vault construction/modification for two vaults (~$150,000 assumed), HVAC/dehumidifier installation (~$20,000), and clean-agent fire suppression installation (~$40,000).

Equipment $102K

[#3, #7, #8, #9, #19, #20] Archive cloth purchase (#3 ~$4.5k), access-control hardware install (#7 ~$15k), non-optical sensor hardware (#8 ~$35k), specialized testing equipment (EEG/acoustic/thermal) (#9 ~$28k), initial secure server/network hardware (#19 ~$17.5k), initial PPE kit (#20 ~$1.5k).

Transport Vehicle Upgrades $50K

[#16] Vehicle allocation/upgrades for secure transport and field retrieval (~$50k one-time).

Amnestic Stockpile $10K

[#14] Initial amnestic/memetic countermeasure stockpile and administration kits (~$10k initial).

Initial Training And Documentation $10K

[#27] Initial creation of SOPs, memetic-hazard documentation and initial staff training (~$10k).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $6K

[#2] Archive-quality storage materials and custom supports for ~49 items (~$6k mid-range).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.3M/yr

Staff Wages $670K/yr

[#6, #10] Security staffing (6 Level-2 guards @ ~$40k each = $240k) and research/project staff (lead researcher, memetics specialist, 2 junior researchers, 1 lab tech ≈ $430k).

Cover Story And Legal $160K/yr

[#15, #18] Continuous media/social monitoring, rapid-response retrieval team operations, and legal/PR retainers/cover-story expenses (combined mid-range ~$160k/yr).

Research And Monitoring $157K/yr

[#9, #23, #8] Longitudinal/project research budget (~$125k/yr), periodic fMRI/scan usage (~$30k/yr), non-optical sensor maintenance/calibration (~$2k/yr).

Replacement And Attrition $75K/yr

[#22] Recruiting, hiring and training costs for permanent reassignments (assumes mid-range ~1–2 replacements/yr => ~$75k/yr).

External Collaboration Fees $55K/yr

[#28] Fees for external neuroscience/memetics consultants and hospital partnerships (~$10–100k/yr; mid ~$55k).

Psychological Screening $42K/yr

[#11] Weekly psychological exams for 4 assigned personnel (~4 × 52 × $200 ≈ $41.6k/yr).

Logistics And Transport $30K/yr

[#16] Per-retrieval operational costs, vehicle operation/overtime and annual contingency for field retrievals (~$30k/yr).

Psychiatric Counseling And Post Exposure $30K/yr

[#12] Counseling sessions, post-exposure care and contingency for reassignment/training of replacements (~$30k/yr mid-range).

Human Subjects Management $30K/yr

[#13] Subject stipends, medical screening and oversight for testing programs (~$30k/yr).

Conservation And Restoration $10K/yr

[#21] Annual conservation/restoration and specialist consulting for cardboard preservation (~$5–15k/yr; mid ~$10k).

Containment Breach Drills $10K/yr

[#17] Annual drills and emergency response planning (~$5–15k/yr; mid ~$10k).

Facilities Maintenance $8K/yr

[#4, #5] HVAC/dehumidifier and fire suppression inspection, minor vault maintenance (~$8k/yr).

Recordkeeping And It $6K/yr

[#19] Secure database, encryption, backups and IT/security maintenance (~$3–10k/yr; mid ~$6.5k).

Audit And Compliance $6K/yr

[#30] Periodic internal audits and compliance inspections (~$3–10k/yr; mid ~$6.5k).

Amnestic Replenishment And Training $5K/yr

[#14] Ongoing replenishment of amnestic supplies and training costs (~$5k/yr).

Energy Costs $4K/yr

[#25] Electricity for HVAC, monitoring equipment and vault lighting (~$1–8k/yr; mid ~$4.5k).

Supplies And Consumables $4K/yr

[#3, #20, #29] Cover laundering/inspection (~$600/yr), PPE consumables (~$750/yr), miscellaneous archival consumables and batteries/labels (~$3k/yr).

Training And Refresher $4K/yr

[#27] Annual refresher training and memetic-hazard certification (~$2–5k/yr).

Pest Control $3K/yr

[#24] Integrated pest management for cardboard (~$1–5k/yr; mid ~$3k).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.3M/yr

83.0% probability / year

Normal operational year with no major containment incidents; routine research, monitoring and maintenance only.

no_public_documentation routine_research_activity scheduled_maintenance

🚨 Minor Incident $1.5M/yr

15.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline

Localized public documentation or small leak requiring targeted retrievals, localized amnestic deployment and additional legal/PR actions.

single_instance_documented local_media_exposure limited_field_retrieval_ops

🚨 Catastrophic Public Exposure $1.9M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$600K vs baseline

Widespread viral documentation of multiple instances requiring large-scale retrievals, mass amnestic use, extended legal actions and heavy contingency spending.

viral_publication multiple_instances_exposed major_media_attention

👥 Personnel 11 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	6	Dedicated Level-2 guards assigned to vault coverage (3 shifts, 2 guards/shift). Matches security portion of staff wages [#6].
Research Scientist (Lead)	1	Senior lead researcher responsible for project oversight and protocols [#10].
Research Assistant / Junior Researcher	2	Junior researchers supporting experiments and data collection [#10].
Memetics / Cognitive Specialist	1	Specialist for memetic effects and cognitive protocol design [#10].
Engineer / Laboratory Technician	1	Lab tech for handling, equipment operation and sample management [#10].

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates derived directly from detailed analyst notes and SCP article ranges; many line items have wide ranges (e.g., contingency, legal retainers, research scope) and several costs depend on site-specific infrastructure or incident frequency, so overall confidence is medium.

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