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SCP-1928 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1928
Expected annual
$132K
One-time setup
$333K
Annual recurring
$129K
Personnel
1.1
One-time setup (airtight archival housing, monitoring, and contingency reserves) dominate initial costs (~$333k); recurring annual costs are modest (~$129k/yr) driven by fractional staff allocation, research/testing, security, and monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $333K
Upgrade Path Contingency $200K
[#24] Speculative upgrade/resilience fund for major containment/medical/research scale-up if unexpected hazardous properties are discovered.
Incident Contingency Reserve $62K
[#20] Contingency reserve for incident response, repairs, outside contractors, and potential settlements.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $24K
[#3, #12] Environmental dataloggers and initial monitoring instrumentation plus purchase of specialized monitoring equipment (EMG/EEG/high-speed camera) for experiments.
Equipment $21K
[#1, #4, #5, #6, #13] Custom padded airtight display/storage case, initial physical alarm/tamper sensors & CCTV, secure transport case, handling tools (long-handled clamps/manipulators), and initial conservator baseline/assessment service.
Facilities $18K
[#2] Climate-controlled archival cabinet / mini-vault purchase & installation (museum archival T/H controls).
Initial Cover Package $5K
[#19] One-time cover-story / public-facing package (museum label text, donation paperwork, initial legal/PR preparations).
Sop Development And Initial Training $4K
[#15] Initial SOPs, emergency procedures and initial staff training development.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $129K/yr
Staff Wages $74K/yr
[#7, #8, #9] Assigned custodian/curator (pro-rated FTE), allocated share of onsite security staffing/rapid response, and research/testing staff hours and admin time (pro-rated).
Research And Monitoring $27K/yr
[#9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #16, #22] Non-wage research/monitoring costs: human-subject testing budget (per-series), medical standby & supplies, specialized equipment maintenance/calibration, routine conservator maintenance, psychological support/occupational health, and periodic administrative review/cross-testing moratorium management.
Cover Story And Legal $12K/yr
[#19, #17] Ongoing legal/PR and secure documentation/redaction costs for classified records and public-facing materials.
Facilities Maintenance $10K/yr
[#4, #23] Ongoing monitoring/storage costs for CCTV/sensor recordings and pro-rated long-term storage overhead (utilities, HVAC, floor space).
Insurance And Replacement Accounting $2K/yr
[#21] Administrative allocation for replacement value accounting, depreciation and internal liability budgeting.
Logistics And Transport $2K/yr
[#5] Assumed one secure outsourced transfer per year (contracted secure transport team) and associated logistics.
It And Data Storage $1K/yr
[#18] Secure encrypted storage, backups and maintenance for high-quality video/audio/biometric recordings and logs.
Supplies And Consumables $800/yr
[#3, #6, #14] Silica gel/desiccant replacements and calibration, handling consumables (replacement of single-use components), and PPE/archival consumables.
Training And Sop Refresher $500/yr
[#15] Annual refresher training and brief SOP updates for staff who might handle or be near SCP-1928.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $129K/yr
92.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with scheduled maintenance, monitoring, and occasional testing within typical parameters.
routine checks planned testing no containment incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $139K/yr
6.0% probability / year +$10K vs baseline
Small containment incident or medical event requiring extra medical response, minor repairs, and limited investigation.
unexpected activation during handling minor injury during a test localized equipment repair
🚨 Major Breach $204K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Significant containment breach or incident requiring outside contractors, contingency spending, temporary isolation upgrades, and legal/compensation costs.
unauthorized access or significant alarm event incident causing injury or property damage
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $329K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Discovery of additional hazardous or complex properties (memetic/auditory effects) leading to major upgrades: hermetic isolation, remote manipulators, expanded monitoring and specialized medical research.
unexpected escalation in anomalous behavior evidence of broader memetic or sensory effects decision to scale containment/research
👥 Personnel 1.1 total
Role Count Notes
Assigned Custodian / Curator 0.1 [#7] Pro-rated FTE (0.05-0.1 FTE) responsible for routine checks, paperwork and scheduling; salary pro-rated into staff_wages.
Security Officer / MTF Agent (allocated share) 0.5 [#8] Fractional allocation of onsite security staffing/rapid response represented as pro-rated share of an officer's time/salary.
Research Scientist / Test Supervisor (allocated) 0.5 [#9] Pro-rated research staff time for experiment design, supervision and documentation (fractional FTE equivalent).
📋 Confidence Notes
Notes are specific and many line items have recommended ranges; choices above use midpoints and conservative assumptions (e.g., one secure transfer/year, one experimental series/year). Uncertainty arises from unclear testing frequency, per-test costs variability, and speculative upgrade scenarios.
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