SCP-1930 — SCP-1930 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-1930 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-1930

Expected annual

$278K

One-time setup

$178K

Annual recurring

$272K

Personnel

One-time setup costs are modest (~$177k) driven by contingency/reserve and specialized research access; annual operating costs center on an ongoing research program and medical/contingency reserves (~$272k/yr). Main drivers are advanced research program, medical contingency, and Class D program costs.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $178K

Contingency Seed $50K

[#17] One-time contingency/insurance reserve seed for escalations or replacement/repair.

Decommissioning Reserve $50K

[#23] One-time reserve for potential decommissioning/quarantine operations or special disposal.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $40K

[#10] One-time advanced instrument/access campaign (synchrotron/cryo-EM/penetrating probes) and related secure experiment setup.

Pr Incident Response Seed $10K

[#21] Seed budget for a single-incident PR/cover campaign (one-time reserve).

Facilities $9K

[#1] Secure-item locker procurement & installation per Site-19 specs.

Equipment $7K

[#2, #11] Initial digital recorder, mounts/cabling/UPS and sensor suite (thermal/EM/force/vibration) installs.

Training And Sop Initial $5K

[#13] Initial staff training program and SOP development.

Transport Case And Prep $5K

[#18] Specialized containment transport case / per-move preparation (one-time purchase).

Props And Toolkits $2K

[#19] Initial cached toolkits and period-appropriate props for experimentation.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $272K/yr

Advanced Research Program $100K/yr

[#10] Ongoing targeted research program costs (instrument access, specialist staff, campaigns).

Medical Contingency $50K/yr

[#7] On-call medical response reserve and contingency for ER/surgery/ICU events.

Class D Program $30K/yr

[#5] Annual Class D recruitment/management/administrative and per-subject marginal costs for occasional tests.

Contingency Topup $25K/yr

[#17] Annual top-up to contingency/reserve for unexpected escalations and liability.

Cover Story And Legal $20K/yr

[#12] Ongoing legal/cover operations overhead, witness handling and amnestic administration support.

Staff Wages $6K/yr

[#4] Daily audio-check technician time (0.25–0.5 hrs/day) plus occasional research follow-ups.

Ethics And Compliance $6K/yr

[#20] Institutional review, oversight committee costs and compliance admin.

Supplies And Consumables $5K/yr

[#6] Medical supplies and surgical instrument consumables for experiments (bandages, sutures, disposables, specialty kit rotation).

Research And Monitoring $4K/yr

[#3] Audio data storage, backups, analysis software/licenses and low-bandwidth archive costs.

Ppe And Decon $3K/yr

[#8] PPE rotation, biohazard decon supplies and contracted cleanup amortized annually.

Training And Sop Refresher $3K/yr

[#13] Annual refresher training and periodic drills.

Security Marginal $3K/yr

[#14] Marginal additional security patrols/badge/CCTV overhead tied to SCP-1930.

Sterilization And Hvac $3K/yr

[#15] Autoclave cycles, instrument sterilization, and pro-rated HVAC/clean-room overhead.

Logistics And Transport $2K/yr

[#18] Annual budget for occasional secure transfer / mobilization costs.

Biohazard Waste $2K/yr

[#9] Regulated medical/biohazard waste disposal costs.

Data And Recording $2K/yr

[#16] IT/admin support for incident logs, archives, secure records retention and audits.

Pr Monitoring $2K/yr

[#21] Annual media monitoring and low-level PR readiness.

Miscellaneous Administrative $2K/yr

[#24] Procurement, audits, small shipping, seals, labels and petty supplies.

Sensor Maintenance $1K/yr

[#11] Maintenance and calibration for thermal/EM/force/vibration sensors.

Long Term Storage $1K/yr

[#22] Pro-rated shelf/room climate control and storage amortization at Site-19.

Props Replacement $500/yr

[#19] Annual replacement budget for worn/damaged props and ancillary tools.

Recorder Replacement $100/yr

[#2] Amortized replacement cost for digital recorder (replacement every 3–5 years).

Facilities Maintenance $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $272K/yr

87.0% probability / year

Normal uneventful year with routine monitoring, occasional small experiments, and no major incidents.

routine monitoring infrequent low-risk tests no medical or PR incidents

🚨 Minor Incident $287K/yr

10.0% probability / year +$15K vs baseline

Small containment/medical incident requiring cleanup, witness amnestic administration and modest PR/cover costs.

minor injury during test biohazard cleanup single-witness amnestic + small PR response

🚨 Major Medical Incident $432K/yr

2.0% probability / year +$160K vs baseline

Serious injury or death during experimentation requiring surgery/ICU, extended medical/legal response and stronger PR/cover operations.

serious casualty from invasive procedure ICU/surgery costs legal settlements and intensive PR

🚨 Research Scale Up $392K/yr

1.0% probability / year +$120K vs baseline

Decision/year requiring large-scale targeted research campaign or repeated high-end instrument access to characterize the anomalous material.

specialized instrument campaigns increased experiment cadence expanded staff and external facility access

👥 Personnel 1 total

Role	Count	Notes
Technician	1	[#4] Part-time technician responsible for daily recorder checks (0.25–0.5 hrs/day) and forwarding anomalous audio; staff_wages line maps to this position.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are based on analyst-supplied ranges and typical Foundation accounting. Reasonable mappings are available for each line item, but many items (medical incidents, advanced instrument access, contingency reserves) have wide ranges, producing moderate uncertainty.

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