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SCP-1931 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1931
Expected annual
$2.8M
One-time setup
$3.7M
Annual recurring
$2.8M
Personnel
20
Initial one-time setup is dominated by a contingency reserve and secure vault/research buildout (~$3.69M), while recurring annual costs are driven by staffing, D‑Class management, medical readiness and logistics (~$2.79M/yr). Major incident response and public-safety liabilities can add multi-million-dollar spikes.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.7M
Contingency Reserve $2.8M
[#18] One-time contingency/reserve allocation for catastrophic liability, cleanup, litigation or large-scale incident response.
Equipment $357K
[#2, #3, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15] Mechanical jaw-locking mount, transport crate setup, test harnesses/winches, trackers & drone fleet (hardware portion), parachute kit purchase, removable bite guards/overlays, CCTV & intrusion hardware (one-time install).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $338K
[#10, #24] Initial research/test rig setup (high-speed cameras, sensors, rigging, lab buildout) and specialized engineering R&D/prototyping for neutralization options.
Facilities $250K
[#1] Secure climate-controlled containment vault upgrade including sealed case, airlock, HVAC/dehumidifier/humidifier and installation.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.8M/yr
Staff Wages $1.4M/yr
[#4, #5, #7] 24/7 security guard staffing (shift coverage), full-time conservator salary, and on-call/shared trauma/medical staffing costs.
Public Safety And Cleanup $300K/yr
[#25] Annual reserve/contracts for municipal cleanup, hazmat teams, and large-area fall/cleanup logistics.
D Class Management $275K/yr
[#6] Recruitment, housing, health checks, administration, and security overhead for D-Class test-subject pool.
Logistics And Transport $260K/yr
[#3, #12] Helicopter/aircraft on-call retainer, per-move security/transport costs, and operational deployment costs for recovery/tracking.
Research And Monitoring $252K/yr
[#10, #20, #21, #24, #11] Ongoing experimentation/data analysis, secure data storage, veterinary support for animal testing, continued R&D, and inspection/replacement of test subject control equipment.
Cover Story And Legal $172K/yr
[#16, #17] Legal/compliance, airspace coordination fees, cover-story/PR budgets, and amnestic-equivalent procurement/administration costs.
Communications And Airspace Coordination $55K/yr
[#23] Annual costs for NOTAM filings, airspace coordination, and communications necessary for tests affecting airspace.
Supplies And Consumables $30K/yr
[#8, #22] PPE, medical consumables, sterilization, small repairs, archival materials and restoration consumables.
Incident Response Drills $30K/yr
[#19] Regular training, simulation exercises, and contractor fees for incident response preparedness.
Facilities Maintenance $22K/yr
[#1, #15] Vault energy use and HVAC maintenance plus CCTV/intrusion monitoring & maintenance.
Biohazard Waste Disposal $12K/yr
[#9] Contracted medical waste disposal, incineration and decontamination services.
Parachute Maintenance $3K/yr
[#13] Maintenance, repacks and inspections for emergency parachutes and life-support kits.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.8M/yr
93.9% probability / year
Normal year with routine research, maintenance, staffing and no major incidents.
routine_testing scheduled_transports no_breaches
🚨 Minor Incident $2.9M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized containment incident or test accident requiring medical response, retrieval and limited legal/PR work.
harness_failure limited_uncontrolled_levitation field_retrieval
🚨 Major Breach $4.3M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant incident (stratospheric ascent of subject, off-site fall, public exposure) requiring large-scale recovery, legal action and public-safety operations.
stratospheric_ascent off_site_impact multiagency_response
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $7.8M/yr
0.1% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Very-low-probability catastrophic event (air-disaster, mass casualties, multi-jurisdictional exposure) leading to multi-million-dollar liabilities.
aircraft_collision mass_casualties national_exposure
👥 Personnel 20 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 14 24/7 guarded presence: 4guards per day coverage requiring ~12–16 personnel in shifts; payroll reflected in staff_wages.
Specialist Conservator 1 Full-time conservator on retainer for preservation and inspections; salary included in staff_wages.
Medical Officer / Trauma Staff 5 Combined on-call EMTs and emergency physicians reflected in the medical staffing budget in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges allowing mid-point estimates, but many items (incident frequency, per-move counts, contingency sizing) require assumptions; therefore moderate confidence.
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