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SCP-1934 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1934
Expected annual
$847K
One-time setup
$1.8M
Annual recurring
$828K
Personnel
9
Estimated up-front capital and contingency one-time costs are approximately $1.81M, driven by optional advanced sensing suites and escalation contingencies; recurring annual costs are approximately $828.5k/yr, driven primarily by staff wages and ongoing operations/maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.8M
Equipment $693K
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #13, #14] Access control/CCTV hardware, basic and advanced sensor suites, robotic probe platforms, initial PPE gear, and servers/hardware.
Large Scale Escalation Contingency $500K
[#23] Large-scale escalation contingency reserve for reclassification/major isolation cell/major equipment acquisition.
Emergency Contingency Fund $200K
[#12] Rapid-response retrofit/contingency reserve (one-time allowance as noted).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $150K
[#6] Custom micro-sensor development, prototype engineering and test rigs (one major R&D campaign).
Facilities $103K
[#1, #7] Door lock/signage/door reinforcement and small sealed annex/modular interface construction for controlled testing.
External Consulting Per Campaign $100K
[#15] Occasional outsourcing or rental of large-scale equipment per major campaign (representative campaign cost).
Destructive Attempt Per Campaign $50K
[#22] Small-scale destructive/penetration attempt per authorized campaign (drilling rigs, bits, vibration isolation).
Secure Transport Per Operation $10K
[#16] Secure logistics/transport per operation (sample operation cost).
Psych Support Initial $6K
[#19] Initial psychological support and witness management (one-time intake/counseling costs).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $828K/yr
Staff Wages $730K/yr
[#9, #10, #11] Research staff (3 FTE), technical operator(s) (1 FTE), and security staffing (5 FTE) including benefits and classified pay premiums.
Emergency Drills And Response $30K/yr
[#12] Annual drills and on-site emergency posture budget.
Cover Story And Legal $20K/yr
[#17] Legal/cover-up and administrative overhead, FOIA/PR mitigation and internal paperwork support.
Opportunity Cost Unusable Space $20K/yr
[#20] Equivalent cost for lost office/storage/workspace re-provisioning within Site-19.
Research And Monitoring $11K/yr
[#2, #14] Data retention/storage for CCTV/sensor logs and maintenance/licenses for compute/analysis tools.
Supplies And Consumables $6K/yr
[#8, #13] Consumables for repeated tests (papers, probes, adhesives, batteries) and PPE replacements/filters.
Long Term Archival And Audit $5K/yr
[#21] Archival maintenance, classified logs and compliance/audit trail upkeep.
Psychological Support And Witness Management $4K/yr
[#19] Ongoing counseling and follow-up for staff exposed to or testing the object.
Facilities Maintenance $3K/yr
[#18] Routine maintenance of locks, door hardware, cameras and corridor lighting.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $828K/yr
92.5% probability / year
Routine year with no major incidents: containment, scheduled testing, maintenance, and recurring operations only.
no_incidents_reported standard_testing_only
🚨 Minor Incident $858K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$30K vs baseline
Localized equipment failure or small containment-related incident requiring repairs, short-term overtime and minor replacement equipment.
sensor_failure minor_hardware_damage
🚨 Research Escalation $1.4M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$610K vs baseline
Decision to escalate R&D with acquisition of advanced sensing (gravity/muon suites) and external campaigns in a single year.
advanced_sensor_acquisition major_external_campaign
🚨 Major Breach $1.8M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Unexpected anomalous behavior or classification change necessitating major retrofit, isolation cell construction and large contingency spending.
uncontained_anomalous_activity classification_change
👥 Personnel 9 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 3 [#9] Anomaly-specialist physicists/engineers (3 FTEs included in staff wages estimate).
Technical Operator / Maintenance 1 [#10] Operator/technician to run probes and maintain sensors (1 FTE included).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 5 [#11] Security staffing for 24/7 coverage (5 FTEs included at ~$60k each).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges; however many items (advanced sensors, contingencies, campaign frequencies) are optional or highly variable, producing medium confidence in totals.
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