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SCP-1945 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1945
Expected annual
$1.9M
One-time setup
$2.0M
Annual recurring
$1.8M
Personnel
21
Estimated first-year one-time costs are approximately $2.23M driven primarily by construction of a hardened monitoring annex, equipment (servers, cabling, vehicles) and a contingency reserve; ongoing annual costs are approximately $1.83M driven mainly by staffing (24/7 observers and security), legal/cover-story expenses, and IT/maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.0M
Facilities $1.3M
[#1, #3, #26] New hardened/secure monitoring annex (~150m from anomalous zone), perimeter/fencing installation (initial), and structural stabilization/refit work for the anomalous structure.
Equipment $321K
[#4, #5, #6, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14] Lead‑coated feedthrough/cable installation, signal-capture hardware, on-site servers/RAID/tape robot, initial security uniforms and armory fit, nonlethal response equipment, initial vehicle fleet, generator/UPS purchase, initial hazardous-material safety installations, and PPE procurement.
Contingency Reserve $200K
[#21] One-time contingency/incident response reserve (rolling fund held for emergency replacement, medical response, rapid equipment replacement).
Property Acquisition $150K
[#2] One-time purchase or landowner compensation via shell entities as a site acquisition option (alternative to recurring lease option).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $60K
[#7] Custom SSTV decoding/analysis software development, secure UI, QA and security vetting (initial development costs).
Cover Story Initial $30K
[#20] Initial public-relations and local narrative seeding ("radioactive waste" story), signage and upfront local payments.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.8M/yr
Staff Wages $1.4M/yr
[#8, #9, #16, #17, #15] 9 FTE continuous observers/attendants, ~6 security officers, 1 shift supervisor, research staff (2–4 FTE), 1 sysadmin (1–2 FTE), and contracted/onsite mental-health counselor support.
Cover Story And Legal $140K/yr
[#19, #20] Legal retainer, insurance premiums, ongoing PR/cover-story expenditures and local reimbursements tied to secrecy maintenance.
Research And Monitoring $110K/yr
[#6, #7, #18, #27, #28] Secure server power/replacements/off-site backup management, software maintenance, data retention and archival migration, anomalous-specific testing budget, and records/audit/compliance costs.
Facilities Maintenance $82K/yr
[#3, #22, #13, #26] Perimeter/gate/sensor maintenance, routine building ops (HVAC/plumbing/janitorial), hazardous-material monitoring and disposal programs, and periodic inspections/minimal interventions for the anomalous structure.
Logistics And Transport $60K/yr
[#11, #12] Vehicle fuel/maintenance and diesel generator fuel/maintenance / UPS support operating costs.
Supplies And Consumables $50K/yr
[#4, #5, #9, #10, #14, #23] Cable/connector replacement and spares, signal-capture spare parts, uniform replacement, nonlethal-equipment maintenance, PPE/medical consumables, and signal-extraction consumables.
Local Authority Coordination $15K/yr
[#25] Payments/reimbursements and administrative fees to local police/fire under the cover story; ongoing liaison costs.
Training And Certifications $12K/yr
[#24] Ongoing SOP, nonlethal response, lead handling, secure-coding and classified-data handling training and certification costs.
Property Lease Compensation $6K/yr
[#2] Annual lease or landowner compensation alternative to one-time purchase (lower-cost option).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.8M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with standard monitoring, maintenance, and no major incidents.
steady monitoring routine maintenance regular legal/PR activity
🚨 Minor Incident $1.9M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Intermittent hardware/signal failures or short outages requiring emergency replacement, overtime labor, and limited incident response.
cable/signal degradation temporary server failure minor site incident requiring repair
🚨 Major Breach $2.8M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Significant memetic exposure or containment incident causing casualties, major legal/medical response, equipment replacement, and heightened containment measures.
memetic frame distribution staff casualty or mass psychological exposure major equipment destruction
👥 Personnel 21 total
Role Count Notes
Observer / Monitoring Staff 9 [#8] 3 per shift to ensure at least one observer plus two attendants continuously; staffing to cover rotations, sick leave, and training.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#9] 4–6 guards assumed for 24/7 coverage; count here uses 6 guards.
Security Supervisor 1 [#9] Shift supervisor to coordinate security team and responses.
Research Scientist 3 [#16] 2–4 FTE researchers to analyze frames and manage reporting; midpoint used.
Systems Administrator / IT Security 1 [#17, #6] 1 dedicated sysadmin for air-gapped servers, backups, and secure updates (1–2 range in notes).
Mental Health Counselor 1 [#15] Counselling and psychological support for observers and incident follow-ups (contracted or on-staff).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, allowing a reasonable mid-range estimate, but many costs (property decisions, frequency of memetic incidents, local contracting rates, long-term retention policy) remain uncertain, so confidence is medium.
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