SCP-1949 — SCP-1949 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-1949 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-1949

Expected annual

$503K

One-time setup

$226K

Annual recurring

$491K

Personnel

First-year (one-time + first-year recurring) setup costs total approximately $716,400 driven primarily by containment cell construction, one-time memetic/IT protections, and staffing/insurance choices; ongoing annual operations are dominated by staff wages, insurance/reserves, and memetic/security upkeep.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $226K

Facilities $100K

[#1] Build/retrofit 10x10x10 humaniform-grade chamber divided into three floors with secure doors, observation ports, anti-tamper fittings and alarm integration.

Decommissioning Contingency $50K

[#28] One-time contingency for safe transfer, long-term disposal, secure archiving and related legal steps if containment is terminated.

Memetic Protection Setup $18K

[#14] Memetic protection software, restricted-access controls and initial development/deployment of countermeasures and training materials (one-time portion).

Monitoring Setup $15K

[#4] Redundant video/audio feeds, motion sensors, logging equipment and local/central storage setup with memetic-safe redaction tools (one-time hardware/software purchase).

Scroll Case $12K

[#2] Museum-grade sealed display case with acrylic viewing window, two-factor lock, tamper sensors, interlocks and intrusion alarm; physical barriers to prevent unauthorized viewing.

Rf Shielding Setup $9K

[#5] Faraday enclosure and hardware locks for electronics, tamper-evident seals and initial RF-blocking installation.

It Logging Setup $6K

[#19] Small secure database/module development to track budgets, rollovers, procurement ledger (one-time setup).

Archival Setup $5K

[#3] Humidity/temperature control, UV-filtering lighting, silica desiccants and monitoring sensors for parchment conservation (one-time setup).

Furniture Package $5K

[#6] Bed, TV, couch, PS4, Kindle, custom PC procurement and initial hardening/tamper-proofing.

Access Control Initial Clearances $5K

[#15] One-time clearance processing / special-background-checks for initial staff requiring L4+ access (amortized per-new-staff element accounted as initial batch).

Cable Setup $1K

[#7] Internal media server / cable access provisioning and content licensing setup to provide curated media without Internet.

Equipment $0

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Initial Research And Lab Setup $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $491K/yr

Staff Wages $256K/yr

[#11, #12, #13] Administrative procurement labor (~4 hrs/week @ $30/hr), marginal/additional containment & security staffing (handlers and guards) and senior oversight / restricted-access review time (pro-rated senior staff time).

Insurance Reserve $75K/yr

[#27] Internal risk fund/reserve for liability, accidental public exposure or extraordinary containment failures requiring legal settlements or cover actions.

Cover Story And Legal $30K/yr

[#24] Ongoing legal/cover-story and public relations contingency, fake records, liaison costs and contingency legal work.

Emergency Contingency Fund $30K/yr

[#17] On-call rapid response fund and standby materials to meet Protocol 1949-Zulu correction-within-24-hours requirements.

Research And Monitoring $25K/yr

[#23, #4] Specialized research hours studying the contract and protocols and ongoing monitoring/storage maintenance (monitoring recurring costs included here in part).

Memetic Protection Recurring $12K/yr

[#14] Ongoing memetic countermeasure updates, staff training, software patches and restricted-access upkeep.

Medical Care $12K/yr

[#22] Regular physicals, mental health counseling, psychiatry and pharmaceuticals; emergency events extra.

Access Control Recurring $10K/yr

[#15] Periodic audits, background checks amortized per new hires, and access-control system upkeep.

Recordkeeping $10K/yr

[#25] Annual protocol addendum drafting, administrative and legal/memetics vetting of updates (Protocol 1949-Bravo/1949-Zulu reviews).

Weekly Meals $5K/yr

[#8] $100/week meal allowance paid to Jonathan Harris.

Monitoring Maintenance $4K/yr

[#4] Storage, maintenance, backup and upkeep of redundant video/audio feeds, motion sensors and memetic-safe redaction tooling.

Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr

[#21] Cleaning supplies, PPE and disposables for chamber maintenance and safe handling.

Logistics And Transport $2K/yr

[#26] Internal courier/escort and small transport/logistics costs for delivering requested meals, clothing and maintaining chain-of-custody.

Archival Maintenance $2K/yr

[#3] Annual conservation inspections, silica desiccant replacement, humidity/temperature monitoring and maintenance for the parchment scroll.

Rf Testing $2K/yr

[#5] Periodic RF sweeps, certification and testing of Faraday enclosure and hardware locks to prevent outbound signals.

Cable Service $2K/yr

[#7] Ongoing licensing, internal media server hosting and curated content delivery (no internet).

Utilities $2K/yr

[#20] Electricity for lighting, electronics, HVAC and environmental controls for human occupant and scroll case.

Clothing Allowance And Disposal $2K/yr

[#9, #16] $1,200/yr clothing allowance plus ~$600/yr for disposal, incineration/shredding and processing (destruction handling).

Annual Contest Costs $2K/yr

[#18] Overtime and staffing costs for Protocol 1949-Bravo operations on Dec 31 each year.

It Logging Maintenance $1K/yr

[#19] Ongoing maintenance and secure hosting for the budgets/rollovers/procurement ledger module.

Discretionary Budget $1K/yr

[#10] $100/month discretionary budget for hygiene, education and small entertainment (rollover rules applied administratively).

Incineration Disposal $1K/yr

[#16] Contracted or in-house destruction services for clothing and sensitive waste (ongoing).

Furniture Replacement $1K/yr

[#6] Replacement reserve for wear-and-tear for bed, TV, couch and electronics.

Facilities Maintenance $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $491K/yr

83.0% probability / year

Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine maintenance, staffing, and scheduled events only.

no incidents routine maintenance scheduled Protocol 1949-Bravo executed without problems

🚨 Minor Incident $531K/yr

15.0% probability / year +$40K vs baseline

Small containment or procedural lapse requiring rapid-response deployment, limited overtime, repairs, and legal/administrative handling.

procedural breach requiring containment correction localized equipment failure minor memetic exposure with limited staff remediation

🚨 Major Breach $791K/yr

2.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline

Serious containment breach or exposure requiring large emergency response, legal action, possible transfer/decommissioning and significant overtime/contracting.

containment failure requiring transfer major memetic leak legal/public exposure requiring large settlements and cover operations

👥 Personnel 8 total

Role	Count	Notes
Handler / Caretaker	2	[#12] Dedicated handlers for daily care and protocol adherence; example staffing shown in analyst notes.
Security Officer / MTF Agent	4	[#12] Guard posts for rotating security presence and quick response.
Research Scientist / Senior Oversight	1	[#13] L4+ oversight and memetic/legal review time pro-rated into annual costs.
Administrative Staff	1	[#11] Procurement and administrative processing of weekly/monthly requests, rollovers and recordkeeping.

📋 Confidence Notes

Containment procedures and many line items are specified in the analyst notes and SCP file, but key drivers (staffing model, insurance/reserve sizing, and contingency choices) are variable; ranges are wide and require site-level policy decisions, hence medium confidence.

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