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SCP-1954 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1954
Expected annual
$2.0M
One-time setup
$334K
Annual recurring
$2.0M
Personnel
10
One-time setup approximately $333,500 for vault, lab fit-out, equipment and initial administrative/legal setup; annual recurring costs about $1,970,400 driven primarily by staff wages, legal/cover-up, site overhead, emergency readiness, and a contingency reserve.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $334K
Equipment $77K
[#2, #3, #13, #21, #26] Climate-controlled enclosure, high-resolution CCTV and tamper detection hardware, autoclave purchase & installation, armored transport vehicle purchase, and initial IT/cybersecurity hardware.
Facilities $68K
[#1, #22] Secure storage vault installation and secondary/duplicate containment construction; structural work and site modifications to house climate enclosure and redundant locked container.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $64K
[#11, #12, #29] Controlled testing suite / observation-room fit-out, initial PPE/handling tools and archival supplies, and archival duplication / secure redaction setup (initial printing/bindery).
Initial Background Checks $60K
[#8] Initial background investigations and high-level clearances for ~10 staff (initial reinvestigations/processing costs).
Policy And Hr Legal Setup $28K
[#9] One-time legal vetting, policy drafting, and initial HR/training materials to implement male-only access policy and cover/legal planning for compliance.
Recruitment Premium Initial $20K
[#18] Initial recruitment premium for hiring male-only staff for roles normally mixed (signing/relocation bonuses).
Initial Training $18K
[#10] Initial training program for guards, researchers, custodians on SOPs, emergency procedures, and mandatory recording protocols.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.0M/yr
Staff Wages $965K/yr
[#4, #5, #6, #7, #23] 24/7 armed on-site guard staffing (4 FTE, Level-3), remote monitoring/security ops (2 FTE), on-site custodian/SCP technician (1 FTE), research personnel (2 FTE), and transcription/information-analysis specialist(s) (1 FTE).
Contingency Reserve $328K/yr
[#25] Contingency reserve (20% of non-contingency recurring operations) to cover extreme incidents, mass-casualty remediation, emergency quarantine, legal payouts, and large one-off remediation costs.
Cover Story And Legal $232K/yr
[#9, #17, #18] Ongoing HR/legal administration to enforce male-only policy, legal/cover-up and disinformation budget, and ongoing retention/turnover premium costs.
Facilities Maintenance $170K/yr
[#2, #3, #11, #13, #22, #26, #29, #30] Climate control electricity & maintenance, CCTV storage/maintenance, controlled-testing-suite upkeep, autoclave maintenance & waste disposal, redundant containment maintenance, IT/cybersecurity maintenance, archival maintenance, and allocated Site-76 overhead amortization.
Logistics And Transport $160K/yr
[#15, #16, #21, #27] Emergency response / rapid intervention readiness (equipment, drills), forensic/cleanup retainer, annual armored-transport contingency for relocation, and inventory-control / hazardous-materials restriction administration.
Research And Monitoring $107K/yr
[#8, #10, #14, #19, #20, #23, #28] Ongoing background reinvestigations, annual training refreshers, contracted medical & psychiatric support, monitoring/logging/auditing labor, secure data storage and transcription services, specialist analysis time (portion not in wages), and ethical oversight/IRB costs.
Supplies And Consumables $7K/yr
[#12, #24] PPE replacements, handling tools, archival consumables, and consumables/materials for controlled testing.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.0M/yr
95.5% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with routine testing, monitoring, and no major incidents.
routine operations scheduled testing no unauthorized contact or breach
🚨 Minor Incident $2.1M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Small containment incident or unauthorized female contact requiring targeted cleanup, medical attention, limited legal/cover actions, and short-term staffing overtime.
unauthorized female contact localized ritual contamination small breach of vault or protocol
🚨 Major Breach $2.6M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$675K vs baseline
Larger breach with multiple injuries/contamination, significant forensic cleanup, elevated PR/legal response, and temporary increased staffing/security costs.
multi-person exposure significant ritual violence or contamination external witness or leak requiring wide cover-up
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $3.5M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
High-profile catastrophic event with casualties, mass contamination, public exposure, major legal settlements, and possible site quarantine/relocation.
mass-casualty ritual event public leak with media attention extended site quarantine or relocation
👥 Personnel 10 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent (armed guard, Level-3) 4 [#4] Four FTE to provide 24/7 armed on-site guard coverage including leave/rotation.
Security Operations / Remote Monitoring 2 [#5] Two FTE monitoring cameras, alarms, and access control remotely.
On-site Custodian / SCP Specialist 1 [#6] Single trained technician/custodian enforcing male-only handling and conducting handling/logging duties.
Research Scientist / Male Tester 2 [#7] Two male researchers to run controlled tests, transcribe instructions, and analyze changes.
Transcription / Analysis Specialist 1 [#23] Specialist (0.5–1 FTE represented here as 1 FTE) for transcription, linguistic and behavioral analysis.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges for nearly all categories, enabling a midpoint-based estimate; uncertainty remains due to wide ranges on salaries, legal/cover-up needs, incident probabilities and severity, and allocation of site overhead.
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