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SCP-1975 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1975
Expected annual
$2.1M
One-time setup
$12.0M
Annual recurring
$2.1M
Personnel
28
One-time setup costs are dominated by the secure test range construction and large contingency reserves (~$12.04M one-time). Annual operating costs for an active testing program are roughly $2.05M/yr, driven primarily by staff wages, medical readiness, research staff, and per-test consumables and cleanup.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $12.0M
Emergency Escalation Reserve $10.0M
[#21] Catastrophic containment-breach emergency reserve (recommended one-time fund).
Contingency Reserve Legal $1.0M
[#16] Recommended legal/incident contingency reserve (one-time allocation).
Facilities $602K
[#1, #4, #9, #10] Includes containment locker installation ($2,000), secure test range construction ($500,000 assumed mid-range), deer enclosure construction ($35,000 mid), and animal safety/berm/net infrastructure ($65,000 mid).
Equipment $302K
[#2, #5, #11, #12, #17] Includes access control/CCTV hardware ($5,000), sacrificial fleet purchase & remote modifications (~$125,000), remote monitoring hardware initial deployment (~$112,500), secure transport container ($10,000), and GPS/telemetry installs on fleet (~$50,000).
Upgrades Reserve $125K
[#23] Reserve budget for containment-specific equipment upgrades if anomaly behavior changes.
Deer Initial Purchase $6K
[#9] Initial purchase/acquisition cost for 2–6 deer (mid-range).
Permits One Time $6K
[#24] One-time permitting and compliance fees (mid-range).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.1M/yr
Staff Wages $670K/yr
[#3, #15] Security staffing (2 FTE @ ~$60k each) and research team (chosen mid/high staffing: 5FTE total including researchers/data/systems engineers = ~$550k).
Logistics And Transport $292K/yr
[#12, #13, #14, #20, #5] Annual transport/convoy costs (~$20k), crash cleanup (~$15k/incident * assumed test count), towing/recovery/forensics (~$6k/incident), public road closure/cooperation (~$5k/test assumed), and sacrificial-fleet replacement tempo (~$12k/yr assumed). These are aggregated into logistics.
On Site Medical Staffing $225K/yr
[#8] Annual staffing/retainer for EMTs/trauma on-call (mid-range).
Cover Story And Legal $200K/yr
[#16] Annual legal/PR retainer and routine cover-story work (mid-range).
Administrative Overhead $150K/yr
[#18] Internal procurement, record-keeping, occupational compliance; estimated ~15% of ops (mid-range).
Per Test Vehicle Instrumentation $105K/yr
[#6] Per-test vehicle + instrument amortized consumables: per-test ~$10.5k; assumed 10 tests/yr -> ~$105k/yr.
Rapid Response Team $100K/yr
[#17] Rapid-response team training & equipment recurring cost (mid-range).
On Site Medical Per Test $65K/yr
[#8] Per-test standby/retainer costs (~$6.5k/test * assumed 10 tests/yr).
D Class Program Overhead $60K/yr
[#7] Annual D-Class program overhead (housing/custody infrastructure mid-range).
Facilities Maintenance $50K/yr
[#1, #4] Locker and secure-range upkeep, grading/fencing/small repairs; includes locker minor maintenance (~$200/yr) and range maintenance (~$50k/yr).
D Class Per Test $40K/yr
[#7] Per-test D-Class operational overhead (~$4k/test * assumed 10 tests/yr).
Periodic Audit Training $30K/yr
[#22] Annual training, drills and external audits (mid-range).
Supplies And Consumables $28K/yr
[#19] Fuel, camera media, PPE, electricity and general consumables (mid-range).
Research And Monitoring $18K/yr
[#11] Remote storage/communications and post-processing server costs (estimated annual storage/comm ~$10k–$25k, mid-range used).
Veterinary Annual $18K/yr
[#9] Annual feed, vaccines, and veterinary on-call for cervids (mid-range).
Permits Recurring $1K/yr
[#24] Permit renewals and small recurring compliance fees (mid-range).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.1M/yr
93.9% probability / year
Normal year with active testing (assumed ~10 tests/year) and no major incidents; regular staffing, consumables, maintenance, and training only.
scheduled_tests routine_maintenance no_incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $2.3M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Minor uncontrolled reappearance or small local incident requiring targeted cleanup, medical response and legal/PR intervention.
local_reappearance single-vehicle_casualty limited_public_exposure
🚨 Major Breach $5.6M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$3.5M vs baseline
SCP reappears in a civilian vehicle causing multiple casualties and a larger public incident requiring major legal/PR response and prolonged remediation.
civilian_reappearance multi-fatality_event major_public_coverage
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $17.0M/yr
0.1% probability / year +$14.9M vs baseline
Severe cascading incident with mass-casualties and national attention requiring large-scale emergency funds and extraordinary remediation/settlements.
cascade_accidents mass_casualties national_media_exposure
👥 Personnel 28 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#3] Dedicated object-level security coverage and badge control.
Research Scientist 3 [#15] Core researchers studying anomalous mechanics and behavior.
Data Engineer 1 [#15] Data ingestion, telemetry and post-processing support.
Systems Engineer 1 [#15] Instrumentation, telemetry, and range systems engineering.
Medical Officer 3 [#8] EMTs/trauma staff on-call and standby for high-speed wrecks.
Veterinarian / Animal Care 2 [#9] Animal husbandry, cervid maintenance and on-call veterinary care.
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#4] Site maintenance and range upkeep (grading, fences, barriers).
Administrative Staff 1 [#18] Procurement, records, compliance and admin support.
Rapid Response Team Agents 4 [#17] Trained capture/response team to re-secure SCP if it appears unexpectedly.
Class-D Personnel 10 [#7] D-Class assigned for testing operations (not permanent research staff but counted as on-site personnel for operations).
📋 Confidence Notes
Notes provide detailed line-item ranges and clear cost drivers, allowing a reasoned mid-range estimate; however test frequency, incident frequency, and chosen contingency reserve sizes are uncertain, producing moderate overall confidence.
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