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SCP-1982 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1982
Expected annual
$1.8M
One-time setup
$1.2M
Annual recurring
$1.7M
Personnel
13
Initial one-time setup is roughly $1.17M driven by equipment, vehicles/drones, and contingency capital; steady-state annual costs are ~ $1.74M/year driven primarily by staff wages (24/7 security) and ongoing monitoring, legal/PR, and research overhead.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.2M
Equipment $520K
[#1, #2, #3, #6, #8, #10, #13, #19, #24] Perimeter cameras and mounts (#1), NVRs/servers and switches (#2), communications backhaul installation (#3), vehicles and UAV purchases and outfitting (#6), fire-suppression equipment (#8), motion/thermal/radar sensors (#10), secure IT systems/servers for containment documentation (#13), power provisioning hardware (solar/generator) (#19), and initial PPE setup (#24).
Contingency Capital Escalation $250K
[#26] Contingency capital reserved for building temporary safe test chambers / secure facilities if escalation/testing is approved (highly situational).
Facilities $175K
[#7, #9, #20] Tent installation/anchoring and structural shoring (#7), perimeter fencing and gates (#9), and hazard remediation/asbestos/pest abatement (#20).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $150K
[#12] Specialized sensor R&D and initial testing equipment (infrasound arrays, Faraday enclosures, directional arrays, animal-borne sensors) initial budget.
Personnel Vetting One Time $60K
[#17] Initial vetting/clearance costs for existing staff/contractors (one-time bulk vetting estimate).
Legal And Cover One Time $15K
[#14] One-time creation of covert municipal documents/props and initial cover-story materials.
Legal Municipal Contingency One Time $0
[#14] Variable contingency (0–$200k) for large situational payments to local officials; set to 0 here as non-routine contingent spend.
Annual Summary Report $0
[#28] Reference note/summarization of annual baseline estimates; no incremental one-time cost assigned here.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.7M/yr
Staff Wages $1.0M/yr
[#4, #11] Security personnel 24/7 staffing (~10 FTE security officers as budgeted) and research team salaries (3 FTE researchers/technicians).
Cover Story And Legal $326K/yr
[#14, #15, #16, #18, #21, #23] Ongoing legal retainer and municipal liaison/cover-story budget (#14), social-media monitoring and rapid-response PR/ad buys (#15), medical/forensic contingency reserve per incident for cover/cleanup (#16), insurance/liability reserve (#18), on-call emergency PR/legal budget (#21), and covert community relations/retainers (#23).
Research And Monitoring $219K/yr
[#2, #3, #10, #11, #12, #13, #25] Ongoing NVR/cloud storage and maintenance (#2), communications backbone recurring costs (#3), sensor maintenance/calibration (#10), research lab overhead and equipment R&D recurring funding (#11, #12), secure document/IT administration and recurring storage/archiving (#13), and archive/historical research costs (#25).
Administrative Overhead $80K/yr
[#27] Accounting, HR, procurement, and contract management overhead (annual).
Logistics And Transport $42K/yr
[#5, #6] Annual Aug 23 surge scouting/overtime and travel costs (#5), plus vehicle/drone fuel, maintenance, insurance and operation costs (#6).
Personnel Vetting Rechecks $20K/yr
[#17] Periodic rechecks, polygraphs, and background re-investigations.
Facilities Maintenance $18K/yr
[#7, #9, #19, #20] Annual tent inspections/repairs and anchoring maintenance (#7), fence/lock maintenance (#9), power system maintenance/fuel infrastructure (#19), and routine pest-control/mold follow-up (#20).
Training And Drills $18K/yr
[#22] Annual training, drills, overtime, and inter-agency coordination exercises (including Aug 23 rehearsals).
Supplies And Consumables $11K/yr
[#8, #24] Contracted fire-watch and fire-safety inspections/consumables (#8) and PPE/decon consumables replacement (#24).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.7M/yr
45.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with steady-state monitoring, staffing, routine maintenance, and scheduled research activities.
no SCP-1982-1 appearance no major incidents standard operations only
🚨 Minor Incident $1.8M/yr
40.0% probability / year +$40K vs baseline
An SCP-1982-1 appearance that is intercepted or turned away with additional overtime, scouting, and modest PR/legal activity.
SCP-1982-1 appears on 08/23 interception requires overtime and extra scouting minor PR/cover expenditures
🚨 Major Incident $2.1M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$350K vs baseline
Containment failure of human subject (individual enters and does not return) triggering forensic response, larger PR/legal payouts, and extended investigation.
individual enters SCP-1982 and is not recovered forensic cleanup and evidence preservation large PR/legal settlements and emergency response
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $2.0M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Discovery or decision to actively test/enter SCP-1982 requiring temporary secure test facilities and one-time containment upgrades.
approved active testing/entry behavioral change necessitating secure chamber rapid procurement of temporary safe facilities
👥 Personnel 13 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 10 [#4] Minimum 8–10 FTE security officers (budgeted as 10 FTEs for 24/7 coverage and shifts; salary assumptions from analyst notes).
Research Scientist 3 [#11] 2–4 full-time researchers/technical staff; budgeted as 3 FTE researchers/technicians (salaries included in staff_wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges and containment procedures; numerical estimates use midpoints and conservative choices. Significant uncertainty remains in low-frequency, high-cost items (legal settlements, escalation capital) and regional wage/contractor variability, so confidence is medium.
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