SCP-1984 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-1984
Expected annual
$6.2M
One-time setup
$4.0M
Annual recurring
$6.1M
Personnel
15
Initial capital expenditure is approximately $4.01M for a dedicated containment chamber, advanced lighting/control hardware, non-visual sensors, robotics and power redundancy. Recurring annual costs are approximately $6.07M driven primarily by staff wages, ongoing R&D, maintenance, contingency reserves and cover/legal operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $4.0M
Equipment $1.9M
[#2, #3, #6, #7, #9, #10] High-speed programmable lighting and shutter grid (#2), redundant non-visual sensor suite (thermal, LIDAR, radar, seismic, etc.) (#3), robotic manipulators and remote intervention platforms (#6), secure data/recording infrastructure (#7), personal anti-shadow equipment kits for staff (#9), and secure transport vehicles fleet (#10).
Facilities $1.6M
[#1, #8] Construction or conversion of a purpose-built light-tight containment chamber with airlocks, interlocks and decontamination airlocks (#1), plus retrofit/installation of 10 safe-room / anti-shadow refuge rooms for personnel (#8).
Ai Control Software $300K
[#4] One-time development of automated AI fusion and control software (sensor fusion, lighting orchestration, robotics orchestration, ML model development and safety interlocks).
Power Systems $200K
[#5] Redundant power and environmental systems initial build (UPS, generators, HVAC modifications, EMI shielding as required).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $6.1M/yr
Staff Wages $1.8M/yr
[#12] Dedicated containment and research personnel salaries and benefits (containment leads, engineers, scientists/psychologists, security staff, technicians) supporting 24/7 coverage.
Research And Monitoring $1.2M/yr
[#11] Ongoing specialized R&D program for sensors, behavioral study, controlled trials and test facilities.
Contingency Breach Reserve $1.0M/yr
[#18] Annual contingency reserve for breach response, emergency mortuary/forensics, search and recovery operations (budgeted as a reserve to cover serious incidents).
Facilities Maintenance $400K/yr
[#14] Annual maintenance, calibration and spare parts for lighting grids, sensors, robots, generators, HVAC and software patching (estimated at ~10–20% of capital equipment per year).
Field Concealment Operations $400K/yr
[#22] Public/field concealment logistics, contractor buyouts, footage acquisition and site takeovers for incidents outside Foundation property.
Cover Story And Legal $300K/yr
[#19] Legal, cover story, records management, nondisclosure payments, public relations and false transfers for incidents and leak suppression.
Security Overtime $300K/yr
[#13] Security overtime, hazard pay and replacement hiring pool for extra watches, missing-employee response and premium pay during heightened risk.
Medical And Psych $200K/yr
[#16] Medical, psychiatric care and personnel support for stalked or returned staff (counselling, PTSD treatment, occupational health).
Logistics And Transport $150K/yr
[#17] Incident response team operating costs: rapid-deploy vehicles, temporary containment kits, travel and temporary site occupation.
Background Checks Monitoring $100K/yr
[#20] Background checks, continuous monitoring and insider-threat mitigation (polygraphs, psych evals, ongoing monitoring).
Training And Sop $100K/yr
[#21] Regular training, SOP development and drills for shadow-avoidance protocols, transport SOPs and staff education.
Supplies And Consumables $80K/yr
[#15] Energy and fuel costs for continuous high-output lighting and generator fuel/consumption; general consumables for containment operations.
Control Software Updates $35K/yr
[#4] Recurring updates, model retraining and maintenance for the AI fusion and control software (ongoing dev/support).
Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $6.1M/yr
75.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine maintenance, R&D and staffing costs only.
no incidents routine operations
🚨 Minor Incident $6.2M/yr
20.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized incident: a single disappearance or small-scale breach requiring targeted recovery, extra overtime, forensic work and limited PR/legal action.
single personnel disappearance localized breach limited public exposure
🚨 Major Breach $8.1M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Significant multi-target breach or high-profile exposure requiring large-scale recovery, long-term investigations, mortuary/forensics and substantial PR/legal expenditure.
multi-target disappearances external discovery large-scale recovery operations
👥 Personnel 15 total
Role Count Notes
Containment Lead 2 Senior containment oversight, 24/7 rota coverage.
Engineer / Maintenance 3 Maintain lighting/grid, sensors, generators and robotics.
Research Scientist 2 Behavioral study and sensor R&D.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 24/7 security presence, transport and rapid response.
Technician 2 Operate remote systems, data logging and routine calibrations.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are directly derived from analyst-provided ranges and the contained article; capital items and staffing estimates are reasonably well-specified, but large uncertainty remains around R&D scale, contingency needs and frequency/severity of breach incidents.
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