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SCP-419 Safe ✓ high confidence
SCP-419
Expected annual
$1.5M
One-time setup
$612K
Annual recurring
$1.4M
Personnel
16
First-year one-time setup and construction costs are approximately $612k, with ongoing annual costs of roughly $1.45M. The dominant recurring cost is personnel (continuous 24/7 human observation and security), followed by site overhead, emergency reserves, and recurring research/maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $612K
Facilities $210K
[#1, #2, #3, #12a, #14a] Reinforced mounting/frame installation, containment-room construction/modification, viewing-bay fit-out, HVAC install, and CCTV/access-control install.
Contingency First Year $187K
[#25] 10% contingency buffer applied to summed first-year one-time + recurring costs (first-year unknowns/inflation).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $75K
[#15a] Initial specialized instrumentation and research tooling (non-visual sensors, spectrometers, custom rigs) purchase.
Background Checks And Vetting $60K
[#8] Background checks, security clearance processing, polygraphs and associated administrative/travel costs for guards/observers/maintenance (~14 people).
Emergency Repair Reserve $50K
[#22] Emergency repair / replacement contingency fund for frame/glass damage and specialist contractor stabilization.
Equipment $20K
[#7a, #11] Initial guard/observer equipment purchase (weapons/armor/radios) and initial safety-harness/fall-protection kit.
Heavy Lift Rental Initial $10K
[#4] Initial certified crane/rigging rental and riggers for installation of ~1 tonne glass pane.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.4M/yr
Staff Wages $1.0M/yr
[#5, #6, #16] Continuous human monitoring observers (5 FTE ≈ $375,000/yr), security guards for viewing-bay (9 FTE ≈ $450,000/yr), and research scientist salaries (2 FTE ≈ $200,000/yr).
Site Overhead Allocation $150K/yr
[#24] Small-site overhead allocation (proportional share of site security, admin, emergency medical, legal, infrastructure overhead) applied to SCP budget.
Research And Monitoring $70K/yr
[#15b, #18, #16] Instrument maintenance/consumables (~$15,000/yr), secure data storage/logging (~$5,000/yr), and research grants/consumables portion of research program (~$50,000/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $70K/yr
[#20, #19] Legal/cover-story/obfuscation costs (~$50,000/yr) plus administrative & compliance overhead (document control, audits ~$20,000/yr).
Logistics And Transport $50K/yr
[#21] Emergency response & containment-change contingency fund / rapid response team reserve (~$50,000/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $27K/yr
[#10, #11, #12b, #13, #14b] Daily cleaning labor and small maintenance (~$15,000/yr), annual safety-harness inspection/repairs (~$650/yr), HVAC operations/maintenance (~$6,500/yr), marginal electricity/utilities (~$3,000/yr), and CCTV/access-control maintenance (~$2,000/yr).
Medical And Psych $25K/yr
[#17] Medical and psychological screening/monitoring and counseling for observers/maintenance/guards (~$25,000/yr).
Training And Drills $18K/yr
[#9] Recurring training, drills, use-of-force and certification renewals (~$18,500/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $12K/yr
[#7b, #23] Annual weapons/communications maintenance and training ammo (~$10,000/yr) and general consumables/sundries (~$2,500/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.4M/yr
89.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with continuous observation and routine maintenance; no major incidents.
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🚨 Minor Incident $1.5M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Transient containment-change or anomalous view alteration requiring on-call ERT, overtime, and short-term crane/rental use for inspection/stabilization.
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🚨 Major Breach $1.6M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Significant frame/glass damage or containment failure requiring major stabilization, specialist contractors, extended downtime and repairs.
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🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $1.5M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Discovery that requires expanded research, additional instrumentation, temporary hires and larger experiment budgets.
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👥 Personnel 16 total
Role Count Notes
Observer (watch staff) 5 [#5] Five full-time observers to provide continuous direct visual monitoring (allows rotation/leave).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 9 [#6] Nine full-time guards to provide continuous two-guard coverage with rotation, leave and premiums.
Research Scientist 2 [#16] Two full-time researchers assigned to SCP-419 (experimental work and analysis); consumables/grants accounted separately.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on detailed analyst line items with midpoints applied; SCP is Safe and containment requirements are concrete (24/7 human observation), so personnel and construction needs are well-defined.
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