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SCP-914 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-914
Expected annual
$3.5M
One-time setup
$3.7M
Annual recurring
$3.9M
Initial one-time setup is approximately $3.75M driven by secure cell construction, research instrumentation, spare parts inventory and contingency funding. Annual recurring costs are roughly $3.48M/yr, dominated by staff wages, specialized maintenance, emergency readiness and legal/cover-up allocations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.7M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.5M
[#10, #11, #13] Precision machine shop/CNC/watchmaking tooling and major diagnostic/analytical laboratory instruments plus initial spare-parts inventory for preventative maintenance and testing.
Facilities $1.2M
[#1, #3] Construction/retrofit of Research Cell 109-B sized for SCP-914 including reinforced slab, blast-rated doors, anchors and floor/foundation reinforcement.
Contingency Reserve One Time $550K
[#23] Initial contingency/reserve appropriation to cover major unforeseen repairs, relocation or replacement of facility components if required.
Equipment $445K
[#4, #6, #9, #14, #15, #19] One-time purchase/installation of redundant surveillance & access hardware, guard gear issuance, initial tooling related to maintenance, secure sample lockers/containers, PPE setup, and initial secure IT hardware.
Installation And Transport $90K
[#2] Crating, insurance, heavy-flatbed transport, crane/rigging and specialty riggers for moving/installing the several-ton device into 109-B.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.9M/yr
Research And Monitoring $750K/yr
[#8, #13, #24] Salaries for dedicated research staff, maintenance/calibration/reagents for diagnostic equipment, and long-term conservation/preservation costs.
Staff Wages $625K/yr
[#5] 24/7 guard staffing (multiple guards, supervisors, benefits/overtime) fully loaded estimate.
Supplies And Consumables $438K/yr
[#6, #11, #12, #14, #15, #20] Recurring guard gear replacements, spare-parts replenishment, lubricants/cleaning consumables, sample handling consumables, PPE disposables, and test consumables.
Emergency Response And Mtf Readiness $325K/yr
[#17] Rapid-response team readiness, training, transport, assigned equipment and allocated on-call hours for containment incidents.
Cover Story And Legal $300K/yr
[#18] Legal counsel, front-company maintenance, information control, cover-ups and paid witness costs as needed.
Technical Maintenance Staff $250K/yr
[#9] Skilled machinists/horologists/precision mechanics for routine inspection, repairs and emergency extractions.
Public Relations $175K/yr
[#28] Targeted misinformation, media buys and narrative management to mitigate exposure risks.
Administrative Overhead $130K/yr
[#26] Scheduling approvals, administrative personnel, clearance paperwork and program management overhead.
Diagnostic Equipment Maintenance $125K/yr
[#13] Annual maintenance, calibration and reagent costs for mass spec, SEM, X-ray/CT and other analytical instruments.
Long Term Conservation $115K/yr
[#24] Climate-control, corrosion management and scheduled disassembly/deep maintenance by specialist conservators.
Contingency Reserve Recurring $100K/yr
[#23] Annualized contingency appropriation to cover medium-scale repairs or relocation budgeting.
Health And Medical Monitoring $95K/yr
[#16] On-call medical staff, baseline and periodic health monitoring, and emergency response for exposures.
Logistics And Transport $88K/yr
[#21] Secure shipment and transport of output objects (armored transfers, drivers, packing, insurance).
Incident Investigation $88K/yr
[#27] Forensic analysis, independent consultants and investigative costs following anomalous outputs or incidents.
Secure It And Records $50K/yr
[#19] Operations for air-gapped backups, encrypted servers, archival systems, secure printing and shredding.
Mainspring Replacement Fund $50K/yr
[#29] Amortized annual allocation toward rare but high-cost specialist replacement/refurbishment of mainspring or unique components.
Machine Shop Maintenance $48K/yr
[#10] Maintenance and tooling replacement for in-house CNC and watchmaking equipment.
Waste And Hazardous Disposal $30K/yr
[#22] Hazardous waste contractor fees, permits and disposal of contaminated materials.
Documentation And Training $30K/yr
[#25] SOP development, staff training and operator certification programs.
Escort Guard Costs $25K/yr
[#7] Additional guard overtime/shift adjustments and administrative scheduling overhead for escorted researcher entries.
Permits And Local Fees $15K/yr
[#30] Permits, municipal fees and local compliance costs.
Facilities Maintenance $12K/yr
[#4] Annual maintenance and support for redundant surveillance/access control systems and tamper sensors.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.5M/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with routine testing and no major incidents.
routine_testing scheduled_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $3.6M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized incident during testing requiring forensic analysis, limited repairs and short-term MTF support.
anomalous_output damaged_subassembly limited_mtf_response
🚨 Major Breach $5.0M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$1.6M vs baseline
Serious containment breach or destructive output causing multi-guard casualties, facility damage, extended MTF engagement and major repairs.
escaped_subject highly_destructive_output multi-site_containment_response
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates derive from analyst-provided ranges and typical covert-research budgeting; many line items have wide ranges and site-specific variability (labor rates, remoteness, incident frequency), so totals are order-of-magnitude accurate but uncertain.
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