SCP-2604 — SCP-2604 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-2604 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-2604

Expected annual

$3.5M

One-time setup

$12.3M

Annual recurring

$3.4M

Personnel

Initial one-time setup is dominated by a catastrophic contingency reserve and software/integration plus facility retrofits (~$12.25M one-time). Ongoing annual costs are driven by security staffing, a containment/recovery fund, software/support, medical and legal/cover-story expenses (~$3.39M/yr).

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $12.3M

Catastrophic Insurance Reserve $10.0M

[#25] Catastrophic-loss insurance / long-tail liability reserve (multi-year reserve fund target).

Software Development And Integration $600K

[#6] Obfuscation & automated monitoring software one-off development/integration (development + QA + certification).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $400K

[#18] Research/countermeasure program initial multi-year program setup.

Facilities $300K

[#1] Containment-cell structural retrofit — opaque/lockable vault, reinforced walls/door, mechanized blackout shutters, internal sanitary & culinary stowage.

Incident Response Asset Acquisition $300K

[#14] Incident response readiness — armored transport assets, armed response kits, drones, capture tools (kit + vehicle readiness).

Equipment $270K

[#2, #4, #5] Redundant power & emergency systems (hardware excluded here per note #2 counted as equipment), non-visual/obfuscated monitoring sensor suite, secure monitoring terminals and hardware-level visual locks.

Amnestic Production And Stockpile $200K

[#16] Amnestic supply production and initial stockpile.

Specialized Hiring And Screening $60K

[#10] Specialized hiring, initial background checks and psychological screening (initial hires).

Records And Secure Storage $50K

[#19] Records, secure data storage & access-control infrastructure initial setup.

Communications Blackout Hardware $40K

[#23] Communications blackout and EMP-ready hardware to prevent remote livestreaming or accidental broadcast of visual data.

Training And Procedures $25K

[#12] Initial training & procedural development, protocol writing and initial drills.

Personal Protective Equipment $8K

[#11] Initial purchase of visual-block PPE and emergency close-proximity equipment.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.4M/yr

Containment Breach And Recovery Fund $1.0M/yr

[#15] Annual contingency fund & recovery ops budget for retrieval missions, extra MTF mobilizations and logistics.

Staff Wages $750K/yr

[#8] Core security staffing: guard salaries and supervisors (assumes ~8 guards @ $60k + 3 supervisors @ $90k = $750k).

Cover Story And Legal $500K/yr

[#17] Baseline legal, cover-story, and family-compensation budget and liaison staff.

Incident Response Readiness $200K/yr

[#14] Annual readiness/standby costs for MTF/rapid response (training, vehicle maintenance, readiness reserves).

Research And Monitoring $150K/yr

[#18] Ongoing research/countermeasure program costs (lab operations, modelling).

Overtime And Contingency Staff Pool $150K/yr

[#9] Overtime, shift premium, contingency staffing pool for sickness/training/emergencies.

Medical And Psychiatric Support $150K/yr

[#13] Dedicated medical/psychiatric support, on-call care, long-term treatment budgets for affected individuals.

Amnestic Resupply And Administration $150K/yr

[#16] Ongoing amnestic resupply, production and administration labor.

Software Support And Licenses $100K/yr

[#7] Software support, updates, ML retraining, license fees and security patching.

Facilities Maintenance $90K/yr

[#3, #22] Fuel/maintenance for backup generator and HVAC (tests, fuel, filters) and site utilities / pro-rated real estate allocation.

Pr Media Contingency $50K/yr

[#24] PR/media contingency and internal communications training baseline.

Background Checks And Rescreening $20K/yr

[#10] Periodic re-screening and background/psychological reassessments.

Records And Storage Maintenance $20K/yr

[#19] Encrypted storage maintenance, read-only archives and audit/logging upkeep.

Decontamination And Disposal $20K/yr

[#20] Decontamination, biohazard disposal, incineration and PPE disposal baseline.

Supplies And Consumables $15K/yr

[#21] Consumables, custodial operations, pest mitigation and humidity control for containment cell.

Training And Drills $15K/yr

[#12] Annual refresher training and emergency drills.

Communications Blackout Maintenance $10K/yr

[#23] Maintenance and upkeep for communications blackout and EMP-ready measures.

Personal Protective Equipment Replacement $2K/yr

[#11] Ongoing PPE replacements and consumables.

Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.4M/yr

89.5% probability / year

Normal, uneventful year with standard operations and no major incidents.

no_major_incident routine_operations

🚨 Minor Incident $3.9M/yr

8.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline

Limited DPR spread or a small retrieval/recovery requiring extra MTF mobilization and legal/PR action.

limited_DPR_spread small_retrieval minor_media_exposure

🚨 Major Breach $6.4M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline

Significant breach with multiple DPR events, thefts or site-level compromise requiring large-scale retrievals and settlements.

security_breach widespread_DPR multiple_SCP_theft

🚨 Catastrophic Breach $13.4M/yr

0.5% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline

Site-wide DPR cascade and major public exposure resulting in multi-object losses and extensive legal/liability/containment costs.

site-wide_DPR_cascade loss_of_multiple_SCPs public_exposure

👥 Personnel 11 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	8	[#8] Armed guards stationed at the cell (coverage/leave rotation).
Security Supervisor	3	[#8] Supervisors and overlap coverage.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges for most costs, enabling moderate-confidence aggregation; uncertainties remain in software development final cost, probability of large-scale breaches, and the sizing/utilization of the catastrophic reserve.

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