SCP-4013 — SCP-4013 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-4013 Pending ? low confidence

SCP-4013

Expected annual

$19.7M

One-time setup

$109.2M

Annual recurring

$18.5M

Personnel

One-time establishment costs are dominated by construction of a specialized temporal-nullification chamber, bespoke equipment and a large contingency reserve (~$109.3M total one-time). Recurring annual costs are driven by MTF and research salaries, equipment maintenance and transfer/logistics (~$18.5M/yr).

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $109.2M

Emergency Contingency Reserve $50.0M

[#20] One-time reserve fund recommended for emergency breach response, mobilization, rebuilding, mass-casualty care and large-scale remediation.

Facilities $35.8M

[#1, #11, #18] Structural construction and upgrades for a shielded temporal-nullification chamber, precision HVAC installation and a climate-controlled analog records vault. Estimate assumes one site, mid-range complexity.

Equipment $8.5M

[#3, #5, #7, #10, #12, #13, #23] Aggregated initial procurement of metaphysical shielding components, lead-lined/metaphysically-shielded sarcophagus fabrication (plus spares), MTF tactical vehicles/equipment, backup power/generator purchase, high-integrity sensors, GPS-independent time-synchronization hardware, and communications hardening hardware.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $7.5M

[#2, #15] Design/R&D and prototype development for temporal-nullification systems plus experimental apparatus and lab buildout for temporal research.

Insurance Reserve $5.0M

[#21] Internal asset-replacement contingency for damaged equipment, vehicles and facility repairs.

Cover Story Initial $1.0M

[#19] Initial covert procurement and cover-story creation, shell company setup, legal preparations and upfront PR/permits to mask construction and transport.

Catastrophic Modeling Initial $750K

[#29] Upfront catastrophic timeline/cascade modeling, interagency tabletop planning and initial payments to external assets.

Training Facility $600K

[#17] One-time cost to build training/simulation facilities for time-disturbance response (VR/analog simulators, scenario setup).

Community Mitigation Initial $100K

[#27] Initial local community mitigation, easement payments and one-time compensation budget.

Containment Redundancy $0

[#28] Option to build duplicate chambers across sites noted; baseline assumes concentration at a single site so duplication cost set to $0 here.

Program Budget Summary $0

[#30] Multi-year program budget ranges provided in source; this line is a summary reference, not an additional one-time line item.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $18.5M/yr

Staff Wages $11.5M/yr

[#6, #14] Ongoing fully-burdened salaries for MTF Foresight teams (~48 operators) and dedicated research staff (~6 researchers and supporting lab staff).

Logistics And Transport $1.5M/yr

[#8] Recurring secure transfer logistics (2–4 transfers expected during transition period; baseline assumed ~3 transfers/yr at ~$500k each).

Mtf Equipment Maintenance $1.0M/yr

[#7] Maintenance, replacement cycles and upgrades for MTF equipment, weapons and armored vehicles.

Personnel Rotation And Housing $800K/yr

[#25] On-site housing, rotation costs, family support and relocation allowances to retain cleared staff.

Transfer Insurance And Secrecy Premium $600K/yr

[#24] Annualized secrecy premiums and transport insurance for multiple covert transfers (assumes ~3 major transports/yr).

Medical And Longterm Care $500K/yr

[#16] Ongoing medical, psychiatric screening, rehabilitation and long-term care for affected personnel.

Facilities Maintenance $400K/yr

[#11] Recurring maintenance of HVAC, decontamination systems, structural inspections and facility upkeep for the containment chamber and associated spaces.

Supplies And Consumables $300K/yr

[#22] Regular replacement of filters, batteries, consumables, lead patching supplies, film stock, cryogens and spare parts inventory.

Research And Monitoring $300K/yr

[#15] Ongoing non-salary research costs: experimental consumables, high-speed data capture upkeep and controlled exposure apparatus consumables.

Cover Story And Legal $300K/yr

[#19] Ongoing legal, PR, shell-company maintenance and covert permit/lobbying expenses to maintain secrecy.

Testing And Audits $300K/yr

[#26] Regular QA audits, forced-fail exercises and interlock/emergency sequence testing.

Training And Simulation $200K/yr

[#17] Recurring refresher training, simulator upkeep and instructor compensation for time-disturbance response.

Catastrophic Modeling Updates $200K/yr

[#29] Periodic updates to cascade/timeline models, interagency exercises and planning refreshes.

Chamber Power $120K/yr

[#9] Continuous primary power draw for field generators, active damping, life support and monitoring per chamber.

Metaphysical Shielding Maintenance $100K/yr

[#4] Regular rites, ritual upkeep, replacement of ephemeral metaphysical components and specialist recalibration.

Backup Power Maintenance $100K/yr

[#10] Maintenance, fuel testing and periodic exercise for UPS/generators and battery banks.

Sensors Maintenance $60K/yr

[#12] Calibration, analog film processing, atomic clock upkeep and archival of tamper-evident monitoring.

Secure Archival Storage $50K/yr

[#18] Off-site storage, climate control, access controls and vault maintenance for analog records.

Community Mitigation $50K/yr

[#27] Ongoing payments/agreements with local community stakeholders for secrecy and easements.

Communications Maintenance $50K/yr

[#23] Maintenance of hardened comms, line-of-sight systems and failover networks.

Sarcophagus Maintenance $30K/yr

[#5] Spare sarcophagus upkeep, refurbishment reserve and tamper-sensor maintenance.

Time Sync Maintenance $25K/yr

[#13] Calibration and maintenance of cesium/maser clocks and hardened timestamping hardware.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $18.5M/yr

88.0% probability / year

Normal operational year with no major incidents; steady transfers during transition and routine maintenance.

planned_transfers routine_maintenance scheduled_training

🚨 Minor Incident $20.5M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline

Localized temporal instability or equipment failure requiring MTF mobilization, short-term repairs and increased medical monitoring.

equipment_failure localized temporal disturbance minor personnel exposure

🚨 Major Breach $68.5M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$50.0M vs baseline

Major containment failure or site-level catastrophe requiring large-scale emergency response, use of contingency reserve, rebuilding and mass-care.

power_system_catastrophe cascade temporal destabilization site destruction

👥 Personnel 65 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	48	[#6] Four named Foresight teams (~10–12 operators each) responsible for ongoing escort and interim security.
Research Scientist	6	[#14] Senior scientists and postdocs assigned to SCP-4013 research; salaries included in staff_wages.
Engineer / Maintenance	3	[#11, #12] Engineers for field generators, HVAC, sensors and on-call facility maintenance.
Lab Technician	3	[#15] Laboratory technicians supporting experiments, data capture and apparatus upkeep.
Medical Officer	2	[#16] Medical and psychiatric staff for screening and ongoing care; costs included under medical_and_longterm_care.
Administrative Staff	3	[#19, #25] Administrative, legal and cover-story support personnel for procurement, documentation and personnel rotations.

📋 Confidence Notes

Costs are low-confidence due to high uncertainty inherent in temporal anomalies, broad ranges in R&D/hardware needs, unknowns about required redundancy and personnel medical burden; many line items are order-of-magnitude estimates.

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