SCP-404
Safe
~
medium confidence
SCP-404
Expected annual
$1.2M
One-time setup
$946K
Annual recurring
$1.2M
Personnel
8
Estimated one-time setup costs of approximately $945,500 for retrofit, equipment, and initial research; main recurring drivers are staff wages, ongoing research/monitoring, IT/security, and emergency response totaling about $1,192,700/yr.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $946K
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $1.2M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$1.2M/yr
Normal operations with scheduled testing, routine containment, and no major incidents.
routine testing
scheduled training
no breaches
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Minor Incident
$1.3M/yr
Small unauthorized handling or limited breach requiring emergency response, targeted forensics, and modest legal/cover-up actions.
unauthorized access
small containment lapse
limited public exposure
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Major Breach
$2.0M/yr
Significant loss of control (SCP-404 removed from Section Alpha-1 or large-scale exposure) requiring large-scale remediation, legal action, and possibly widescale amnestics/terminations.
complete removal
public/diplomatic exposure
mass unauthorized distribution
Personnel
8 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 3 | [#5] Three full-time guards (rotating) providing 24/7 coverage for the repository. |
| Archivist | 1 | [#9] Dedicated archivist to manage documents and archival procedures. |
| Research Scientist / Document Researcher | 2 | [#9] Two document researchers for testing, digitization, and analysis. |
| Psychologist | 1 | [#9] Clinical/psych monitoring specialist for subject care and assessments. |
| Security Liaison | 1 | [#9] Liaison between research and security for access control and incident coordination. |
Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges allowing reasonable aggregation, but many items are range-based and contingent (research scale, contingency usage, legal exposures), so estimates have moderate uncertainty.