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SCP-4060 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-4060
Expected annual
$997K
One-time setup
$500K
Annual recurring
$984K
Personnel
8
First-year costs include $500,000 in one-time containment/research setup and replacements, with recurring annual operating costs of $959,000 driven primarily by personnel (keyholders, security, research) and administrative/reserve allocations. Major cost drivers are salaries and contingency/reserve budgeting for incident response and capital replacement.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $500K
Breach Contingency Expendable $250K
[#12] Per-serious-breach contingency fund (expendable) for MTF deployment, amnestic mass administration, emergency response.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $100K
[#8] Specialized instrumentation for neurocognitive testing, stimulus libraries and lab bench setup for SCP-4060 research.
Equipment $95K
[#1, #3, #7, #10, #11, #15] Dual-lock safe hardware & secure installation (#1), CCTV/IDS/UPS hardware install (#3), OSINT/monitoring setup (#7), secure data storage hardware & initial encryption (#10), armored carry case & transport validation (#11), access/key management system (#15).
Cover Story Setup $25K
[#18] One-time setup for cover documentation, shell company formation, legal setup.
Facilities $18K
[#2] Reinforced containment bench, anti-vibration mounts and localized environmental control installation in Unit 10 (labor & structural work).
Recruiting One Time $12K
[#20] Targeted hiring/recruiting costs for non-associated keyholders and redundancy staffing (relocation/contract buyouts).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $984K/yr
Staff Wages $610K/yr
[#4, #5, #8, #20] Salaries allocated: two Level-3 keyholders (~$240,000/yr), three incremental guards (~$150,000/yr), research personnel allocation (~$200,000/yr), and recurring standby/contractor redundancy fees (~$20,000/yr).
Administrative Overhead $90K/yr
[#17] HR, benefits, payroll taxes, compliance overhead (institutional allocation ~25% of personnel).
Supplies And Consumables $55K/yr
[#9, #14, #15] Medical/amnestic consumables and administration (#9), conservation/micro-maintenance of the scale (#14), access-control consumables and periodic audits (#15).
Cover Story And Legal $50K/yr
[#18] Legal retainer and public-affairs/cover maintenance retainer.
Incident Response Reserve $50K/yr
[#12] Annual reserve allocation toward incident response, drills, and minor recontainment expenses.
Training And Drills $30K/yr
[#13] Annual breach/drill exercises, tabletop & live drills, overtime and props.
Depreciation And Replacement $30K/yr
[#19] Annual capital reserve for replacement of safe, cameras, servers, and transport gear (amortization).
Psychological Evaluations $25K/yr
[#6] Monthly psychological screening & debriefings for assigned personnel (~6 staff) including counseling reserves.
Logistics And Transport $18K/yr
[#11] Transport event budget for escorted transfers (6 events/yr at ~$3,000/event).
It Security $10K/yr
[#16] IT air-gapping, offline firmware auditing, periodic malware audits and part-time security engineer tooling.
Osint Monitoring $8K/yr
[#7] Ongoing OSINT/social monitoring software licensing and analyst time for Notable Groups monitoring.
Secure Storage Maintenance $6K/yr
[#10] Maintenance, tape rotation and media replacement for air-gapped classified storage.
Surveillance Maintenance $2K/yr
[#3] Power, storage maintenance/licensing and UPS upkeep for CCTV/IDS (~$1,800/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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Research And Monitoring $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $984K/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, no major incidents.
no breach scheduled research activity only
🚨 Minor Incident $1.0M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$35K vs baseline
Small containment incident or localized exposure requiring overtime, limited amnestic use and counseling.
accidental exposure small data leak limited recontainment
🚨 Major Breach $1.5M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$475K vs baseline
Significant compromise requiring MTF deployment, large amnestic administration, equipment replacement and major legal mitigation.
key compromise targeted tampering site security breach
👥 Personnel 8 total
Role Count Notes
Level-3 Keyholder 2 [#4] Two non-associated Level-3 clearance personnel assigned custody (salaries included in staff_wages).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 3 [#5] Incremental dedicated security coverage (rotation) allocated to Unit 10 (salaries included in staff_wages).
Research Scientist 1 [#8] Principal Investigator allocated to SCP-4060 research (salary included in staff_wages).
Research Technician 1 [#8] Research technician/support staff allocated to experiments (salary included in staff_wages).
Contract / Standby Staff 1 [#20] Standby/contractor redundancy fees for non-associated keyholder coverage or emergency staffing (costs included in staff_wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Most line items were explicitly estimated in analyst notes, especially hardware and personnel; some allocations required pragmatic splitting (research personnel vs. consumables, medical staffing) and contingency assumptions, so overall confidence is medium.
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