SCP-4095 — SCP-4095 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-4095 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-4095

Expected annual

$129K

One-time setup

$20K

Annual recurring

$127K

Personnel

1.4

Estimated one-time setup is modest (~$19.9k) for archival enclosure, cabinet upgrade, SOPs and AV setup; recurring annual costs (~$126.6k) are dominated by staff wages, medical/psychiatric contingency, site overhead and legal/insurance.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $20K

Equipment $6K

[#1, #3, #4, #12, #19] Archival enclosure (acid-free box, Mylar sleeves, evidence bag), initial microclimate pack & humidity monitor, secure tracking tags/RFID setup, AV camera/recording hardware setup, initial archival digitization/scanning.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $5K

[#8, #10] SOP/procedure drafting, initial training (including lawyer/ethicist review) and initial protocol paperwork development.

Clearance Initial $4K

[#7] Initial background/clearance checks for authorized researchers (estimated for ~5 personnel).

Cover Story One Time $2K

[#17] One-time cover-story / provenance creation and PR materials.

Facilities $2K

[#2] Fire-/waterproof filing cabinet upgrade and installation (cabinet + bolting).

Appraisal Initial $1K

[#22] Initial appraisal/asset valuation.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $127K/yr

Staff Wages $31K/yr

[#14, #6] Pro-rated research staff time (0.1 FTE senior + 0.2 FTE junior aggregated) and incremental security/access-control personnel hours for movements and escorts.

Research And Monitoring $31K/yr

[#9, #11, #12, #13, #10, #8] Psychological screenings (per-subject budget assumed ~10 subjects/yr), Class-D pool maintenance, per-experiment operating (AV/room staffing/storage), secure digital storage/backups, recurring consent/ethics review costs, refresher training.

Medical Contingency $20K/yr

[#15] On-call clinical/psychiatric care and emergency medical response contingency budget for subject destabilization incidents.

Cover Story And Legal $19K/yr

[#16, #17, #22] Legal retainer and counsel, ongoing cover-story/PR monitoring, and insurance premium / continued asset valuation costs.

Misc Contingency $10K/yr

[#25] General miscellaneous contingency reserve for unexpected research avenues, replication, or asset replacement.

Facilities Maintenance $5K/yr

[#5] Site allocation overhead / pro-rated share of Site-73 fixed costs (HVAC, lighting, facility maintenance).

Logistics And Transport $3K/yr

[#18] Secure transfer/escorted movement costs (estimated moves per year).

Incident Drills $2K/yr

[#23] Annual incident response drills and small contingency stock (meds, sedatives, triage supplies).

Audit And Compliance $2K/yr

[#24] Annual internal audits and compliance reviews (time from compliance staff).

Supplies And Consumables $1K/yr

[#3, #4, #20, #19] Ongoing microclimate desiccant replacement and humidity monitoring, chain-of-custody supplies, per-experiment consumables (paper/PPE), periodic re-digitization service.

Conservation Restoration $1K/yr

[#21] Occasional small-scale conservation/restoration interventions (infrequent but budgeted).

Clearance Rechecks $1K/yr

[#7] Periodic background/psych rechecks for authorized personnel (recurring portion).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $127K/yr

94.0% probability / year

Normal year with routine experiments and no major incidents.

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🚨 Minor Incident $142K/yr

5.0% probability / year +$15K vs baseline

Single-subject adverse psychological reaction requiring additional care/legal hours but contained locally.

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🚨 Major Breach $277K/yr

1.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline

Severe subject harm or exposure leading to prolonged medical/legal actions and potential settlements.

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👥 Personnel 1.4 total

Role	Count	Notes
Research Scientist	1.0	[#14, #8] Combined pro-rated research staffing (0.1 FTE senior + 0.2 FTE junior aggregated into a single pro-rated research FTE for budgeting and training/consent responsibilities).
Security Officer / MTF Agent	0.2	[#6] Part-time/allocated security escort hours reflected as fractional headcount representing incremental security wage budget.
Medical Officer	0.1	[#15] On-call clinical/psychiatric allocation (pro-rated on-call availability included in medical contingency planning).
Administrative Staff	0.1	[#24, #10] Small pro-rated administrative/compliance time for consent paperwork, audits, and protocol coordination.

📋 Confidence Notes

Notes provide specific line-item ranges for most costs, but several estimates required assumptions about experiment frequency, subject counts, and contingency retention; this yields medium confidence.

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