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SCP-4096 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-4096
Expected annual
$1.6M
One-time setup
$3.0M
Annual recurring
$1.6M
Personnel
14
Initial one-time setup and contingency reserves dominate first-year costs (~$3.04M), driven by property acquisition, hardened containment shell, and a large specialist R&D reserve; steady-state annual costs are about $1.57M driven by security staffing, research, and contingency contributions.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.0M
Facilities $1.1M
[#1, #6, #14, #25, #8, #2, #19] Includes property acquisition/lease/easement, construction of hardened/obscuring shell, buffer/neighbor parcel acquisition, allowance for full demolition, initial geotechnical/asbestos remediation, chain-link fence installation, and HVAC installation for any enclosed chamber.
Specialist R And D Reserve $938K
[#21] Speculative reversal-capability R&D contingency (prototype engineering and safety testing); large one-time contingency per analyst note.
Contingency Reserve Fund $375K
[#16] Liability/contingency reserve fund (one-time capital) to cover payouts/settlements/covert relocations where conventional insurance is insufficient.
Equipment $257K
[#4, #12, #20, #11, #24, #23, #18] CCTV/hardened monitoring hardware, secure communications servers/air-gapped backups, UPS/generator purchase, vehicles and response gear, additional vehicle purchases, biometric/smartcard readers, and archive digitization hardware.
Medical Reserve Fund $250K
[#15] Reserve fund for worst-case medical/psychiatric/personnel-care incidents (one-time capital).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $88K
[#5, #9] Precision displacement/environmental sensors and initial classified lab setup (compute resources, specialized instrumentation, software/licenses).
Emergency Rapid Deployment Per Deployment $0
[#7] Per-deployment cost £20k–£100k for rapid construction; event-driven and therefore modeled in incident scenarios rather than as a fixed one-time start-up cost.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.6M/yr
Staff Wages $1.0M/yr
[#3, #9, #11] Fully-loaded salaries for 24/7 on-site security (guards + supervisor), secure research team, and on-call anomalous-response operatives.
Research And Monitoring $166K/yr
[#5, #4, #12, #10, #17, #18] Sensor calibration/maintenance, cloud storage for monitoring logs, secure/off-site backups, controlled testing budget (consumables and small experiments), social-sensor monitoring, and off-site archive storage.
Administrative Overhead $125K/yr
[#26] Accounting, procurement, compliance, and program management overhead (approx. 10–20% of yearly program costs).
Medical And Personnel Care $62K/yr
[#15] Ongoing medical and psychiatric treatment fund for staff/civilians affected by anomalous events.
Contingency Fund Annual Contribution $62K/yr
[#16] Annual contribution to covert contingency/insurance reserve.
Logistics And Transport $50K/yr
[#24, #7, #25] Vehicle running costs and fuel, emergency rapid-construction retainer, and demolition/response retainer.
Cover Story And Legal $50K/yr
[#13] PR firm retainer, legal counsel retainer to maintain condemned narrative and respond to public/FOI/legal matters.
Facilities Maintenance $20K/yr
[#2, #8, #19, #20, #4] Fence/signage repair and replacement, periodic structural checks, HVAC/yearly maintenance, fuel/service for generator/UPS, and CCTV/hardware maintenance.
Personnel Security Vetting $12K/yr
[#23] Background checks, clearances, and related vetting processes.
Training And Drills $12K/yr
[#22] Regular training, tabletop exercises, SOP maintenance, and drills for guards, response teams, and researchers.
Supplies And Consumables $6K/yr
[#27] PPE, batteries, replacement small sensors, consumables and small tools.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.6M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with containment in place, routine monitoring, and no major activations or public exposures.
no activation routine maintenance standard research activity
🚨 Minor Incident $1.7M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$120K vs baseline
Localized activation or small public exposure requiring a rapid deployment, limited demolition/obscuring work, and legal/PR surge.
single activation near public area small-scale obfuscation/deployment PR/legal surge
🚨 Major Breach $3.1M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant uncontrolled activation or large public exposure requiring demolition/large-scale response, mass medical/legal costs, and accelerated emergency R&D.
large spontaneous activation widespread public exposure full demolition/containment overhaul
👥 Personnel 14 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#3] 24/7 on-site security team (guards + supervisor) to provide continuous deterrence and initial response; headcount aligns with analyst estimate of 6–8 guards plus supervision; wages accounted in staff_wages.
Research Scientist 3 [#9] Secure research team of 2–4 specialists (topologists/physicists/mathematicians); salaries and overhead accounted in staff_wages.
On-call Response Team / Containment Operative 3 [#11] Specialized containment/response squad trained for topology/ontological anomalies; personnel costs included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Cost components are well-documented in analyst notes (good mapping of equipment, staffing, and contingencies), but wide ranges for property prices, speculative R&D, and event-driven costs (per-deployment/demolition) introduce meaningful uncertainty.
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