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SCP-4126 Safe ✓ high confidence
SCP-4126
Expected annual
$305K
One-time setup
$213K
Annual recurring
$304K
Personnel
3
Total one-time setup costs are modest (~$212.8k) driven by containment retrofits, monitoring, and an incident contingency reserve; recurring annual costs are personnel-heavy (~$303.7k/yr) driven primarily by two Level-2 supervisors plus research and legal retainer fees.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $213K
Major Incident Contingency Reserve $100K
[#23] Major escape / public-exposure contingency reserve (one-time fund set aside for significant breach response) $100,000.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $50K
[#7] Baseline scientific analysis and research setup (material analysis, trigger characterization, lab time, consumables, small equipment rental) $50,000.
Equipment $34K
[#1, #3, #4, #5, #6] Padded anomalous-object storage container $15,000; pea-sized tracking device + spares & install $800; tracking base-station/receivers & integration $7,500; CCTV & motion sensors $8,000; secure transport case & vehicle adaptation $3,000.
Facilities $26K
[#2, #10] Area-12 room retrofitting (clear path, non-absorbent surfaces, CCTV anchor points, access control) $25,000 plus immediate padding/container maintenance reserve $500.
Initial Training And Sops $2K
[#8] Training program development for supervisors and guards: SOPs, timekeeping procedures, bait handling, contingency drills; initial course delivery $2,000.
Initial Medical Screening $1K
[#9] Initial medical/psychological screening and memetic screening for assigned supervisors $1,000.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $304K/yr
Staff Wages $202K/yr
[#11, #12] Designated Level-2 supervisor salaries (2 FTE) + benefits: $182,000/yr; on-call security backup (part-time guards/technician) $20,000/yr. Combined personnel wages are the dominant recurring expense.
Cover Story And Legal $50K/yr
[#22] Legal/cover-story/media ops retainer and front-company maintenance $50,000/yr.
Research And Monitoring $25K/yr
[#13] Ongoing research/behavioral monitoring budget: consumables, instrumentation, recording analysis and small experiments $25,000/yr.
Search And Recapture Reserve $10K/yr
[#20] Annual search-and-recapture contingency/drill fund (insurance reserve for ad-hoc search teams, overtime, emergency protocols) $10,000/yr.
Logistics And Transport $5K/yr
[#18] Transport operations & vehicle running costs (fuel, maintenance, scheduling for supervised moves) $5,000/yr.
Seasonal Surge Staffing $5K/yr
[#21] Seasonal surge staffing for the week(s) before Halloween (2 extra temporary staff for ~2 weeks) estimated $5,000/yr.
Training And Psych Support $3K/yr
[#17] Annual training refreshers, staff psychological support, and medical follow-ups $3,000/yr.
Secure Data Logging And It $2K/yr
[#19] Secure data logging, archival, encrypted storage and small allocation for IT admin time $2,000/yr.
Tracking And Telemetry $800/yr
[#14] Tracking device batteries, subscription, replacements and device lifecycle swaps $800/yr.
Facilities Maintenance $700/yr
[#10, #15] Small annual maintenance for padding/container wear and direct energy/climate control & utilities for storage and monitoring: immediate reserve noted in one-time costs plus estimated low annual maintenance $200 and energy/climate control $500/yr.
Supplies And Consumables $200/yr
[#16] Candy/bait stockpile and handling supplies (Halloween-themed candy, packaging, disposal) $200/yr.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $304K/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, no containment incidents; regular monitoring, research, and retainer costs only.
no incidents routine research seasonal activities handled within budget
🚨 Minor Incident $314K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$10K vs baseline
Minor loss/tracker failure or brief noncompliance requiring search-and-recapture and overtime response.
tracker failure temporary loss of SCP-4126 within facility noncompliance requiring overtime/search team
🚨 Major Public Exposure $404K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Significant containment breach or public exposure requiring large suppression, legal action, and PR response.
public exposure major breach requiring suppression legal/PR emergency
👥 Personnel 3 total
Role Count Notes
Level-2 Personnel (Research/Security Supervisor) 2 [#11] Two designated Level-2 supervisors (primary + backup); salaries and benefits included in staff_wages.
Security Officer / On-call Guard 1 [#12] On-call security backup (part-time / guards) covered by recurring on-call security budget; represented as one assigned on-call staff member for headcount purposes.
📋 Confidence Notes
Most analyst line-items include explicit dollar estimates and maps cleanly to categories; small inferred items (minor annual maintenance allocation) are low-impact. Contingency incidence probabilities are judgment calls but do not materially change baseline budget accuracy.
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