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SCP-4132 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-4132
Expected annual
$493K
One-time setup
$1.8M
Annual recurring
$480K
Personnel
4
Estimated one-time setup and contingency funding of approximately $1.82M (main drivers: secure room build-out, decommission contingency, and R&D/analysis). Baseline annual operating cost is roughly $480k/year driven primarily by personnel, legal/cover operations, and monitoring/webcrawler operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.8M
Decommission Planning $1.0M
[#29] Planning/contingency estimate for potential decommission/destruction operations (remote destruction, relocation planning, high-cost specialized operations).
Equipment $246K
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #13, #14, #20, #22, #25] HVAC install, UPS/backup power, tamper controls/biometric locks, CCTV, initial spill/HazMat kit, initial PPE, initial medical kit & training, webcrawler development, digital evidence system, transport vehicle allocation, SOP development, archival shelving/setup.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $225K
[#15, #16] Analytical laboratory campaigns and non-invasive sensing R&D (mass spec/NMR/SEM workarounds and exploratory sensor R&D) budgeted as initial research/campaign spend.
Contingency Reserve $200K
[#21] One-time contingency reserve for anomalous fallout, emergent effects, rapid mobilization, amnestics or contractor mobilization.
Facilities $140K
[#1] Secure containment room build-out including reinforced walls/door, quarantine antechamber, chemical-resistant flooring, badge/biometric access, lock overrides and secondary sump.
Specialist Consultants One Time $10K
[#18] Budgeted per-project specialist consultant contracts (archaeology, geology, paleontology, historians) for initial engagements.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $480K/yr
Staff Wages $225K/yr
[#8, #9, #10, #24] Salaries/benefits pro-rated: medic/on-call medical coverage, Level-3 oversight researcher (dedicated fraction), incremental security staffing and data/analysis staff time.
Cover Story And Legal $125K/yr
[#12, #19, #27, #28, #26] Annual legal retainer and investigative staffing, amnestic/cover-up contingency budget, PR/cover-story maintenance, baseline artifact recovery/interdiction fund, ethical/legal review budgeting.
Facilities Maintenance $49K/yr
[#2, #3, #5, #14, #30] HVAC energy & maintenance, UPS/generator fuel & maintenance, CCTV maintenance & storage, digital evidence storage/sysadmin, incremental Site 133 overhead allocation.
Research And Monitoring $30K/yr
[#13] Ongoing operation of containment monitoring software/webcrawler servers and analyst review pipeline (servers, automated flagging, analyst time).
Psychological Care $30K/yr
[#11] Psychological evaluation, post-exposure care, counseling and debriefing budget (annualized based on historic/testing cadence uncertainty).
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#20] Vehicle maintenance, fuel, secure transport standby and amortized vehicle costs.
Supplies And Consumables $6K/yr
[#6, #7, #25] Spill kit replenishment/training, PPE replacements, archival storage/cataloging.
Training And Sop Refresh $5K/yr
[#22] Periodic refresher training, SOP updates, drills with medics and security.
Experimental Sessions Annual Budget $0/yr
[#17] Per-session operational costs (staffing, PPE, monitoring) — testing suspended; baseline year assumes no authorized sessions.
Subject Compensation Annual Budget $0/yr
[#23] Volunteer/study subject stipends and recruitment costs — assumed zero in baseline due to suspended testing; budgeted per-use if testing resumes.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $480K/yr
94.5% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with testing suspended; routine monitoring, personnel, legal/cover, and maintenance costs only.
no authorized testing no public exposures routine maintenance and monitoring
🚨 Minor Incident $640K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$160K vs baseline
Small public listing or isolated civilian sighting requiring targeted interdiction, limited amnestic administrations, legal engagement, and modest specialist consults.
online marketplace listing isolated civilian exposure small-scale seizure or buyout
🚨 Major Breach $1.5M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Significant exposure or incident requiring large-scale interdiction, widespread amnestic deployment, major investigative/legal action, specialist mobilization, and possible decommission planning.
multiple civilian exposures failed containment during testing widespread marketplace dissemination
👥 Personnel 4 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist (Level-3) 1 [#9] Dedicated Level-3 oversight (pro-rated FTE; one named assignee providing authorization and oversight).
Medical Officer / Paramedic (on-call) 1 [#8] Onsite or on-call medical coverage for insertions/removals and decontamination (0.5–1.0 FTE equivalent budgeted).
Security Officer / Guard (incremental allocation) 1 [#10] Incremental guard coverage or fractional allocation for access control and testing operations.
Research Technician / Data Analyst 1 [#24] Data transcription, analysis, webcrawler review and research support (0.25–1.0 FTE budgeted).
📋 Confidence Notes
Line items are well-specified but many estimates are wide ranges (notably R&D, decommission, and incident response). The object is Safe and one-room which reduces uncertainty for baseline containment, but anomalous behaviors, possible discoveries, and legal/interdiction events create medium overall cost uncertainty.
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