SCP-4173 — SCP-4173 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-4173 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-4173

Expected annual

$2.2M

One-time setup

$3.7M

Annual recurring

$2.2M

Personnel

Initial one-time setup is approximately $3.68M driven by property/road/bunker work and remote containment hardware (glovebox, robotics, instrumentation); ongoing annual operations are roughly $2.12M driven by staff wages, contracted medical/legal services, and research/monitoring.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.7M

Removal And Relocation Option $1.5M

[#30] Option for engineered mobile containment and relocation to a secure Foundation facility (one-time transport/containment engineering).

Facilities $926K

[#1, #2, #4, #11, #13] Property acquisition, road/service-spur construction, perimeter fence installation (install costs included here), structural stabilization or reinforced bunker, and community buyouts.

Robotics Purchase $325K

[#9] Two force-limited remote manipulators, control station and tooling (redundant arms).

Door Glovebox $250K

[#8] Sealed lockable glovebox/inner chamber around the door with interlocks, viewing/camera ports and remote access interfaces.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $150K

[#17, #28] Initial laboratory buildout and dedicated instrumentation for forensic pathology, microbiology, SEM/mass-spec access and sample prep for specialty materials testing.

Acoustic Install $75K

[#10] Directional sound-masking systems, external sound insulation and related installation work.

Secure Transport Purchase $75K

[#15] Purchase of a dedicated secure medical/transport vehicle for anomalous tissue chain-of-custody.

Infirmary Upgrade $60K

[#14] Local infirmary upgrades, trauma stabilization equipment for initial treatment prior to medevac/transfer.

Freezer And Repository $60K

[#18] -80°C freezer(s), secure repository room and physical security for sample archiving.

It Systems $60K

[#23] Secure servers, encrypted storage, redundancy and forensic audio/video analysis systems (initial deployment).

Remote Monitoring Install $40K

[#6] Cameras, microphones, motion/tamper sensors, redundant recording and off-site backup installation.

Legal Initial $40K

[#12] Initial payments for permits, municipal liaison, cover-story creation and legal paperwork.

Ppe And Decon Install $40K

[#16] Installation of decon showers, BSL-2/3 PPE initial kit and decontamination infrastructure.

Training Program Initial $30K

[#21] Initial SOP development, tabletop exercises, live training and certification program buildout.

Generator Purchase $30K

[#26] Backup generator(s) purchase for cameras, sensors and freezers.

Door Sensor Install $15K

[#7] Multi-sensor door array, contact/pressure sensors, tamper-evident seals and alarm integration (installation).

Equipment $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.2M/yr

Staff Wages $988K/yr

[#5, #19] Salaries and benefits for on-site staff: 6security guards (incl. benefits) and core research staff + field techs (salary pool).

Medical Contracts $300K/yr

[#14] On-call trauma surgeon availability, local med tech contracts and emergency medical readiness.

Research And Monitoring $225K/yr

[#17, #19, #28] Recurring budgeting for forensic analyses, specialty materials testing programs, research consumables and research program funds.

Cover Story And Legal $155K/yr

[#12, #29, #25] Ongoing municipal liaison/cover-story costs, communications/PR black ops budget and reserved legal/insurance funding.

Mental Health Program $100K/yr

[#20] Psychological monitoring, counseling and long-term care budget for affected subjects.

Contingency Fund $100K/yr

[#24] Mortuary, emergency cover-up, incident-based payouts and short-term crisis fund.

Red Team Testing $60K/yr

[#27] Third-party audits, simulated incident testing and safety validation cycles.

Communications Pr $60K/yr

[#29] Ongoing PR/black-ops communications budget and social monitoring for incident control.

Facilities Maintenance $34K/yr

[#4, #26, #1] Vegetation control, road/grounds seasonal upkeep, generator fuel/maintenance and basic facility maintenance.

Robotic Maintenance $30K/yr

[#9] Preventative maintenance, spare parts and service contracts for manipulators.

Incineration Disposal $30K/yr

[#22] Secure disposal/incineration budget for anomalous biological remains.

It Maintenance $25K/yr

[#23] Hosting, secure backups, encryption key management and forensic analysis software maintenance.

Training Recurring $20K/yr

[#21] Annual recertification, drills and SOP refreshers.

Security Training And Equipment $15K/yr

[#5] Annual training refreshers, non-recurring equipment replacement and small arms/comm equipment upkeep for guards.

Ppe Consumables $12K/yr

[#16] Recurring PPE, decon consumables and biohazard waste handling supplies.

Remote Monitoring Maintenance $10K/yr

[#6] Storage, telemetry, cloud/off-site backups and camera/sensor maintenance.

Logistics And Transport $8K/yr

[#15] Vehicle maintenance, fuel and small logistics costs for secure transport and field movements (baseline; purchase assumed).

Acoustic Maintenance $6K/yr

[#10] Power and upkeep for sound-masking and insulation systems.

Perimeter Fencing Maintenance $4K/yr

[#4] Annual maintenance, repairs and signage replacement for perimeter fencing.

Sample Storage Electricity $3K/yr

[#18] Electricity and backup power costs for freezers and sample refrigeration.

Sensor Maintenance $2K/yr

[#7] Calibration and maintenance of door sensor array and tamper seals.

Supplies And Consumables $0/yr

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Helicopter Ops $0/yr

[#3] Alternative recurring helicopter charter/standby costs; set to 0 in baseline if road access is used (budgeted as a scenario).

Relocation Maintenance $0/yr

[#30] Ongoing costs if SCP is relocated to a remote facility; set to 0 in baseline (option priced as a one-time move).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.2M/yr

92.0% probability / year

Normal operational year with road access, no major incidents and on-site containment and research continuing as planned.

no incidents road access remains stable routine research and maintenance

🚨 Minor Incident $2.3M/yr

7.0% probability / year +$136K vs baseline

Single civilian or D-class fatality or major forensic incident requiring emergency response, extra forensic testing, mortuary handling and enhanced PR/legal response.

fatality or severe injury public exposure requiring cover-up large forensic/incident response

🚨 Full Removal $3.8M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$1.6M vs baseline

Decision and execution to remove SCP-4173 from site and transfer to a secure Foundation facility; includes engineered transport, mobile containment and high-risk escort.

policy decision to centralize escalating risk at local site research requirement for controlled facility

👥 Personnel 13 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	6	Dedicated on-site guards operating 24/7 in two 12-hour shifts as described; salary basis included in staff_wages. [#5]
Research Scientist	5	Core research team (paranormal specialists, pathologists, engineers, psychologists) whose combined salaries are included in staff_wages. [#19]
Field Tech / Operator	2	Field technicians/operators for remote manipulators, monitoring and sample handling; included in staff_wages. [#19]

📋 Confidence Notes

Many line items are well-scoped (construction, equipment, staffing) but several large options (road vs helicopter, bunker scope, removal) have wide ranges; contingency and incident frequency are uncertain, giving medium confidence.

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