SCP-4175 — SCP-4175 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-4175 Unknown ✓ high confidence

SCP-4175

Expected annual

$821K

One-time setup

$702K

Annual recurring

$810K

Personnel

One-time setup (~$702,000) driven by deconstruction/transport, vault retrofit, legal/contingency reserves and conservation; recurring costs (~$810,000/yr) driven primarily by 24/7 security and assigned MTF/research personnel plus site overhead and insurance.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $702K

Facilities $162K

[#2, #6, #22] Containment vault retrofit (#2 $150,000), fire/safety and leak detection install (#6 $10,000), initial deep-clean (#22 one-time $2,000).

Equipment $110K

[#3, #4, #5, #7, #14] Mirror conservation and mounting cradle/protective housing (#3 $25,000); specialized monitoring & sensor suite install (#4 $35,000); remote-controlled plumbing & steam system install (#5 $15,000); secure data/server setup (#7 $10,000); mirror interaction automation/tooling (#14 $25,000).

Legal And Cover Buyout $100K

[#19] One-time legal/cover buyout / payments / permits for removal and to limit exposure (~$100,000).

Contingency Reserve $100K

[#20] One-time contingency/reserve recommended for emergency interventions or accidents (~$100,000).

Incident Response Fund $100K

[#21] Dedicated incident response & rapid-recovery fund / emergency relocation / contractors (~$100,000).

Deconstruction And Transport $75K

[#1] Deconstruction, crating and transport of intact room to Site-17 (crane, flatbed, rigging, crew) estimated at ~$75,000.

Clearance Processing Initial $50K

[#10] Initial clearance processing and polygraphs for ~10 personnel (~$5,000/person initial).

Evidence Conservation Setup $5K

[#15] Conservation/safe storage setup for physical traces and evidence (~$5,000 one-time).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $810K/yr

Staff Wages $470K/yr

[#8, #9] Dedicated 24/7 security staffing (6 guards @ $45k fully loaded = $270,000) plus assigned MTF/research personnel & specialized operator time (~$200,000 total).

Site Overhead And Admin Allocation $100K/yr

[#18] Site overhead, accounting, HR and administrative allocation (~$100,000/yr as conservative allocation).

Supplies And Consumables $50K/yr

[#11] Research consumables and experiment budget (fog fluid, reagents, calibration targets, etc.) estimated at ~$50,000/yr.

Insurance And Liability $50K/yr

[#20] Insurance adjustments and liability coverage for hazardous asset (~$50,000/yr estimated mid-range).

Research And Monitoring $40K/yr

[#4, #5, #7, #12, #14] Monitoring suite maintenance (#4 $2,000/yr), plumbing/utilities/maintenance for steam system (#5 $1,000/yr), secure storage maintenance included here (#7 $5,000/yr), forensic/lab analyses budget (#12 $30,000/yr), mirror automation maintenance (#14 $2,000/yr) (note: forensic included as recurring research costs).

Cover Story And Legal $30K/yr

[#19] Ongoing legal/cover-story retainer and public affairs (~$30,000/yr).

Psychological Support And Counseling $30K/yr

[#13] Ongoing psychological support and post-exposure counseling (~$5,000/person/yr for 6 core staff = $30,000/yr).

Facilities Maintenance $14K/yr

[#6, #16, #22] Ongoing fire/safety and leak/mold controls maintenance (#6 $1,000/yr), routine maintenance & replacement parts (#16 $10,000/yr), periodic deep-clean / remediation (#22 $3,000/yr).

Clearance Rechecks $10K/yr

[#10] Ongoing clearance re-checks and counterintelligence vetting (~$10,000/yr).

Long Term Archiving And Redaction $10K/yr

[#23] Long-term archiving, redaction staffing and classification reviews (~$10,000/yr).

Utilities And Energy $5K/yr

[#17] Utilities and energy for climate control, HVAC, steam generation, and equipment (~$5,000/yr).

Evidence Storage And Consumables $1K/yr

[#15] Ongoing storage, chain-of-custody, and consumables for archived samples (~$1,000/yr).

Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $810K/yr

88.0% probability / year

Normal year with routine operations, regular experiments, no major incidents.

routine_operations scheduled_experiments no_breach_events

🚨 Minor Incident $860K/yr

10.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline

Localized containment incident requiring contractor repairs, short-term relocation of staff, limited forensic follow-up and minor legal consultation.

minor_equipment_failure localized_mold_outbreak small_containment_breach

🚨 Major Breach $1.1M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline

Significant containment breach or discovery requiring emergency response, large-scale forensic investigation, legal exposure, incident relocation and public-affairs management.

major_containment_breach public_exposure emergency_relocation

👥 Personnel 10 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	6	[#8] 24/7 vault security: 2guards/shift × 3 shifts = 6 guards (on-site permanent), included in staff wages.
Research Scientist	1	[#9] Research lead / psychologist / paranormal researcher time included in assigned personnel costs.
MTF Operator / Specialist	1	[#9] Assigned MTF Psi-8 operator(s) and backups (ψ-8 Maria Hayes allocation) included in personnel costs.
Engineer / Maintenance	1	[#9] Systems engineer for plumbing, monitoring and facility systems (part of assigned personnel costs).
Administrative Staff	1	[#9] Administrative/protocol support time allocated to experiments and documentation (portion of assigned personnel costs).

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide line-item estimates and recommended mid-range values for nearly all costs (security staffing, retrofit, transport, legal, contingency), so totals are well-founded at planning level; residual uncertainty remains in event probabilities and insurance pricing but overall confidence is high.

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