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SCP-4190 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-4190
Expected annual
$187K
One-time setup
$273K
Annual recurring
$175K
Personnel
3
One-time startup costs are modest (~$273k) dominated by a large contingency reserve and legal retainer plus research startup; annual recurring costs are moderate (~$175k/yr) driven by research/personnel, psychiatric care, and legal/OPSEC maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $273K
Containment Breach Contingency Reserve $100K
[#17] Reserve for investigations, additional medical follow-ups, legal claims, and emergency containment upgrades in case of accidental exposure or public leak.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $84K
[#12, #14] Sleep‑lab testing / polysomnography startup and initial subject stipends / contractor costs (#12) plus secure digitization / scanner and air‑gapped workstation / redaction labor (#14).
Legal Opsec Retainer One Time $50K
[#18] Initial legal/OPSEC retainer and setup for FOIA defence, cover‑story creation, and PR planning.
Facilities $12K
[#1] Standard SAFE-Class containment locker purchase, installation, locks, signage and integration with site access/tamper alarms.
Equipment $11K
[#2, #3, #5, #20] Archival preservation materials (#2), environmental monitoring equipment/HVAC tie-in equipment (#3), initial PPE/handling kit (#5), and one-time dream-report database deployment hardware/software (#20).
Handling And Memetic Safety Training Initial $8K
[#8] Initial formal handling and memetic‑safety training session for anomalous objects personnel and security (instructor, materials, training hours).
Chain Of Custody And Secure Transport $5K
[#16] Initial secure field recovery and transfer to Site-82 (secure courier/vehicle, two-person rule, tamper seals).
Secure Disposal $3K
[#23] One-time secure disposal / controlled incineration protocol cost if destruction is chosen.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $175K/yr
Staff Wages $115K/yr
[#7, #13, #21] Pro-rated security allocation / oversight (#7), research staff salary portion and operations (#13), and dream-report administrative time (0.2 FTE) (#21).
Incident Healthcare Contingency $20K/yr
[#11] Annual contingency for incident healthcare, hospitalization, emergency meds, or inpatient psychiatric care.
Psychiatric Monitoring And Counseling $19K/yr
[#10] Ongoing psychiatric screening and counseling sessions for affected personnel (therapy sessions, psychiatrist oversight).
Cover Story And Legal $10K/yr
[#19] Recurring legal/OPSEC maintenance and PR counsel for FOIA responses and cover story upkeep.
Opportunity Costs Productivity Losses $3K/yr
[#22] Lost productivity/sick days from recurring nightmares across affected staff.
Containment Protocol Audits $3K/yr
[#25] Periodic internal audits of SOPs, compliance checks, and updates to containment procedures.
Secure Digital Storage Maintenance $2K/yr
[#15] Maintenance of air-gapped storage, encrypted backups, sysadmin time, and periodic media refresh.
Training Refreshers $2K/yr
[#9] Annual refresher sessions and onboarding training for new staff.
Supplies And Consumables $900/yr
[#4, #6, #24] Environmental energy/consumables and desiccant replacements (#4), PPE replacements & consumables (#6), and miscellaneous consumables/admin (paper, tamper seals, signage) (#24).
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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Research And Monitoring $0/yr
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Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $175K/yr
95.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine containment, monitoring, and research continue.
standard_operations no_uncontrolled_exposure
🚨 Minor Incident $225K/yr
4.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Limited accidental exposure requiring extra medical care, short investigation, and minor containment upgrades.
single unauthorized viewing protocol lapse during handling
🚨 Major Breach $1.2M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Public leak or digital propagation of ephialteic content leading to mass exposures, legal action, and major containment/mitigation measures.
unauthorized digitization leaked FOIA/PR failure scanned image propagation
👥 Personnel 3 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 1 [#13] 0.5–1.0 FTE researcher allocated to controlled testing and countermeasure development; salary portion included in staff_wages estimate.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1 [#7] Pro‑rated security allocation to enforce two-person rule and logged access (0.1 FTE equivalent cost captured in staff_wages).
Administrative Staff 1 [#21] Dream-report administration (0.2 FTE) to triage reports and maintain logs; cost included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item estimates come from analyst notes and are order-of-magnitude; memetic risks and legal exposure are inherently uncertain, and some costs (split between wages vs operations, contingency usage) are judgment calls.
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