SCP-4265 — SCP-4265 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-4265 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-4265

Expected annual

$955K

One-time setup

$670K

Annual recurring

$876K

Personnel

9.3

Initial one-time setup is roughly $670k driven by containment room, vault, digitization hardware and backup film acquisitions; ongoing annual operations are ~ $873k driven mainly by security and staff wages, licensing and media acquisition/renewals.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $670K

Backup Library Initial Acquisition $150K

[#14, #13] Initial acquisition budget for sizable buffer library (purchase of multiple licensed prints/prints acquisition or bespoke prints), capital cost for building reserve of titles.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $110K

[#6, #15] High-resolution telecine/scanner and servers + initial secure storage; initial memetic testing protocol setup and training.

Vault $88K

[#7] Climate-controlled physical film archive (vault) construction, shelving, archival-grade cans and inert-gas fire suppression prep.

Facilities $80K

[#1] Construction/modification of secure, predator-proof containment room with airlock, non-porous surfaces and archive cabinet.

Equipment $80K

[#2, #4, #5] Heavy-duty reptile enclosure and furnishings; primary digital cinema-grade projector + backup + screen and installation; 35mm projector, reels, splicing tools and tooling/training for projectionist.

Incident Response Seed $50K

[#24] Initial seed for incident response & remediation reserve (emergency acquisitions/repairs/amnestics/legal immediate funding).

Security Systems Install $38K

[#9] CCTV with archiving, motion sensors, access control (biometric/keycard), tamper alarms and secure logging installation.

Fire Suppression Install $24K

[#8] Local inert-gas/clean-agent suppression and smoke detection tuned for projector heat; installation costs.

Emergency Transport And Backup Cell $20K

[#19] Secure transport crate, sedative/equipment and a backup containment cell or duplicate facility setup.

Environmental Controls $16K

[#3] Installation of accurate thermostat/thermocouple control, under-tank heat, radiant heaters, humidifiers/dehumidifiers and installation work for containment and archive preservation.

Database Setup $15K

[#16] One-time archival documentation/database setup, barcode/RFID labeling system and QA tooling.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $876K/yr

Staff Wages $532K/yr

[#10, #11, #12, #15] Wages for on-site security (6 guards covering 3 shifts), 1 full-time herpetology technician, AV/media curator, and full- or part-time research staff used in testing/analysis (includes some portion of memetic testing labor).

Licensing And Acquisition $75K/yr

[#13] Annual budget for film licensing / exhibition rights (varies widely; this is a moderate-to-conservative operational budget).

Research And Monitoring $60K/yr

[#15, #6] Ongoing memetic testing, content analysis, psych testing, lab time, technician/researcher time and equipment calibration/consumables.

Cover Story And Legal $50K/yr

[#21] Legal/cover-up, IP management, NDAs, off-market acquisition fees and legal defense budgeting.

Backup Library Renewals $50K/yr

[#14] Ongoing acquisition/rotation of replacement titles due to ineligibility after screenings and occasional bespoke acquisitions.

Incident Response Reserve Topup $25K/yr

[#24] Annual top-up to maintain contingency reserve for unexpected events and rapid acquisitions.

Security Monitoring $15K/yr

[#9] 24/7 CCTV archiving costs, alarm monitoring service and sensor maintenance.

Facilities Maintenance $12K/yr

[#3, #7, #18] Utilities and maintenance for continuous climate control, vault cooling and general facility systems.

Training $10K/yr

[#22] Regular training, drills, tabletop exercises and accreditation for handlers, AV staff and security.

Database Maintenance $9K/yr

[#16] Secure database maintenance, QA, metadata entry and physical tracking systems upkeep.

Health And Vet $8K/yr

[#23] Routine bloodwork, vet visits, parasite checks, medications and quarantine supplies (separate from contracted vet fees included in staff_wages/contract).

Film Digitization Maintenance $6K/yr

[#6] Maintenance, software updates, technician time and expansion of digital storage used by telecine/scanner workflows.

Supplies And Consumables $5K/yr

[#17] PPE, disinfectants safe for film, cleaning supplies, splicing tape, film cans, archival sleeves, replacement projector lamps.

Disposal And Quarantine $5K/yr

[#20] Cost for secure destruction, quarantine, decontamination and chain-of-custody handling of contaminated or legally problematic strips.

Environmental Controls Energy $4K/yr

[#3] Energy and routine maintenance for HVAC, under-tank heat and humidity control.

Logistics And Transport $3K/yr

[#19] Maintenance and readiness for emergency transport crate, sedatives and relocation procedures.

Emergency Transport Maintenance $3K/yr

[#19] Annual maintenance and readiness checks for transport crates and emergency containment equipment.

Fire Suppression Service $2K/yr

[#8] Annual service and inspection contracts for inert-gas/clean-agent systems.

Vault Energy $1K/yr

[#7] Energy & monitoring specifically for climate-controlled film vault.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $876K/yr

75.0% probability / year

Normal operational year with bi-weekly screenings, routine testing, and no major incidents.

regular_bi-weekly_screenings no_escapes no major licensing shocks

🚨 Minor Incident $1.0M/yr

20.0% probability / year +$147K vs baseline

Localized incident such as accelerated shedding for a short period, equipment damage requiring repair/replacement, or a modest licensing spike to replace multiple titles quickly.

accelerated_shedding projector_or_AV_damage urgent_title_acquisitions

🚨 Major Breach $1.9M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$997K vs baseline

Containment breach, public exposure of prints, large-scale damage to archive or legal/PR crisis requiring amnestics, replacement site or major legal defense.

escape_or_breach public_exposure_of_SCP-4265-1 large-scale_equipment_loss

👥 Personnel 9.3 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	6	[#10] Six guards (2 per shift × 3 shifts) to provide 24/7 on-site security; wages included in staff_wages.
Herpetology Technician	1	[#11] One full-time herpetology technician for routine monitoring, cleaning and feeding-setup; wages included in staff_wages.
AV Technician / Media Curator	1	[#12] One AV/media staff to schedule showings, maintain projectors, digitize and archive strips; wages included in staff_wages.
Research Scientist / Analyst	1	[#15] Research/memetic analyst FTE supporting testing and analysis; portion of memetic testing labor included in staff_wages and research_and_monitoring.
Veterinarian (contract FTE)	0.3	[#11, #23] Veterinary specialist contracted at ~0.2–0.5 FTE for health checks and emergencies; contract cost included in staff_wages and some supplies in health_and_vet.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are built from explicit line-item ranges in analyst notes, but key drivers (licensing, frequency of accelerated shedding, extent of legal/cover actions) are highly variable and jurisdiction-dependent, yielding moderate confidence.

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