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SCP-434 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-434
Expected annual
$2.4M
One-time setup
$2.5M
Annual recurring
$2.4M
Personnel
17
Initial containment and research one-time setup is approximately $2.41M driven by insurance/reserve and R&D; baseline annual operating costs are about $2.38M/yr driven mainly by security and research staffing.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.5M
Insurance Reserve $1.0M
[#18] Initial self-insurance / reserve fund for property loss, liability and high-cost incidents.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $530K
[#15, #25] Forensic/materials analysis and seed funding for neutralization/remote-operation R&D (lab contracts, initial project spend).
Facilities $300K
[#1] Secure containment vault construction/installation (vault door, access control, alarms, site prep, contractor fees).
Containment Breach Reserve $250K
[#19] Rapid response fund and temporary quarantine/housing reserve.
Equipment $158K
[#3, #5, #6, #9, #22, #23] Crate & rigging hardware, chairs/replicas, surveillance setup, initial non-lethal response kit, metal-detector/lockboxes, secure data archival setup.
Legal Incident Reserve $100K
[#17] Contingency for major legal/PR incidents (litigation, cover-up, negotiations) as an incident reserve.
Medical Incident Reserve $50K
[#10] Emergency hospitalization reserve for major medical incidents from violent duplicates.
Diplomatic Recovery Reserve $50K
[#29] Reserve for diplomatic/recovery operations or negotiations with external parties.
Training Sop Development $20K
[#20] One-time SOP development and initial training materials.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.4M/yr
Staff Wages $1.4M/yr
[#7, #8, #10, #11, #13] Baseline 24/7 vault guards (6 guards incl. benefits), dedicated rapid-response/security squad, full-time medic, clinical psychologist, and core research staff salaries (salaries + benefits).
Research And Monitoring $300K/yr
[#13, #25] Core research consumables/subcontracted tests and ongoing R&D program budget (multi-year research into mechanism/neutralization).
Experimental Sessions $144K/yr
[#14, #8, #10, #11] Operational per-session costs (security overtime, med/psych staffing and consumables, data capture) annualized (assumes ~24 sessions/yr at mid-range per-session cost).
Administrative Overhead $125K/yr
[#27] Finance, HR, scheduling, procurement and partial program management overhead.
Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr
[#17] Annual legal/PR retainer and cover-story budget for leak mitigation and litigation preparedness.
It Security $75K/yr
[#30] IT security, privileged-access management, leak monitoring and insider-threat mitigation.
Facilities Maintenance $52K/yr
[#2, #6, #16, #23, #26, #22] Environmental control / HVAC & humidification, surveillance maintenance & backups, conservator visits, secure data storage maintenance, utilities/backup power fuel, weapons-screening maintenance.
Insurance Top Up $50K/yr
[#18] Annual top-ups to self-insurance reserve / liability pool.
Training And Drills $40K/yr
[#20] Annual training, drills and SOP refresher courses.
Containment Breach Replenishment $25K/yr
[#19] Annual replenishment for rapid-response / quarantine fund after incidents.
Supplies And Consumables $14K/yr
[#9, #31] Replacement/consumables for non-lethal equipment and miscellaneous consumables (medical disposables, PPE, batteries, evidence bags).
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#3, #4] Expected annualized cost for specialist move crews and per-relocation armored/insured transport (assumes infrequent relocations annualized).
Long Term Psychiatric Care $10K/yr
[#12] Ongoing outpatient/rehabilitation monitoring budget (expected baseline provisioning for possible subject care).
Personnel Vetting $10K/yr
[#21] Annual recertifications and periodic background/psychiatric vetting for authorized staff.
Per Incident Investigation Fund $10K/yr
[#24] Annual expected budget for forensic investigations / internal reviews (nominal annual provisioning).
Diplomatic Operations $10K/yr
[#29] Annual expected budget for low-frequency negotiation/liaison activity.
Follow Up Monitoring $10K/yr
[#28] Follow-up monitoring budget for tracked subjects (baseline annualized monitoring for several subjects).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.4M/yr
86.5% probability / year
Normal year with scheduled sessions, routine maintenance and no major incidents.
routine_operations scheduled_experiments no_incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $2.4M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
Single small incident during a session requiring investigation, modest medical care and minor legal/PR activity.
onsite_assault minor_hospitalization internal_review
🚨 Major Incident $2.6M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Significant incident (multiple injuries or death of duplicate) triggering major medical care, extended investigations, legal action and repair/replenishment of reserves.
fatality_of_duplicate major_injuries legal_litigation
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $3.4M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
A severe containment failure or public exposure requiring large-scale emergency response, litigation, replacement reserves and diplomatic action.
public_exposure multiple_deaths diplomatic_crisis
👥 Personnel 17 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#7] Vault coverage 24/7 (three shifts, time off covered).
Rapid Response Team / Security 5 [#8] Dedicated on-call/standby squad for sessions and incidents (~4–6 personnel).
Research Scientist (Lead) 1 [#13] Lead researcher for SCP-434 project.
Research Assistant / Technician 2 [#13] Research assistants/technicians supporting experiments and analysis.
Containment Engineer 1 [#13] Containment engineering support included in research staffing.
Psychologist / Psychiatrist 1 [#11] Full-time clinical psychologist for screening and session observation.
Medical Officer / Paramedic 1 [#10] Full-time medic or on-call equivalent dedicated to sessions and immediate response.
📋 Confidence Notes
Many line items have clear ranges (vault, staffing, insurance) allowing reasonable mid-point estimates; however uncertainty remains in frequency of sessions, incident rates, chosen staffing levels, and long-term R&D scope, so confidence is medium.
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