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SCP-4459 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-4459
Expected annual
$236K
One-time setup
$1.1M
Annual recurring
$224K
Personnel
2
One-time setup ~ $1.05M driven primarily by a recommended contingency/reserve; baseline recurring costs ~ $224k/yr driven by an MTF retainer, head-researcher allocation, and ongoing monitoring/administration.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.1M
Contingency Fund $1.0M
[#15] Recommended emergency/reserve fund for large-scale response, quarantine, mass amnestics, or GOI interaction mitigation.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $20K
[#19] Initial instrumentation for monitoring anomalous effects (EEG, high-quality biometric sensors, EMF/audio/video gear) and lab setup for controlled wearing events.
Equipment $10K
[#3, #5, #6, #13] One-time purchase/installation of environmental sensors, CCTV/camera(s)+recorder, electronic locks/badge readers, and initial PPE/handling kits.
Amnestic Stockpile $10K
[#10] Initial stock/fund for medical amnestics and supplies to allow multiple administrations without immediate replenishment.
Facilities $6K
[#1] Procurement/custom wardrobe (oak/maple) and minor containment locker modifications; structural/fixture work for storage.
Legal Cover Initial $5K
[#16] Initial legal/cover-story actions, record suppression, and public-relations work to establish or repair cover.
Object Conservation And Stabilization $3K
[#2] Professional textile/silk conservation assessment and initial stabilization/repair of the hat, hat box, and period clothing.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $224K/yr
Mtf Retainer $100K/yr
[#11] Annual retainer/ready-posture cost to ensure MTF Pi-6 availability and standby readiness for any hands-on operations (includes standby pay, transport and PPE).
Goi Monitoring Intel $30K/yr
[#25] Ongoing intelligence monitoring and liaison resources to observe GoI-233 activity and mitigate external interference.
Staff Wages $26K/yr
[#4, #7] Head researcher salary allocation (pro rata) and occasional low-level technician labor for aeration/inspections (estimated hourly totals).
Research And Monitoring $12K/yr
[#8, #19] Recurring costs for scheduled supervised experiments (research session staffing/operation) and routine monitoring/calibration of research equipment.
Psychological Screening $10K/yr
[#18] Ongoing screening, counseling, rotation and HR overhead for handlers to reduce long-term susceptibility risk.
Training And Drills $8K/yr
[#20] Annual drills and training for researchers, technicians, security, and MTF for containment breach response and protocol refreshers.
Medical Support Costs $6K/yr
[#9] Medical screening, on-site EMT/physician presence during experiments, physiological monitoring and follow-up care (annualized).
Logistics And Transport $5K/yr
[#14] Secure transport/transfer logistics averaged annually (per-transfer costs amortized over expected transfers per year).
Cover Story And Legal $5K/yr
[#16] Ongoing cover-story maintenance, legal retainer, and PR work to suppress or manage potential exposure.
Incident Investigation Budget $5K/yr
[#22] Budget allocation for forensic analysis and investigative work per incident (amortized expected annual reserve).
Administrative Overhead $5K/yr
[#24] Opportunity cost and administrative resource allocation for Site-81 space and oversight.
Facilities Maintenance $2K/yr
[#3, #5, #6] Marginal HVAC/climate-control load for humidity/temperature control and ongoing maintenance/storage for CCTV and access-control hardware.
Amnestic Replenishment $2K/yr
[#10] Annual replenishment/usage budget for amnestic agents and administration costs (baseline usage reserve).
Documentation Db $2K/yr
[#17] Secure digital/physical records storage, server costs, and admin time for maintaining SCP file and logs.
Decontamination Fund $2K/yr
[#23] Annual reserve for decontamination/disposal if items are damaged or become contaminated.
Archival Storage $2K/yr
[#21] Cataloging, archival materials, and conservation-compliant storage for associated non-anomalous clothing inventory.
Conservation Checkups $1K/yr
[#2] Periodic conservation inspections and minor stabilization work for textile/silk items (annual checks).
Supplies And Consumables $1K/yr
[#4, #13] Consumables for routine aeration/inspection (gloves, dusting, archival supplies) and replacement PPE consumables.
Dedicated Security Guards $0/yr
[#12] Conditional: cost if Site assigns dedicated 24/7 guards (~$240k/yr). Set to 0 for baseline assuming site-wide security coverage.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $224K/yr
90.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with scheduled checks, occasional supervised research sessions, and ongoing monitoring; no containment incidents.
scheduled_research_sessions routine_conservation_and_monitoring
🚨 Minor Incident $254K/yr
8.0% probability / year +$30K vs baseline
Small-scale containment incident (unexpected possession outside protocol) requiring investigation, limited decontamination, targeted amnestic use and a short MTF response.
unexpected_possession localized_containment_breach small_mtF_response
🚨 Major Breach $724K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Significant breach or GOI interaction requiring large-scale MTF deployment, mass amnestic usage, quarantine and contingency fund activation.
widespread_possession direct_GOI-233_interference mass_amnestics_and_quarantine
👥 Personnel 2 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / Head Researcher 1 Dr. Imogene Stewart; pro-rated salary allocation included in staff_wages [#7].
Research Assistant / Technician 1 Part-time technician for routine aeration, handling, and instrument setup; hourly labor included in staff_wages [#4].
📋 Confidence Notes
Line items and ranges are reasonably well-specified in analyst notes, but many costs are conditional (MTF usage, contingency spending, dedicated guards), producing uncertainty in expected frequencies and magnitudes.
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