SCP-4460
Unknown
~
medium confidence
SCP-4460
Expected annual
$6.8M
One-time setup
$11.8M
Annual recurring
$6.7M
Personnel
38
Estimated one-time setup costs are approximately $11.8M driven by site acquisition, structural remediation/retrofit, and initial research/lab setup; ongoing annual operations are roughly $6.66M per year driven primarily by staff wages, specialized research, contingency reserves, and utilities/critical services.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $11.8M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $6.7M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$6.7M/yr
Normal year: routine operations, scheduled maintenance, ongoing research, and no major incidents.
no major incidents
routine research
scheduled maintenance
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Minor Incident
$7.0M/yr
Localized operational incident (small structural damage, equipment failure, minor fire or leak) requiring repairs, overtime, temporary extra medical/amnestic use and PR response.
equipment failure
small fire or gas leak
short-term evacuation/repairs
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Major Breach
$8.7M/yr
Significant containment incident or medical/memetic exposure affecting multiple staff requiring mass amnestic deployment, extended repairs and legal/PR action.
mass exposure/tethering events
large repair/retrofit needs
major medical/amnestic deployment
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Catastrophic Breach
$21.7M/yr
Full-scale catastrophic event requiring major reconstruction, long-term research scale-up, extensive remediation, broad amnestic operations and major legal/municipal costs.
site-wide structural failure
public exposure/legal escalation
long-term large-scale remediation
Personnel
38 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 16 | [#5] 24/7 armed perimeter and internal security (3 shifts) — estimated 16 guards based on note ranges and budget. |
| Site Director / Executive Staff | 1 | [#6] Site Director included in on-site command/administrative staffing estimate. |
| Administrative Staff | 3 | [#6] Administrative assistants and supervisors included in command/admin staffing estimate (total admin headcount = 4 including director). |
| Research Scientist | 9 | [#7] Anomalous-effects researchers, specialists (6–12); midpoint staffing chosen. |
| Engineer / Maintenance | 6 | [#8] Electricians, HVAC techs, machinists and maintenance staff (4–8); midpoint staffing chosen. |
| Medical Officer / Psychiatric | 3 | [#20] On-site medics and psychiatric/medical staff to support memetic-countermeasure capacity. |
| Other (IT/technical support) | 0 | [] |
Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed ranges for most line items allowing mid-point estimates, but the anomaly's behavior and future research needs are uncertain; therefore numerical totals are approximate and could vary substantially if the object proves more dangerous.