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
Facilities $5.7M
[#1, #4, #9, #10, #17, #19] Site purchase/land acquisition, physical security infrastructure capital, structural assessment and retrofit, seismic isolation, explosion-proofing capital, and environmental remediation capital (sums of midpoint estimates).
Relocation Buyouts $2.2M
[#2] Resident buyouts and relocation compensation for evicted apartment-complex residents and other displaced parties.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.4M
[#22, #23] Secure lab construction/upgrade and initial specialized research program setup costs (instruments, isolation chambers, protocol development).
Equipment $1.4M
[#11, #12, #13, #14, #16, #18, #24] One-time purchase/installation of seismological suite, surveillance systems, remote robotics, backup generators (capital), HVAC installation, hazmat startup equipment, and spare parts for vintage machinery.
Public Works Infrastructure $1.1M
[#3] Road redirection, replacement road segments, traffic engineering, utility rerouting and permit/municipal compensation.
Cover Story Setup $60K
[#25] Initial cover-story / legal entity setup, initial PR/legal groundwork costs.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $6.7M/yr
Staff Wages $3.5M/yr
[#5, #6, #7, #8, #20] 24/7 security staffing, on-site command & administrative staff, research personnel & specialists, technical maintenance staff, and on-site medical/psychiatric/memetic staffing (salaries + benefits).
Contingency Fund $1.0M/yr
[#28] Reserved contingency for emergency excavation, mass amnestic deployments, large evacuations or litigation; recommended 10–25% of operating budget.
Specialized Research Program $475K/yr
[#23] Ongoing funding for controlled experiments, protocol development, specialized equipment operation, animal/robotic tests and oversight.
Cover Story And Legal $385K/yr
[#25, #26] Ongoing legal/cover-story expenses, local government relations, and public outreach/media management (combined recurring legal/PR costs).
Electrical Power $300K/yr
[#15] Industrial electricity costs to run HVAC, lighting, monitoring, machinery and labs.
Backup Power Fuel $175K/yr
[#14] Fuel deliveries, generator maintenance contracts, fuel storage compliance and related logistics.
Personnel Training And Screening $175K/yr
[#21] Background screening, psychological monitoring, rotation premiums, and specialized basement/memetic safety training.
Hvac Maintenance $125K/yr
[#16] Ongoing monitoring, filter replacement, ventilation maintenance, and gas-detection upkeep for multi-level basements.
Vintage Machinery Maintenance $125K/yr
[#24] Ongoing custom fabrication, machinist time and spare inventories to maintain or control vintage/working machinery.
Insurance And Taxes $80K/yr
[#27] Insurance premiums, property taxes, municipal fees and costs of maintaining cover companies.
Robotics Maintenance $60K/yr
[#13] Upkeep, spares, and maintenance contracts for tethered robots, drones, and inspection crawlers.
Fire Suppression Service $60K/yr
[#17] Annual inspection/service and maintenance for explosion-proofing, inert-gas suppression systems and classified electrical systems.
It Maintenance $60K/yr
[#22] IT maintenance, off-site replication costs, secure server upkeep and evidence handling system maintenance.
Facilities Maintenance $50K/yr
[#4] Ongoing maintenance of perimeter security infrastructure, gates, lighting and basic site upkeep.
Seismological Monitoring Maintenance $30K/yr
[#11] Annual maintenance, calibration, and data redundancy costs for seismological and acoustic monitoring suite.
Hazmat Consumables $30K/yr
[#18] Consumables, PPE replacement and training refreshes for hazmat/decontamination readiness.
Surveillance Storage $10K/yr
[#12] Annual storage and retention costs for high-resolution camera/audio feeds and associated secure storage.
Supplies And Consumables $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) $6.7M/yr
87.5% probability / year
Normal year: routine operations, scheduled maintenance, ongoing research, and no major incidents.
no major incidents routine research scheduled maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $7.0M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
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
🚨 Major Breach $8.7M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
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
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $21.7M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$15.0M vs baseline
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.
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