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SCP-4469 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-4469
Expected annual
$262K
One-time setup
$120K
Annual recurring
$256K
Personnel
2
One-time setup (~$120k) dominated by chamber construction and contingency reserve; recurring annual costs (~$256k) driven primarily by staff wages (researcher + security), humanoid care, and legal/monitoring overhead.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $120K
Contingency Reserve $50K
[#20] One-time contingency/incidence response reserve to seed rapid-response fund for breaches, litigation, emergency remediation or destructive recovered items.
Facilities $42K
[#5] Low-level Safe-class humanoid chamber construction: reinforced cell, bathroom, HVAC, CCTV mounting, intercom and visitor access. Mid-range estimate.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $12K
[#9] Testing protocol development, ethics board reviews, SOP drafting, hazard analysis and consultant/legal review prior to resuming testing.
Equipment $9K
[#1, #11] Secure anomalous-item locker (tamper-resistant locker with keypad, sensors, anchoring, alarm integration) plus evidence storage cabinet purchase/installation.
Chamber Furnishings Initial $5K
[#6] Initial furnishings, bedding, hygiene setup, linen and replacement clothing for humanoid chamber (one-time purchase).
Background Checks Initial $2K
[#15] Initial vetting/clearance costs (polygraph/clearance processing) for handlers; per-person initial checks aggregated as one-time setup.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $256K/yr
Staff Wages $190K/yr
[#3, #4] Dedicated overseeing researcher (FTE allocation) and allocated security personnel (1 guard baseline). Salary, benefits, and overhead.
Humanoid Medical And Welfare $20K/yr
[#7] Routine medical checks, psychiatric evaluations, pharmaceuticals, emergency readiness and modest personal allowance for SCP-4469-A.
Cover Story And Legal $15K/yr
[#13] Legal counsel retainer and public affairs support to determine ownership/cover stories; baseline annual retainer estimate.
Training And Drills $5K/yr
[#18] Staff training, SOP compliance drills, and materials for authorized-use procedures.
Per Test Operational $4K/yr
[#10] Per-test operational costs (staff time, PPE, room reservation). Baseline assumes ~2 supervised tests/year at mid-range per-test cost.
Facilities Maintenance $3K/yr
[#5] Ongoing maintenance for the humanoid chamber (HVAC servicing, minor repairs, wall/intercom upkeep).
Cctv Monitoring $3K/yr
[#8] Continuous recording upkeep, secure storage and backup costs (6–12 month retention considered).
Admin Overhead $3K/yr
[#22] Minor administrative overhead: office supplies, petty cash, inter-department transfers.
Chamber Consumables $3K/yr
[#6] Recurring furnishings replacement, hygiene items, linen service, entertainment/therapy consumables for the humanoid chamber.
Recordkeeping $2K/yr
[#16] Database, IT support, software licensing and recordkeeping for logs and chain-of-custody.
Quarantine Incident Response $2K/yr
[#12] Expected average annual spend for occasional hazardous-recovered-item containment/decontamination (incident-driven average).
Transport Per Operation $2K/yr
[#19] Baseline annual transport budget for occasional supervised field operations (secure transport, escorts, permits).
Per Item Handling $2K/yr
[#11] Evidence cataloging/handling for recovered items (photography, tagging, conservation). Baseline assumes a small number of recoveries per year.
Access Control Management $1K/yr
[#2] Ongoing IT/admin support for passcode management, access logging, two-person auth and occasional keypad replacements/batteries.
Counseling Per Recipient $1K/yr
[#14] Psychological counseling budget for recipients; baseline funding for occasional follow-up sessions.
Shovel Handling Consumables $600/yr
[#17] Gloves, markers, evidence bags, tamper-evident seals and cleaning supplies for handling SCP-4469.
Background Rechecks $500/yr
[#15] Periodic re-checks and vetting renewals for handlers and investigators.
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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Scale Operational Use $0/yr
[#21] Scale-dependent operational expansion costs (per-100-case incremental cost). Baseline assumes no scale-up; costs reserved for scenario use.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $256K/yr
92.0% probability / year
Normal year with minimal testing and single assigned researcher + guard; routine care and monitoring only.
no incidents minimal testing routine care
🚨 Minor Incident $296K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$40K vs baseline
Unauthorized test or procedural breach requiring incident response, temporary extra security, medical checks and minor legal costs.
unauthorized testing breach of protocol temporary medical/legal response
🚨 Hazardous Incident $316K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$60K vs baseline
Recovery of a hazardous item requiring quarantine, decontamination, specialized storage or destructive disposal and expanded legal/medical action.
biohazardous recovery explosive/chemical hazard specialized decontamination
🚨 Scale Up Operational Use $481K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$225K vs baseline
SCP-4469 put into regular operational/public use (~+100 cases/yr), requiring additional researchers, security, counseling, and storage capacity.
programmatic public use high-volume retrieval scheduling expanded staffing
👥 Personnel 2 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 1 [#3] Dedicated overseeing researcher (Dr. Jefferson or equivalent) responsible for custody, inspections and authorization.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1 [#4] Allocated guard coverage for locker and humanoid chamber access and escort duties.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide concrete line-item ranges for construction, staffing, and per-use costs, allowing a reasonable mid-range estimate; uncertainty remains around incident frequency/severity and scale-up likelihood, lowering confidence from high.
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