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SCP-4552 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-4552
Expected annual
$1.0M
One-time setup
$641K
Annual recurring
$1.0M
Personnel
11
Estimated one-time startup costs are approximately $640,750 and recurring annual costs are approximately $1,010,075. The largest recurring drivers are armed security payroll and potential state/uniform stipends, plus medical/psych contracts, legal/PR retainers and insurance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $641K
Facilities $178K
[#1, #2, #7, #17] Land/access/permitting, 2m chain-link fence, on-site shelter/field office installation, and initial stabilization/conservation work.
Contingency Fund $165K
[#22] Reserved contingency/escalation fund to cover rapid hardening, relocation, or other urgent one-time containment upgrades.
Equipment $119K
[#6, #8, #9, #12] Secure armoury/armoury storage, patrol/response vehicle purchases (2 vehicles), on-site non-imaging sensors installation, and secure server setup/SOP hardware.
Uniform Mou Setup $72K
[#5] One-time legal/administrative setup for formal MoU/secondment to allow Irish Army uniform usage.
Legal Setup $55K
[#14] Initial legal setup, negotiations, and permit/legal groundwork.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $34K
[#11, #20] Initial archaeological/research investigative/conservation work and digitization/conservation of SCP-4552-01–4552-04 diaries.
Medical Protocol Development $13K
[#10] Initial medical and psychological screening protocol development and training.
Pr Materials $6K
[#13] Initial signage and PR/cover story materials (archaeological site/private property signage).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.0M/yr
Staff Wages $330K/yr
[#4] Armed security contractors/ex-service guards to staff two-guard 24/7 coverage (8 guards estimated).
Uniform Stipend To Defence Forces $248K/yr
[#4, #5] Annual stipend/operational cost if formal secondment/paid Defence Forces personnel are used instead of contractor guards (alternative staffing model).
Cover Story And Legal $126K/yr
[#13, #14] PR retainer/monitoring and annual legal retainer/contingency for permits, liability and potential media/legal responses.
Medical Psych Contracts $88K/yr
[#10] Recurring contracts for part-time psychologist/medic, emergency coverage and an annual incident counseling budget.
Insurance $69K/yr
[#15] Insurance, indemnity and liability reserve equivalent for public access and potential injury/psych claims.
Research And Monitoring $36K/yr
[#11, #21] Ongoing contracted research/archaeology and annual audits/training refreshers and incident reviews.
Logistics And Transport $25K/yr
[#8, #19] Vehicle fuel & maintenance and travel/lodging/per-diem for visiting researchers/test subjects.
Weapons Training $22K/yr
[#6] Annual costs for training, licensing maintenance and ammunition consumption for guard qualifications.
Emergency Retainer $22K/yr
[#16] Retainer and training exercises for Garda/medical airlift/quick reaction force agreements; callouts billed separately.
Facilities Maintenance $14K/yr
[#3, #7, #17] Annual perimeter maintenance and repair, utilities/heat/phone for site office, and periodic structural inspections/minor stabilization works.
It Admin And Storage $14K/yr
[#12] Ongoing storage, admin and secure recordkeeping workflows to comply with non-imagery policy and chain-of-custody procedures.
Remote Monitoring Storage $11K/yr
[#9] Secure off-site storage, encrypted transfer costs and IT maintenance for permitted non-imaging logs.
Supplies And Consumables $6K/yr
[#18] Consumables: first aid, batteries, PPE, logbooks, stationary, seasonal gear.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.0M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with routine operations and no major incidents.
routine patrols and maintenance scheduled audits and research visits
🚨 Minor Incident $1.0M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$30K vs baseline
Small security or medical incident requiring callouts, minor repairs and additional counseling/PR work.
vandalism or minor breach medical/psychological incident requiring counseling
🚨 Major Escalation $1.5M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$440K vs baseline
Significant containment escalation requiring hardening, large-scale legal/PR response, relocation or major remediation.
major breach or high-profile publicity structural collapse or need for urgent relocation
👥 Personnel 11 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#4, #5, #6] Eight guards to provide 2-on-site 24/7 coverage; includes equipment/training needs.
Research Scientist 1 [#11, #20] Part-time/contract researcher for archaeological study and diary transcription/digitization.
Medical Officer / Psychologist 1 [#10] On-call part-time medic/psychologist support and counseling provision.
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#3, #7, #8, #17] Maintenance/inspection contractor for fence/office/vehicle upkeep and occasional stabilization works.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates use midpoints of provided euro ranges and a 1.1 USD/EUR conversion; many line items are range-based and there are mutually exclusive staffing models (contract guards vs. state secondment) which increase uncertainty.
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