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SCP-4587 Safe ✓ high confidence
SCP-4587
Expected annual
$69K
One-time setup
$28K
Annual recurring
$65K
Personnel
0.75
Initial one-time containment and archival setup is modest (~$27.8k) driven by a dedicated archival locker, access controls, sensors, and incident kit; annual recurring costs are ~ $65.15k/yr, driven mainly by part-time security and curation wages, legal/OPSEC retainer, contingency, and ongoing conservation/storage.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $28K
Equipment $11K
[#2, #3, #7, #12] Electronic access integration ($3,000), tamper sensors + CCTV ($2,000), VCR/playback hardware ($800), incident/forensic kit & SOPs ($5,000).
Facilities $10K
[#1] Dedicated environmentally-controlled archival locker (cabinet purchase, installation, labeling).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $5K
[#5, #8, #11] Professional initial digitization & master creation ($2,000), immediate media conservation reserve ($2,000), compliance/training setup ($1,000).
Legal Setup $2K
[#10] One-time legal/OPSEC document drafting and initial NDAs/copyright inquiries.
Testing Scaleup Lab Setup $0
[#17] Conditional: if testing resumes, one-time dedicated lab setup estimated at ~$50,000 (NOT included in baseline totals).
Analyst Ballpark $0
[#18] Analyst summary/baseline ballpark: one-time ~$22,000 (summary note only; not added as separate cost).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $65K/yr
Staff Wages $45K/yr
[#4, #9] Security overhead (0.25 FTE equivalent, $20,000/yr) and archival/curation personnel (part-time curator/researcher midpoint 0.5 FTE, $25,000/yr).
Contingency Fund $8K/yr
[#16] Contingency (~15% of recurring costs) for unexpected conservation, legal events, press interest, or equipment replacement.
Cover Story And Legal $6K/yr
[#10, #15] Ongoing legal retainer and OPSEC/cover-story maintenance, PR/leak monitoring and fabricated cover materials ($5,000 + $1,000).
Facilities Maintenance $2K/yr
[#14] Pro-rated site utilities, storage footprint, and archival wing space attributable to SCP-4587.
Logistics And Transport $1K/yr
[#13] Annual contingency for secure controlled transfers (per-transfer contingency budget).
Incident Response Drills $1K/yr
[#12] Annual tabletop exercises, forensic drills, and small kit replenishment budgets.
Compliance Training $1K/yr
[#11] Annual refresher training and small-scale audit administration to enforce no-viewing policy.
Digital Storage And Backup $500/yr
[#6] Redundant backups, air-gapped/offsite storage rotation, and integrity checks for digitized SCP-4587-A iterations.
Supplies And Consumables $300/yr
[#5] Ongoing digitization/refresh schedule re-transfer estimate (checksums, format migration).
Cctv And Tamper Maintenance $250/yr
[#3] Camera/tamper-sensor maintenance, footage storage and monitoring costs.
Media Conservation $250/yr
[#8] Averaged annualized budget for periodic professional tape conservation and stabilization (~$2,000 every 8–10 years).
Access Control Maintenance $200/yr
[#2] Recurring maintenance and software/integration support for electronic access control and badge/audit integration.
Vcr Maintenance $150/yr
[#7] Maintenance/calibration and occasional servicing of preserved playback hardware.
Research And Monitoring $0/yr
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Testing Resumed Research Team $0/yr
[#17] Conditional: if testing resumes expect 2–4 FTE research team costs ~$200k–$400k/yr (midpoint ~$300k). Not included in baseline totals.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $65K/yr
97.0% probability / year
Routine year with testing suspended and no unauthorized access; normal maintenance, staffing, legal retainer, and contingency.
no_incidents testing_suspended
🚨 Minor Incident $95K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$30K vs baseline
Unauthorized viewing or temporary loss of chain-of-custody requiring forensic response, legal action, and PR mitigation.
unauthorized_access accidental_playback chain_of_custody_breach
🚨 Testing Resumed $415K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$350K vs baseline
Foundation resumes active testing/playback of the tape, requiring lab expansion and a full research team.
policy_change research_approval
👥 Personnel 0.75 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 0.25 [#4] 0.25 FTE equivalent incremental security for access control, quarterly audits, and escorted moves (~$20,000/yr).
Research Scientist / Curator 0.5 [#9] Part-time curator/researcher (0.5 FTE midpoint) to maintain archive, catalogue iterations, and ensure compliance (~$25,000/yr).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item estimates and clear mappings to containment actions; most costs are conventional (archival, security, legal). Uncertainty remains only for conditional testing-resume scenarios, which are explicitly flagged.
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