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SCP-4657 Safe ✓ high confidence
SCP-4657
Expected annual
$12K
One-time setup
$35K
Annual recurring
$11K
Personnel
1
One-time setup and reserves are modest (~$34.7k) driven by investigation contingencies and an emergency reserve; recurring annual costs are low (~$11k) driven by staff time, monitoring, and facility amortization.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $35K
Emergency Response Reserve $10K
[#15] One-time contingency/emergency response fund reserve.
Provenance Research $7K
[#10] Level-2 provenance research (0.2 FTE × 6 months + archival/forensic access).
Field Investigation Contingency $5K
[#11] Contingent field investigation (regional travel/contractors); mid-range estimate used (note range $2,500–$15,000).
Equipment $3K
[#1, #2, #4, #5] Lockable archival box/cabinet ($1,500, #1), environmental sensor + installation ($600, #2), surveillance camera + install ($750, #4), initial tamper kit ($200, #5).
Deaccession Disposal Planning $3K
[#20] Contingent planning for controlled deaccession/disposal (mid-range of $1,000–$5,000).
Legal Cover Setup $2K
[#13] Initial low-profile cover story/legal paperwork (lower-range one-time cost).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1K
[#6] Initial benign test protocol setup (Level 2 testing day, PPE, recording equipment).
Conservation Assessment $1K
[#16] Archive-grade conservator assessment and minor treatment (midpoint of $500–$1,500).
Documentation Setup $800
[#8] Initial paperwork, database entry and classification setup.
Personnel Vetting Training $600
[#9] Background checks and initial handling training for 3 personnel.
Access Control Integration $500
[#3] Card-reader/biometric marginal integration cost for two-person rule enforcement.
Secure Transfer $500
[#12] Secure courier/chain-of-custody for one planned inter-site transfer.
It Security Integration $300
[#18] One-time IT integration for secure logging/backups.
Insurance Accounting Setup $200
[#19] Administrative setup for internal replacement/accounting.
Facilities $0
[] No structural or construction work required; stored in existing vault.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $11K/yr
Staff Wages $8K/yr
[#3] 0.1 FTE security allocation for escorts/authorization (~$8,000/year).
Facilities Maintenance $1K/yr
[#1, #4, #17] Vault allocated space maintenance ($250/year, #1), CCTV storage/maintenance ($250/year, #4), amortized vault refurb ($500/year, #17).
Cover Story And Legal $800/yr
[#13, #14] Media/legal monitoring and cover-story upkeep ($500/year legal monitoring #13 + $300/year automated media watch #14).
Research And Monitoring $640/yr
[#2, #7, #8] Environmental logger data/calibration ($100/year, #2), quarterly inspections ($240/year, #7), documentation/record updates ($300/year, #8).
It Security $250/yr
[#18] Ongoing secure storage/backup costs for logs and CCTV.
Supplies And Consumables $100/yr
[#5] Tamper seals and archival consumables replacements (~$100/year).
Personnel Training $100/yr
[#9] Annual recertification/training updates for authorized handlers.
Energy Utilities $65/yr
[#21] Marginal electricity/utilities for logger, camera, and access electronics (midpoint of $30–$100).
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
[] No routine recurring logistics budget beyond ad-hoc transfers accounted elsewhere.
Escort Fee Per Incident $0/yr
[#3] Per-escort fee (~$60/hour) noted in analyst estimate; no predictable annualized volume assigned (costs captured via staff_wages for routine allocation).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $11K/yr
91.0% probability / year
Routine year with no fieldwork or incidents; normal monitoring, inspections, and allocated staff time.
routine_inspections no_fieldwork normal_monitoring
🚨 Minor Incident $13K/yr
3.0% probability / year +$2K vs baseline
Small unauthorized access attempt, accidental activation, or minor procedural breach requiring incident review and small replacements.
unauthorized_access_attempt accidental_activation
🚨 Field Research $23K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$12K vs baseline
Provenance leads require active fieldwork and expanded research operations (travel, contractors, extended archival access).
promising_provenance_leads archival_fieldwork_required
🚨 Major Incident $36K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
Unexpected active effect or other emergency requiring large-scale response, emergency transport, quarantine, or legal action.
unexpected_active_behavior large_scale_emergency_response
👥 Personnel 1 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1 0.1 FTE allocation to SCP-4657 duties (escorts/authorization) reflected in staff wages ($8,000/year, #3). Other work handled ad-hoc or via one-time contracts.
📋 Confidence Notes
Costs are well-defined and detailed in the analyst notes; SCP is Safe-class and low-risk so recurring needs and likely contingencies are straightforward to estimate.
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