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SCP-4695 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-4695
Expected annual
$575K
One-time setup
$1.5M
Annual recurring
$563K
Personnel
5
Initial containment requires modest capital upgrades (observation chamber, remote manipulator, secure container) and a funded research program; the main recurring drivers are dedicated staff wages, medical/security standby, and contingency/disability reserves. First-year one-time costs are dominated by a multi-year research program and contingency reserves, while annual operating costs are driven by personnel and administrative overhead.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.5M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.2M
[#16] Long-term mitigation/reversal research program funding (multi-year neuroresearch grant and associated lab buildout).
Equipment $116K
[#1, #3, #4, #8, #21] Secure anomalous-object container upgrade (#1), remote manipulation/page-turner + camera system (#3), CCTV initial hardware and installation (#4), medical rapid-response equipment (#8), records/secure storage initial setup (#21).
Contingency Reserve $75K
[#19] One-time contingency fund/reserve for property damage or uncontrolled materializations and site restoration.
Facilities $50K
[#2] Observation/projective-capture chamber construction and negative-pressure/HEPA setup.
Legal Cover Initial $30K
[#17] Initial legal/cover-story and forensic alteration budget for incident recovery/cleanup and case closure.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $563K/yr
Staff Wages $287K/yr
[#5, #6, #7, #8] Dedicated containment scientist (1 FTE) and benefits (#5), pro-rated on-call Level-3 testing personnel allocation (#6), incremental site security coverage/guard overtime (#7), medic staffing/standby pro-rata (#8).
Employee Replacement And Disability $100K/yr
[#14] Contingency for hiring/onboarding replacements, retraining, or disability payments when staff become permanently affected and cannot continue in-role.
Administrative Overhead $70K/yr
[#25] Administrative overhead & indirect costs (procurement, HR, legal review, bookkeeping) estimated at ~15–30% of direct recurring costs.
Research And Monitoring $38K/yr
[#13, #16, #18] Long-term monitoring and neuropsychological assessments for affected personnel (#13), ongoing/yearly research program support (post-award operations) (#16), audit/compliance and containment-review cycles (#18).
Cover Story And Legal $25K/yr
[#17, #23] Ongoing legal/liaison actions and cover-story maintenance (liaison with local authorities) (#17), public-relations/misinformation budget for leak prevention and narrative management (#23).
Psychological Support $15K/yr
[#22] Ongoing psychological support, counseling and workplace accommodations for chronically affected staff.
Emergency Training And Drills $10K/yr
[#9] Regular emergency training and drills for researchers, medics and guards specific to choking/bronchoscopy and evacuation.
Facilities Maintenance $8K/yr
[#4, #12, #21, #24] CCTV/recording storage & maintenance (#4), decontamination supplies & HEPA/filter maintenance (#12), secure records hosting/maintenance (#21), minimal additional energy/utility overhead (#24).
Supplies And Consumables $4K/yr
[#10, #11] PPE and single-use consumables for tests (#10), biohazard/anomalous-waste containment and contracted disposal events (#11).
Logistics And Transport $3K/yr
[#20] Secure transport/armored courier costs for occasional inter-site transfers (assumes ~1 transfer/year).
Amnestic Treatments $3K/yr
[#15] Cost of amnestic agents and administration for witnesses/cover (assumes 2–10 episodes/year; budgeted midpoint).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $563K/yr
87.5% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine testing and maintenance only.
routine_tests scheduled_maintenance no_unexpected_materializations
🚨 Minor Incident $583K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$20K vs baseline
Small unexpected materialization or minor choking event requiring medical response and limited cleanup.
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🚨 Major Breach $813K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Serious on-site incident (fatality or severe contamination) requiring replacements, legal cover, major cleanup and incident investigation.
full-page_overexposure fatality_or_multi-person_exposure large_cleanup_and_replacement
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $1.6M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Severe multi-site exposure, public discovery or large-scale equipment damage requiring major remediation and large PR/legal operation.
public_exposure multi-person_projective_events site_restoration_and_major_research_scaleup
👥 Personnel 5 total
Role Count Notes
Containment Scientist / Technician 1 [#5] Dedicated 1 FTE containment scientist responsible for routine checks, scheduling and handling.
Research Scientist / Level-3 Researcher 2 [#6] Two Level-3 personnel maintained on roster/on-call for tests (pro-rated FTE accounted in staff_wages).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1 [#7] One incremental guard trained in SCP-specific procedures on call during tests; overtime/incremental cost included.
Medical Officer 1 [#8] Medic on-call/standby during exposures; staffing pro-rata included in wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Recurring personnel and operational costs are reasonably well-defined by analyst notes; uncertainty remains around frequency of incidents, the scale and duration of the research program, and one-time contingency sizing, so confidence is medium.
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