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SCP-4756 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-4756
Expected annual
$1.4M
One-time setup
$1.4M
Annual recurring
$1.4M
Personnel
13
Initial one-time containment and equipment costs are approximately $1.40M, driven by remote-handling systems, vault construction, and lab setup; ongoing annual operations (security, research staff, contingencies, and monitoring) run about $1.42M per year.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.4M
Equipment $385K
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #20] Steel beams and bolting, heavy-lift rigging/crane transport, remote-handling manipulators, CCTV/motion/environmental sensors and alarms, UPS/backup generator, HVAC installation, and initial IT security hardware.
Expansion Contingency Additional Chamber $300K
[#26] Contingency one-time cost per additional containment chamber (vault + coffin + installation) in case of duplication.
Facilities $225K
[#1] Small reinforced containment vault construction (reinforced concrete room, airlock, vibration-dampening floor, anchor pads, utilities hookup).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $205K
[#12, #14, #15] Laboratory buildout and instruments (histology, sequencing, -80°C freezer), sample/cold storage setup, and conservation/digitization setup for the journal.
Decommissioning Disposition $100K
[#27] One-time costs for safe decommissioning / long-term disposition planning if retired.
Thaumaturgical Reserve One Time $75K
[#28] One-time contingency reserve for unknown thaumaturgical effects, rare reagents, or niche mitigation materials.
Legal Cover Setup $50K
[#22] One-time legal, cover-story and PR setup costs (classification, NDAs, initial contingency planning).
Background Checks Setup $40K
[#21] Initial deep vetting / background checks for ~20 staff (one-time costs).
Thaumaturgical Initial Consult $15K
[#11] One-time contracted thaumaturgical/occult expert consult and setup for ritual-safe procedures.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.4M/yr
Staff Wages $710K/yr
[#8, #10] Security staffing (8 guards, 24/7 coverage) and research staffing (PI, technicians, pathologist, archivist) salaries, benefits and training.
Research And Monitoring $175K/yr
[#15, #19, #14, #29, #11] Ongoing transcription/annotation of the journal, red-team / controlled experiments budget, sample archive maintenance, recordkeeping/audits, and recurring thaumaturgical consultancy.
Incident Insurance Reserve $100K/yr
[#25] Annual replenishment of internal contingency/reserve for incident response, remediation, and liability.
Expansion Additional Chamber Operational $100K/yr
[#26] Additional recurring operational cost per extra containment chamber (staffing, utilities, maintenance) if duplication occurs.
Supplies And Consumables $80K/yr
[#12, #13, #24] Laboratory reagents/consumables, PPE and biosafety consumables, autopsy disposal, and consumable replacement (bolts/seals/gaskets).
Site Security Overhead $60K/yr
[#9] Badge systems, access-control administration, background-check enforcement, security manager and admin overhead.
Emergency Response And Drills $50K/yr
[#17] Containment-breach emergency response fund, annual drills, and specialized protective equipment for breach teams.
Medical Readiness $50K/yr
[#18] On-call trauma team contracts, prophylaxis/stockpiles, blood bank access and medical monitoring for exposed staff.
Cover Story And Legal $30K/yr
[#22] Annual legal, cover-story maintenance, and PR contingency budget.
Thaumaturgical Contingency Annual $25K/yr
[#28] Annual budget for episodic thaumaturgical mitigation, niche reagents or contracted specialists.
Energy And Utilities $13K/yr
[#7, #23] HVAC / environmental control energy and general facility utilities (electricity, water) for continuous containment operation.
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#30] Miscellaneous travel, couriering of samples, and small logistics costs.
It Security $10K/yr
[#20] Secure logging, hardened servers, video retention storage and SOC monitoring recurring costs.
Facilities Maintenance $6K/yr
[#16] Annual engineering inspection and maintenance of bolts/beams/coffin interfaces, corrosion prevention and replacement.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.4M/yr
87.0% probability / year
Normal year with standard operations, monitoring, and no major incidents.
no breach routine monitoring scheduled maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $1.5M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Small containment incident requiring emergency response, limited medical treatment, and minor equipment repair.
minor seal failure limited staff exposure localized equipment damage
🚨 Major Breach $1.9M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Significant containment breach with wider exposure, larger medical and remediation costs, and regulatory/legal response.
structural failure multiple-staff exposure extended remediation
🚨 Duplication Outbreak $1.8M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$400K vs baseline
SCP-4756 reproduces/duplicates requiring construction of an additional containment chamber and rapid scale-up.
entity duplication new coffin discovery sustained replication
👥 Personnel 13 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#8] Eight full-time armed security personnel providing 24/7 coverage (shift rotation).
Research Scientist 1 [#10] Principal investigator responsible for scientific oversight and liaison.
Laboratory Technician 2 [#10] Two technicians for sample processing, assays, and routine lab work.
Pathologist 1 [#10] Medical/pathology specialist for autopsies, tissue analysis, and medical monitoring.
Archivist / Administrative Staff 1 [#10, #29] Archivist/manager handling the journal conservation, records, and administrative oversight.
📋 Confidence Notes
Many line items are given as wide ranges and there is uncertainty around thaumaturgical costs, duplication probability and scale of red-team experimentation; core security and lab costs are better-defined.
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