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SCP-4874 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-4874
Expected annual
$445K
One-time setup
$462K
Annual recurring
$432K
Personnel
4
Estimated one-time setup and contingency costs are $462,500, driven by RF containment installation and reserved emergency/upgrade funds; ongoing annual costs are approximately $432,300, dominated by personnel (IT, security, containment lead) and specialist/research spending.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $462K
High Security Upgrade Contingency $300K
[#26] Contingency set-aside for relocation/build or rental of a high-security electromagnetic isolation facility if required.
Containment Emergency Fund $62K
[#20] Reserved rapid-response fund for immediate escalation, emergency purchases, temporary relocation, or contractor fees.
Equipment $48K
[#3, #4, #12, #13, #14, #15, #17] Radio/spectrum hardware and fixed RF monitor (#3), SMS gateway/SIM bank & secure phones initial hardware (#4), device-detection scanners (#12), environmental sensors and logging (#13), UPS/backup power (#14), initial medical imaging session budget (#15), and initial data archival setup/infrastructure (#17).
Facilities $20K
[#1, #2] Faraday-grade RF-shielded enclosure purchase, certification and installation (#1) and backup steel/ballistic locker with tamper-evident seals (#2).
Legal Incident Response Contingency $10K
[#18] One-time contingency funding set aside for immediate incident legal/PR response or compensation related to exposure events.
Sop Development And Initial Training $6K
[#10] Development of SOPs, emergency procedures, and initial certification/training program (one-time development costs).
Background Checks Initial $6K
[#24] Initial staff background checks and security clearance processing (fingerprinting, administrative fees).
Ethics Irb Initial Fees $5K
[#19] Initial IRB/ethics review fees and setup for human-subjects-style protocols.
Rf Survey And Initial Certification $4K
[#11] Initial third-party RF survey and certification to verify enclosure attenuation.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $432K/yr
Staff Wages $285K/yr
[#5, #7, #8] IT/communications specialist salary (operating SMS gateway, analysis) (#5), two on-site security guards (rotating shifts) (#7), containment lead/biomedical researcher salary (#8).
Research And Monitoring $77K/yr
[#9, #17, #19, #23, #25] Psychologist/linguist/behavioral analysis contract (#9), ongoing data archival/secure storage hosting and maintenance included here for research budgets (#17), recurring IRB/ethics renewal (#19), small research/experimentation discretionary budget (#23), and record redaction/memetic-safety engineering labor & tools (#25).
Cover Story And Legal $26K/yr
[#18, #22] Annual legal/PR retainer and contingency planning (#18) plus insurance/liability premium adjustments (#22).
On Call Overtime $25K/yr
[#6] 24/7 monitoring coverage and overtime/shift differential for time-sensitive SMS monitoring and response.
Communications Carrier Fees $3K/yr
[#4] SIM costs, carrier fees, hosting and connectivity for managed SMS gateway and SIM bank.
Logistics And Transport $3K/yr
[#21] Average annualized cost for secure transport/courier services (hazmat-certified moves packaged into expected yearly budget).
Data Archival Hosting $3K/yr
[#17] Encrypted server hosting, backups, and secure archival maintenance for message logs and research data.
Training And Certification $2K/yr
[#10] Annual refresher training and certification exercises, tabletop drills.
Background Checks Renewal $2K/yr
[#24] Periodic renewal checks and clearance maintenance for staff with access to containment and logs.
Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr
[#16] Laboratory consumables and PPE (gloves, wipes, disinfectants, archival materials).
Rf Recertification $2K/yr
[#11] Periodic RF re-testing and third-party re-certification.
Rf Equipment Maintenance $1K/yr
[#3] Calibration and maintenance for spectrum analyzers and RF monitoring hardware.
Device Detector Maintenance $750/yr
[#12] Maintenance and software updates for entrance device-detection systems.
Environmental Monitoring Maintenance $700/yr
[#13] Energy and maintenance for environmental sensors and microclimate logging.
Ups Maintenance $350/yr
[#14] Battery replacement and upkeep for UPS/backups supporting monitoring systems.
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $432K/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with cooperative containment, routine operations, and no major incidents.
no_incident routine_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $482K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Limited external contact or small exposure event requiring legal/PR response, overtime, and limited compensation or containment patching.
unauthorized_external_sms minor_public_contact localized_exposure
🚨 Major Breach $832K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$400K vs baseline
Significant breach or memetic exposure requiring relocation/upgrades to high-security RF isolation, large legal/compensation actions, and major emergency purchases.
broad_public_sms_campaign memetic_spread evidence_publicly_exposed
👥 Personnel 4 total
Role Count Notes
IT/Communications Specialist 1 [#5] Operates SMS gateway, analyzes transmissions, maintains RF logging (0.5-1.0 FTE; budgeted as 1 FTE).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#7] Two on-site guards to enforce no-personal-device policy, control access, and respond to alarms.
Research Scientist / Containment Lead 1 [#8] Biomedical researcher to manage ethical considerations, design tests, and supervise interactions.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line items and ranges are well-described in the analyst notes for containment hardware and staffing, giving moderate confidence in recurring personnel and equipment maintenance estimates; large contingency items (facility upgrade, emergency fund) carry significant uncertainty, reducing overall confidence to medium.
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