SCP-4879 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-4879
Expected annual
$1.9M
One-time setup
$727K
Annual recurring
$1.9M
Personnel
4
One-time setup costs are modest (~$0.7M) driven by secure containment, remote-handling equipment, and contingency seed funds; recurring annual costs are dominated by staffing (security and D-Class program) and a research program, producing roughly $1.86M/year baseline operating costs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $727K
Equipment $434K
[#1, #4, #5, #6, #12, #15, #16, #17] Lead-lined containment box fabrication & certification (#1); initial access-control/card reader hardware (#4); surveillance suite hardware (#5); remote handling manipulator purchase (#6); rapid-response kit/vehicle/lockout equipment setup (#12); personnel risk-tagging software/customization setup (#15); duplication/relocation of specialty equipment where required (#16); climate-control / environmental sensors initial purchase (#17).
Contingency Reserve Seed $250K
[#22] Seed for insurance/contingency fund to cover catastrophic loss of expertise or facility shutdown.
Facilities $33K
[#2, #3] Locker installation, reinforced shelving and anti-tamper fittings (#2) plus establishment/conversion of a 10 m exclusion-zone footprint including barricades, signage and corridor work (#3).
Dclass Training Setup $10K
[#23] Initial D-Class training program setup (CBT, supervised drills) one-time costs.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.9M/yr
Research And Monitoring $1.0M/yr
[#10] Long-term neurological/cognitive research program (attempt reversal) starter budget.
Staff Wages $480K/yr
[#7, #8] D-Class program support allocation (wages, housing, transport, supervision) estimated as a program/site allocation (#7 = $200,000/yr) and dedicated security staff (4 FTE × $70k loaded = $280,000/yr) (#8).
Cover Story And Legal $150K/yr
[#13] Amnestic/legal/cover-up operations budget (baseline annual allocation).
Personnel Replacement Reserve $50K/yr
[#11] Annual reserve to fund retraining/recruitment/replacement of lost expertise (recommended ~$50k/yr).
Rapid Response Readiness $50K/yr
[#12] Annual readiness/refreshers/training and kit refresh for rapid response team.
Logistics And Transport $30K/yr
[#19] Annual budget for secure transfers/transport, per-transfer costs and maintenance (budgeted at ~$30,000/yr).
Personnel Severance And Reassignment $25K/yr
[#21] Budget for severance, reassignment, legal and admin costs for staff who violate containment rules.
Administrative Overhead $20K/yr
[#14] SOP development, annual audits, recordkeeping and disciplinary processing.
Misc Compliance $15K/yr
[#25] External/internal compliance monitoring and internal audit resources.
Medical Per Incident $10K/yr
[#9] Per-incident cost for neuropsychological exam, imaging, bloodwork and testing; budgeted here as a per-incident unit cost (used when incidents occur).
Cognitive Baseline Testing $10K/yr
[#24] Periodic cognitive baseline assessments for critical nearby staff (~$10,000/yr).
Remote Handling Maintenance $5K/yr
[#6] Annual maintenance and service for remote handling / robotic manipulator.
Personnel Risk Tagging Maintenance $5K/yr
[#15] Annual maintenance and licensing for HR flags, software customizations and enforcement.
Data Storage $5K/yr
[#18] Secure data storage, encrypted backups and logging for experiment/video records.
Dclass Training Annual $5K/yr
[#23] Annual refreshers for D-Class training and safety briefings.
Facilities Maintenance $2K/yr
[#4, #5, #17] Annual maintenance for access control/alarm ($500/yr) (#4), surveillance storage/maintenance ($1,000/yr) (#5), and climate control energy/maintenance ($200/yr) (#17).
Supplies And Consumables $1K/yr
[#20] Consumables (labels, locking seals, silica gel, test swabs, batteries).
Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.9M/yr
86.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with routine monitoring, scheduled research activity, and no major exposure events.
no accidental exposures regular research cadence routine maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $1.9M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$60K vs baseline
Single accidental exposure or small containment lapse affecting one individual requiring medical care, administrative action and limited replacement/retraining.
single staff/proximal exposure broken lead box or brief protocol breach
🚨 Major Breach $2.9M/yr
4.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Significant containment failure or multiple high-value staff exposures requiring expensive replacements, larger medical/research investigations and intensified cover/legal actions.
multiple high-value staff exposed public witness exposure requiring amnestics/legal action
👥 Personnel 4 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#8] Minimum continuous coverage: 4FTE guards (loaded cost basis used in staff wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and sensible estimates, but several items (research scale, frequency of incidents, replacement-payouts) have wide ranges and scenario probabilities are judgment-based, so uncertainty remains.
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