SCP-490
Safe
~
medium confidence
SCP-490
Expected annual
$1.4M
One-time setup
$682K
Annual recurring
$1.3M
Personnel
8
One-time containment/refit and specialist equipment are the main upfront costs (~$682k); ongoing annual costs are dominated by salaries, research, contingency and legal/cover management (~$1.30M/year).
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $682K
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $1.3M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$1.3M/yr
Normal year with no major incidents: steady operations, scheduled maintenance, research and routine disposals.
no activations causing casualties
routine maintenance and research only
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Minor Incident
$1.5M/yr
Single activation leads to a contained exposure or vehicle activation requiring extra decon, forensic work, legal outreach and one heavy-move.
single activation/exposure
one emergency decon + forensic batch
additional legal/liaison expenses
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Major Breach
$3.3M/yr
Repeated activations or a mass-casualty event requiring foundation-grade structural remediation, extensive legal/cover operations, mass forensic processing and large-scale response.
mass exposure or repeated uncontainable activations
structural rebuild or major containment upgrade
large-scale legal/investigative response
Personnel
8 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 4 | [#8] Night-shift security staff (24/7 rotating coverage) estimated at 4 FTEs to meet 0200–0500 monitoring and full coverage. |
| Research Scientist | 3 | [#14] Research team (neuroscience/psychoacoustics/vehicle systems) estimated at 3 FTEs to match the recurring research budget. |
| Rapid Response Specialist | 1 | [#9] On-call rapid response/capture operator for vehicle arrest and towing operations (aggregated within recurring rapid-response budget). |
Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide explicit ranges for almost every line item allowing moderate confidence; however variability in site baseline infrastructure, local labor/contract rates, frequency of activations and legal exposure introduce significant uncertainty.