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SCP-4962 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-4962
Expected annual
$1.1M
One-time setup
$1.5M
Annual recurring
$1.1M
Personnel
6
Initial one-time setup is estimated at $1,482,500 driven by vault retrofit, quarantine capability, and research/program setup; recurring annual costs are estimated at $1,068,000/yr driven primarily by security and research staff wages and ongoing quarantine/research operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.5M
Research Program Setup $350K
[#16] Initial research program setup for countermeasures and amnestic trials (lab space, equipment, administrative overhead).
Quarantine Facility Setup $275K
[#8] Initial setup of small quarantine/relocation wing (isolation apartment/wing, baseline security and clinical fit-out).
Neutralization Contingency $275K
[#20] Contingency reserve for neutralization/destruction planning and secure demolition/entombment (conditional and method-dependent).
Facilities $158K
[#1, #18] Dedicated containment vault retrofit and environmental/power redundancy initial costs (vault construction, opaque sealing, HVAC/UPS/generator).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $112K
[#9] Automated non-visual test rig and hardened servers (initial buildout of remote actuators and secure telemetry capture).
Equipment $80K
[#2] Armored weapons locker and custom mounting cradle for SCP-4962-A.
Scp 674 Transfer Prep $60K
[#16] One-time inter-site transfer prep and approval costs for shipping SCP-674 if cross-test is approved.
Emergency Response Reserve $50K
[#15] One-time reserve fund to seed rapid-response/emergency kit and initial slush fund.
Sop And Initial Training $30K
[#12] SOP development and initial staff training / certification courses for containment and memetic protocols.
Cover Story Materials $30K
[#14] Initial cover-story materials and PR/legal package to support the operational cover narrative.
Weapon Inerting Engineering $28K
[#3] Engineering assessment and non-invasive inerting / fabrication of muzzle clamps, sealing, mechanical blocking devices, or heavy fabrication if inerting infeasible.
Tamper Detection Systems $18K
[#10] Non-visual tamper detection hardware (vibration, magnetometer, pressure, air-particle detectors) install and integration.
Secure Data Systems $12K
[#11] Air-gapped, write-once storage, secure backups, destroyed-media handling initial costs.
Evidence Preservation $5K
[#19] Archival-grade packaging, sealed cataloging and off-site secure deposit initial costs.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.1M/yr
Staff Wages $450K/yr
[#5, #6] 24/7 onsite security (2–3 guards + weapons custodian) and specialized research team salaries and benefits.
Research And Monitoring $275K/yr
[#16] Ongoing R&D budget for countermeasures, experimental amnestic trials, and program operational costs.
Quarantine Operations $125K/yr
[#8] Annual operating costs for quarantine/relocation wing (security, clinical staffing, utilities) averaged as baseline.
Cover Story And Legal $55K/yr
[#13, #14] Annual legal/regulatory compliance, permits, counsel and active online monitoring/takedowns for OPSEC.
Medical Monitoring $50K/yr
[#7] Operational reserve for medical & psychological monitoring and treatment for exposed subjects (annual budget line).
Facilities Maintenance $35K/yr
[#17, #18] Property damage / repairs reserve and HVAC/power maintenance, utilities and generator/UPS upkeep.
Emergency Response Replenishment $25K/yr
[#15] Annual replenishment of the emergency response fund and on-call overtime/emergency travel budget.
Test Rig Maintenance $18K/yr
[#9] Annual maintenance, calibration, and software/hardened-server upkeep for the automated non-visual test rig.
Logistics And Transport $16K/yr
[#4] Assumed average one approved heavy-object transfer per year (heavy crates, armored transport, EOD/escort).
Training And Drills $10K/yr
[#12] Annual refresher training, certification renewals, and drills for containment and memetic incident response.
Secure Data Maintenance $5K/yr
[#11] Ongoing secure backup rotation, write-once media procurement, and secure-destruction handling costs.
Tamper Systems Maintenance $4K/yr
[#10] Annual maintenance and replacement for non-visual tamper detection sensors and alarm integration.
Supplies And Consumables $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.1M/yr
92.5% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; contains ongoing staffing, research, maintenance, quarantine operations and monitoring.
routine_operations no_public_exposure
🚨 Minor Incident $1.1M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Single civilian or staff exposure requiring acute care, limited quarantine activation and increased PR/legal activity.
single_civilian_exposure localized_quarantine targeted_pr_takedowns
🚨 Major Breach $2.3M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline
Public display or discharge event causing multiple exposures, extensive emergency response, property damage and large-scale remediation.
uncontrolled_public_display weapon_discharge mass_exposure
🚨 Research Scale Up $1.4M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$360K vs baseline
Approved cross-test/scale-up (e.g., shipping SCP-674) and intensification of countermeasure R&D requiring extra one-time prep and elevated recurring funding.
approved_cross-test expanded_research_campaign
👥 Personnel 6 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#5] Two full-time guards as part of continuous guarded status (two-person rule coverage across shifts).
Weapons Custodian 1 [#5] Dedicated weapons custodian/arms NCO for vault and weapon handling.
Research Scientist 3 [#6] Memetics officer, retro-hardware technician, and containment researcher comprising the specialized research team.
📋 Confidence Notes
Many line items are given as ranges in analyst notes and depend on operational assumptions (transfer frequency, quarantine utilization, research approvals), so estimates use midpoints and explicit assumptions; core staffing and equipment needs are well-defined but incident probabilities and scale-up frequencies are uncertain.
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