SCP-4990
Unknown
~
medium confidence
SCP-4990
Expected annual
$1.9M
One-time setup
$416K
Annual recurring
$1.9M
Personnel
12
Initial setup (~$416k) is driven by room build-out, specialized sensors and equipment, and secure storage; the largest recurring costs are personnel, lab/translation work, and a sizable contingency reserve, producing high steady annual costs (~$1.88M/yr).
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $416K
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $1.9M/yr
Cost Scenarios
📊
Baseline
(baseline)
$1.9M/yr
Normal, uneventful year with steady operations and no major incidents.
routine_operations
no_major_incidents
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Minor Incident
$2.0M/yr
Localized incident such as mattress underside fires or small structural damage requiring repairs, medical care, and additional forensic/testing.
mattress_fire
minor_structure_damage
medical_treatment
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Major Breach
$2.6M/yr
Containment escalation with bed breakage, external appearance of persons or artifacts, large security/relocation/repair costs and public mitigation.
bed_breakage_and_escape
multiple_artifact_apparitions
widespread_anomalous_effects
🚨
Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up
$2.4M/yr
Successful translation/analysis yields actionable intelligence prompting rapid scale-up of research, telemetry, and staff.
successful_decryption
need_for_scale_up
additional_staff_hires
Personnel
12 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 3 | [#7] Round-the-clock site security (2–4 guards; averaged to 3). |
| Night-shift Technician / Observer | 2 | [#6] 24/7 coverage for on-site monitoring; two FTEs for redundancy. |
| Research Scientist | 4 | [#8] Principal investigator plus research team (linguist, anthropologist/archivist, materials scientist/physicist; 3–5 FTEs). |
| Medical Officer | 1 | [#12] Clinical and psychiatric support and sleep-specialist coordination for the subject. |
| Engineer / Maintenance | 1 | [#4] Maintenance and oversight for UPS/generator, room systems and sensor hardware. |
| Administrative Staff | 1 | [#17] Administrative, legal liaison, and ethics/oversight coordination. |
Confidence Notes
Cost ranges are derived from analyst-provided ranges and reasonable mid-point selections and amortizations. Many line items (equipment lifetimes, incident frequencies, and contingency sizing) are uncertain, so totals are approximate but grounded in the provided estimates.