[#6, #8, #9, #10, #27] Boat fleet purchase, diesel generators & tanks, optional renewable energy capex, comms hardware, surveillance hardware.

[#4] Primary outpost construction (prefab living blocks, lab/office wing, dock work).

[#11, #12] Analytical laboratory equipment (LC-MS/MS, GC-MS, HPLC, -80°C freezers, biosafety cabinets) and secure climate-controlled sample/evidence vault.

[#19] One-time costs to establish cover (shell corporations, PR assets, legal setup, initial payments/permits).

[#20] One-time negotiation/lease/acquisition baseline costs and covert access-related expenditures.

[#5] Two perimeter lookout posts with small docks, communications and minimal living quarters.

[#18] Initial impact studies, permits and remediation planning.

[#31] Small capital items: ATVs, sample kits, drones, hand tools, small vehicles.

[#29] Initial digitization and conservation setup for cultural materials and extracted data.

[#17] On-site autoclave/incinerator for hazardous waste processing or ash handling equipment.

[#16] On-site med bay kit, emergency airway/cardiac gear, initial ICU stabilization kit.

[#22] Desalination unit / potable water system installation.

[#26] One-time secure IT/secure database and redaction/takedown tooling setup.

[#7] One-time site prep for helicopter operations / landing pad.

[#23] One-time training program setup and materials.

[#1, #2, #3] Base staffing (30-person on-site core incl. outpost captain, senior researchers, lab techs, boat crew, security supervisors, comms/IT, maintenance, cook) plus additional medical staff and security wages/overtime. Estimate includes salaries, benefits and hazard pay.

[#6, #7, #8, #21] Boat maintenance & repairs, medevac/aviation contract, annual fuel deliveries for generators and marine runs, personnel rotation and freight logistics.

[#11, #14, #15, #18, #25, #26, #29] Calibration/maintenance for lab equipment, scientific subcontracting (proteomics, radiocarbon, isotope studies), off-island neuroimaging & subject transport, ongoing environmental monitoring/mitigation, subject compensation and archival maintenance/data management.

[#28] Emergency reserve for storm damage, equipment replacement, surge security, legal emergency; recommended 10–20% of operating but set here conservatively.

[#19, #20, #26] Ongoing cover maintenance (permits, PR, legal retainers), periodic payments/leases and some ongoing censorship/legal takedown budgets.

[#13, #16, #22] Laboratory reagents and consumables, ongoing pharmaceutical resupply, food/potable water consumables.

[#8, #12, #27, #31] Generator/tank maintenance, sample vault upkeep, surveillance system maintenance, small-capital maintenance.

[#24] Ongoing counseling, addiction-prevention programs, off-site treatment coverage and monitoring for resin overuse.

[#30] Internal audits, compliance officers, chain-of-custody records and enforcement of ingestion/testing protocols.

[#10, #26] Satellite service, bandwidth, encrypted backhaul service & managed secure networking costs.

[#23] Recurring safety training, HAZMAT drills, evacuation & lifeboat drills, PPE replacement and refresher courses.

[#17] Regular biological/hazardous waste disposal contracts, certified transport or incinerator operating costs.