← SCP Cost Explorer Read on SCP Wiki ↗
SCP-4032 Safe ✓ high confidence
SCP-4032
Expected annual
$1.2M
One-time setup
$497K
Annual recurring
$1.2M
Personnel
11
Upfront capital (HVAC retrofit, incinerator, vehicle, lab equipment, sensors) drives one-time costs (~$497,000); ongoing staffing (response team, guards, horticulture), contingencies, and consumables drive recurring costs (~$1.17M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $497K
Equipment $260K
[#2, #4, #7, #10, #13, #15, #18, #22, #26, #27] CCTV/NVR ($11,500), environmental sensor network ($8,500), on-site incinerator ($62,500), initial PPE kits ($6,000), biofilters production & installation ($30,000), in-cell detectors ($11,500), vehicle purchase ($60,000), portable gas detectors purchase ($8,000), vent-stack scrubber(s) ($40,000), backup generator/transfer switch ($22,500).
Facilities $115K
[#1, #12, #28] Includes perimeter/garden hardening ($10,000), HVAC retrofits for Holding Cells B1–B5 ($85,000), and decontamination/waste-water infrastructure ($20,000).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $102K
[#23, #24] GC-MS / gas characterization instrument ($90,000) and -80°C freezer ($11,500) for sample storage / lab setup.
Legal Pr Retainer $20K
[#30] One-time retainer for legal/PR cover-story contingency.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.2M/yr
Staff Wages $620K/yr
[#6, #17, #21] Daily horticulture/technician (~$45,000), dedicated response team standby / specialty team allocation (~$250,000), and 24/7 holding-cell security & medical staffing (~$325,000).
Contingency Reserve $300K/yr
[#31] Annual contingency reserve for emergency medical response, settlements, large-scale exposures, and extraordinary remediation.
Cover Story And Legal $62K/yr
[#30] Ongoing legal/PR contingency and coordination retainer / readiness funds.
Facilities Maintenance $52K/yr
[#3, #14, #16, #22, #26, #27, #28] CCTV & sensor maintenance & storage ($2,750), biofilter maintenance & replacement ($27,500), alarm monitoring & drills ($7,000), portable detector calibration ($2,000), vent/scrubber maintenance ($5,000), generator fuel/maintenance ($4,000), decon station operating costs ($4,000).
Research And Monitoring $47K/yr
[#23, #24, #25] Annual GC-MS consumables & contract analysis ($25,000), sample storage power/maintenance ($2,000), autopsy/pathology & toxicology case budget ($20,000).
Logistics And Transport $35K/yr
[#9, #29] Hazardous ash & waste disposal (~1 drum/week) ($15,000) and annual field surveillance / periodic searches ($20,000).
Supplies And Consumables $33K/yr
[#5, #8, #11, #20] Sensor calibration gas / replacement sensors ($5,000), incinerator fuel & operator/servicing ($12,500), PPE consumables & cartridge replacement ($5,500), animal capture/euthanasia supplies ($10,000).
Administrative Overhead $22K/yr
[#32] Recordkeeping, safety audits, SOP updates, incident investigations and training refreshers.
Per Incident Uproot Rental $0/yr
[#18, #19] Heavy-equipment rental per uproot (budget $2,000–$15,000 per incident). Baseline assumes no additional uproots per year; cost accounted in incident scenarios.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.2M/yr
94.5% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents: routine operations, maintenance, staffing, research, and retained contingency reserves.
no additional specimens no public exposures routine maintenance only
🚨 Minor Incident $1.2M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Isolated additional specimen found or single-site equipment failure requiring limited heavy-lift & response.
single uproot required localized equipment repair limited legal/PR spend
🚨 Multiple Specimen Discovery $1.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Several new specimens discovered necessitating multiple uproots, increased incineration capacity, and scaled monitoring/research.
multiple plants located expanded containment/transports accelerated research
🚨 Major Exposure $1.7M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Public exposure or multi-person incident causing medical emergencies, regulatory/legal action, and large PR/settlement costs.
public exposure multiple casualties regulatory/legal escalation
👥 Personnel 11 total
Role Count Notes
Horticulture Technician 1 [#6] Responsible for daily fruit collection, hazardous-material trained; ~0.5–1.0 FTE reflected as 1 FTE.
MTF / Dedicated Response Team 4 [#17] MTF Alpha-13 "Odor Eaters" specialists on standby; team size estimated to match budgeted standby costs.
Security Officer / Medical Technician 6 [#21] 24/7 guard coverage and on-call medical techs for holding cells; rotation approximated as 4–6 personnel, counted as 6.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item estimates; figures use midpoint estimates for ranges and explicit mapping of line items. Main remaining uncertainty is frequency of specimen discoveries and public exposure, which are handled in scenarios.
← SCP-4031 ↑ All SCPs SCP-4033 →