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SCP-4109 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-4109
Expected annual
$656K
One-time setup
$663K
Annual recurring
$634K
Personnel
8
First-year setup requires substantial one-time purchases (property, containment work, equipment) plus reserves; recurring costs are driven by security/staffing and ongoing research/transportation.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $663K
Facilities $273K
[#1, #4, #6, #19] Includes property purchase/closing and immediate holding (~$200,000), perimeter fence and installation (~$25,000), barn stabilization/secondary containment (~$40,000), and physical archive/vault setup (~$8,000).
Emergency Contingency Reserve $200K
[#22] Contingency/reserve for potential MTF activation/large-scale emergency response (~$200,000 reserve).
Equipment $69K
[#5, #7, #8, #15] CCTV/NVR and sensor installation (~$12,000), environmental sensors (~$5,000), standby generator/grid tie-in (~$12,000), and dedicated cargo van (~$40,000).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $68K
[#11, #13, #14] Lab/research outfitting: initial PPE/outfitting (~$6,000), sample handling/imaging equipment (~$30,000), and preservation equipment (freeze-dryer, walk-in cold storage, archival supplies) (~$32,000).
Soil Remediation Reserve $50K
[#23] Reserve for potential soil/environmental remediation if contaminated (~$50,000).
Front Company Setup $3K
[#2] Initial front-company formation, filings and bank setup one-time cost (~$3,000).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $634K/yr
Staff Wages $395K/yr
[#9, #10] On-site security contractor (6 guards, rotation/benefits) (~$250,000/yr) and site director + research/containment technician (~$145,000/yr).
Research And Monitoring $100K/yr
[#17, #18] T/MTO.AIC compute/licensing and analyst time (~$25,000/yr) plus ongoing research program/testing/consultants (~$75,000/yr).
Logistics And Transport $35K/yr
[#15] Fuel, vehicle maintenance, driver and coordination for transport to Menagerie Site-37 (~$35,000/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $27K/yr
[#5, #7, #11, #13, #14, #25] Ongoing monitoring/comms (~$500/yr), sensor calibration/maintenance (~$500/yr), PPE consumables (~$6,000/yr), sample consumables (~$8,000/yr), preservation consumables/energy (~$2,000/yr), miscellaneous admin/consumables (~$10,000/yr).
Emergency Reserve Allocation $25K/yr
[#22] Annual allocation to maintain emergency/MTF contingency reserve (~$25,000/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $20K/yr
[#2, #20, #21] Ongoing front-company filings/maintenance and retainer (~$4,000/yr), legal/PR as-needed (~$6,000/yr), insurance and liability (~$5,000/yr), and discretionary PR/hush/community funds (~$5,000/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $12K/yr
[#3, #8, #12] Property taxes and municipal fees (~$2,000/yr), electricity (~$2,400/yr), routine groundskeeping/janitorial/pest control (~$8,000/yr).
Training And Medical Surveillance $11K/yr
[#24] Annual training program (~$5,000/yr) and medical surveillance for exposed personnel (~$6,000/yr).
Waste Disposal Contract $5K/yr
[#16] Biohazard waste disposal contract, incineration/secure landfill for contaminated remains and PPE (~$5,000/yr).
Archival And Storage $4K/yr
[#19] Secure digital storage & encryption (~$3,000/yr) and physical archive climate/access costs (~$1,000/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $634K/yr
90.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine monitoring, removals, transport to Menagerie, and no major incidents.
routine_removals no_breach normal_research_schedule
🚨 Minor Incident $784K/yr
6.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Limited containment breach or localized exposure requiring targeted MTF action, extra cleanup, and PR/legal response.
limited_breach local_public_exposure higher-than-normal_decomposition_events
🚨 Major Breach $1.1M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Significant breach or memetic event requiring full MTF deployment, large-scale remediation and legal/containment expenses.
full_MTF_activation widespread_public_discovery major_environmental_contamination
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $884K/yr
3.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Discovery or research need forces scale-up of operations, additional hires, and capital investment to process/preserve many more instances.
successful_research_findings need_for_large_scale_preservation expanded_sampling_campaign
👥 Personnel 8 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#9] 24/7 on-site security staffing with rotation (6 guards total).
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#10] On-site site director/lead technician.
Research Technician 1 [#10] Research assistant/technician for sample handling and liaison duties.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and reasonable cost estimates, but uncertainties remain around incident frequency, scale of removals, and frequency of high-cost breaches or remediation needs.
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