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SCP-4203 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-4203
Expected annual
$7.4M
One-time setup
$6.0M
Annual recurring
$7.1M
Personnel
57
Estimated one-time startup costs are approximately $6.03M driven by containment construction, quarantine suite, equipment, and insurance seed funding; recurring annual costs are roughly $7.10M/yr driven primarily by MTF/security wages, research staff, data/storage, stipends to partner observatories, and ongoing legal/PR/insurance expenses.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $6.0M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.9M
[#8, #18] Design and construction of centralized reinforced remote-operated entomology/physics chamber (~$1.25M) plus initial R&D project seed (~$650k).
Equipment $1.7M
[#2, #6, #9, #10, #11, #13, #23, #24] Initial purchase of on-site security gear (~$90k total), high-speed imaging (~$412,500), detection sensors (~$450,000), initial data-integration (~$50,000), PPE/automated decon (~$100,000), vehicles/drones (~$300,000), initial IT setup (~$75,000), and contingency stockpile (~$200,000).
Quarantine Containment Suite $1.2M
[#12] Secure quarantine/containment suite (negative pressure, dual airlocks, separate HVAC) built to high containment standards (~$500k–$2M; midpoint used).
Insurance Reserve Seed $625K
[#15] Seed reserve / insurance fund for claims and damages (~$250–1,000k; midpoint used).
Onboarding Legal Fees $188K
[#4] One-time onboarding / contractual legal fees for 15 observatory partners (~$5–20k/site; midpoint used).
Facilities $150K
[#5] Installation of public signage, low-impact barriers, and netting at ~15 sites (~$10k/site).
Public Education Production $150K
[#3] Production and initial licensing of educational films/PSAs and exhibit materials (~$100–200k; midpoint used).
Initial Legal Contract Setup $50K
[#14] Initial legal contract/setup for PR/legal contingency (~$50k).
Training Development $38K
[#16] Initial curriculum development for observatory staff and volunteers (~$25–50k; midpoint used).
Aggregate Estimate $0
[#25] Aggregate/balanced-program estimate (descriptive item, no direct cost applied here).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $7.1M/yr
Staff Wages $4.8M/yr
[#1, #7, #8, #12, #19] MTF/guard staffing at observatories (45 FTE × ~$80k = $3.6M) plus field biologists (~$300k), lab technician/operator salaries (~$200k), quarantine staff (~$300k), and research scientist salaries (~$360k) (components allocated across these line items).
Cover Story And Legal $575K/yr
[#3, #14, #15, #20] Distribution/refreshes of educational materials (~$50k/yr), ongoing legal/PR and compensation management (~$300k/yr), insurance premiums/reserve holding costs (~$125k/yr), and media monitoring/rapid takedown (~$100k/yr).
Research And Monitoring $570K/yr
[#6, #10, #19] Ongoing high-frame-rate data storage/analysis and cloud costs (~$270k/yr) plus recurring research equipment/monitoring program (~$300k/yr midpoint of provided ranges).
Observatory Stipends $450K/yr
[#4] Annual cooperation/indemnity payments to 15 observatories (~$10–50k/site; midpoint used = ~$450k/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $232K/yr
[#5, #9, #12, #22] Maintenance/replacement of signage/netting (~$15k), sensor calibration/maintenance (~$50k), quarantine HVAC/containment upkeep (~$50k), and utilities for sites and central labs (~$116.5k).
Logistics And Transport $160K/yr
[#13, #17] Per-incident mobilization budget (2–5 incidents/yr -> ~$40–250k/yr; midpoint used) and crowd-management/temporary measures (~$60k/yr).
It Security And Access Control $125K/yr
[#23] Ongoing IT security, monitoring, updates and access control (~$50–200k/yr; midpoint used).
Supplies And Consumables $112K/yr
[#2, #11, #21, #24] Replacement security consumables (~$15k), biosecurity consumables and waste handling (~$50k), field/lab consumables (nets, traps, reagents) (~$47.5k), and small replenishment of stockpile as used.
Training And Refresh $70K/yr
[#16] Annual training refreshes for staff and volunteers (~$40–100k/yr; midpoint used).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $7.1M/yr
55.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with routine monitoring, education, and no major incidents.
no major incidents routine maintenance and staffing
🚨 Minor Incident $7.6M/yr
40.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Several small public incidents requiring MTF response, temporary closures, repairs, and elevated PR/legal activity.
2–5 local incidents at observatories overtime and per-incident operating costs increased PR/legal response
🚨 Major Breach $9.6M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
A major wormhole event or public-exposed breach that causes property damage, medical claims, extensive containment/mobilization, and long-term investigations.
large-scale wormhole event multiple injuries/claims and infrastructure damage activation of central quarantine and containment protocols
👥 Personnel 57 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 45 [#1] MTF Gamma-42 personnel stationed at 15 sites to cover public hours (45 FTE total; used $80k fully-burdened rate).
Research Scientist 3 [#19] Multi-disciplinary researchers (2–4 FTE; midpoint used).
Field Biologist 3 [#7] Regional environmental/wildlife monitoring teams (2–3 FTE; midpoint used).
Quarantine / Veterinary Staff 3 [#12] Staff for quarantine suite operations and veterinary/entomology support (staffing portion of recurring quarantine costs).
Lab Technician / Operator 2 [#8] Technicians to operate centralized containment/research chamber and remote systems.
Administrative Staff 1 [#14] Site/administrative support for legal/PR coordination and partner observatory liaisons.
📋 Confidence Notes
Medium confidence: analyst notes provide ranges and explicit per-site and staffing estimates enabling midpoint budgeting, but many line items (incident frequency, research scale, quarantine level, number of sites) are uncertain and could materially change totals.
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