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SCP-4322 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-4322
Expected annual
$7.0M
One-time setup
$9.3M
Annual recurring
$6.8M
Personnel
27
Estimated one-time setup costs are approximately $9.27M driven by R&D lab buildout, warm backup site standup and contingency reserves; annual recurring operations are roughly $6.84M/yr, dominated by specialized staff wages and a contracted global psychoreceptor monitoring network.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $9.3M
Incident Response Reserve $3.0M
[#14] One-time incident response / contingency reserve recommended for memetic/epidemic events (item #14).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $2.8M
[#11, #17, #19] Initial R&D program funding and lab buildout (item #11), initial psychometric/EEG instrumentation (item #17), and on-site basic specialist medical/autopsy kit (item #19).
Facilities $1.9M
[#1, #4, #15] Secure containment suite buildout (item #1), on-site power infrastructure installation (item #4), and warm-site standup (item #15).
Equipment $590K
[#2, #5, #7, #12, #16] Antenna extension fabrication & installation (item #2), initial anomalous spares package (item #5), CCTV/locks/security hardware (item #7), archival servers (item #12), secure communications setup (item #16).
Device Replacement Reserve $500K
[#23] Reserve for replacement/repair/replication of the anomalous transceiver/antenna (item #23).
International Compliance Setup $200K
[#26] One-time legal/regulatory/international compliance and foreign‑jurisdiction response setup (item #26).
Security Systems $100K
[#7] Initial CCTV, access control and physical security hardware (item #7).
Front Entity Setup $100K
[#13] Initial front company / cover entity setup (item #13).
Hazmat Initial Certification $75K
[#3] Initial hazardous‑materials certification/setup for beryllium/lead handling, permitting and safety systems (item #3).
Anomalous Spares Initial $30K
[#5] Initial bespoke Ψ‑5/anomalous spares package and secure storage (item #5).
Planning Ballpark Estimate $0
[#27] Summary ballpark referenced in notes; not an additional line item (item #27).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $6.8M/yr
Staff Wages $3.0M/yr
[#6, #7, #8] Core site salaries and benefits for site lead, technicians, researchers, medical and admin staff (item #6), plus on‑site security staffing (item #7) and inclusion of on‑site psychoreceptors in payroll (item #8).
Research And Monitoring $2.5M/yr
[#8, #11, #17] Contracted global psychoreceptor monitoring network and travel/ops (item #8), ongoing R&D program funding (item #11 recurring), and maintenance/calibration of psychometric instrumentation (item #17).
Cover Story And Legal $360K/yr
[#13, #24, #25, #26] Recurring legal budgets, covert licensing/cover operations, internal audit/insurance and PR/influence operations (items #13, #24, #25, #26 recurring).
Incident Response Fund Replenishment $250K/yr
[#14] Annual replenishment allocation for the incident/contingency reserve (item #14 recurring replenishment as needed).
D Class Operations $175K/yr
[#9] D‑class procurement, housing, rotation and quarterly interview operations (item #9 recurring).
Mental Health And Aftercare $125K/yr
[#10] Ongoing neuro/psych screening, aftercare and memetic safety for staff and affected civilians (item #10).
Logistics And Transport $88K/yr
[#21] Secure transport of D‑class, hazardous components and psych personnel travel (item #21).
Facilities Maintenance $76K/yr
[#4, #15] Fuel, generator maintenance, electricity consumption and warm‑site readiness/maintenance (items #4 and #15).
Commissioned Content $60K/yr
[#13, #20] In‑house commissioning of original works and commissioned content production budget (items #13 recurring, #20).
Secure Comms Maintenance $30K/yr
[#16] Recurring maintenance and IT support for air‑gapped systems, encryption and telemetry (item #16 recurring).
Supplies And Consumables $26K/yr
[#5, #22] Annual replacement of anomalous spares/connector consumables (item #5) and general PPE, office & lab supplies (item #22).
Hazardous Materials Compliance $25K/yr
[#3] Ongoing air monitoring, HEPA exhaust servicing, wipes tests, PPE replacement, licensed disposal and training (item #3 recurring).
Specialist Medical Services $20K/yr
[#19] Contracted imaging/tests and specialist neuropathology services per‑use (item #19 recurring).
Training Refreshers $15K/yr
[#18] Recurring memetic/psi safety and D‑class handling refresher training (item #18 recurring).
Media Storage And Backup $10K/yr
[#12] Storage, backup and archival costs for secure media library (item #12 recurring).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $6.8M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations and no major incidents.
routine_operations no_incident standard_staffing
🚨 Minor Incident $7.3M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized memetic exposure or equipment failure requiring emergency response, short-term remediation and legal/PR action.
localized_memetic_exposure equipment_repair small_legal_action
🚨 Major Memetic Event $10.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$3.5M vs baseline
Significant memetic/epidemic incident or catastrophic hardware loss requiring large contingency drawdown, major PR/legal operations and replacement/replication efforts.
widespread_memetic_spread device_catastrophic_failure major_public_exposure
👥 Personnel 27 total
Role Count Notes
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#6] Senior site leadership and executive oversight (item #6).
Research Scientist 4 [#6, #11] Research staff working on sensory-extension R&D and experiments (items #6, #11).
Technician / Maintenance 2 [#6, #17] Lab and equipment technicians for maintenance and instrumentation (items #6, #17).
Medical Officer 1 [#6, #19] On-site medical oversight and autopsy/neuropathology coordination (items #6, #19).
Administrative Staff 2 [#6, #13] Admin and program management including cover/contract management (items #6, #13).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#7] On-site armed/unarmed guards providing 24/7 coverage (item #7).
Class-II Psychoreceptor / Monitoring (on-site) 3 [#8] On-site psychoreceptor personnel for real-time monitoring (item #8).
Class-D Personnel 8 [#9] Interred Class‑D used for quarterly interviews and trials (item #9).
📋 Confidence Notes
Notes provide detailed line-item ranges for nearly all costs but several items (incident severity, reserve usage, contractor network size) are highly uncertain; mid‑range estimates used. Ranges and program posture choices could change totals by factors of 2–3.
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