SCP-4390 — SCP-4390 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-4390 Unknown ? low confidence

SCP-4390

Expected annual

$4.9M

One-time setup

$5.4M

Annual recurring

$4.8M

Personnel

Estimated one-time setup costs are approximately $5.42M driven primarily by contingency reserves, lab upgrades (BSL/sample processing), secure storage and long-term endowment; recurring annual costs are approximately $4.77M driven largely by staff wages, research/monitoring, GOI liaison and BSL operations.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $5.4M

Catastrophic Event Reserve $2.0M

[#26] One-time contingency reserve for catastrophic events requiring mass quarantine, cleanup, legal settlements, or major response.

Long Term Endowment $1.0M

[#28] One-time endowment to seed long-term study retention, archives, and institutional knowledge preservation.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $700K

[#11, #16] Biosafety lab upgrade / sample-processing equipment (sequencers, mass-spec, microscopy) initial procurement and lab buildout increments.

Equipment $695K

[#5, #12, #14, #15] Surveillance/sensor suite, secure storage/vault procurement, remote exploration hardware fleet, and primary data-capture hardware/software purchases.

Facilities $250K

[#1, #6] Initial buyout/renovation of Giordano's basement and structural reinforcement/airlock/decon ante-chamber work.

Legal Setup $250K

[#4, #19] One-time legal/setup costs for backchannel agreements, upfront settlements, and establishing local-law-enforcement cooperation.

Medical Decon Setup $200K

[#10] One-time setup for on-site/nearby medical bay, decontamination suite and quarantine readiness.

Goi Exchange Contingency $100K

[#17] One-off contingency budget for GOI (Dr. Wondertainment) exchanges or non-monetary acquisitions.

Husbandry Setup $100K

[#13] Initial enclosures, veterinary equipment and habitat setup for captive xenofauna.

Pr Campaign $50K

[#20] One-time public-relations / cover-story campaign to prepare local cover and staged incidents.

Evidence Disposal Setup $40K

[#21] One-time autoclave/incineration setup and forensic disposal infrastructure.

Generator Backup $30K

[#23] Backup generator/UPS and power-conditioning one-time purchase.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.8M/yr

Staff Wages $2.2M/yr

[#2, #3, #7, #10, #27] Salaries and benefits for on-site security/MTF, embedded law-enforcement agents, rapid-response/extraction team, medical staff, and core administrative/oversight personnel.

Research And Monitoring $660K/yr

[#8, #11, #13, #15, #16, #25] Per-mission exploration budgets, sequencing/analysis operations, long-term husbandry operations, data hosting/processing, sample processing consumables, and cultural/anthropological research.

Long Term Operations $400K/yr

[#28] Annual operations support for long-term study funding, personnel retention stipends and archive maintenance.

Bsl Operations $300K/yr

[#11] Ongoing operating costs for BSL-3 level procedures, containment, consumables and specialized staff (if upgrades performed).

Goi Liaison $300K/yr

[#17] Annual budget for GOI liaison, negotiation team, and recurring exchange/accounting with Dr. Wondertainment.

Cover Story And Legal $290K/yr

[#4, #19, #20] Ongoing legal counsel/contingency fund, PR maintenance and local cooperation renewals.

Replacement Assets $150K/yr

[#22, #14] Annual attrition/replacement budget for lost or damaged drones, robots and remote exploration gear.

Embedded Agents Ops $125K/yr

[#3] Covert operational/black-budget payments, stipends, cover maintenance for embedded law-enforcement operatives.

Training And Rehearsal $90K/yr

[#18] Annual specialized training, simulations and mission rehearsals for exploration rules and emergency scenarios.

Site Lease Retainer $72K/yr

[#1] Monthly retainer/lease payments or owner stipend to maintain access point cover, staff cooperation and lost-business compensation.

Supplies And Consumables $60K/yr

[#9, #29] Emergency clothing/ID/hygiene kits for returned personnel and miscellaneous small-item consumables (batteries, filters, spare clothing, ropes, adhesives).

Logistics And Transport $60K/yr

[#24] Transportation, lodging, secure shipping and deployment costs for specialists and artifact transport.

Facilities Maintenance $50K/yr

[#6, #23] Routine maintenance of reinforced access point, airlocks, structural systems and backup power upkeep.

Secure Storage Maintenance $30K/yr

[#12] Annual environmental-control, security and maintenance for vaults and item-specific containment modules.

Evidence Disposal Ops $20K/yr

[#21] Operational costs for autoclave/incineration runs, chain-of-custody processing and hazardous waste disposal.

Surveillance And Storage $6K/yr

[#5, #15] Annual maintenance, data-storage and archival costs for sensor/CCTV systems and mapping archives.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.8M/yr

88.0% probability / year

Normal operational year with routine exploration tempo, no major incidents, and steady GOI liaison and BSL operations.

steady exploration tempo no public exposure standard GOI interactions

🚨 Minor Incident $5.0M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline

Localized breach, minor public exposure or a small-scale legal/PR issue requiring extra response, settlements, and increased missions.

public discovery of a returned 'naked' party small media leak minor legal settlement

🚨 Major Breach $9.8M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline

Significant containment failure or biological/large-scale exposure requiring mass quarantine, large legal/PR operations, and potential rapid lab scale-up.

mass casualties or widespread exposure BSL-level pathogen discovery major public/political exposure

👥 Personnel 32 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	8	[#2] On-site visible deterrence and shift coverage (3 shifts) for the eatery access point.
Rapid Response / Tactical Team	8	[#7] On-call extraction and breach response team with medics and tactical equipment.
Embedded Agent (Local Law Enforcement Liaison)	4	[#3] Foundation operatives embedded in local police/sheriff offices to effect arrests and provide cover.
Research Scientist	4	[#11, #16, #13] Scientists for xenobiology, sample processing, ecological study and artifact analysis.
Medical Officer / Decon	2	[#10] Medical and decontamination staff for returned explorers and quarantine readiness.
Engineer / Maintenance	2	[#6, #23] Structural, HVAC, generator and sensor maintenance personnel.
Administrative Staff / Program Management	3	[#27, #4] Program managers, legal liaison support, accounts and oversight staff.
Site Director / Executive Staff	1	[#27] Senior oversight and authorization authority for exploration and GOI interaction.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are low confidence due to wide ranges in analyst notes, uncertain biological risk (BSL level unknown), potential for high-cost GOI demands, and the anomalous/unpredictable nature of SCP-4390 which can dramatically change requirements.

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