SCP-4475 — SCP-4475 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-4475 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-4475

Expected annual

$29.8M

One-time setup

$23.9M

Annual recurring

$28.2M

Personnel

Estimated initial capital/setup is approximately $23.9M (main drivers: secure facility buildout, specialized sensors, contingency reserves and settlements). Expected annual operating costs are approximately $28.2M/yr driven by staff wages, memetic response reserves, ongoing research/monitoring, medical care and legal/cover operations.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $23.9M

Facilities $7.0M

[#2, #14] Secure facility buildout / site retrofit and one-time perimeter/physical upgrades.

Specialized Instrumentation $5.0M

[#8] One-time purchase/development of occult/telemetry sensors and detection hardware (moderate dedicated suite).

Contingency Reserve Fund $5.0M

[#20] One-time reserve fund seed for large settlements / emergency spending.

Settlements And Buyouts $3.0M

[#7] One-time settlements / buyouts / large amnestic campaign reserve (partial one-off allocation).

Occult Experimental Apparatus $1.0M

[#10] Simulated udder chamber and mechanized experimental apparatus one-time construction.

Transportation Fleet $1.0M

[#16] Secure vans, refrigerated transport and outfitting for field access (one-time fleet purchase/outfit).

Hpc And Observatory One Time $500K

[#9] One-time HPC cluster / initial telescope data processing infrastructure.

Secure It Infrastructure $500K

[#12] Air-gapped servers, encrypted backups and classified IT hardware one-time costs.

Amnestic Stockpile One Time $200K

[#19] Initial pharmacy stockpile of approved amnestic agents.

Recruitment Premium One Time $200K

[#26] Sign-on bonuses and recruitment premium for rare specialist hires.

Containment Sim Software One Time $200K

[#25] One-time development of containment simulation and modeling software.

Freezers And Sample Storage $150K

[#11] Cold storage, cryogenic freezers and sample storage setup.

Ppe Setup $50K

[#15] Initial PPE setup, decon showers and hazard containment installation.

Archive And Media Storage One Time $50K

[#22] Secure film vaults and initial classified media storage construction.

Initial Lactose Screening One Time $15K

[#4] Pre-employment lactose-tolerance genetic/clinical testing startup costs.

Equipment $0

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Initial Research And Lab Setup $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $28.2M/yr

Memetic Response Reserve $10.0M/yr

[#28] Standing reserve and capacity for large-scale memetic outbreak response (mass amnestics, public health campaigns).

Staff Wages $8.0M/yr

[#1] Ongoing full-time staffing (salaries and benefits for Project GALAXIAS personnel).

Cover Story And Legal $2.5M/yr

[#7, #13, #18] Amnestic administration operations, legal counsel, PR/cover-story and litigation reserves.

Psych Medical Care $2.0M/yr

[#5] Ongoing psychiatric and medical care for civilians and exposed staff.

Logistics And Transport $1.3M/yr

[#6, #16] Field team deployments, travel, vehicle fuel and maintenance for recovery/response.

Amnestic Research R&D $1.0M/yr

[#19] R&D into tailored memory-targeting compounds and maintenance of amnestic program.

Research And Monitoring $800K/yr

[#8, #9, #25] Ongoing operation of sensors, telescope time, data analysis and modeling maintenance.

Contingency Replenish $500K/yr

[#20] Annual replenishment / reserve contributions for emergencies and large settlements.

Long Range Planning $500K/yr

[#21] Modeling, tabletop exercises and contingency planning (non-feasible neutralization modeling).

Facilities Maintenance $400K/yr

[#2, #14] HVAC, decontamination, shielding upkeep and perimeter maintenance.

Supplies And Consumables $300K/yr

[#3, #11, #15] Milk provisioning, laboratory consumables, PPE consumables.

Community Remediation $200K/yr

[#24] Ethical debriefing, reparations, and community outreach programs.

Training And Certification $200K/yr

[#17] Ongoing training curriculum, certification and exercise costs.

Secure It Operations $200K/yr

[#12] Ongoing cybersecurity operations, audits and red-team monitoring.

Hotline And Tip Management $200K/yr

[#27] Call center, tip intake and small analytic triage team for ritual spread monitoring.

Waste Treatment $50K/yr

[#23] Disposal and incineration of contaminated milk and biological waste.

Archival And Media Storage Ops $20K/yr

[#22] Climate control, classification handling and storage operations.

Lactose Monitoring $15K/yr

[#4] Ongoing GI/immune monitoring and follow-up testing for staff.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $28.2M/yr

87.5% probability / year

Normal year with no major incidents; routine research, monitoring and containment operations continue.

no large-scale ritual adoption no major breaches routine operations

🚨 Minor Incident $28.7M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline

Localized breach or field incident requiring temporary surge in recovery, medical treatment and small settlements.

multi-person teleportation event local cluster of ritual activity

🚨 Major Breach $33.2M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline

Significant containment failure or high-profile incident causing large medical, legal and remediation costs.

large-scale public exposure multiple simultaneous mass-teleportation events

🚨 Memetic Outbreak $328.2M/yr

0.5% probability / year +$300.0M vs baseline

Widespread memetic/epidemic adoption of the ritual requiring mass amnestic campaigns, public-health measures and potential emergency law enforcement.

ritual adoption becomes memetic rapid social-media proliferation

👥 Personnel 75 total

Role	Count	Notes
Research Scientist	22	[#1] Astrophysicists, biochemists and lead researchers for Project GALAXIAS.
Occult / Dairy Practitioner	10	[#1] Specialist ritual practitioners and ethnographers for safe handling and study.
Engineer / Maintenance	8	[#1] Facility, HVAC, telemetry and instrument engineers.
Security Officer / MTF Agent	15	[#1] Armed guards, response teams and site security personnel (salaries included in staff_wages).
Medical Officer / Medic	6	[#1] Medics for field recovery and staff medical monitoring.
Administrative Staff	6	[#1] Administration, logistics and finance for project operations.
Field Operative / Recovery Team	5	[#1] Deployable investigators and evidence-collection teams.
IT / Cybersecurity	3	[#1] Secure systems operators and red-team staff.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are based on analyst-provided ranges and project summary; many items (memetic risk, off-world instrumentation ambition) are highly uncertain, so overall confidence is medium.

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