SCP-4549 — SCP-4549 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-4549 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-4549

Expected annual

$2.1M

One-time setup

$874K

Annual recurring

$2.1M

Personnel

One-time capital purchases (sensors, secure data systems, facility hardening) ≈ $842k; major recurring drivers are research program, contingency reserves, front-company/legal/PR, and ongoing operational support totaling ≈ $2.05M/year.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $874K

Equipment $530K

[#4, #5, #6, #12, #13, #15] Surveillance/camera systems, anomaly sensor suite, secure data hardware/software, cybersecurity upgrades, X-ray/package scanner, and experimental/test asset procurement.

Facilities $305K

[#11, #16, #6] One-time facility hardening and resilience upgrades, secure evidence vault/buildout, and construction of memetic-safe viewing rooms / structural work for secure data viewing.

Cognitive Hazard Courseware Setup $32K

[#7] One-time development of training materials, SOPs, and memetic-safe viewing protocols.

Front Company Initial Setup $6K

[#3] Initial registration/setup costs for Foundation front company (Security Consultancy and Policies).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.1M/yr

Contingency Reserve For Escalation $625K/yr

[#21] Dedicated recurring contingency allocation to mobilize rapid reinforcement/evacuation/forensics in case of acute anomalous escalation.

Research And Monitoring $500K/yr

[#14] Dedicated multidisciplinary research program (researchers, tech, lab ops, travel, consumables).

Insurance And Legal Reserve $350K/yr

[#19] Insurance, legal reserves, and settlement contingency funding (annual replenishment / reserve allocation).

Cover Story And Legal $210K/yr

[#3, #10, #20] Front-company overhead and legal shell maintenance, law-enforcement liaison/overtime reimbursements, and public-relations / narrative management budget.

Staff Wages $155K/yr

[#2, #17] Full-time Site Security Liaison (embedded front-company FTE) and memetic/video-redaction staff salaries.

Cybersec Retainer $45K/yr

[#12] Ongoing intrusion detection/monitoring and incident response retainer.

Secure Data Storage Operations $28K/yr

[#6] Off-site backup storage, bandwidth, and operator time for secure/redacted data handling.

Facilities Maintenance $24K/yr

[#11, #16] Annual maintenance/testing for hardening upgrades and secure evidence storage handling.

Video Redaction Tools $20K/yr

[#17] Software/tools and incident-response budget for video/media redaction (separate from staff wages).

Bomb Squad And K9 Contract $18K/yr

[#13] Contract costs for bomb-threat mitigation (K9 teams / bomb squad) during the high-risk window.

Annual Drills And Reviews $18K/yr

[#22] Annual drills, post-event forensic reviews, equipment calibration checks, and documentation.

Traffic Control And Permits $12K/yr

[#9] DOT permits, temporary signage, tow trucks and traffic control for the annual event.

Experimental Assets Operation $12K/yr

[#15] Operational costs for drones, mobile intercept vehicle maintenance, consumables and replacements.

Surveillance Maintenance $10K/yr

[#4] Maintenance, replacement parts, and servicing for high-fidelity surveillance/command vehicle systems.

Event Day Contracted Security $9K/yr

[#1] Contracted event-day security guards (12 guards × 12hr × $60/hr per annual event).

Cognitive Refresher Training $6K/yr

[#7] Annual refresher training, recordkeeping for cognitive-hazard mitigation.

Sensor Calibration $5K/yr

[#5] Annual calibration and consumables for anomaly sensing suite (EM sensors, magnetometers, LIDAR, spectrometers).

Medical Standby And Ems $3K/yr

[#8] EMT/ambulance standby and consumables per annual event (midpoint estimate).

Employee Overtime And Compensation $3K/yr

[#18] Overtime, compensatory time, and lost-productivity allowances for WSTL employees during event restrictions.

Supplies And Consumables $0/yr

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Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.1M/yr

94.0% probability / year

Normal, uneventful year: annual event occurs but no atypical escalation; routine operations and scheduled maintenance only.

annual_event routine_maintenance

🚨 Minor Incident $2.3M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline

A localized anomalous disruption or limited internal incident requiring forensic response, limited legal/medical costs, and minor contingency mobilization.

internal_system_disruption localized_injury forensic_response

🚨 Major Breach $3.6M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline

Significant escalation with physical assaults, cascading facility failures, broad memetic exposure or large public/political exposure requiring large-scale mobilization, legal settlements, and extended remediation.

physical_assault cascading_internal_failures large_public_exposure

👥 Personnel 9 total

Role	Count	Notes
Site Security Liaison (front-company FTE)	1	[#2] Embedded Foundation liaison coordinating front-company, incident authorization, and after-action reporting.
Research Scientist	4	[#14] Senior/junior researchers in memetics/psychology, materials analysis, and vehicle/time-anomaly study (headcount per research program estimate).
Research Technician	1	[#14] Technical support for field sampling, lab prep, instrument maintenance.
Memetic/Redaction Specialist	2	[#17] Trained staff to perform video/image redaction and memetic containment operations.
Data Operator / Sysadmin	1	[#6] Operator for secure storage, backups, and memetic-safe viewing room operations (included in secure data recurring ops).

📋 Confidence Notes

Many line items are given as ranges and depend on policy choices (contingency sizing, front-company posture). The SCP's annual cadence and historical incidents give a reasonable basis for recurring estimates, but uncertain severity and frequency of escalations reduce confidence.

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