SCP-4622 — SCP-4622 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-4622 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-4622

Expected annual

$4.1M

One-time setup

$5.1M

Annual recurring

$4.1M

Personnel

Estimated one-time setup costs are approximately $5.14M, driven primarily by robotics/autonomy development, compound build-out, and a contingency reserve. Recurring annual costs are approximately $4.06M, dominated by specialist staff wages, aviation availability (charter), and ongoing R&D/monitoring.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $5.1M

Initial Research And Lab Setup $2.1M

[#8, #9, #20] Autonomous robotic procurement/R&D, secure sample containers/cryostorage, and initial establishment of long-term R&D program/instrumentation (mid-range combined).

Contingency Fund $1.1M

[#18] Reserved emergency contingency for breach response, emergency amnestics, evacuation, PR/legal costs (mid-range reserve).

Facilities $988K

[#1, #2, #5] Land control/permits and access control plus field compound construction (signage/easements/road hardening/checkpoints and 100–300 m^2 hardened compound). Sum of mid-range estimates for legal/compensation, perimeter/access works, and compound build/outfitting.

Equipment $488K

[#6, #7, #17] Communications hardware, non-human surveillance array deployment, and secure/archival server/storage hardware (mid-range equipment costs).

Cover Story Initial $175K

[#13] Initial legal/PR/cover-story setup and first-year legal fees/negotiations (one-time component).

Cultural Liaison $112K

[#23] Upfront engagement payments/consultation with local indigenous organizations to establish cover and avoid conflict (mid-range).

Environmental Assessment $88K

[#15] Initial environmental/archaeological/tribal consultations and mitigation studies (mid-range).

Amnestic Stock $42K

[#12] Initial stock of amnestic pharmaceuticals, delivery devices, and secure storage (mid-range).

Aircraft Purchase $0

[#4] Purchase option acknowledged but not assumed in baseline (baseline uses charter/contract aviation).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.1M/yr

Staff Wages $1.6M/yr

[#3, #10] 24/7 security rotations (6–10 guards) plus on-site/off-site research payroll (metaphysicians, biologists, engineers, site manager/logistician) — mid-range fully burdened payroll.

Research And Monitoring $765K/yr

[#7, #8, #20] Ongoing surveillance AI/model ops, robotics software updates/testing/spares, and baseline long-term R&D funding (combined annual mid-range).

Aviation Contract $625K/yr

[#4] Charter/availability contract for helicopter/airlift (baseline contract availability cost, mid-range).

Logistics And Transport $210K/yr

[#14, #22] Detainee transport and regular travel/staging from Anchorage including freight premiums and charters (mid-range combined).

Supplies And Consumables $155K/yr

[#9, #16] Liquid nitrogen/cryostorage consumables and general consumables/spare parts (fuel, food, PPE, replacement sensors) combined mid-range.

Insurance And Overhead $150K/yr

[#24] Insurance for aircraft/vehicles/equipment and contractor overhead for remote work (mid-range policy).

Medical And Psych Care $125K/yr

[#11] Reserve for detainee immediate treatment, inpatient care, therapy, and amnestic administration support (annual mid-range reserve).

Facilities Maintenance $100K/yr

[#5] Annual compound fuel, generator maintenance, heating and structural maintenance in Alaska (mid-range).

Training And Drills $90K/yr

[#19] Regular non-observation protocol training, robotics fail-safe drills, memetic awareness training and travel to central facilities (annual mid-range).

Cover Story And Legal $60K/yr

[#13] Ongoing legal, PR, and cover-story maintenance (annual retainer and incident handling).

Communications Service $40K/yr

[#6] Satellite service subscriptions and maintenance for redundant encrypted links (annual mid-range).

Waste Disposal $35K/yr

[#21] Biohazardous waste removal, incineration, and decon protocols for remote operations (annual mid-range).

Cultural Liaison $30K/yr

[#23] Ongoing tribal/indigenous consultation payments and community contributions to maintain cover and cooperation (mid-range).

Archival Maintenance $30K/yr

[#17] Secure server maintenance, backups, audits, and physical vault upkeep (annual mid-range).

Amnestic Replenishment $28K/yr

[#12] Annual replenishment of amnestic pharmaceuticals, training and QA supplies (mid-range).

Environmental Monitoring $15K/yr

[#15] Ongoing environmental and archaeological monitoring/annual compliance costs (mid-range).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.1M/yr

88.0% probability / year

Normal uneventful year with no major incidents; routine operations, monitoring, and scheduled R&D work.

routine operations scheduled R&D and maintenance

🚨 Minor Incident $4.4M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline

Single trespasser or small exposure event requiring detainee processing, extra flights, limited repairs, and increased amnestic/medical use.

trespasser detention localized equipment failure short-term medevac

🚨 Major Breach $5.6M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline

Significant containment incident or mass exposure requiring large-scale evacuation, expanded airlift, emergency amnestics, PR/legal response, and granted contingency drawdown.

mass exposure major equipment/system failure public discovery

👥 Personnel 16 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	8	[#3] 24/7 on-site rotations and roving teams from nearest field office; count chosen within analyst's 6–10 guard estimate.
Research Scientist (Metaphysician / Memetics Specialist)	3	[#10, #20] Metaphysicians/memetics specialists for research into safe observation and neutralization.
Field Biologist	1	[#10] Field biology support for sample handling and analysis.
Robotics / AI Engineer	2	[#8, #10] Development and maintenance of autonomous sampling/manipulation systems.
Site Manager / Logistician	2	[#5, #22] On-site management, logistics, supply coordination and travel/staging operations.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges but many items (aviation strategy, extent of R&D, contingency sizing) remain choices; mid-range assumptions were used for scenario estimates.

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