SCP-4625 — SCP-4625 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-4625 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-4625

Expected annual

$13.1M

One-time setup

$52.2M

Annual recurring

$11.5M

Personnel

Initial one-time setup is approximately $52.2M, dominated by procurement of four Scranton Reality Anchors (SRAs) and associated installation. Annual recurring operations are roughly $11.5M/year, driven primarily by SRA maintenance and a large contingency reserve plus staff and energy costs.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $52.2M

Equipment $50.1M

[#2, #5, #6] Primary equipment costs: SRA procurement/manufacture (four anchors total), infrared camera + mounts/tamper-protection, and initial surveillance infrastructure (recording server, encrypted storage, network setup).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $550K

[#12] Research equipment and lab setup specific to photonics & acoustics (spectrometers, high-speed cameras, interferometers, microphone arrays, anechoic modifications/test cell).

Sra Installation $550K

[#3] SRA installation and integration (mounting, grounding, shielding, power/control integration).

Initial Redundant Spares $255K

[#23] Initial inventory of redundant sensors & spare parts (cameras, microphones, locks, batteries, SRA spares inventory initial stock).

Backup Power And Ups $138K

[#22] Backup power & UPS systems initial capital (generators, UPS hardware, fuel contract initiation).

Legal Cover Story Initial $135K

[#25] Initial legal/cover story & local government relations (witness payouts, property compensation, initial PR/legal fees).

Facilities $115K

[#1] Cell construction/retrofit (humanoid cell, acoustic/light mitigation, reinforced walls, observation port, passthrough, secure door).

Initial Containment Response $110K

[#17] Initial containment response / MTF deployment (discovery → extraction operation, travel, helicopters/charter options depending on scenario).

Mortuary Decommissioning $102K

[#29] Mortuary/decommissioning or contingency disposal (secure anomalous-safe disposition of remains if required).

Transport To Site $80K

[#18] Secure long-distance transport to Site-37 (specialized restraint pod, ambulance/air charter, escort).

Initial Security Outfitting $30K

[#9] Initial outfitting for on-site security guards (training equipment, uniforms, weapons/equipment initial issue).

Medical Baseline Initial $28K

[#13] Medical baseline workup and anomalous-biological testing (initial comprehensive labs, imaging, telomere/radiocarbon if required).

Sample Storage Initial $28K

[#27] Secure sample storage initial equipment (freezers, cryo storage purchase, sample containers) and initial consumables stock.

Quarantine Decon $11K

[#19] Quarantine / decontamination after transport (PPE, disposable suits, cleaning, sample disposal).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $11.5M/yr

Sra Ongoing Maintenance $5.0M/yr

[#4] SRA ongoing maintenance, calibration, anomalous consumables, spare anomalous elements, anomalous-safe waste disposal and periodic re-anchoring procedures.

Contingency Reserve $5.0M/yr

[#30] Large contingency escalation fund (reserve for reclassification, additional SRAs, site upgrades, severe breach response). Recommendation: maintain at least $5M/year reserve.

Staff Wages $1.0M/yr

[#8, #9, #10, #11] Salaries and benefits for 24/7 monitoring personnel (3 FTE), on-site security guards (6 FTE), containment technicians (2 FTE), and assigned research/containment lead + supporting analysts (3 FTE).

Energy Costs $175K/yr

[#21] Energy costs for SRAs, HVAC/climate control, servers and continuous monitoring (including backup fuel consumption estimates).

Miscellaneous Administrative Overhead $55K/yr

[#31] Miscellaneous administrative overhead (clearance processing, background checks, petty purchases, travel reimbursements, overtime).

Training Drills $42K/yr

[#24] Regular training, tabletop and live drills, MTF preparedness for SRA shutdown and containment incidents.

Psychological Support $35K/yr

[#16] Additional psychological support, counseling contracts, records management and therapist time.

Recordkeeping Audits $35K/yr

[#28] Recordkeeping, internal audits, archival and compliance review costs.

Cover Story And Legal $28K/yr

[#25] Ongoing legal/cover story and local government relations (retainer fees, small witness/property compensation, press management).

Backup Power Maintenance $28K/yr

[#22] Annual generator/UPS maintenance, fuel contracts and periodic testing.

Redundant Sensors Replacement $26K/yr

[#23] Annual spare parts replacement (cameras, microphones, locks, batteries) and limited SRA spare part turnover.

Supplies And Consumables $18K/yr

[#20] Consumables for subject (food, toiletries, replacement items) and routine low-cost disposables.

Surveillance Storage It Operations $18K/yr

[#6, #7] Surveillance infrastructure operations: power, drive replacement, encrypted offsite backups, sysadmin time and storage retention costs.

Translation And Cultural Support $14K/yr

[#26] French-language cultural support and translator assignment/compensation.

Ongoing Medical Monitoring $12K/yr

[#14] Periodic medical monitoring, emergency meds, sample storage upkeep and physician on-call time.

Counselling With Commander $12K/yr

[#15] Weekly counselling sessions with Commander Idani Daniels (pro-rated salary/time overhead allocation).

Research And Monitoring $11K/yr

[#27] Ongoing secure sample storage, laboratory consumables and consumable reagents, chain-of-custody storage costs.

Facilities Maintenance $0/yr

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Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $11.5M/yr

75.0% probability / year

Normal uneventful year with scheduled maintenance and routine operations only.

routine_maintenance scheduled_calibration normal_staffing

🚨 Minor Incident $12.0M/yr

20.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline

Localized SRA fault or equipment failure requiring emergency repairs, short MTF deployment, and temporary downtime.

SRA_partial_failure hardware_fault short_term_deployment

🚨 Major Breach $41.5M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$30.0M vs baseline

Significant containment failure or SRA loss requiring replacement of anchors, major site upgrades, large-scale MTF operations and public/legal mitigation.

full_SRA_failure containment_breach political_exposure

👥 Personnel 14 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	6	[#9] Six on-site security guards to cover shifts, training and handling duties.
CCTV/Watch Officer	3	[#8] Three FTE continuous monitoring staff to cover 24/7 CCTV/watch with leave coverage.
Containment Technician	2	[#10] One-to-two FTEs for maintenance, daily checks, and SRA support; modeled as two FTEs.
Research Scientist / Analysts	3	[#11] One assigned research/containment lead plus 1–2 supporting analysts for photonics/acoustics studies.

📋 Confidence Notes

Core recurring costs (staffing, energy) are well-defined; however the dominant cost driver—SRAs—has large uncertainty in procurement and maintenance costs and could materially change totals if SRAs are already on-site or if replacement costs differ from estimated ranges.

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