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SCP-4631 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-4631
Expected annual
$2.6M
One-time setup
$3.6M
Annual recurring
$2.5M
Personnel
28
Initial one-time setup and contingency/reserve funds total approximately $3.58M, with recurring annual operations ~ $2.47M; largest recurring drivers are staffing/MTF retainer, legal/cover-story operations, and ongoing research/monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.6M
Legal Settlement Reserve $1.0M
[#18] One-time emergency settlement / hush-money reserve to cover large legal liabilities or covert payouts.
Recontainment Contingency Fund $1.0M
[#23] One-time contingency fund held for large-scale recontainment, street closures, equipment, or destruction of the vehicle.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $650K
[#12, #25] Initial intensive specialized laboratory analyses, instruments (mass-spec/histology/etc.), and establishment of the cultural/occult research program.
Medical Response Reserve $500K
[#22] One-time public-health / emergency medical response reserve for large incidents or quarantines.
Equipment $383K
[#5, #7, #9, #10, #11, #16] Monitoring hardware, initial secure-server/IT hardware, amnestic stock/equipment, MTF specialized kits, portable ritual/containment kit, and initial sulfur storage hardware.
Cover Structure Legal Setup $30K
[#4] One-time legal/financial establishment costs to form shell entities, bank onboarding, initial PR assets.
Ttc Mechanics Training Module $20K
[#15] One-time specialized training module for TTC mechanics / contracted specialists.
Facilities $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.5M/yr
Staff Wages $1.5M/yr
[#1, #10, #17] Full-time Foundation liaisons embedded with TTC, on-call MTF retainer / salaries, and covert security / CCTV personnel salaries (includes travel/retainer/benefits).
Research And Monitoring $400K/yr
[#7, #8, #12, #21, #25, #27] Secure data pipelines/analysis, monthly containment researcher visits, ongoing specialized laboratory monitoring and small studies, monitoring social/memetic effects of redistributed funds, ongoing cultural/occult research program operations, and internal auditing/classified recordkeeping related to research.
Cover Story And Legal $380K/yr
[#2, #3, #18, #19, #20, #28] Ongoing compensation/reconciliation to TTC or falsified accounting, PR/shell NGOs ongoing costs, legal counsel retainer, media monitoring & disinformation rapid-response, TTC staff briefings/incentives and union-relations management, and commuter-disruption mitigation payments.
Supplies And Consumables $119K/yr
[#6, #9, #11, #13, #14, #16, #24] Sensor consumables & calibration, amnestic restock & training, ritual consumables, PPE & biohazard disposal, forensic/DNA testing budget, sulfur resupply/air-quality monitoring, and replacement fare-machine hardware budget.
Logistics And Transport $40K/yr
[#26] Travel, lodging, and per-deployment logistics for teams and surge deployments.
Facilities Maintenance $30K/yr
[#15] Specialist contracts and non-standard maintenance for the streetcar's unconventional internal mechanics.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.5M/yr
82.5% probability / year
Normal year with routine monitoring, liaison, MTF retainer, research, and no major incidents.
no_incidents regular_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $2.6M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized incidents requiring amnestic campaigns, small forensic analyses, minor repairs, or modest legal/PR responses.
amnesis_event minor_injury_or_exposure sensor_damage_or_vandalism
🚨 Major Recontainment $5.0M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Violent escalation or significant public exposure requiring large recontainment operation and city coordination.
violent_escalation large_public_exposure city-scale_recontainment
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $9.5M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$7.0M vs baseline
Major catastrophic event with widespread casualties or exposure requiring full-scale emergency response and long recontainment effort.
catastrophic_failure mass_casualties national_attention
👥 Personnel 28 total
Role Count Notes
Mobile Task Force / MTF Agent 14 On-call/retainer roster for Upsilon-20; salaries/retainer included in staff_wages [#10].
Security Officer / Guard 3 Overnight depot security and covert site security; salaries included in staff_wages [#17].
CCTV Analyst 4 24/7 CCTV monitoring and SOC duties; salaries included in staff_wages [#17].
Research Scientist 3 Containment researcher (monthly visit) plus lab specialists handling ongoing analyses; supported in research_and_monitoring [#8, #12, #25].
Liaison / Administrative Staff 2 Full-time Foundation liaisons embedded with TTC; costs included in staff_wages [#1].
Medical Officer 1 On-call medical support for amnestic administration and incident response; related costs in supplies_and_consumables and contingency funds [#9, #22].
Engineer / Maintenance Specialist 1 Contracted specialist or trainer for TTC mechanics and unusual maintenance procedures; one-time training and recurring maintenance budgeted [#15].
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on analyst ranges with significant uncertainty about cash volumes, incident frequency, and anomalous behavior escalation; many large contingency/reserve items are judgement calls rather than precise line-item budgets.
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