SCP-4632 — SCP-4632 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-4632 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-4632

Expected annual

$1.6M

One-time setup

$561K

Annual recurring

$1.5M

Personnel

One-time setup (secure storage, scanner, research setup, and contingencies) estimated at ~$561k; recurring annual costs are driven by incident reserves, medical/amnestic operations, legal/PR, and ongoing research, totaling roughly $1.52M/yr.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $561K

Initial Research And Lab Setup $300K

[#16] Research and memetic study program initial setup (lab time allocation, specialized research instruments, protocol development).

Amnestic Stockpile $100K

[#9] One-time purchase/stocking of Class-A amnestics (stockpile for initial inventory).

Records Systems Setup $50K

[#22] One-time database and secure case-tracking system development/deployment.

Destruction Cost $50K

[#19] Contingency plan and equipment for memetic-safe incineration/destruction if executed.

Facilities $15K

[#1] Secure storage upgrade: installation of a rated locker/safe, tamper sensors, and wiring to site network.

Training And Sop Development $15K

[#17] Development and initial delivery of SOPs and training materials for handling SCP-4632.

Equipment $15K

[#2, #6, #7, #23] Archival boxes/sleeves (#2), remote-handling tools/telemanipulator (#6), high-resolution scanner & initial setup (#7), initial PPE (#23).

Info Security Setup $10K

[#18] Air-gapped server provisioning, redaction/need-to-know mechanisms, physical/digital labeling setup.

Climate Control Install $6K

[#3] Dedicated small archival cabinet / climate-control install for the containment locker.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.5M/yr

Incident Response Reserve $500K/yr

[#20] Budgeted reserve for worst-case outbreak response (mass medical/amnestic operations, large MTF mobilization).

Staff Wages $185K/yr

[#4] Ongoing dedicated staff salaries (research oversight and administrative approvals; covers Level-3 approval labor allocation).

Research And Monitoring $171K/yr

[#7, #16, #22] Ongoing research program costs (staff time, subject compensation), scanner storage & tech time (#7), and records/database maintenance (#22).

Cover Story And Legal $150K/yr

[#12, #24] Legal counsel, cover-story PR maintenance, liaison and contingency communications.

Psychiatric Care $100K/yr

[#11] Longitudinal psychiatric treatment costs for active derealization cases (therapy, meds, possible inpatient stays).

Crime Response Fund $100K/yr

[#13] Restitution, cleanup, and local enforcement support contingency fund for crimes committed under derealization influence.

Liability Insurance $100K/yr

[#21] Internal insurance/reserve and risk accounting to cover covert payments and institutional exposure.

Field Sweeps $60K/yr

[#14] Quarterly field sweep and recovery operations (travel, surveillance, temporary MTF deployments) averaged annually.

Amnestic Replenishment $50K/yr

[#9] Ongoing manufacture/procurement/replenishment costs for Class-A amnestics used during the year.

Medical Monitoring $35K/yr

[#8] Inpatient/observation capacity for subjects who read posters (48-hour observation averaged across projected exposures).

Logistics And Transport $20K/yr

[#15] Secure courier/armored transport and per-transfer logistics averaged annually.

Amnestic Administration $20K/yr

[#10] Medical labor, supplies, and monitoring costs for amnestic administrations aggregated annually.

Opportunity Cost $20K/yr

[#25] Estimated administrative opportunity cost of allocated secure space and staff time.

Facilities Maintenance $5K/yr

[#3] Climate-control energy and maintenance costs and minor locker upkeep.

Training Refreshers $5K/yr

[#17] Annual refresher courses and SOP updates for staff handling SCP-4632.

Security Event Coverage $2K/yr

[#5] Dedicated guard coverage for access events (estimated per-event costs aggregated annually).

Information Security Maintenance $1K/yr

[#18] Ongoing maintenance for air-gapped storage, redaction workflows, and access-control systems.

Supplies And Consumables $500/yr

[#23] PPE replacements and small consumables for safe handling.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.5M/yr

84.0% probability / year

Normal year with routine monitoring, small-scale research, and no major incidents.

routine_storage_and_research occasional_access_events

🚨 Minor Incident $1.7M/yr

15.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline

Localized exposure(s) causing several affected subjects, requiring multiple amnestic administrations, legal/PR work, and targeted crime restitution.

single_public_exposure localized_crime_wave multiple_subjects_reading

🚨 Catastrophic Breach $4.0M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline

Large-scale public exposure or deliberate dissemination causing mass derealization requiring major emergency response, mass amnestic administration, and public suppression.

mass_exposure public_outbreak media_exposure

👥 Personnel 3 total

Role	Count	Notes
Research Scientist	1	Primary memetic research and containment protocol development; salary portion included in staff_wages.
Security Officer / MTF Agent	1	Dedicated oversight and access-event security allocation (partial/assigned); per-event guard costs also budgeted under security_event_coverage.
Administrative Staff	1	Approvals, record-keeping, and coordination (Level-3 sign-off time allocated in staff_wages).

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates synthesized from wide ranges in the analyst notes; many items (amnestic costs, medical follow-up, and incident reserves) have large variance, making exact totals uncertain but directional guidance is reliable.

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