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SCP-4635 Safe ✓ high confidence
SCP-4635
Expected annual
$1.9M
One-time setup
$1.9M
Annual recurring
$1.9M
Personnel
8
Initial one-time setup and contingency reserves total approximately $1.87M, driven by medical/legal reserves and lab/equipment setup; recurring annual costs are about $1.91M/yr, dominated by dedicated staff wages, amnestic supply/administration, medical readiness, and legal/PR retainer.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.9M
Long Term Care Reserve $500K
[#9] Aggregate contingency reserve for long-term care/disability settlements if permanent language-loss cases occur.
Emergency Legal Fund $500K
[#18] One-time emergency PR/legal fund and contingency for major exposure cover-up/settlements.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $335K
[#6, #10, #13] Amnestic production startup/validation, initial neurolinguistic study setup, controlled-duplication lab setup.
Equipment $252K
[#2, #8, #11, #12, #14, #15, #24] CCTV/sensors, acute medical equipment (monitors/ventilator), AV players/spares, archival casing, secure transport box, IT/memetic system dev, data-system dev.
Contingency Reserve $125K
[#23] Small contingency reserve for immediate emergency actions (amnestic, transport, PR).
Recruitment And Signing Bonuses $60K
[#5] Signing bonuses/retention premiums for non-English/literature specialists (6 hires).
Disposal Operation $50K
[#25] Budgeted secure destruction/forensics operation if policy requires destruction/neutralization.
Sop Development $38K
[#16] Documentation, SOP development and initial staff training program development.
Facilities $14K
[#1] Locker-348 retrofit and reinforced containment hardware.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.9M/yr
Staff Wages $920K/yr
[#4, #21] Dedicated MTF Alpha-7 operatives (6) and on-site security coverage (2 guards) salaries, benefits and overhead.
Research And Monitoring $342K/yr
[#6, #10, #11, #12, #13] Recurring amnestic supply & QC, ongoing neurolinguistic/medical research, AV/archival maintenance and per-duplication event costs.
Cover Story And Legal $125K/yr
[#18] Legal retainer, PR and ongoing cover-story contingency budgeting.
Long Term Care $100K/yr
[#9] Ongoing rehabilitation, monitoring and disability support for any permanently affected individuals (expected/contingent annual budgeting).
Psychological Support $100K/yr
[#17] On-call counseling, neuropsych follow-ups and EAP services for exposed or affected personnel.
Medical Response Reserve $75K/yr
[#8] Ongoing ER/ICU readiness, emergency medication restock, transport readiness budget to cover acute paralytic events.
Audit And Compliance $60K/yr
[#19] Internal audits, external compliance checks (safety, pharmaceutical), and record audits for regulated materials.
It And Memetic Maintenance $52K/yr
[#15, #24] Annual maintenance/hosting for memetic filters, content-redaction systems and amnestic/access tracking software.
Amnestic Administration $50K/yr
[#7] Medical staff time, nursing/monitoring and per-administration costs (assumes multiple administrations per year).
Facilities Maintenance $35K/yr
[#3] Site-32 proportional overhead allocation (utilities, facilities maintenance, admin overhead).
Logistics And Transport $20K/yr
[#14] Secure transports and controlled courier moves (assumed 5–15 moves/yr).
Training And Drills $15K/yr
[#16] Recurring refresher training, drills, SOP updates and secure distribution of materials.
Translation Maintenance $6K/yr
[#20] Ongoing updates and maintenance of translated forms, signage and non-English interfaces.
Supplies And Consumables $6K/yr
[#22, #2] Consumables and small-item maintenance (PPE, archival supplies, CCTV storage, VHS head-cleaning) plus CCTV maintenance.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.9M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; containment operations proceed under SOPs with routine research and maintenance.
routine_operations scheduled_research no_unexpected_exposure
🚨 Minor Incident $2.1M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized accidental exposure or unauthorized short playback affecting a small number of personnel requiring amnestic administrations, emergency care and limited legal/PR actions.
accidental_playback unauthorized_access operator_error
🚨 Major Breach $3.2M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline
Mass exposure (e.g., public/educational setting) or deliberate wide distribution causing large-scale medical responses, long-term care cases and substantial legal/PR settlements.
mass_exposure civilian_involvement public_relations_crisis
👥 Personnel 8 total
Role Count Notes
MTF Alpha-7 operative / Research Specialist 6 [#4] Dedicated literature/linguistic operatives used for access, experiments and custody transfers; salaries and benefits included in staff_wages.
Security Officer / Guard 2 [#21] On-site security augmentation for locker and playback area; salaries included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges for each cost driver (facility, equipment, medical, amnestic, legal and staffing), enabling a well-bounded estimate; contingencies are included explicitly which increases confidence in the budget envelope.
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