SCP-4639 — SCP-4639 | Cost Breakdown

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $19.9M

Hazard Contingency Reserve $10.0M

[#23] Allocation for catastrophic responsive reserve (one-time reserve allocation; midpoint conservative allocation within $5M–$50M range).

Initial Inventory Seizure $6.2M

[#15] One-time purchase/seizure of current commercial inventory (1,041 L × ~$6,000/L ≈ $6.246M) to remove Citrus Vitae from market.

Equipment $1.7M

[#2, #3, #5, #7, #17, #18] Walk-in Euclid freezer capital, generator + switchgear capital, automation & robotics capital, initial security hardware installation, occult/thaumaturgical capital equipment, fleet acquisition (sums of midpoints within provided ranges).

Facilities $1.2M

[#1] Sealed Botanical Containment Chamber-18 retrofit and Site-51 HVAC/biological sealing (estimated midpoint of provided $500k–$2M range).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $625K

[#16] Forensic/research program initial setup (genomics, sequencing, EVE assays, controlled greenhouse trials) estimated midpoint of $250k–$1M.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $6.9M/yr

Staff Wages $1.8M/yr

[#6, #16] On-site security guards (12 @ ~50k/yr incl. benefits) plus research scientists, lab technicians, medical and maintenance staff required for continuous operations.

Mtf Standing Budget $1.2M/yr

[#13] Standing budget for Mobile Task Force Delta-50 (pay, training, equipment; midpoint of $500k–$2M/yr).

Field Monitoring And Embedded Assets $500K/yr

[#14] Payments, covert equipment and testing for embedded assets in state agencies (midpoint of $200k–$1M/yr).

Purchase Interception Seasonal $500K/yr

[#15] Annual budget for selective purchase/interception of commercial shipments when necessary; full seasonal purchase (~$11.25M) not assumed routine, this is a modest annual intervention budget.

Compensation And Settlements Reserve $500K/yr

[#20] Annual reserve for compensation, civil settlements and witness protection (budgeted reserve within $500k–$5M/incident-cluster range, here annualized modest reserve).

Research And Monitoring $400K/yr

[#16] Ongoing forensic/research program operations: sequencing, assays, controlled trials and contracted specialized research support ($200k–$1M range; midpoint used).

Cover Story And Legal $300K/yr

[#19] Legal fees, PR/cover operations, front-company operations and market-intervention activities (midpoint of provided $100k–$1M/yr range).

Insurance And Overhead $300K/yr

[#25] Internal accounting overhead, auditing and covert program administrative overhead (midpoint of $100k–$1M/yr).

Logistics And Transport $200K/yr

[#18, #11] Routine refrigerated/humidity-controlled shipment costs, secure crate logistics and hazardous-load transport for specimens and waste (annualized operational shipments).

Soil Remediation Reserve $200K/yr

[#12] Annual reserve toward soil remediation / environmental restoration per neutralization events (per-event costs highly variable; this is an annualized budgeting reserve).

Facilities Maintenance $150K/yr

[#1, #3] Ongoing chamber/HVAC maintenance, biological sealing upkeep and periodic major maintenance; excludes fuel contract (separately listed).

Replacement And Disposal Of Equipment $150K/yr

[#24] Annual budget for replacement/disposal of contaminated automation or lab equipment (annualized within $50k–$500k/yr depending on incidents).

Medical Response Per Case $100K/yr

[#9] Emergency surgical removal, medevac and 24-hr post-op observation per civilian case; estimated annual burden assuming several cases/year (per-case $15k–$50k).

Mtf Deployment Incidents $100K/yr

[#13] Per-deployment operational logistics, vehicles, airlift and munitions (annualized expectation of deployments at $25k–$200k each).

Long Term Medical Followup $100K/yr

[#21] Imaging, periodic exams and mental-health follow-up for treated civilians (per-person $1k–$5k/yr; budget assumes multiple follow-ups annually).

Hazardous Biomass Disposal $75K/yr

[#11] Incineration/autoclave disposal and transport for contaminated fruit, pruning waste and removed tissue (annualized estimate for routine operations and occasional events).

Training And Drills $75K/yr

[#22] Annual exercises, tabletop drills and protocol development for Salted-Earth and containment breach response (midpoint of $25k–$200k/yr).

Energy $60K/yr

[#4] Electricity and humidity control for low-temperature containment (midpoint of $25k–$100k/yr).

Robotics Maintenance $50K/yr

[#5] Annual maintenance, parts and service for automation & robotics (midpoint of $20k–$100k/yr).

Amnestic Procurement And Administration $50K/yr

[#10] Class-A amnestic procurement and administration (per-dose $500–$3k plus admin ~$1k); annual budget for expected post-treatment cases.

Occult Reagents And Replenishment $50K/yr

[#17] Annual replenishment of specialized ritual tools and rare reagents ($10k–$100k/yr).

Supplies And Consumables $40K/yr

[#8] PPE, decontamination supplies, sterilants, autoclave services and routine consumables (midpoint of $20k–$75k).

Generator Fuel And Maintenance $30K/yr

[#3] Emergency generator fuel contract and monthly maintenance (midpoint of $15k–$60k/yr).

Security Hardware Support $15K/yr

[#7] Annual support and maintenance for intrusion detection, CCTV and badge/biometric systems ($5k–$25k/yr range).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $6.9M/yr

92.0% probability / year

Normal operational year with routine monitoring, research and no major containment incidents.

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🚨 Minor Incident $7.2M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline

Localized outbreak requiring one focused MTF deployment, extra medical cases and accelerated disposal/cleanup.

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🚨 Major Breach $11.9M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline

Containment failure affecting multiple hectares or several commercial points requiring significant remediation and large operational response.

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🚨 Catastrophic Market And Environment Response $31.9M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$25.0M vs baseline

Full-scale market intervention and mass remediation: Foundation must seize seasonal inventory and fund extensive environmental restoration and emergency reserve activation.

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👥 Personnel 22 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent (on-site guards)	12	[#6] 24/7 three-shift armed/cleared guards (12 personnel for continuous coverage; salary+benefits included in staff_wages).
Research Scientist	4	[#16] Scientists for genomics, metabolomics, EVE assays and experimental work; included in research staffing budget.
Lab Technician	3	[#16] Lab support staff for containment chamber operations, sampling and routine testing; included in staff_wages.
Medical Officer	1	[#9, #21] On-site medical officer for emergency response, post-op supervision and long-term monitoring coordination.
Engineer / Maintenance	1	[#1, #3] HVAC, refrigeration and automation maintenance engineer for chamber and freezer systems; included in staff_wages and facilities maintenance planning.
Administrative Staff	1	[#19, #25] Administrative/operations coordinator to manage cover operations, procurement and internal accounting overhead.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges but many items (remediation scale, inventory purchases, incident frequency) are highly variable; estimates use midpoints and conservative reserves, hence medium confidence.