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SCP-4764 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-4764
Expected annual
$956K
One-time setup
$409K
Annual recurring
$922K
Personnel
7
Estimated one-time setup costs are approximately $409,000 driven by site acquisition, shelter construction and core equipment; recurring annual costs are approximately $921,500/yr driven primarily by staff wages, contingency reserve and ongoing research/amnestic readiness.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $409K
Facilities $152K
[#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #8, #9] Land acquisition/purchase for Bramford parcel, site survey and permitting, modified containment shelter construction, integrated acoustic treatment, secure perimeter fencing, grid hookup and HVAC installation; chosen purchase/install path rather than ongoing lease to support permanent Modified Containment Shelter.
Equipment $123K
[#6, #7, #8, #12, #13, #14] Surveillance/monitoring hardware, secure archive/analysis servers, backup generator, security/access control hardware, rapid response vehicle purchase, drone-detection hardware.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $40K
[#20] Specialized instrumentation (time-sync recorders, frame-accurate playback/analysis rigs and chronometric instruments) as initial lab/research setup.
Memetic Inventory $40K
[#17] Initial memetic containment supplies and amnestic inventory purchase for containment contingencies.
Decommissioning $35K
[#25] Reserved one-time decommissioning and remediation budget (dismantle shelter, remediate land, cover tracks).
Legal Setup $9K
[#16] One-time legal/copyright review and setup for handling copyrighted-lyrics key and contractual protections.
Evidence Handling Setup $9K
[#22] One-time evidence handling and chain-of-custody system setup, secure vault space and cataloging initialization.
Emergency Kit $1K
[#23] Initial emergency medical kit and on-site trauma supplies.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $922K/yr
Staff Wages $420K/yr
[#10, #11] Salaries and benefits (site director, researchers including daily assigned researcher, technicians/analysts, security officers, admin) covering sustained labor for daily entry and site operations.
Contingency Reserve $150K/yr
[#26] Reserve contingent budget (20–50% recommendation) to cover breaches, scaling up, amnestic operations or legal escalation.
Research And Monitoring $80K/yr
[#19] Ongoing research funding (temporal physics, audio forensics, consulting, experiments and specialist time).
Administrative Overhead $80K/yr
[#27] Institutional overhead allocations (HR, payroll, procurement, auditing) applied to site operations.
Public Leak Mitigation $75K/yr
[#28] Digital takedowns, selective amnestic operations, legal defense and compensation to civilians in case of leaks.
Cover Story And Legal $20K/yr
[#15] Ongoing cover-story expenses, local liaison, PR handling and FOI/legal handling for site cover.
Facilities Maintenance $12K/yr
[#4, #5, #9, #24] Ongoing maintenance and replacement of acoustic materials, landscaping/privacy maintenance, HVAC electricity/servicing and general shelter repairs.
Memetic Replenishment $12K/yr
[#17] Ongoing replenishment/training costs for amnestic cartridges and memetic countermeasures.
Psych Monitoring $12K/yr
[#18] Psychological monitoring, mandatory pre/post assignment evals and counseling for personnel exposed to memetic/temporal loop.
Logistics And Transport $12K/yr
[#13] Rapid response vehicle fuel/maintenance and on-call team standby pay.
Emergency Medical $8K/yr
[#23] On-call EMS retainer, contracted medics and recurring first-aid/training costs.
Data Storage Backup And Transport $6K/yr
[#7] Off-site secure backup, tape/vaulting, transport and archive operations for daily recordings.
Security Maintenance $6K/yr
[#12] Maintenance/audits of access control, biometrics, intrusion detection and secure comms.
Specialized Instrumentation Maintenance $6K/yr
[#20] Calibration and maintenance for chronometric instruments and synchronized playback rigs.
Surveillance Maintenance And Storage $6K/yr
[#6] Maintenance, secure storage and upkeep of surveillance/recording systems and tamper sensors.
Drone Legal Coordination $5K/yr
[#14] Legal coordination/liaison for airspace restrictions (NOTAM/TFR) and drone-detection program overhead.
Supplies And Consumables $3K/yr
[#21] Consumables, PPE and daily entry gear (gloves, coveralls, batteries, spare mics/cameras, disinfectants).
Legal Retainers $3K/yr
[#16] Ongoing retained legal counsel for copyright, licensing and local authority interactions.
Evidence Storage Operations $3K/yr
[#22] Vault operations, cataloging personnel time and secure evidence handling ongoing costs.
Generator Fuel And Testing $2K/yr
[#8] Fuel, periodic testing and small consumables for backup generator/UPS testing.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $922K/yr
90.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; regular maintenance, research and personnel costs only.
Routine operations No breaches Planned research activity
🚨 Minor Incident $982K/yr
8.0% probability / year +$60K vs baseline
Localized leak, equipment failure or small unauthorized recording exposure requiring targeted amnestic use, repairs and legal action.
Small public leak Targeted equipment failure Limited amnestic deployment
🚨 Major Breach $2.4M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant public leak or containment failure requiring mass amnestic deployment, litigation, rapid expansion of containment and emergency research scale-up.
Major public leak of lyrics/recordings Containment failure causing external manifestations Large-scale litigation or regulatory action
👥 Personnel 7 total
Role Count Notes
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#11] Oversees site operations and reporting; salary included in staff_wages.
Research Scientist 2 [#10] Two research scientists (one covers daily entry/recitation); salaries included in staff_wages.
Technician / Maintenance 1 [#11] Technical support for equipment, instrumentation and shelter maintenance; included in staff_wages.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#11] Perimeter security and rapid response; included in staff_wages.
Administrative Staff 1 [#11] Site administrative support; included in staff_wages and administrative_overhead.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are order-of-magnitude and derived from provided ranges and a chosen operational posture (site purchase, modest instrument set, contractor medical/EMS). Detailed line-item ranges exist in analyst notes; uncertainty arises from whether lease vs purchase is used, potential need to scale for active external effects, and the anomalous/memetic nature of the object.
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