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SCP-4773 Special ~ medium confidence
SCP-4773-2
Expected annual
$700K
One-time setup
$434K
Annual recurring
$692K
Personnel
5
Initial one-time setup is moderate (~$433k) driven by cell retrofit, sensor suite, manipulator and contingency reserve; recurring annual costs are substantial (~$692.5k/yr) driven by specialized personnel, ongoing research and administrative overhead.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $434K
Equipment $150K
[#2, #3, #4, #5] Multi-modal sensor suite, remote manipulator, on-site server/data integration appliance, and UPS hardware (one-time purchases and integration).
Incident Contingency Reserve $100K
[#14] One-time contingency fund reserved for emergency ad-hoc containment expansion, equipment replacement, rapid transport, etc.
Facilities $63K
[#1, #19, #20] Cell retrofit (4×4×4 inner cell), communications hardening/EMI grounding cabling installation, and long-term storage/setup move if retired.
Cover Story Setup $50K
[#15] One-time cover-story/legal/PR setup assets and templates.
Medical Baseline And Treatment Reserve $28K
[#9] Initial baseline neuro/psych screening for team (~$8,000) plus reserve for treatment (~$20,000).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $20K
[#10] Laboratory analysis and materials testing (chemical, SEM, spectral, outsourcing as required).
Training And Sop Development $18K
[#8] One-time development of SOPs, emergency plans, instructor time and initial training.
Secure Transport Initial $5K
[#16] Initial secure transport of object to Site-96 (crate, escort vehicle, temp sensors).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $692K/yr
Staff Wages $384K/yr
[#6] Baseline personnel costs including 2 security guards, 1 containment technician, 1 researcher with benefits, hazard pay and overtime included.
Research And Monitoring $102K/yr
[#11, #20] Ongoing research program budget (~$100,000/yr) plus recurring archive monitoring when in long-term storage (~$2,000/yr).
Administrative Overhead $82K/yr
[#21] Site administrative allocation (procurement, HR, legal) conservatively set at 15% of direct recurring costs.
Analysis Staffing $60K/yr
[#18] Skilled analyst time to review multi-modal recordings and produce reports (0.5–1.0 FTE; budgeted at $60,000/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $25K/yr
[#15] Ongoing cover story, legal counsel, vendor payments and FOIA/routine monitoring budget.
Equipment Maintenance $16K/yr
[#13] Annual calibration, service and replacement reserve for sensors, LiDAR, thermal cameras, and manipulator (~8–12% of capex estimate).
Supplies And Consumables $5K/yr
[#12] PPE, gloves, wipes, batteries, replacement lenses, cables and small consumables.
Training And Sop Updates $5K/yr
[#8] Recurring refresher training and SOP updates.
Medical Monitoring $4K/yr
[#9] Periodic re-checks and monitoring for a 4-person baseline team (~$1,000/person/yr).
Data Archival Storage $4K/yr
[#4] Recurring archival/storage costs for data (cloud or tape rotation; $2k–$5k/yr range captured).
Facilities Maintenance $3K/yr
[#5] Prorated generator usage/maintenance and minimal site/cell maintenance related to power backup.
Utilities $2K/yr
[#17] Incremental electricity, HVAC and other utilities attributable to the cell's sensors and continuous monitoring.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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Contingency Standby Team $0/yr
[#7] CT-4773 full-year standby is situational (if maintained year-round costs would be $200k–$400k/yr); budgeted as temporary/incident-driven rather than baseline recurring.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $692K/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine monitoring, research and maintenance only.
no incidents normal research cadence standard maintenance and staffing
🚨 Minor Incident $742K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Localized equipment failure, data corruption, or short-term containment complication requiring emergency repairs and temporary overtime.
sensor array failure partial data loss requiring recovery short-term staffing surge / overtime
🚨 Major Breach $1.1M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$450K vs baseline
Significant containment/visibility failure requiring full CT-4773 activation, equipment replacement, incident response, possible medical treatment and containment expansion.
containment breach extended sensor/system compromise medical treatment or large-scale recovery effort
👥 Personnel 5 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#6] Two guards on rotation as baseline security staffing.
Containment Technician 1 [#6] One full-time containment technician for daily maintenance and operations.
Research Scientist 1 [#6] ~1.0 FTE cognitive/neuro/anomalous-objects specialist for experiments and oversight.
Analyst 1 [#18] ~0.5–1.0 FTE archival/data-review analyst budgeted as one full position at $60,000/yr.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges for most costs, allowing a moderate-confidence estimate; uncertainties remain around standby team policy, medical liabilities and rare major-incident costs which could materially increase budgets.
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