SCP-4823
Unknown
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medium confidence
SCP-4823
Expected annual
$3.7M
One-time setup
$4.2M
Annual recurring
$3.7M
Personnel
16.5
One-time capital/setup costs are dominated by contingency reserves, containment buildouts and specialized equipment (~$4.22M one-time). Annual operating costs are driven by salaries, research, and opportunity/containment escalation (~$3.61M/yr).
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $4.2M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $3.7M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$3.7M/yr
Normal year with no major incidents; diplomatic program and research operate at baseline staffing and activity levels.
routine_operations
scheduled_diplomatic_visits
no_breach
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Minor Incident
$4.3M/yr
Localized breach or containment incident requiring incident response, targeted remediation, and limited legal/PR action.
localized_seed_incursion
contained_infestation
isolated_sapient_plant_entry
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Major Breach
$6.6M/yr
Widespread mass incursion or contamination from U-3567 requiring major remediation, public/legal response and large-scale containment escalation.
mass_incursion
widespread_contamination
political_exposure
Personnel
16.5 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 3.5 | [#4] 24/7 armed guard coverage; 3.5 FTE equivalence to maintain continuous on-site presence. |
| Diplomat / Cultural Liaison | 6 | [#11] Dedicated diplomatic rotation (6 allocated FTEs) to enable monthly visits and 3-month cooldown cycles. |
| Botanist / Phytopathologist / Radiobiologist | 3 | [#17] Specialized medical/biological staff (2–4 recommended; modeled here as 3 FTEs) for on-call incidents and research. |
| Radiation Safety Officer | 1 | [#8] Partial/full RSO FTE allocated for dosimetry and radiological health monitoring. |
| Linguist / Cultural Liaison / Anthropologist | 3 | [#12] Linguistics and anthropological team to manage long-term cultural research and translations; salaries included in staff_wages. |
Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on analyst line-item ranges and program-level assumptions; several wide ranges and contingent political/incident-driven costs add uncertainty, but many recurring salary lines and standard engineering costs are well-understood.