SCP-4835 — SCP-4835 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-4835 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-4835

Expected annual

$1.5M

One-time setup

$678K

Annual recurring

$1.4M

Personnel

One-time setup costs (~$677,500) are driven by chamber modification, anesthesia and research startup; annual recurring costs (~$1,409,700/yr) are dominated by continuous medical staffing, field search/retainer operations, and ongoing research/testing/food-safety programs.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $678K

Initial Research And Lab Setup $150K

[#13] Initial research program budget to characterize anomalous properties and long-term studies.

Liability Initial Reserve $100K

[#18] Initial contingency reserve for liability or settlements (one-time fund).

Longterm Preservation Planning $100K

[#23] Planning reserve for long-term preservation/contingency (cryopreservation planning/reserve).

Facilities $98K

[#1, #11] Containment chamber modification (plumbing, drainage, stainless-steel tank, corrosion-resistant fittings) and chamber HVAC/environmental control one-time modifications.

Equipment $59K

[#2, #3, #7] Milk refrigeration/distribution equipment, anesthesia machines/monitors, remote monitoring cameras/sensors and integration one-time equipment costs.

Cover Reserve Setup $50K

[#15] One-time cover/cover-up/public-relations contingency reserve and setup.

Emergency Redundancy Systems $40K

[#22] One-time backup anesthesia delivery, UPS/generator sizing, duplicate pumps/tanks purchase.

Ethical And Legal Initial Review $30K

[#14] Initial review boards, policy drafting, and legal/compliance review one-time cost.

Occupational Health Initial Screening $25K

[#9] Initial baseline and screening for 50–200 staff (bloodwork, vaccinations, documentation).

Training Initial $15K

[#17] Initial training program setup for med staff, security, janitorial, PPE, and emergency drills.

Documentation Secure Systems $8K

[#19] One-time secure logging, encrypted storage, and O5 reporting pipeline setup.

Ppe Initial Kit $3K

[#20] Initial purchase of specialized PPE, spill kits, and occupational supplies.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.4M/yr

Staff Wages $600K/yr

[#5, #6] Continuous medical/veterinary staffing (anaesthesiologist/vet + med-techs) and on-site security guard wages for containment and rapid response.

Field Search And Recontainment $400K/yr

[#16] Annual retainers and active field search/recontainment operations (surveillance, tip-lines, field teams) and occasional capture mission costs averaged annually.

Research And Monitoring $180K/yr

[#8, #13, #23] Routine milk testing/food-safety compliance, ongoing anomalous-properties research, and long-term preservation research budget.

Liability Insurance Reserve $50K/yr

[#18] Annual liability insurance/contingency reserve for claims and localized PR settlement funds.

Supplies And Consumables $47K/yr

[#3, #4, #10] Anesthesia consumables/calibration, pharmaceuticals and anesthetic agents, and biohazard/food-waste disposal and cleaning contracts.

Cover Story And Legal $30K/yr

[#14, #15] Ongoing legal counsel, compliance updates, and active cover-story / PR management budget.

Administrative Overhead $30K/yr

[#24] Site allocation, procurement, contract management and bookkeeping FTE-equivalent overhead.

Facilities Maintenance $23K/yr

[#2, #7, #11, #12] Refrigeration & cooling energy and maintenance, monitoring storage/maintenance, HVAC filter & energy costs, routine pump/valve maintenance (excludes dedicated spare-part line items placed elsewhere).

Security Incident Response $12K/yr

[#6] Expected annual rapid-response per-call deployment costs (vehicles, gas, overtime) averaged across incidents.

Occupational Health Followup $10K/yr

[#9] Annual follow-up health screening and vaccinations for staff consuming/handling milk.

Milk Program Admin $10K/yr

[#21] Administrative overhead tied specifically to milk consumption program bookkeeping and cafeteria tracking.

Training Refresher $8K/yr

[#17] Annual refresher training for med staff, security, janitorial, and emergency drills.

Documentation Storage Admin $4K/yr

[#19] Ongoing secure storage costs, audits, and administrative support for logs.

Emergency Redundancy Maintenance $3K/yr

[#22] Maintenance and testing for backup pumps, UPS, and generator systems.

Ppe Consumables $2K/yr

[#20] Replacement PPE consumables, gloves, masks, and spill-kit replenishment.

Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.4M/yr

74.0% probability / year

Normal year with no major incidents: steady-state containment, routine testing, continuous anesthesia and scheduled field-retainer activity.

steady_operations no_breach routine_testing

🚨 Minor Incident $1.5M/yr

20.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline

Localized incident requiring a small capture/response, short-term increased med overtime, cleanup, and limited repairs.

single_breach small_capture_mission minor_equipment_repair

🚨 Major Breach $1.9M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline

Significant breach leading to multiple response missions, major equipment replacement, prolonged research/containment activity, and increased legal/PR efforts.

multi-site_incident extended_recontainment major_equipment_failure

🚨 Catastrophic Breach Public Exposure $2.7M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$1.3M vs baseline

Major public exposure or high-profile release requiring large-scale legal settlements, national PR/cover operations, and emergency research conversion.

public_leak litigation large_scale_recontainment

👥 Personnel 7 total

Role	Count	Notes
Anesthesiologist / Veterinarian	1	[#5] Senior physician/vet responsible for long-term anaesthesia management (salary included in staff_wages).
Medical Technician	2	[#5] Med-techs to manage drips, monitors, and 24/7 coverage (salaries included in staff_wages).
Security Officer / MTF Agent	4	[#6] On-site security guards and small rapid-response team staffing (salaries included in staff_wages).

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line items and reasonable ranges for most categories, but many items (search/retainer intensity, staffing shift models, legal exposures) have wide ranges and the object's unknown location increases uncertainty.

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