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SCP-001-001-BLANK-I Unknown ? low confidence
Proposal Blank the First
Expected annual
$13.4M
One-time setup
$73.7M
Annual recurring
$11.9M
Personnel
137
Estimated one-time capital build and set‑up costs are approximately $73,650,000 driven largely by deep Sublevel-4 vault construction, redundant fallback site options and a contingency reserve; recurring operating costs are ~ $11,930,000/year driven mainly by 24/7 security wages, contracted MTF/logistics readiness and research/monitoring teams plus legal/cover operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $73.7M
Fallback Site Construction $25.0M
[#16] Capital to construct redundant off-site fallback containment (alternate facility) if chosen rather than contracting. Range per analyst notes [$10M–$40M].
Contingency Reserve Set Aside $20.0M
[#26, #30] One-time contingency reserve recommended to cover catastrophic scenarios, political fallout and large-scale amnestic/deployment operations (analyst minimum recommended $20M).
Facilities $15.0M
[#1] Excavation and construction of Sublevel-4 reinforced containment vault and associated antechambers/blast doors.
Equipment $2.8M
[#2, #5, #6] Hardened analog control room and manual fail-safes (#2); specialized surveillance suite (#5); secure data storage/offline vaulting hardware (#6).
Power Redundancy $2.8M
[#3] One-time procurement/installation of UPS, diesel gensets, fuel storage and microgrid infrastructure (one-time capital portion).
Containment Transport Vehicle $2.2M
[#11] Armored, climate- and memetic-protected transport vehicle (one-time capital purchase).
Hvac And Environmental Control One Time $1.4M
[#4] Redundant HVAC, HEPA/chemical filters, overpressure capability and independent scrubbers (one-time buildout).
Discidium Activation Systems One Time $1.2M
[#14] One-time build of DISCIDIUM rapid-isolation activation hardware and automation for Sublevel 4 lockdowns (doors, airlocks, power isolation).
Emergency Expendables Inventory $1.1M
[#15] Stockpile of emergency neutralizers, containment foams and expendable isolation modules (one-time inventory reserve).
Restraints And Spare Parts One Time $625K
[#12] Custom restraints, modular cell inserts, redundant door seals and spare parts (one-time inventory).
Mtf Specialized Equipment One Time $500K
[#8] One-time specialized equipment purchase for dedicated MTF (weapons hardening, non-standard kit).
Amnestics And Countermeasures Setup $500K
[#13] Initial procurement/secure storage setup for amnestic drugs and memetic countermeasure devices (one-time).
Medical Startup Equipment $225K
[#10] Startup medical/psychiatric clinic equipment and emergency med supplies (one-time).
Initial Training One Time $200K
[#19] Initial intensive training & onboarding exercises for Protocol GYRUS/DISCIDIUM (one-time startup training).
Information Corruption Mitigation One Time $100K
[#29] Paper-based redundancy, microfilm vaults and burn-safe physical record safes (one-time buildout).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $11.9M/yr
Staff Wages $3.8M/yr
[#7] 24/7 on-site armed security staff and supervisors (approx. 50 active guards × $75k fully loaded).
Logistics And Transport $2.7M/yr
[#8, #11, #16] Recurring MTF operational costs (deployment, training, munitions), transport operations and contracted standby/alternate-site readiness (if fallback capacity is contracted rather than constructed).
Research And Monitoring $1.9M/yr
[#9, #19, #20, #27] Scientific staff wages and program costs (researchers/memeticists), ongoing Protocol GYRUS monitoring, training/drills, and annual audit/ethics oversight budget.
Supplies And Consumables $1.2M/yr
[#10, #12, #13, #15, #22, #28, #29] Medical & psychiatric consumables, spare parts inventory rotation, amnestic supply usage, expendables replenishment, hazardous disposal, facility overhead consumables, ongoing info‑redundancy maintenance.
Facilities Maintenance $955K/yr
[#3, #4, #5, #21] Annual maintenance/power support: generator/fuel & maintenance, HVAC servicing, sensor/system upkeep and baseline energy operating costs.
Cover Story And Legal $850K/yr
[#17, #18] Ongoing legal, intelligence, cover-up, and public affairs/misinformation management budgets to mitigate exposure and cultivate plausible deniability.
Retention And Hazard Pay $300K/yr
[#24] Hazard pay premiums and retention bonuses for personnel working directly with SCP-001-A/B.
Personnel Vetting And Counterintelligence $150K/yr
[#23] Background checks, continuous polygraph/psych evals and insider‑threat mitigation programs (recurring).
Replacement And Recruitment $150K/yr
[#25] Recruitment, clearance processing and turnover/replacement costs for attrition and psychological injury.
Contingency Reserve Replenish $0/yr
[#26, #30] Recurring replenishment of catastrophe reserve (set to zero baseline; replenishment occurs only if reserve expended).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $11.9M/yr
84.5% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents beyond routine maintenance, training and monitoring.
No breach events Routine inspections and training Stable political environment
🚨 Minor Incident $13.9M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Localized containment stress or small-scale breach requiring targeted repairs, short-term MTF activation and limited amnestic deployment.
Containment equipment failure Small internal breach Transient power/HVAC outage
🚨 Political Exposure $21.9M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
Targeted leak or regional political incident requiring sustained cover operations, legal defense, public compensation and extended intelligence work.
Investigative journalism breakthrough Government probe or subpoena Large civilian exposure event
🚨 Major Breach $36.9M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$25.0M vs baseline
Significant containment breach requiring large-scale emergency response, site repairs and partial reconstruction plus widespread amnestic campaigns.
DISCIDIUM activation Loss of one or more containment systems Extended MTF operations and infrastructure damage
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $111.9M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$100.0M vs baseline
Existential-level event: prolonged failure, public cascade, political collapse and possibly DISCIDIUM-scale demolition or mass amnestic mobilization.
SCP-001 separation events Sustained failure of DISCIDIUM International political escalation
👥 Personnel 137 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 60 Core 24/7 armed security (≈50 guards) plus dedicated MTF complement (~10 agents) to cover rapid response & rotational readiness. [#7, #8]
Research Scientist 12 Multidisciplinary research team (memeticists, psychologists, historians, applied occultism) assigned to SCP-001 study and Protocol GYRUS. [#9]
Site Director / Executive Staff 6 Director, deputy(s), and senior executives required for 24/7 leadership, interagency coordination and high-level decisions.
Medical Officer / Psychiatric Staff 6 Onsite medical and psychiatric personnel for occupational health, exposure treatment and trauma care. [#10]
Engineer / Maintenance 20 Facilities, power, HVAC and systems engineers required to maintain redundant infrastructure and respond to sabotage. [#3, #4, #21]
Administrative Staff 10 Operations support, procurement, logistics and admin to sustain site operations. [#28]
IT & Data Specialists 8 Identity / technocryptography and secure data vault operators for air‑gapped records and forensic support. [#6, #5295]
Janitorial & Facilities Support 15 Day-to-day site sustainment, hazardous-waste handling and decontamination teams. [#22, #28]
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on analyst mid-range figures and engineering assumptions in a highly anomalous and conditional environment; many costs (contingencies, breach probabilities, legal outcomes) are inherently uncertain because SCP-001's behavior and second-order social/political effects are poorly constrained — confidence is therefore low.
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