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SCP-001-ETC-PROPOSAL Maksur ~ medium confidence
E. T. Cetera's Proposal
Expected annual
$7.0M
One-time setup
$122.4M
Annual recurring
$6.6M
Personnel
40
Immediate one-time setup (vaults, redundancy, containment hardware, initial research and incident reserve) ≈ $122.42M, driven primarily by a recommended long-term endowment and incident reserve; recurring annual operations ≈ $6.585M driven by security staffing, legal/cover operations, and ongoing research/monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $122.4M
Long Term Endowment $100.0M
[#25] Recommended long-term endowment to fund recurring custody for multi-decadal custody; conservative minimum recommended ($100,000,000).
Facilities $7.0M
[#1, #2] Construction of two reinforced underground vaults ($5,000,000) and an off-site disaster-recovery/fallback vault ($2,000,000).
Incident Contingency Fund $5.0M
[#23] Liquid emergency relocation / contingency reserve set-aside to enable immediate evacuation or emergency repairs (~$5,000,000).
Research Endowment One Time $5.0M
[#27] Optional one-time research endowment to underwrite long-term specialized study (~$5–10M suggested; $5M used here).
Legal Contingency Pool $3.0M
[#26] One-time legal/political contingency pool (mid-range option within $2–5M suggested).
Equipment $1.9M
[#3, #4, #5, #6, #11, #12, #13, #16, #17] Hermetic sarcophagus ($300k), evidence-grade casing ($10k), remote-handling systems ($300k), armored transport & containers ($250k), MTF specialized gear ($250k), surveillance install ($400k), power resiliency hardware (UPS/generator) ($300k), PPE/biosecurity equipment ($50k), secure records setup/hardware ($10k).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $500K
[#7, #8] Initial forensic/analytic lab campaign (~$300k) and on-site permanent lab instrumentation/setup (~$200k).
Cover Story Initial Fabrication $50K
[#18] Initial one-time cost for document fabrication/cover-story setup and related discrete archival preparation (~$50k).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $6.6M/yr
Staff Wages $3.5M/yr
[#10, #11] 24/7 armed guard coverage across two sites (30 guards) and dedicated rapid-response MTF personnel and operations (~$2.5M + $1.0M = $3.5M/year).
Cover Story And Legal $2.2M/yr
[#17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #26] Chain-of-custody storage/records maintenance ~$5k/year, legal/cover-story recurring work ~$1.0M/year, public affairs/leak response ~$500k/year, external oversight/consultants ~$150k/year, archive & historical-claim management ~$25k/year, political/legal insurance/contingency ~$500k/year; total ~$2.18M/year.
Research And Monitoring $650K/yr
[#9, #22, #27] Ongoing research/monitoring budget (pathology follow-ups, isotope/CT checks, postdocs/technicians) ~$300k/year plus periodic forensic re-analysis averaged ~$50k/year and specialized research staffing/grants ~$300k/year.
Facilities Maintenance $190K/yr
[#12, #13, #15] Surveillance/record retention maintenance (~$50k/year), power system fuel & maintenance (~$40k/year), and routine facility maintenance/utilities (~$100k/year) total ~$190k/year.
Training And Drills $50K/yr
[#24] Annual multi-scenario drills, tabletop exercises and training (~$50k/year).
Supplies And Consumables $15K/yr
[#14, #16] Environmental consumables (filters, inert-gas top-ups) ~$10k/year and PPE/decontamination consumables ~$5k/year.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $6.6M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; steady-state operations, routine research and maintenance.
steady_state_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $8.1M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$1.6M vs baseline
Attempted theft/limited breach or discovered approach requiring emergency response, minor repairs, and increased PR/legal activity.
attempted_theft unauthorized_approach small_containment_breach
🚨 Major Breach $17.6M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$11.0M vs baseline
Coordinated breach or public exposure forcing relocation, legal settlements, extended rebuilds and sustained PR/legal campaigns.
coordinated_breach political_exposure simultaneous_attempts_to_unite_objects
👥 Personnel 40 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer 30 [#10] 24/7 armed guard coverage for two sites (approx. 30 guards total as specified).
Dedicated MTF Operators 10 [#11] Rapid-response team on-call for intrusions/transport (~personnel covered by $1M/year recurring MTF budget).
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item estimates are provided in the analyst notes and allow a coherent budget; uncertainty remains around long-term endowment sizing, legal risk appetite, and incident probabilities, so confidence is medium rather than high.
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