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SCP-057 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-057
Expected annual
$2.0M
One-time setup
$9.3M
Annual recurring
$2.0M
Personnel
13
One-time capital and construction costs are high (~$9.35M) driven by site excavation/stabilization and contingency/decommissioning; recurring annual costs are moderate (~$1.98M/year) driven by staff wages, research/monitoring, and redundant environmental/power systems.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $9.3M
Facilities $7.3M
[#1, #2, #23] Excavation and secure site construction, chamber stabilization (grouting, rock-bolting, waterproofing) and end-of-life decommissioning/sealing costs summed; includes airlock/entry corridor and perimeter works.
Equipment $1.4M
[#3, #4, #6, #8, #10, #14, #15, #20, #25, #29] Heavy-duty access hatch, environmental control hardware, power infrastructure/UPS/generators, surveillance/sensor suite, initial robotic probes, access-control hardware, initial medical equipment, secure communications capital, transport fleet purchase, disaster-recovery/hot-spare hardware.
Contingency Fund $300K
[#22] One-time contingency/emergency reserve to fund incident response, forensic investigation or rapid construction as needed.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $275K
[#11] Specialized non-invasive imaging development and acquisition (muon tomography/advanced GPR) for initial research capability.
Legal Setup $60K
[#21] One-time legal/cover-story setup, permits and initial PR/liaison costs to establish cover (e.g., 'utility works').
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.0M/yr
Staff Wages $1.2M/yr
[#12, #13, #14, #15, #17] Salaries & benefits for principal research staff (2), technical staff (2–4), guard payroll (3–4), medical on-call rotations, and site/administrative staff.
Research And Monitoring $320K/yr
[#9, #19, #24, #27, #28] Monitoring data storage/archival rotation, experimental loss budget for sacrificial devices, environmental compliance testing (radon/groundwater/seismic), long-term research funding, and archive/records management.
Facilities Maintenance $140K/yr
[#5, #7, #30] HVAC/environmental system running costs and maintenance, generator fuel/maintenance/regulatory upkeep, and miscellaneous local site costs (utilities/property levies) recurring.
Cover Story And Legal $120K/yr
[#21] Annual legal/cover-story/PR and local government liaison retainer costs to maintain plausible civilian cover and occasional permits/payments.
Supplies And Consumables $45K/yr
[#18] Operational consumables and routine maintenance (spares, batteries, PPE, filters, calibration parts, replacement cameras/ROV parts).
Robotic Replacements $40K/yr
[#10] Recurring replacement budget for tethered cameras/ROVs and sacrificial instrumentation lost during tests.
Personnel Screening $30K/yr
[#16] Annual psychological screening, mandatory briefings and counseling provision for authorized personnel.
Logistics And Transport $25K/yr
[#26] Vehicle operation, fuel, insurance and driver costs for transport and secure logistics fleet.
It Security $12K/yr
[#20] Recurring costs for secure communications operations, encrypted backups, intrusion detection and cybersecurity maintenance.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.0M/yr
93.9% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with routine operations and scheduled maintenance only.
routine_monitoring scheduled_maintenance no_incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $2.1M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Localized failure or test-loss (ROV/sensor loss), requiring replacements and short-term repairs.
ROV_destruction sensor_suite_failure minor_emergency_repairs
🚨 Major Breach $3.0M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Significant incident (unauthorized entry or catastrophic equipment failure) requiring emergency response, forensic investigation and repair.
unauthorized_entry major_equipment_loss large_repair_project
🚨 Political Exposure $3.5M/yr
0.1% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Public exposure or legal/political event forcing major cover-story expenditures, legal settlements, or relocation efforts.
media_exposure local_government_discovery legal_action
👥 Personnel 13 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 2 [#12] Principal research staff (Dr. Lewis/Dr. Walston equivalents).
Research Technician / Systems Engineer 3 [#13] Technical staff to operate sensors, ROVs and maintain systems (2–4 technicians; mid-range used).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#14] 24/7 minimal guard presence (3–4 guards); mid-range staffing selected.
Medical Officer 2 [#15] On-call medics/paramedics for authorized entries and trauma/psychological support.
Site Director / Administrative Staff 2 [#17] Site manager and administrative support handling approvals, HR and record-keeping.
📋 Confidence Notes
Costs are derived from analyst-provided ranges and a mid-range budgeting approach; containment and staffing levels are described in the article, but many capital and incident costs have wide ranges and site-specific variables, yielding medium confidence.
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