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SCP-120 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-120
Expected annual
$22.3M
One-time setup
$9.9M
Annual recurring
$22.1M
Personnel
174
Estimated one-time capital expenditures are roughly $9.86M, primarily for contingency reserves, hardening, equipment, and research lab setup. Recurring annual costs are roughly $22.10M/yr, dominated by Sigma-6 personnel payroll and ongoing contingency/operational spending.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $9.9M
Incident Contingency Reserve $5.0M
[#21] Standing incident/rapid-escalation reserve capital to fund emergency MTF deployments, large amnestic use, and major repairs/#21.
Facilities $2.0M
[#4, #20, #26] One-time containment hardening (#4), physical structures/initial work at 11 destinations (#20), and duplicate staging/backup deployment station setup (#26).
Equipment $1.9M
[#5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #14, #15, #20, #22] CCTV and sensors (#5), secure comms hardware (#6), backup generators/UPS (#7), HVAC/pool staging equipment (#8), armored vehicles purchase (#9), weapons/outfitting (#10), pool operational kit (#11), genetic verification devices (#14), secure IT terminals (#15), destination-site surveillance/armory equipment (#20), and IT security/backups hardware (#22).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $700K
[#13] Lab buildout and specialized research instrumentation for dimensional/genetic study and initial testing (#13).
Amnestic Stockpile $300K
[#16] Initial amnestic inventory setup and storage to support witness management (#16).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $22.1M/yr
Staff Wages $15.9M/yr
[#1, #2, #3, #12, #13, #15] Sigma-6 full payroll (136 operatives + command) and associated benefits (#1), facility security guards (#2), permanent guards at destinations (#3), medical staff payroll (#12), research staff payroll included here (#13), and administrative/application-processing staff (#15).
Cover Story And Legal $2.4M/yr
[#17, #25] Ongoing cover-story/liaison/legal/PR and payments to local authorities (#17) plus inter-departmental licensing and overhead (calculated as 10% of direct recurring program costs, #25).
Incident Contingency Replenishment $1.0M/yr
[#21] Annual replenishment budget for the incident contingency reserve to restore funds after major events (#21).
Supplies And Consumables $793K/yr
[#10, #11, #12, #14, #16, #23] Annual ammo and weapons consumables (#10), pool consumables/scales/gowns/cleaning supplies (#11), medical supplies (#12), per-test consumables for genetic verification (#14), amnestic replenishment usage (#16), and inspection/maintenance consumables (#23).
Logistics And Transport $425K/yr
[#9, #27] Vehicle maintenance/fuel and transport for armored response vehicles and rapid MTF/equipment movement (#9), plus personnel rotation travel, charters, and per-diem for destination rotations (#27).
Research And Monitoring $400K/yr
[#13, #14] Ongoing non-salary research costs, testing consumables, imaging and analysis, and genetic verification program operations (#13, #14).
Facilities Maintenance $200K/yr
[#4, #8, #26] Ongoing maintenance and energy for containment outbuilding, HVAC/humidity control and pool staging, and maintenance of backup staging (#4, #8, #26).
Destination Lease And Maintenance $175K/yr
[#3] Leases, minor maintenance and local facility upkeep for the 11 destination outposts (#3).
Training And Drills $175K/yr
[#19] Regular drills, scenario training, weapons quals and replacement staffing during training (#19).
Forensic And Mortuary $150K/yr
[#18] Forensic disposal, mortuary processing, internal investigations and related incident handling reserves (#18).
Destination Maintenance $125K/yr
[#20] Ongoing maintenance of destination-site equipment and small outpost infrastructure (#20).
Replacement Maintenance $125K/yr
[#26] Ongoing maintenance for redundant/backup staging systems and spare parts planning (#26).
Communications Bandwidth $65K/yr
[#6] Secure encrypted links, bandwidth and service contracts to 11 outposts and mobile teams (#6).
It Operations $60K/yr
[#22] Cybersecurity monitoring, tape rotation, air-gapped backup operations and IT admin costs (#22).
Psychological Support $40K/yr
[#24] Counseling and psychological follow-up for staff and returned subjects (#24).
Equipment Maintenance And Licenses $25K/yr
[#5] Camera/NVR/software license maintenance and sensor service contracts (#5).
Generator Fuel And Maintenance $25K/yr
[#7] Fuel, testing and maintenance contracts for backup generators and UPS systems (#7).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $22.1M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, no major incidents; all recurring budgets cover operations and minimal replenishments.
routine_operations no_major_breach
🚨 Minor Incident $23.0M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$900K vs baseline
Localized unauthorized use or small destination compromise requiring targeted MTF response, amnestic usage, and limited repairs.
unauthorized_use_detected minor_destination_compromise local_discovery
🚨 Major Breach $27.1M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Large-scale unauthorized exploitation or multiple destination compromises requiring broad MTF deployments, large amnestic replenishment, infrastructure replacement and major cover operations.
large_scale_unauthorized_use multiple_destination_compromise public_exposure
👥 Personnel 174 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 166 [#1, #2, #3] Sigma-6 operatives and command (136) plus facility static guards (8) and permanent destination guards (22) for 24/7 coverage (#1, #2, #3).
Research Scientist 4 [#13] Researchers and technical staff supporting testing and monitoring; count used to derive research payroll included in staff_wages (#13).
Medical Officer 2 [#12, #24] On-call medics for facility and destination posts and psychological/medical follow-up support (#12, #24).
Administrative Staff 2 [#15, #25] Application processing, records, audits and project administration included in administrative payroll and overhead (#15, #25).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are order-of-magnitude based on analyst ranges in the notes. Personnel counts, payroll assumptions, and contingency reserve sizing drive large uncertainty; specific contract rates, site-specific costs, and incident frequencies are not provided.
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