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SCP-1276 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-1276
Expected annual
$7.6M
One-time setup
$13.2M
Annual recurring
$7.5M
Personnel
56
Estimated one-time setup is approximately $13.15M driven by facility/site construction, telemetry and high-g R&D, and contingency funds; recurring annual costs are approximately $7.51M dominated by staff wages (security and scientific), ongoing research/communications, and site operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $13.2M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $6.1M
[#17, #18, #19] Development program for launch-survivable telemetry package (R&D capital), one-time access/build cost for high-g/shock testing facilities, and one-off tool integration for remote/deep-space tracking.
Facilities $4.8M
[#1, #2, #3, #4, #6, #7, #31] Land acquisition/lease and legal setup, perimeter and barriers, access road/helipad, secure compound construction, water/sanitation setup, non-invasive environmental control measures, and decommissioning/archaeological restoration contingency.
Equipment $1.0M
[#5, #9, #15, #28, #12] Diesel generators/batteries and UPS (power hardware), security equipment and armory (weapons, vehicles, NVG), local monitoring instrumentation hardware, IT/air-gap hardware and encryption appliances, and mortuary/evidence storage setup.
Insurance Contingency Fund $1.0M
[#24] One-time reserve for unforeseen escalation, infrastructure replacement, or international incidents.
Initial Cover Story And Legal $300K
[#21] Initial legal/diplomatic cover operations, bribes, fabricated permits and initial false publications to establish archaeological cover.
Aerospace Interception Contingency $0
[#33] Specialized aerospace interception program (hypersonic interceptors/dedicated launch vehicles) is advisory/prohibitively expensive and is not budgeted here.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $7.5M/yr
Staff Wages $3.9M/yr
[#8, #11, #12] Salaries and benefits for on-site security personnel, research scientists/technical staff, and medical personnel.
Research And Monitoring $980K/yr
[#14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20] Containment-experiment logistics and per-activation costs, local instrumentation maintenance, continuous satellite/remote observation tasking, ongoing R&D operations, high-g test operations, deep-space tracking/contracts, and data processing/storage operations.
Facilities Maintenance $573K/yr
[#1, #2, #5, #6, #7, #9, #15, #28] Lease/municipal fees and site maintenance, perimeter and barrier upkeep, fuel and generator maintenance, water/waste operations, environment-control upkeep, security-equipment maintenance, sensor/camera maintenance, and IT/hardware operational maintenance.
Logistics And Transport $500K/yr
[#10, #25] Standing rapid-response aviation contract (medevac/tactical insertion) and regular personnel rotations, travel, and lodging.
Class D Program $400K/yr
[#13] Sourcing, transport, secure housing, healthcare and overhead for Class D personnel program.
Supplies And Consumables $350K/yr
[#27, #9] Food, lab reagents, PPE, spare parts, fuel consumables and routine replacements for security gear.
Cover Story And Legal $350K/yr
[#21, #22, #23, #30] Ongoing legal/diplomatic cover operations, amnestic procurement/administration costs, incident investigation/forensics baseline, and public-relations/scientific cover publications.
Oversight Governance $300K/yr
[#32] Central oversight, ethics boards, senior approvals, and governance coordination allocated as overhead.
It Security Operations $80K/yr
[#28] Ongoing cybersecurity, air-gap operations, encryption key management and anti-surveillance countermeasures.
Training And Drills $75K/yr
[#29] Regular evacuation exercises, heliacal-timed drills, hazardous-materials and high-G safety training, and use-of-force training.
Environmental Preservation $50K/yr
[#26] Periodic conservation work, legal compliance, and community relations tied to archaeological cover obligations.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $7.5M/yr
87.9% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with routine operations, scheduled experiments, and no major incidents.
routine_operations scheduled_experiments no_major_incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $7.8M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Limited unauthorized approach or accidental activation causing small-scale medical evacuations, amnestic administrations, equipment repairs, and legal/PR response.
unauthorized_approach single_activation localized_equipment_damage
🚨 Major Breach $10.5M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline
Significant containment/security breach or storm damage requiring large repairs, extended investigations, emergency operations, and elevated diplomatic/legal costs.
major_security_breach severe_weather_infrastructure_loss multiple_casualties
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $32.5M/yr
0.1% probability / year +$25.0M vs baseline
Site-wide loss of containment, international exposure, mass casualties and emergency large-scale response including potential attempt at extreme mitigation measures.
total_containment_failure international_inquiry mass_casualties
👥 Personnel 56 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 30 [#8] 24/7 armed guard coverage, quick reaction force, patrols and supervisors (rotating shifts).
Research Scientist 12 [#11] Archaeologists (cover), astrophysicists, materials scientists and senior researchers working on telemetry and analysis.
Research Technician / Lab Tech 6 [#11, #15] Lab technicians supporting experiments, instrumentation maintenance and data acquisition.
Medical Officer 2 [#12] Paramedics/physician coverage for emergencies, trauma care and mortuary coordination.
Engineer / Maintenance 2 [#5, #18] Facility/ power/ generator maintenance and support for high-g test operations and site systems.
Administrative Staff 3 [#21, #25] Administrative, cover-story paperwork, logistics coordination and HR/finance support.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#11, #32] Senior-level oversight, approvals for activations and liaison with central governance.
📋 Confidence Notes
Many line items (R&D, high-g testing, deep-space contracts) are speculative with wide ranges; site operations and security estimates are better-defined but overall program-level totals vary with chosen R&D ambition and local market conditions.
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