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SCP-1640 Neutralized ~ medium confidence
SCP-1640
Expected annual
$8.1M
One-time setup
$233.6M
Annual recurring
$7.1M
Personnel
24
One-time capital and reserve costs are approximately $233.4M driven primarily by the Delta-7 probe replacement, launch/integration, and an emergency interception reserve; recurring operations run about $7.145M/year driven by on-orbit probe operations, mission control staffing, facility overhead and legal/liaison costs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $233.6M
Emergency Mission Reserve $75.0M
[#19] Emergency interception/disposal contingency mission reserve (recommended set-aside).
Probe Replacement $60.0M
[#6] Replacement/build cost for Exploration Probe Delta-7 (spacecraft + instruments).
Launch And Integration $60.0M
[#7] Launch vehicle procurement and mission integration for Delta-7 replacement.
Program Management One Time $21.2M
[#25] One-time portion of program management/contingency (~10% applied to combined capital + annual base).
Equipment $12.0M
[#8, #9, #13] Capture/disposal hardware, initial spares/inventory, and secure animal enclosure.
Legal Contingency Fund $2.0M
[#20] One-time legal/contingency fund for disclosures, settlements, or large legal actions.
Interagency Liaison Setup $1.5M
[#15] Inter-agency liaison & knowledge-control program setup costs and agreements.
Facilities $850K
[#21, #24, #22] Vault construction, UPS/generator install, and decommissioning/final disposition.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $700K
[#5, #11] Initial IT ingest/IT setup and secure xenobiology/quarantine lab fit-out.
Secure Archival Vault $200K
[#21] Hardened vault for physical media (counted under facilities as well; listed separately per item).
Training Setup $100K
[#23] One-time onboarding/training program setup and initial background processing costs.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $7.1M/yr
Staff Wages $2.3M/yr
[#3, #10, #12, #14] Salaries & benefits for mission director, flight/telemetry engineers, RF specialists, xenobiology staff, guards and cybersecurity.
On Orbit Probe Operations $1.2M/yr
[#1] Observation Probe Delta-6 — contractor ops, flight dynamics, telemetry monitoring, station-keeping, anomaly response.
Facilities Maintenance $1.1M/yr
[#4, #24] Research Sector-29 secure facility overhead (lease/ops, HVAC, utilities, maintenance) and recurring energy/resilience fuel & maintenance.
Cover Story And Legal $1.0M/yr
[#15, #16, #17, #20] Ongoing inter-agency liaison/legal costs, public affairs/FOIA response, spectrum management and insurance.
Program Management Annual $650K/yr
[#25] Annual portion of program management/contingency (~10% applied to combined capital + annual base).
Deep Space Ground Station $400K/yr
[#2] DSN-equivalent ground-station access, antenna time, tracking uplink/downlink fees or dedicated ops.
Data Processing And Storage $200K/yr
[#5, #21] Data processing, storage, imagery analysis and off-site encrypted backups (includes recurring storage costs).
Supplies And Consumables $110K/yr
[#11, #18] Lab consumables, PPE, autoclave/incineration and hazardous waste handling.
Spares Inventory Refresh $100K/yr
[#9] Regular maintenance spares, replacement batteries/solar panels and inventory refresh.
Training And Clearances $75K/yr
[#23] Ongoing training exercises, cross-agency drills and clearance processing renewals.
Animal Care $60K/yr
[#13] Secure animal husbandry, veterinary care and enrichment (if specimen retrieved).
Research And Monitoring $0/yr
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Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $7.1M/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with steady monitoring, routine maintenance and no major missions.
routine_operations scheduled_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $12.1M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Partial probe failure or instrument loss requiring on-orbit replacement components or an unplanned small mission.
partial_probe_failure major_spare_replacement instrument_failure
🚨 Major Interception $82.1M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$75.0M vs baseline
An emergency interception/disposal mission or urgent launch to alter trajectory or capture SCP-1640-related debris.
unexpected_trajectory_change high_risk_debris_event urgent_intercept_required
👥 Personnel 24 total
Role Count Notes
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 Overall program director and liaison lead (mission/agency coordination).
Research Scientist 3 Xenobiology/botany/ecology staff performing specimen analysis and experiments.
Flight/Telemetry Engineer 3 Engineers responsible for probe telemetry, flight dynamics and mission planning.
Ground Ops Technician / Operator 3 Daily operators for mission control, telemetry monitoring and station-keeping operations.
RF Specialist / Signal Analyst 3 Persistent RF monitoring, decoding Morse/code and signal analysis.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 Facility physical security and access control (armed/unarmed rotation).
Engineer / Maintenance 1 Facility and power systems maintenance (UPS/generator/etc.).
Administrative Staff 2 Program management support, contracting, accounting and records.
Medical Officer / Veterinary Specialist 1 Veterinary care for any recovered animal specimens and medical oversight.
IT Specialist 1 Data ingestion, storage, archives, and classified-network administration.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item estimates come from analyst-provided figures and typical mission-cost heuristics (high confidence for listed recurring items), but space procurement, launch costs, and low-probability emergency missions carry significant uncertainty.
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