SCP-1745 — SCP-1745 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-1745

Expected annual

$51.0M

One-time setup

$533.1M

Annual recurring

$47.4M

Personnel

Up-front (one-time) capital and reserves are dominated by large contingency and R&D reserves (~$533.1M one-time); annual operations are driven by satellite monitoring, readiness reserves, staffing, and energy/logistics (~$47.375M/yr).

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $533.1M

Contingency Emergency Execution Fund $300.0M

[#17] One-time/pre-funded emergency execution fund for full-scale Contingency-Gorynych-A mobilization (allocation toward large national response if pre-funded).

Catastrophic Rebuild Fund $200.0M

[#24] One-time catastrophic rebuild/rescue reserve for large-scale infrastructure recovery after catastrophic failures.

R And D Capital $12.5M

[#16] One-time capital for EM-hardening and survivability R&D program (test rigs, prototypes, specialized hardware development).

Equipment $7.5M

[#3, #4, #6, #7, #10, #14] 20 transmitter units and shelters, transmitter-site power hardware, 2–3 telescopic observatories, central command hardware, vehicle/ATV fleet purchase, data/hardware setup.

Victim Compensation Reserve $5.5M

[#19] One-time contingency reserve for victim compensation / indemnity provisioning.

Facilities $5.0M

[#1] Secure central containment facility (Zone-457 headquarters): remote hardened compound, earthworks, fencing, backup power, records vault, >1 km siting.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $2.0M

[#15] Initial research program buildout, lab space, scientific instruments and starting materials for RF-attraction studies and associated experiments.

Security Training Armory Setup $375K

[#9] One-time training/armory setup for security personnel (weapons, training ranges, secure storage).

Environmental Compliance Setup $125K

[#22] One-time environmental compliance and remediation setup (permits, initial monitoring infrastructure).

Broadcast Initial Setup $50K

[#12] One-time production/setup costs for initial broadcast content and testing.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $47.4M/yr

Contingency Readiness Reserve $30.0M/yr

[#17] Annual readiness/reserve funding to sustain Contingency-Gorynych-A planning, standby contracts (airlift, heavy equipment), and national coordination readiness.

Satellite Monitoring Contracts $6.5M/yr

[#5] Commercial satellite tasking for continuous optical/SAR coverage (Option A assumed baseline contract costs).

Staff Wages $1.8M/yr

[#8] 24/7 operations staffing: operators, RF technicians, satellite analysts, telescope staff, supervisors (salaries, benefits, overtime).

Security Payroll $1.4M/yr

[#9] Recurring payroll for 20–30 security staff (guards, rapid reaction team), benefits and routine training refreshes.

R And D Ops $1.2M/yr

[#16] Ongoing operational budget for iterative EM-hardening tests, survivability program, prototypes testing and field trials.

Facility Energy And Fuel $700K/yr

[#13] Diesel and grid costs, generator fuel deliveries, battery replacements, and energy for command center and sites.

Spare Parts And Replacements $700K/yr

[#20] Spare parts staging, capital refresh reserve for transmitters, generators, vehicles and servers.

Administrative Overhead $650K/yr

[#23] Program management, procurement, HR, audits, and internal clearance processing overhead.

Cover Story And Legal $625K/yr

[#18] Legal, PR, cover-story budget, permits, local government liaisons, and disinformation management.

Logistics And Transport $575K/yr

[#2, #4, #10] Land easements/lease recurring payments, transmitter fuel/logistics recurring deliveries, vehicle fuel & routine transport costs.

Research And Monitoring $550K/yr

[#15] Ongoing research program funding (experiments, academic partnerships, consumables) beyond initial program setup.

Central Command Comms And Bandwidth $500K/yr

[#7] Recurring comms, bandwidth, data-transfer fees and off-site redundancy for command & control aggregation.

Data Storage Processing $375K/yr

[#14] Recurring cloud/storage/processing and ML ops for satellite imagery archive and automated detection.

Tower And Site Maintenance $350K/yr

[#11] Annual inspections, climbing teams, antenna re-tuning and lightning repairs for 20 towers/sites.

Observatory Maintenance And Staffing $300K/yr

[#6] Recurring staffing and maintenance for distributed ground telescopes (domes, mounts, scheduling/ops).

Insurance And Indemnity $300K/yr

[#19] Recurring internal indemnity/insurance-like provisioning for accidental exposures, local damage claims, and limited medical costs.

Training Exercises $300K/yr

[#21] Regular containment/breach drills, joint exercises with emergency services and military liaisons.

Facilities Maintenance $200K/yr

[#1, #22] Ongoing maintenance of Zone-457 compound, utilities, and periodic compliance-driven upkeep.

Broadcast Content Operations $175K/yr

[#12] Ongoing broadcast content creation, RF engineering, scheduling, and regulatory/licensing work.

Environmental Monitoring $125K/yr

[#22] Ongoing environmental monitoring, remediation actions, and permit compliance related to fuel storage and emissions.

Supplies And Consumables $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $47.4M/yr

87.5% probability / year

Normal uneventful year with all recurring operations running and no major incidents.

routine operations no breaches standard satellite contracting

🚨 Minor Incident $48.4M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline

Localized containment incident requiring site repairs, short-term RRT deployments, transmitter replacement, and modest compensation.

single transmitter/tower damage localized breach response minor infrastructure repair

🚨 Major Breach $97.4M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$50.0M vs baseline

Significant breach requiring large-scale mobilization, extended RRT operations, partial use of emergency funds, major equipment replacement and public containment measures.

multi-site failure extended RRT mobilization regional infrastructure damage

🚨 Catastrophic Breach $547.4M/yr

0.5% probability / year +$500.0M vs baseline

Full RK-scale event invoking national-level contingency execution, massive infrastructure failure and extensive emergency expenditures.

widespread electronic failure national-level emergency response full execution of Contingency-Gorynych-A

👥 Personnel 59 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / Rapid Response	25	[#9] 20–30 security staff including guards and rapid-reaction team to provide 24/7 perimeter and response coverage.
Technician / Operator	15	[#8] Operators and RF technicians to staff 24/7 control of transmitters, remote sites and command consoles.
Research Scientist	8	[#15, #16] Researchers for RF-attraction studies, EM-hardening R&D, analysts and translators supporting experiments.
Engineer / Maintenance	6	[#4, #7, #10, #11] Engineers and maintenance staff for generators, towers, vehicles and observatory upkeep.
Administrative Staff	4	[#23, #18] Program managers, procurement, HR, legal/liaison support for cover-story and administrative overhead.
Site Director / Executive Staff	1	[#1, #7] Senior manager for Zone-457 operations and coordination with national contingency plans.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are low-confidence due to major uncertainties around satellite procurement strategy, the anomalous electronic-destruction radius, geography-driven land costs, and the optional large contingency reserves; many line items are order-of-magnitude.

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