SCP-2058 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-2058
Expected annual
$1.5M
One-time setup
$1.6M
Annual recurring
$1.4M
Personnel
11
One-time capital/setup costs are estimated at approximately $1.40M, dominated by containment fit-out, diagnostics, vehicles/equipment, and initial research seed funding. Annual recurring costs are estimated at ~$1.44M/yr, dominated by 24/7 security staffing, specialist salaries, ongoing research/monitoring, and readiness/legal/IT security overhead.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.6M
Equipment $360K
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #11, #16, #17, #21] Hardware and installed systems: HVAC install (#2), CCTV & sensors (#3), restraint hardware (#4), remote manipulators (#5), access control (#6), backup power/UPS (#7), MTF/vehicle kit initial equipment components (#11), storage shelving/infrastructure (#16), data/storage hardware setup (#17), and small one-time equipment purchases/medical kit (#21).
Long Term Study Seed $250K
[#23] Initial seed funding for long-term study/reverse-engineering program (personnel contracting, prototype seeds).
Mtf Vehicles And Kit $200K
[#11] One-time purchase of armored transport vehicles & MTF equipment/kits.
Initial Recovery $200K
[#12] Offshore salvage/salvage-vessel/crane/ROV costs if required for future recovery operations.
Facilities $150K
[#1] Containment chamber construction (reinforced empty room, anchor points, airlock, finishes).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $150K
[#14] Diagnostics & imaging equipment (portable CT/X-ray, borescopes, spectrometers) initial purchase or lease for non-invasive internal scans and materials analysis.
Incident Response Reserve One Time $100K
[#27] One-time set-aside/reserve for incident response & remediation liquidity pool.
Decommissioning $100K
[#30] One-time decommissioning/destruction contingency planning and specialized disposal capability.
Spare Part Reserve $25K
[#22] One-time reserve for custom spare parts and specialized-material contingencies (seed funding for fabrication).
Transport And Rigging $20K
[#13] Transport to secure site: heavy-lift truck/crane, specialized freight and route planning.
Legal And Coverup One Time $20K
[#18] One-time legal/cover-up/incident legal counsel or jurisdictional incident costs.
Personnel Vetting $20K
[#20] Initial background checks and psychological screening for assigned personnel (approx. 10 people).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.4M/yr
Staff Wages $770K/yr
[#8, #9, #10] Salaries and benefits: 3containment/security staffing (budgeted ~$500k/yr including overtime & relief) plus specialist staff (robotics/anomalous researchers ~ $220k/yr) and psychological/counseling services (~$50k/yr).
Research And Monitoring $174K/yr
[#16, #17, #23, #28] Ongoing research, evidence processing and telemetry analysis: item hoard processing staff/time (#16), data hosting/backups and analysis infrastructure (#17), annual portion of long-term study contracting/prototyping (#23), and continuous audio capture/transcription/forensic analysis (#28).
Mtf Readiness $150K/yr
[#11] On-call rapid-response readiness and equipment maintenance/training budget (annual training, vehicle readiness, armored transport maintenance).
Facilities Maintenance $94K/yr
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #7, #14, #22, #25] Ongoing maintenance and energy: HVAC energy & maintenance (#2), CCTV/storage/monitoring maintenance (#3), restraint inspections (#4), manipulator calibration/maintenance (#5), backup-power fuel/testing (#7), diagnostics service/calibration (#14), spare-part replenishment (#22), and routine containment inspections (#25).
Cover Story And Legal $85K/yr
[#18, #19] Legal retainer and cover-story/PR reserve: ongoing counsel, jurisdictional retainers and annual PR/disclosure-management reserve.
Personnel Hazard Pay $60K/yr
[#26] Hazard pay/overtime premiums for personnel who interact directly with the anomaly to reduce turnover and incentivize volunteers.
Supplies And Consumables $36K/yr
[#15, #24, #29] Research consumables and disposables (#15), archive destruction/secure disposal costs (#24), and small-metal-object provisioning (quarters) for controlled interactions (#29).
Insurance Liability Contingency $30K/yr
[#21] Annual insurance/liability contingency and emergency medical agreements.
It Security And Auditing $25K/yr
[#6] Ongoing IT security, SIEM logging, auditing, encrypted archival maintenance and cybersecurity staffing/contracts tied to containment controls.
Personnel Vetting And Training $12K/yr
[#20] Ongoing background checks, refresher training, OPSEC training, and psychological screening refreshers.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.4M/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal year with no containment incidents: recurring staffing, maintenance, research, and legal/IT support only.
no incidents routine research activity normal staffing rotations
🚨 Minor Incident $1.7M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$220K vs baseline
Small containment incident or discovery of hoarded items that requires limited response, legal/PR attention, and repairs.
localized breach of containment notable hoard recovery minor legal/PR exposure
🚨 Major Breach $2.5M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.1M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or public exposure requiring extended MTF deployment, large legal/PR operation, replacements, and possible temporary shutdown.
multi-personnel exposure sustained public disclosure equipment destruction or loss
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $1.8M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$400K vs baseline
Operational year where research yields actionable leads requiring significant scale-up of reverse-engineering, contracting, and prototype builds.
promising reverse-engineering results external contracting needs prototype fabrication
👥 Personnel 11 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#8] 24/7 coverage model (2 per shift × 3 shifts) plus supervisor/reserve coverage; staffing budgeted as described in notes.
Robotics Engineer 1 [#9] Part-time/assigned robotics engineering support (0.5–1 FTE represented as 1 FTE equivalent for planning).
Research Scientist / Anomalous Researcher 1 [#9] Anomalous-object researcher time (0.5–1 FTE represented as 1 FTE equivalent for planning).
Psychological Staff / Counselor 1 [#10] Counseling/screening services for exposed personnel; may be contracted or part-time.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes include explicit ranges for most line items, allowing mid-range estimates, but many items (salvage, incident scale, long-term research ambition) are highly conditional. Reasonable confidence in staffing and basic containment costs; medium overall due to optional salvage, research scale-up, and incident cost variability.
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