SCP-2083 — SCP-2083 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-2083 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-2083

Expected annual

$1.1M

One-time setup

$3.0M

Annual recurring

$1.0M

Personnel

One-time capital costs dominated by optional property purchase and initial contingency/lab setup (~$3.02M). Recurring annual costs driven by staff wages, cyber/cover operations, and site lease/operations (~$1.04M/yr).

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.0M

Facilities $2.5M

[#1] Purchase of Hoboken warehouse (capital acquisition to secure property and eliminate landlord risk).

Contingency Fund Initial $200K

[#20] Initial incident/contingency reserve recommended (baseline reserve).

Equipment $170K

[#3, #7, #8, #15, #17] Perimeter fencing/locks, remote manipulator, surveillance hardware & installation, initial cyber tooling, vehicle purchases.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $75K

[#11] Evidence handling and specialized assay initial setup / dedicated lab buildout.

Decommissioning And Sanitization $60K

[#22] One-time costs for site closure, remediation, sanitization, and disposal if decommissioned.

Data Archive Setup $10K

[#21, #9] One-time secure archive / evidence indexing setup (archive noted as one-time under data management).

Ppe And Training $6K

[#12] Initial PPE kits, decon tent purchase, and initial training program setup.

Cover Story Setup $3K

[#13] Shell company registration and initial legal/setup for cover story.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.0M/yr

Staff Wages $520K/yr

[#4, #5, #9] Wages/benefits for 24/7 security guards and on-site research/analysis personnel (includes data analyst time aggregated into staff wages).

Site Lease $120K/yr

[#1] Multi-year lease option (monthly lease alternative to purchase; included as recurring option).

Cyberteam Retainer $120K/yr

[#15] Cyber operations retainer for interception/spoofing/takedowns and monitoring of memetic communications.

Contingency Fund Replenishment $50K/yr

[#20] Annual replenishment of contingency reserve if spent on incidents; budgeted carry-forward.

Property Taxes Insurance Maintenance $40K/yr

[#2] Annual property taxes, building insurance, and routine maintenance if purchased.

Legal And Liaison $30K/yr

[#16] Legal retainer and local government liaison costs.

Evidence Testing $25K/yr

[#11] Annual allocation for occasional assays, sequencing, histology, and reagents.

Data Management And Analysis $20K/yr

[#9] IT maintenance, secure servers, encryption, indexing; analyst time aggregated elsewhere.

Public Interdiction And Monitoring $20K/yr

[#14] Field ops, compensation to local managers, and ad-hoc outreach to intercept/placate affected businesses.

Vehicle Operations $20K/yr

[#17] Fuel, maintenance, insurance for site vehicles.

Medical On Call $15K/yr

[#6] On-call medic retainer and basic medical supplies / periodic checks.

Cover Story Operations $12K/yr

[#13] Ongoing bookkeeping, phone lines, fake invoices, and small front-company operating costs.

Utilities $12K/yr

[#18] Electricity, heating, internet, and phone for on-site research station.

Counseling And Archive $10K/yr

[#21] Ongoing counseling support for staff and secure archive maintenance (archive one-time setup noted separately).

Pest Control And Cleaning $8K/yr

[#19] Routine pest control, sanitation, garbage removal, and cleaning.

Recording Storage $6K/yr

[#8] Recording storage, backup, and redundancy costs for surveillance footage.

Ppe And Training $5K/yr

[#12] Ongoing PPE replacements and refresher training.

Perimeter Security Maintenance $3K/yr

[#3] Upkeep for fencing, gates, locks, and anti-climb measures.

Remote Manipulator Maintenance $3K/yr

[#7] Maintenance and occasional repairs for remote sneaker-delivery mechanism.

Consumables Sneakers And Disposal $2K/yr

[#10] Monthly sneakers procurement and quarantine/disposal costs.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.0M/yr

92.0% probability / year

Normal year with no major incidents: lease operation, continuous staffing, routine maintenance, and standard cyber/cover operations.

no incidents routine operations standard maintenance

🚨 Minor Incident $1.1M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline

Minor on-site incident (staff injury, small property damage, or limited social exposure to a single business) requiring medical care and repairs.

single staff injury minor property repair local manager complaint

🚨 Major Breach $1.3M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline

Significant breach or publicity event: multiple injuries, local news attention, emergency response, temporary shutdown or intensive legal response.

multi-person exposure local media investigation police involvement

🚨 Political Exposure $1.5M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline

Sustained exposure to local government or regulators requiring remediation, formal investigations, potential settlements, and relocation/decommissioning steps.

regulatory investigation civil suits or high-profile leak forced remediation/relocation

👥 Personnel 9 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	6	[#4] 24/7 staffing: 2guards/shift × 3 shifts minimum (redundancy not fully expanded).
Research Scientist	1	[#5] Lead researcher overseeing protocols and analysis.
Research Technician	1	[#5] On-site technician to operate equipment, logging, and tests.
Data Analyst	1	[#9] Dedicated part-time/full-time analyst aggregated into staff wages for footage indexing and analysis.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are based on analyst ranges and typical urban property/operational costs; property market volatility (Hoboken), variability in cyber/legal retainers, and chosen posture (lease vs purchase) introduce moderate uncertainty.

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