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SCP-2130 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-2130
Expected annual
$4.5M
One-time setup
$12.6M
Annual recurring
$4.4M
Personnel
11
Initial one-time setup (facility, automation, testing lab and contingency reserves) is the dominant cost at about $12.6M; ongoing annual costs are driven by research, remote monitoring, staff wages and contingency funds totaling roughly $4.44M/yr.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $12.6M
Facilities $7.3M
[#1, #5, #6, #20, #25] Includes construction/leasehold improvements for Storage Location 73-E, power infrastructure, HVAC, redundant secondary containment capacity and perimeter hardening (midpoint estimates summed).
Contingency Reserve $2.6M
[#28] One-time contingency/escalation reserve to cover rapid construction, major incident response or litigation as a funded reserve.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.5M
[#12] Build/lease and equip an off-site specialized remote testing facility (human-subject-capable) — lab buildout and instrumentation.
Equipment $1.0M
[#2, #3, #4, #21, #26] Automated racking/robotics, specialized shielding crates, CCTV/network hardware setup (one-time portion), secure IT setup (one-time portion), and RFID/tagging setup.
Training And Sop Setup $42K
[#22] Initial SOP development, training program creation and first-year rollout (setup costs).
Initial Collection Transport $35K
[#11] Initial collection and secure-transfer vehicle/convoy costs for gathering existing inventory.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.4M/yr
Research And Monitoring $1.9M/yr
[#12, #19, #27] Ongoing operations of the remote testing facility, dedicated kappa-research program, and field monitoring / SCP-3311 surveillance program.
Staff Wages $750K/yr
[#7, #8, #9, #10] Ongoing wages/benefits for minimal on-site guards, remote monitoring/operators/supervisor, maintenance technicians and retainer/on-call containment specialists & medics.
Cover Story And Legal $362K/yr
[#23, #24] Legal retainers, cover-story/front-company costs, insurance and regulatory compliance premiums.
Administrative Overhead $275K/yr
[#30] Opportunity cost and administrative overhead: management time, coordination, clearances and cross-site bureaucracy.
Contingency Replenishment $250K/yr
[#28] Annual replenishment/top-up to the contingency reserve to ensure readiness for escalation events.
Facilities Maintenance $249K/yr
[#5, #6, #20, #25] Power/fuel & generator maintenance, HVAC/filtration maintenance, redundant containment upkeep and perimeter/security maintenance.
Medical And Compensation $200K/yr
[#17] Budget for medical treatment, worker's comp, disability payouts and settlement reserve (baseline annual set-aside).
Incident Response Fund $175K/yr
[#16] Annual contingency to fund incident investigations, forensic analysis and immediate site response.
Logistics And Transport $85K/yr
[#11] Ongoing secure transport & logistics for retrievals and transfers (vehicles, crews, routing).
Secure It Operations $70K/yr
[#21] Secure IT operations, classified inventory systems maintenance and records retention staffing/contracts.
Supplies And Consumables $54K/yr
[#14, #15, #29] PPE and medical prophylaxis, routine decontamination/waste disposal baseline, and small consumables/equipment replacement.
Human Subject Program $50K/yr
[#13] Per-study human subject program budgeting (annual expected allocation for infrequent controlled studies).
Psychological Support $28K/yr
[#18] Pre-employment screening, post-exposure counseling contracts and related mental-health services.
Training Program Refresh $18K/yr
[#22] Annual refresher training, drills and SOP updates for handling cognitive hazards and emergency response.
Cctv And Network Operations $15K/yr
[#4] Ongoing CCTV operations, tamper detection monitoring, encrypted feed operations and offsite backups.
Inventory Management $9K/yr
[#26] Annual audits, RFID/tagging upkeep and periodic onsite verification.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.4M/yr
85.5% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, monitoring, research and maintenance only.
routine_operations scheduled_transports no_major_incident
🚨 Minor Incident $4.6M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized contamination/incident requires investigation, decontamination and limited medical treatment.
local_injury small_contamination equipment_repair
🚨 Major Breach $5.4M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Containment breach or multiple injuries requiring large-scale response, repairs, legal action and temporary capacity expansion.
multi-person_injuries facility_damage extended_incident_response
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $7.4M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline
Large-scale catastrophic event with multiple fatalities, major litigation and full reconstruction or relocation.
multiple_fatalities extensive_legal_liability facility_loss
🚨 Political Exposure $5.9M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Leak or discovery leading to public exposure, legal/PR response and major cover-up operations.
public_leak media_exposure legal_discovery
👥 Personnel 11 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 3 Matches minimal onsite guard rotations and associated staffing levels [#7].
Remote Monitoring Operator / Site Supervisor 4 CCTV operators, automation operators and a shared site supervisor covering 24/7 monitoring shifts [#8].
Engineer / Maintenance Technician 2 Facilities and automation maintenance technicians for routine upkeep and shielding integrity checks [#9].
On-call Containment Specialist / Medical Officer 2 Retainer/on-call researchers and medical staff for transfers, testing oversight and incident response [#10].
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges for most categories, enabling midpoint estimates; uncertainty remains around incident frequency, per-incident liabilities and research scale which reduces confidence from high to medium.
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