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SCP-2235 Unknown ? low confidence
URA-9611
Expected annual
$10.5M
One-time setup
$34.9M
Annual recurring
$10.0M
Personnel
44
One-time capital costs are dominated by dedicated containment and specialized R&D facilities (~$34.7M total), while recurring annual operations are driven by staff, contingency reserves, and active experimental energy needs (~$10.0M/yr). Major cost drivers are temporal/memetic R&D, continuous security staffing, program contingency, and active shielding power.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $34.9M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $18.1M
[#3, #8, #24] Temporal/memetic shielding R&D capital (prototype shielded chambers, active field generators, cryogenic racks, Faraday/meme-isolation suites) and initial conservation/archival setup; aggregated initial research lab buildout and instrument procurement.
Facilities $10.0M
[#1] Hardened containment facility construction (retrofit or new underground wing) with blast-resistant walls, EMP/Faraday shielding, controlled airlocks and separate labs; planning estimate ~$10,000,000.
Equipment $3.1M
[#2, #4, #6, #9, #10, #11, #14, #28] High-security artifact vault build, air-gapped/secure IT procurement, weapons/gear, non-destructive analysis instruments, digitization rigs, cryptanalysis hardware, armored vehicle, and physical security hardware installs; aggregated one-time equipment purchases.
Program Contingency Reserve $2.0M
[#30] One-time program contingency / black-budget reserve for unpredictable anomalous events.
Contingency Reserve $750K
[#21] One-time internal contingency/limited casualty reserve (recommended mid-range).
Emergency Response Capability $500K
[#15] Mobile decon units, rapid-deployment kits, quarantine tents and emergency communications initial procurement.
Armored Vehicle $150K
[#14] Armored/secure vehicle purchase for artifact transport.
Front Company Startup $125K
[#12] One-time startup costs for fronts/shell companies and initial legal/cover setup.
Security Equipment $100K
[#6] Weapons/gear purchase for security force (one-time kit purchase).
Personnel Security Setup $52K
[#23] One-time vetting and clearance program setup (background checks, polygraphing infrastructure).
Ppe Setup $30K
[#16] Initial PPE and decontamination consumable setup.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $10.0M/yr
Staff Wages $2.4M/yr
[#5, #6] Core research staff salaries and 24/7 armed security force (salaries, benefits, clearances).
Program Contingency $2.2M/yr
[#30] Recurring program contingency / black budget reserved for unpredictable anomalous events (recommended 20–50% of annual program budget).
Research And Monitoring $1.6M/yr
[#3, #10, #11, #25, #26, #27] Ongoing temporal/memetic R&D operations, digitization/processing hosting, cryptanalysis/AI compute and licensing, liaison/monitoring agreements, satellite/geophysical monitoring subscriptions, and outsourced high-end imaging contracts.
Active Shielding Energy $1.0M/yr
[#19] Additional continuous power and fuel for active shielding/experimental devices when operational (mid-range estimate).
Cover Story And Legal $800K/yr
[#12, #13] Legal retainers, front maintenance, covert records suppression/buyouts, and public information management/takedown operations.
Facilities Maintenance $445K/yr
[#2, #19, #28, #4] Vault environmental control O&M, baseline energy/utilities, physical security hardware maintenance, and secure IT maintenance.
Logistics And Transport $400K/yr
[#7, #14] Field recovery & excavation mission budgets, secure transport operations and vetted courier/air freight costs.
External Consultants $250K/yr
[#20] Payments to contracted historians, translators, temporal/memetic specialists, legal and PR firms for short engagements.
Emergency Drills $225K/yr
[#15] Annual drills, certifications, consumables and rapid-response training for memetic/temporal incident readiness.
Supplies And Consumables $222K/yr
[#8, #16, #24, #18] Artifact conservation operations, PPE/decon consumables, archival replacement materials, and routine lab consumables.
Medical Surveillance $150K/yr
[#17] Ongoing medical surveillance, specialty monitoring for exposure effects and psychological support.
Permits And Diplomacy $112K/yr
[#22] Permits, diplomacy and foreign-operation facilitation costs.
Insurance Premiums $100K/yr
[#21] Commercial insurance premiums and liability coverage where available.
Audits And Testing $50K/yr
[#29] Periodic OPSEC/memetic safety audits, penetration/red-team testing and compliance reviews.
Personnel Security $28K/yr
[#23] Ongoing vetting, rechecks, continuous monitoring and personnel security program operating costs.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $10.0M/yr
82.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine research, containment, and scheduled operations; no major incidents.
routine_operations scheduled_research no_breach
🚨 Minor Incident $10.8M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$750K vs baseline
Localized breach or memetic contamination affecting limited documents/artifacts requiring targeted response and recovery.
localized_breach small_field_recovery targeted_containment
🚨 Major Breach $15.0M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Significant containment failure or widespread memetic/temporal spread requiring multi-week emergency response and large remedial actions.
widespread_data_corruption multi-site_containment_response mass_remediation
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $13.0M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline
Discovery enabling active experimentation/weaponization that requires rapid scale-up of facilities, staff, and power.
successful_active_shielding_tests need_for_large_scale_prototyping
🚨 Political Exposure $30.0M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$20.0M vs baseline
Public leak or political-level exposure of the anomaly necessitating extensive cover-up, reparations, and interagency response.
public_exposure international_diplomatic_crisis legal_class_action
👥 Personnel 44 total
Role Count Notes
PI 1 [#5] Principal investigator with highest program clearance; included in staff_wages.
Senior Researcher 2 [#5] Senior scientists overseeing subprograms; salaries included in staff_wages.
Researcher / Analyst 4 [#5] Historians, philologists, cryptographers and analysts performing document recovery and analysis.
Archivist / Conservator 2 [#8, #24] Artifact conservators and archivists responsible for stabilization and archival storage.
Lab Technician 2 [#5] Technicians supporting laboratory and experimental setups.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 24 [#6] Armed security staff covering multiple shifts for 24/7 on-site protection; primary component of staff_wages.
Security Supervisor 4 [#6] Supervisory cadre and rapid-response leaders for security teams.
Administrative Staff 3 [#12] Administrative and front-office staff to support covert front operations and program administration.
Medical Officer 1 [#17] Medical surveillance coordinator/clinician for exposure monitoring and treatment.
Site Director / Executive Staff (on-site) 1 [#1] On-site director-level role for operational oversight (distinct from O5-level research direction).
📋 Confidence Notes
SCP-2235 involves memetic and possible temporal phenomena with high uncertainty; many costs (R&D scale, active shielding energy needs, contingency usage, and socio-political liabilities) are highly situation-dependent and poorly constrained, so estimates are order-of-magnitude.
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