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SCP-2308 Neutralized ~ medium confidence
SCP-2308
Expected annual
$7.7M
One-time setup
$78.3M
Annual recurring
$7.0M
Personnel
57
Initial one-time setup and recovery costs are estimated at approximately $78.3M, driven by contingency reserves, potential mass-recall exposure, containment/site work and recovery buybacks; recurring program costs are roughly $7.01M/year driven by salaries, research/monitoring, storage and security.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $78.3M
Mass Recall Contingency $50.0M
[#24] Contingency-level budget for a limited large-scale recall/buyback (10k vehicles @ ~$5k each) if public risk requires it.
Paradox Mitigation Reserve $10.0M
[#21] Reserve for rapid-response paradox mitigation, emergency containment, mass amnestics and large-scale emergency operations.
Facilities $7.5M
[#8, #14, #15] Containment cell buildout (#8), site acquisition/seizure (#14) and environmental remediation/decommissioning of factory sites (#15).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $2.5M
[#10, #19] Research lab and experimental equipment (#10) and non-anomalous vehicle lab/test-bed capital equipment (#19).
Sting Procurement Reserve $2.0M
[#7] Initial operational reserve for undercover buys/acquisition of temporal device on secondary/black markets.
Amnestic Program $2.0M
[#11] Administration of Class-A amnestics, counseling and related medical services for affected civilians/employees.
Vehicle Buyback $1.1M
[#4] Purchase of ~100 representative SCP-2308 vehicles for forensic examination and control of public examples.
Forensic Financial Audit $800K
[#6] Forensic accounting and multi-jurisdiction audit work to trace paraeconomic flows and financing schemes.
Legal Coverup $750K
[#12] One-time legal/cover-up expenditures, settlements and PR to suppress or reframe public/regulatory exposure.
International Transport And Bribes $300K
[#16] Transportation, customs, and covert intermediary payments or legal fees for cross-border seizures or movement.
Valuation And Sequestration $300K
[#23] Due-diligence, valuation and legal work to assess asset seizure/patent/IP sequestration.
International Liaison Setup $300K
[#22] One-time classified liaison/setup costs for coordination with international Foundation-equivalents/intelligence partners.
Data Archiving Ingest $275K
[#13] Secure acquisition, digitization and ingestion of paper and digital records for archival.
Monitoring Setup $200K
[#9] Setup of long-term monitoring/alarm infrastructure around containment (hardware and initial integration).
Passive Monitoring Setup $100K
[#17] Setup costs for automated market/VIN/registry monitoring systems (initial feed/subscription/setup fees).
Security Gear $75K
[#18] One-time security gear and setup costs for hardened facilities and guard equipment.
Vehicle Transport $50K
[#5] Secure transport (enclosed carriers) for acquired cars (one-time transport costs).
Equipment $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $7.0M/yr
Research And Monitoring $1.9M/yr
[#9, #10, #17] Recurring research salaries and program costs (~4–6 researchers + technicians), long-term monitoring ops staff (3 @ $120k/yr) and sensor maintenance/subscriptions.
Staff Wages $1.4M/yr
[#1] Dedicated investigative task force salaries and benefits (12 personnel × ~$120k/yr).
Front Company Payroll $1.4M/yr
[#3] Payroll and overhead for front-company employees hired to maintain cover employment for former Argo staff (20 × $60k/yr + overhead).
Security Payroll $660K/yr
[#18] Specialized security staffing (12 guards × $55k/yr).
Logistics And Transport $550K/yr
[#2, #16] Ongoing surveillance travel, covert tailing operations, vehicle movements, modest international logistics budget.
Cover Story And Legal $500K/yr
[#25] Insurance premiums, actuarial/legal reserves and ongoing legal/PR costs to maintain cover stories and handle claims.
Vehicle Storage $300K/yr
[#5] Secure storage and periodic maintenance for acquired vehicle sample set (100 cars × $2k/yr storage + $100k/yr maintenance).
Facilities Maintenance $200K/yr
[#20] Energy, power, HVAC and general facility running costs for labs/containment.
Supplies And Consumables $150K/yr
[#13, #19] Ongoing consumables: archival storage costs, lab consumables for vehicle analysis and testing.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $7.0M/yr
85.9% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year: ongoing investigation, monitoring and research with no major recoveries or paradox events.
no_device_recovery routine monitoring regular research progress
🚨 Minor Incident $9.5M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Discovery of a putative temporal device on private market requiring targeted undercover recovery, legal settlements or heightened field ops.
device sighting on black market small-scale legal exposure targeted undercover purchase required
🚨 Major Recovery And Temporal Containment $22.0M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$15.0M vs baseline
Successful recovery of temporal device requiring expedited construction of temporal-damping containment and accelerated research/mitigation.
device recovered need to build containment cell accelerated mitigation research
🚨 Catastrophic Recall $57.0M/yr
0.1% probability / year +$50.0M vs baseline
Public exposure or confirmation of temporal risk leading to large-scale recall/buyback and mass mitigation measures.
widespread public risk regulatory/legal exposure mass recall required
👥 Personnel 57 total
Role Count Notes
Investigator / Financial Forensic Accountant / Field Operative 12 [#1] Dedicated investigative task force coordinating liquidation follow-up and tracing purchasers.
Front Company Employees (cover) 20 [#3] Hires to maintain cover employment for former Argo staff and access institutional knowledge.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#18] Armed/hardened security for facilities and containment sites.
Research Scientist 6 [#10] Specialized temporal physicists and senior researchers on the dedicated research program.
Technician / Lab Assistant 4 [#10, #19] Technical staff supporting vehicle test-beds, metallurgical analysis and experimental setups.
Monitoring Operator / Alarm Staff 3 [#9] 24/7 monitoring staff for containment telemetry and automated anomaly sensors.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates compiled from analyst line items with reasonable midpoints; many large contingency items (recall, paradox mitigation, black-market buys) are highly uncertain, producing moderate confidence rather than high.
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