SCP-2324 — SCP-2324 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-2324 Keter ~ medium confidence

SCP-2324

Expected annual

$20.3M

One-time setup

$520.3M

Annual recurring

$19.1M

Personnel

One-time capital outlay dominated by secure vault, lab fitout, and numerous contingency reserves; inclusion of the (politically unrealistic) 5-megaton incendiary capability drives one-time costs into the hundreds of millions. Recurring annual costs are driven by staff wages, field response logistics, containment R&D, and (if included) custody of the nuclear contingency.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $520.3M

Nuclear Incendiary Capability $500.0M

[#21] Acquisition & deployment of 5-MT incendiary device (politically and legally unrealistic; included for budget realism per analyst notes)

Facilities $5.0M

[#1] High-security containment vault construction (bioseal, reinforced walls, airlocks, observation ports)

Initial Research And Lab Setup $4.6M

[#2, #16, #30] BSL-4 interior fitout, sample storage & lab equipment, cryo/stasis backup

Equipment $4.5M

[#3, #5, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #22, #23, #24] Optima dispensers, medical equipment, initial PPE, remote manipulators/drones, HVAC upgrades, generators, monitoring suite, secure comms, transport fleet, data systems

Contingency Reserve Fund $2.0M

[#20] Insurance/indemnity/contingency reserve (recommended fund)

Optima Production And Initial Stock $1.2M

[#13] Development/contracting and initial stock of optima (off-site production / secure stockpile)

Cover Event Contingency Fund $1.0M

[#19] Major cover events / resettlement contingency fund

Public Safety Remediation Contingency $1.0M

[#27] One-time contingency for evacuation/environmental remediation in worst-case scenarios

Field Response Team Setup $600K

[#14] Per-team setup: armored transport, sprayers, portable containment, incineration capability, training, PPE

Offsite Vaccine Clinic And Initial Campaign $350K

[#4] Off-site vaccination/immunization center setup and initial campaign for crucial personnel

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $19.1M/yr

Nuclear Custody And Security $10.0M/yr

[#21] Annual custody/security/recertification costs for on-site high-yield device (if maintained; extraordinary/unrealistic)

Staff Wages $2.4M/yr

[#6, #7] Security staff (24/7 coverage) and scientific/technical staff salaries + benefits (security ~12 staff; research ~8 staff)

Logistics And Transport $1.7M/yr

[#13, #23, #14] Optima replenishment/quality control, fleet operations, field response deployment consumables and logistics

Containment Rnd $1.2M/yr

[#25] Ongoing containment research, countermeasure and vaccine development

Cover Story And Legal $700K/yr

[#19, #26] Legal/ethical/cover-story budget, incident payments/permits and field exfiltration contingency

Public Safety Remediation Annual $500K/yr

[#27] Annual allocation for public-safety remediation preparedness and monitoring

Research And Monitoring $350K/yr

[#2, #12, #16] Ongoing BSL-4 validation/testing, sensor calibration & monitoring, lab reagents/consumables

Medical Staffing And Contracts $350K/yr

[#5] On-site/off-site medical capability staffing, ambulances and medevac contracts

Facilities Maintenance $300K/yr

[#28] Routine maintenance, calibration, and regulatory compliance contracts

Hvac Energy And Maintenance $200K/yr

[#10] Energy costs and maintenance for HVAC, humidity control, filtration, gas scrubbing

Contingency Reserve Annual $200K/yr

[#20] Annual contribution to contingency/reserve fund

Replacement Recovery Reserve $200K/yr

[#30] Annual reserve for recovery operations or replacement specimen acquisition

Training And Drills $150K/yr

[#17] Frequent breach drills, optima deployment simulations, interagency exercises

Disposal Contracts $125K/yr

[#15] Cremation/incineration and secure biohazard disposal contracts

Psych Med Surveillance $125K/yr

[#18] Psychological/medical surveillance, counselling, turnover reserve

Supplies And Consumables $120K/yr

[#8, #29] PPE replacement, laundering, decon chemicals, insecticide/insect-control consumables

Remote Systems Maintenance $100K/yr

[#9] Maintenance and upgrades for robotic arms, teleoperated cameras, drones

Generator Fuel And Maintenance $100K/yr

[#11] Fuel contracts, weekly testing, and generator maintenance

Data And Modeling Operations $85K/yr

[#24] Software licenses, analysts, incident modeling and simulations

Insecticide Dispensers Maintenance $60K/yr

[#3] Maintenance, certification, and testing rigs for optima-class dispensers

Secure Comms Operations $60K/yr

[#22] Operations/maintenance for hardened command & control communications

Vaccine Booster Program $50K/yr

[#4] Annual booster immunization program and off-site clinic staffing

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $19.1M/yr

83.0% probability / year

Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine containment, research, and maintenance only.

routine_operations no_breach scheduled_maintenance

🚨 Minor Incident $20.6M/yr

15.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline

Localized breach or field discovery requiring targeted field response deployments, limited remediation, and increased legal/operational activity.

localized_breach single_field_response_deployment limited_optima_deployment

🚨 Major Breach $69.1M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$50.0M vs baseline

Severe containment breach with large-scale optima deployment or other emergency response, major public-safety remediation, and expensive cover/legal operations.

site_breach mass_optima_release large_scale_remediation

👥 Personnel 20 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	12	[#6] 24/7 armed guard coverage with relief shifts and supervisors (12 total)
Research Scientist / BSL-4 Technician / Lab Staff	8	[#7] Mixed scientific & technical staff (entomologists, neurobiologists, BSL-4 techs, apiarist consultants, containment manager, lab assistants)

📋 Confidence Notes

Many line items have clearly stated ranges and containment measures, enabling reasonable mid-range estimates; however several high-uncertainty items (notably the inclusion/maintenance of a nuclear incendiary capability and variable incident rates) introduce large variance, reducing overall confidence.

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