SCP-2532 — SCP-2532 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-2532 Keter ~ medium confidence

SCP-2532

Expected annual

$8.8M

One-time setup

$4.6M

Annual recurring

$8.7M

Personnel

Estimated initial (one-time) capital of approximately $4.62M to establish containment, facilities, and equipment, with annual recurring costs of about $8.67M driven primarily by specialist staff wages, amnestic production, emergency contingency reserves, insurance, and ongoing research/monitoring.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $4.6M

Facilities $2.5M

[#4, #9, #10, #17, #26] Clinical space setup, Site-63 upgrades, one Site-104 biome enclosure, containment engineering suite upgrades, and wastewater/effluent upgrades aggregated as initial structural/major infrastructure costs.

Equipment $1.5M

[#1, #3, #8, #15, #20, #22, #23, #29] Monitoring system development, field team vehicles/equipment, containment containers/crates, sensor/camera network hardware, secure database initial deployment, mobile decontamination units, fleet procurement, and biobank freezers.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $625K

[#16] Xenogenetics / research lab buildout and specialized sequencing-capable lab upgrade costs.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $8.7M/yr

Staff Wages $2.4M/yr

[#3, #12, #16] Payroll for rapid-response field teams, veterinary/xenobiology specialists, and primary research staff (aggregated annual salaries).

Emergency Contingency Reserve $1.0M/yr

[#18] Recurring reserve allocation for rapid charters, contractor mobilization, overtime, and large/unexpected mass manifestations.

Research And Monitoring $908K/yr

[#7, #15, #16, #28] Rapid ecological/population surveys, sensor/camera/drone data analysis maintenance, per-study sequencing/consumables, and specialist contractor consults.

Biosecurity Insurance $750K/yr

[#25] Insurance premiums / contingency liability reserves against inadvertent release, public harm, or litigation.

Amnestics Production $550K/yr

[#5] Production/acquisition, secure storage, and handling costs for effective E-Class doses (budget assuming ~200 doses/yr at mid-range per-dose cost).

Program Overhead $500K/yr

[#30] Administrative overhead, program management, HR/clearance processing, and accounting support for the SCP-2532 program.

Facilities Maintenance $435K/yr

[#9, #10, #17, #26] Annual operating and maintenance for Site-63 processing suites, Site-104 biome operation/utilities, containment inspections, and wastewater treatment operating costs.

Cover Story And Legal $400K/yr

[#2, #24] Legal retainer and long-term ethical/legal oversight and counsel for interagency coordination and liability mitigation.

Amnestic Administration $300K/yr

[#4] Per-patient staff, transport, monitoring, and administration logistics for E-Class amnestic treatments (budget for dozens–low hundreds of patients).

Witness Relocation $300K/yr

[#6] Temporary relocation, compensation, counseling, NDAs, and related cover-up expenses for affected civilians.

Remediation Reserve $200K/yr

[#14] Reserve funds for environmental remediation and multi-year restoration projects if populations alter ecosystem services.

Public Communications $200K/yr

[#19] Routine PR/cover-story retainers, takedown/legal suppression workflows, hotline staffing and misinformation management.

Logistics And Transport $190K/yr

[#3, #8, #23] Vehicle operations/fuel for field teams, per-transport fees for capture/transfer, and fleet maintenance/airlift contracts.

Supplies And Consumables $170K/yr

[#22, #27, #29] PPE replenishment, general laboratory consumables (media/chemicals), and biobank/LN2 maintenance supplies.

Training $110K/yr

[#21] Annual Protocol CASSANDRA exercises, field-team training, medics' refreshers, and simulation costs.

Culling And Disposal $100K/yr

[#13] Annual budget for routine lethal culling operations, incineration, contaminated soil removal, and biohazard disposal.

Monitoring System Maintenance $75K/yr

[#1] Ongoing hosting, maintenance, crawler updates, and small intel-team triage for the monitoring/detection system.

Data Management $60K/yr

[#20] Ongoing secure hosting, backup, and maintenance for catalog databases and encrypted archives.

Habitat Replication $50K/yr

[#11] Ongoing costs to maintain diets, substrates, live prey/plant cultures for contained populations.

Telecom Per Incident Fees $25K/yr

[#2] Per-incident carrier tracing/takedown/subpoena fees budgeted as an annual expected expense.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $8.7M/yr

80.0% probability / year

Normal year with routine monitoring, occasional small field responses, regular research and maintenance; no major mass manifestations or site-scale incidents.

sporadic small instances routine maintenance and research no major breach

🚨 Minor Incident $8.9M/yr

15.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline

Localized small population manifestation requiring multiple field deployments, moderate amnestic use, some witness relocation, and short-term surveys/remediation.

clustered street/poster manifestations multiple civilians require amnestics/relocation short-term remediation and PR spend

🚨 Major Breach $11.2M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline

Large or widespread manifestation (hundreds–thousands of organisms) requiring large-scale mobilization, mass culling/remediation, expanded containment capacity, and extensive legal/PR response.

mass manifestation ecosystem integration requiring remediation large public exposure

👥 Personnel 25 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	12	[#3] Field containment operators, drivers, and comms staff for rapid-response Protocol CASSANDRA teams (sized to cover multiple deployments/shifts).
Research Scientist	5	[#16, #7, #28] Xenogenetics, taxonomy, and ecological researchers responsible for sequencing, studies, and population assessments.
Veterinary / Xenobiology Specialist	6	[#12, #11] Veterinarians, xenobiologists, and animal behavior technicians for health monitoring, breeding assessment, and containment integrity.
Medical Officer	2	[#4, #5] Medical staff to administer E-Class amnestics, monitor aftercare, and run clinical spaces for public interaction suppression.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes are detailed and enumerate most cost drivers, but ranges are wide and outcomes depend heavily on manifestation frequency and containment choices (eradication vs. long-term maintenance), so estimates carry moderate uncertainty.

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