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SCP-2734 Neutralized ✓ high confidence
SCP-2734
Expected annual
$10.0M
One-time setup
$3.9M
Annual recurring
$9.9M
Personnel
42
One-time capital costs are approximately $3.88M driven by drone procurement, cell repairs/buildouts and legal/remediation reserves; annual recurring costs are approximately $9.87M driven primarily by staff wages, drone operations, satellite imagery, disinformation/legal, and contingency reserves.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.9M
Equipment $1.0M
[#2, #6, #13] Drone fleet capital (~$875,000 midpoint of $750k–$1.0M), initial non‑lethal capture kit ($50,000), disinformation production one‑off production budget ($100,000).
Facilities $1.0M
[#7, #21] Structural inspections/repairs of former cells ($600k) and containment cell buildout reserve (assumed midpoint $400k).
Personnel Investigations $750K
[#8] One‑time personnel investigations (30 investigations × ~$25k each ≈ $750k).
Legal Settlement Reserve $500K
[#16] Litigation/settlement reserve (contingency) ~$500k one‑time.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $250K
[#9] Laboratory setup for biological and anthropological research (~$250k).
Hazardous Waste Remediation $200K
[#22] One‑time hazardous waste remediation for identified sites (~$200k).
Forensic Analysis $100K
[#10] Initial forensic analysis of recovered materials (~$100k one‑time).
Online Influence Setup $50K
[#15] Initial setup for online influence infrastructure / OPSEC (~$50k).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $9.9M/yr
Staff Wages $4.8M/yr
[#4, #9, #12, #13] Embedded field agents (20 × ~$100k ≈ $2.0M), research team salaries (~$600k/yr), central program personnel & administration (10 FTEs ≈ $1.5M), disinformation production team (6 FTEs incl overhead ≈ $720k).
Drone Operations $980K/yr
[#3] Weekly flights for ~50 clusters (operational costs incl pilots, maintenance reserve) ≈ $980k/yr.
Cover Story And Legal $900K/yr
[#14, #16] Disinformation distribution/ad buys and paid amplification (~$700k/yr) plus legal/PR retainers (~$200k/yr).
Satellite Imagery $600K/yr
[#1] Commercial satellite tasking & archive access for ~50 clusters (~$600k/yr).
Contingency Fund $600K/yr
[#25] Emergency response reserve (~10% of annual operational budget; ~$600k/yr).
Logistics And Transport $475K/yr
[#5, #18] MTF deployments & short missions (~$325k/yr) plus secure long‑distance transports and ground logistics reserve (~$150k/yr).
Personnel Investigations $200K/yr
[#8] Continued monitoring/audit and internal investigations (~$200k/yr).
Online Influence And Opsec $200K/yr
[#15] Operational costs for web servers, proxy/VPN infrastructure and OPSEC (~$200k/yr).
International Liaison $200K/yr
[#17] Permits, liaison and discreet cooperative payments in foreign jurisdictions (~$200k/yr).
Insurance And Overhead $200K/yr
[#24] Insurance, financial overhead and audits (~$200k/yr).
Research And Monitoring $150K/yr
[#9, #10] Research consumables/sequencing/histology (~$100k/yr) and ongoing forensic/casework (~$50k/yr).
Data Storage And Processing $125K/yr
[#11] Storage, compute, backups, encryption and analytics licenses (~$125k/yr).
Counseling And Medical $125K/yr
[#20] Trauma counseling (~$100k/yr) and medical consumables (~$25k/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $70K/yr
[#7, #21] Ongoing maintenance reserve for cell repairs/inspections (~$50k/yr) and containment cell maintenance (~$20k/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $50K/yr
[#6, #20] Non‑lethal capture consumables (~$25k/yr) and medical consumables (~$25k/yr).
Site Power And Infrastructure $50K/yr
[#19] Electricity for cameras, servers, charging drone batteries at field sites (~$50k/yr).
Training And Drills $50K/yr
[#23] Regular non‑lethal engagement and UAV recertification training (~$50k/yr).
Hazardous Waste Remediation Reserve $50K/yr
[#22] Ongoing reserve for hazardous waste remediation (~$50k/yr).
Non Lethal Capture Consumables $25K/yr
[#6] Consumables/refresh for capture systems (~$25k/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $9.9M/yr
87.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine monitoring, maintenance, research, disinformation and no major incidents.
regular surveillance routine maintenance standard research cadence
🚨 Minor Incident $10.4M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized resurgence or cluster hotspot requiring surge surveillance, a few extra MTF deployments and targeted remediation.
local resurgence cluster hotspot targeted remediation
🚨 Major Incident $12.4M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Regional resurgence or coordinated sightings causing multiple sustained deployments, major remediation, higher legal/PR response and equipment replacement.
regional mass resurgence sustained multi‑week response large‑scale remediation
🚨 Political Exposure $11.9M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Major leak or public/political exposure requiring intense legal action, settlements, expanded disinformation and international diplomacy.
major information leak high‑profile media scrutiny international legal actions
👥 Personnel 42 total
Role Count Notes
Embedded Field Agent 20 [#4] 20 agents embedded with local populations (~$2.0M/yr).
Research Scientist / Lab Tech 6 [#9] Small research team (4 researchers + techs), counted as ~6 FTEs representing the ~$600k/yr research salary line.
Central Program Personnel / Administrative Staff 10 [#12] Directors, program analysts, admin and database managers (10 FTEs ≈ $1.5M/yr).
Disinformation Team / Media Production 6 [#13] Full‑time disinformation/media production team (~6 FTEs included in $720k/yr).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes include line‑item recurring and one‑time estimates for each major program component; numbers are detailed and internally consistent (staffing, ops, disinformation, legal, remediation).
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