SCP-2735
Safe
~
medium confidence
SCP-2735
Expected annual
$2.4M
One-time setup
$3.0M
Annual recurring
$2.3M
Personnel
19
First-year capital (facility upgrades, tanks, transfer locks, gas systems, and research instrumentation) is roughly $2.96M; ongoing annual costs are dominated by staff wages, specialized consumables, maintenance, and energy at about $2.27M/yr.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $3.0M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $2.3M/yr
Cost Scenarios
📊
Baseline
(baseline)
$2.3M/yr
Normal year with steady operations, scheduled maintenance, routine training, and no major breaches or emergency retrievals.
steady_operations
scheduled_maintenance
no_major_incident
🚨
Minor Incident
$2.4M/yr
Small containment incident (minor glass failure or small localized leak) requiring emergency relocation to secondary tank, limited repairs, overtime and supply replacement.
localized_tank_damage
emergency_relocation
overtime_repairs
🚨
Major Breach
$3.3M/yr
Significant containment breach or equipment failure (tank catastrophic damage or sustained oxygenation) causing specimen death/medical response, major tank replacement, legal remediation and extended downtime.
catastrophic_tank_failure
prolonged_oxygen_exposure
major_repairs_and_legal
🚨
Catastrophic Breach
$7.3M/yr
Widespread public exposure, multi-specimen loss, large-scale remediation and potential involvement of external retrieval/project resources.
public_discovery
multi-specimen_release
major_legal_and_remediation
Personnel
19 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Containment Technician | 6 | [#17] Two technicians per shift × three shifts for 24/7 coverage as specified. |
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 6 | [#18] Two guards per shift × three shifts; includes training for hazardous-atmosphere incidents. |
| Research Scientist | 4 | [#19] Xenobiologist(s), veterinarian(s) and microbiologist for ongoing study and culturing. |
| Engineer / Maintenance | 1 | [#19] Containment/maintenance engineer for pumps, gas systems and HVAC. |
| Lab Manager / Compliance Officer | 2 | [#19] Lab manager and compliance/officer roles handling protocols, documentation and regulatory adherence. |
Confidence Notes
Estimates are built from discrete line items provided in analyst notes; capital costs and staffing are reasonably well-defined, but operational consumables, incident probabilities, and Project Heimdall-related exposures are uncertain, so overall confidence is medium.