SCP-2746 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-2746
Expected annual
$3.8M
One-time setup
$2.3M
Annual recurring
$3.5M
Personnel
18
Initial one-time capital and setup costs are roughly $2.29M dominated by facility retrofits, lab buildout and equipment; ongoing annual costs are roughly $3.54M driven primarily by security and a dedicated research team, plus legal/cover costs and contingency research funding.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.3M
Equipment $616K
[#2, #6, #10, #11, #12, #17, #18, #19, #22] Remote-monitoring hardware & installation, portable power equipment, decon/autoclave/incinerator purchase, animal-tailored field kit, tracking collars, capture vehicles/cages, emergency med vehicle retrofit, transport vehicles, and servers/IT hardware.
Property Purchase $600K
[#20] Optioned one-time property purchase / covert acquisition costs for the access-site cover property (purchase option from note).
Facilities $495K
[#3, #4, #5, #26] Physical reinforcement of SR 111-1, secure storage retrofit, SR 111-2 outfitting structural work, and public-safety fencing/signage/mitigation one-time costs.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $490K
[#9, #14, #15] Initial PPE stock and dispensers, diagnostic & molecular biology lab initial instruments (sequencer, microscopes, freezers), and artifact conservation lab setup.
Containment Infrastructure Contingency $50K
[#29] One-time contingency planning / initial engineering studies for possible long-term hardened containment (full construction costs are treated as a separate major-scenario expense).
Training Program $40K
[#23] One-time development of training curricula, simulations and training assets for safe transit, animal-handling and emergency drills.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.5M/yr
Staff Wages $1.7M/yr
[#1, #7] 24/7 security (guards, supervisors, site monitor) and a small dedicated research/field team (xenobiologists, vets, archaeologists, linguists) including salaries and benefits.
Research And Monitoring $800K/yr
[#8, #13, #14, #15, #16, #23, #24, #25] Expedition field-pay and hazard pay, contracted imaging/scans and medical support, lab reagents and sequencing runs, artifact conservation staff/treatments, linguistics/translation projects, training refreshers, psychological support, and an annual research contingency fund.
Cover Story And Legal $650K/yr
[#20, #21, #30] Lease/cover operations or property-related annual costs, legal/PR retainer, ongoing covert liaison/payments to local authorities and an annual litigation/reserve/insurance buffer.
Logistics And Transport $165K/yr
[#17, #18, #19, #27] Annual costs for capture drugs/consumables and training replacements, emergency medical evacuation readiness and staffing, dedicated transport operations between Site-45-A and SR 111-1, and per-mission artifact/crate/transport kits.
Facilities Maintenance $150K/yr
[#2, #5, #6, #10, #19, #26] Annual maintenance/operations for remote monitoring systems, SR 111-2 upkeep, portable power fuel/maintenance, laundry/autoclave operation, vehicle maintenance and public-safety/fencing upkeep.
Data Management Operations $40K/yr
[#22] Recurring secure IT operations, backups, storage costs and sysadmin support for CCTV archives and translation/databasing systems.
Supplies And Consumables $35K/yr
[#9, #11, #12, #28] Disposable PPE replacement, small animal-tailored consumables, collar/battery replacements, and routine biohazard waste disposal contracts.
Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.5M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major containment incidents; routine expeditions and research tempo maintained.
no breaches routine expeditions normal research activity
🚨 Minor Incident $3.8M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Localized breach attempt or vandalism requiring rapid-response capture, equipment repairs, overtime and temporary increased medical support.
vandalism/breach attempt field capture operations
🚨 Major Breach $13.5M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
Significant containment failure or persistent active threat from SCP-2746-1 requiring extended response, large-scale retrofits and long-term containment upgrades.
sustained breach escalation to hardened containment
🚨 Research Scale Up $4.3M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$800K vs baseline
Breakthrough or priority research campaign requiring rapid staffing increases, additional equipment purchases and expanded expedition tempo.
critical research finding external tasking to scale studies
👥 Personnel 18 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 9 [#1] 24/7 guard presence for SR 111-1 (guards + supervisors + site monitor).
Research Scientist 4 [#7, #14, #15] Xenobiologists/archaeologists/analysts and lab staff supporting diagnostics, sequencing and artifact conservation.
Veterinary / Medical Officer 1 [#7, #13, #24] Veterinary/medical specialist for pre/post-transformation care and emergency procedures; includes counseling linkages.
Field Technician 2 [#8, #11, #12] Short-term expedition field crew and technicians handling animal-tailored gear, collars, and field cameras.
Site Manager / Monitor 1 [#1, #19] On-site manager/operator coordinating access point, logistics and transport scheduling.
Administrative / IT / Logistics 1 [#20, #21, #22] Admin for cover-story management, liaising with local authorities, and IT/sysadmin support for secure data systems.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are built from the analyst's ranges and typical Foundation unit costs; many line items have wide ranges or policy-dependent choices (lease vs purchase, buy vs contract imaging), so uncertainty is moderate.
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