SCP-2756 — SCP-2756 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-2756 Keter ~ medium confidence

SCP-2756

Expected annual

$26.9M

One-time setup

$289.7M

Annual recurring

$24.7M

Personnel

Upfront capital requirements are large mostly due to contingency reserves and heavy equipment/robotics/lab upgrades (~$289.7M one-time). Ongoing operations are estimated at roughly $24.7M/year driven primarily by staff wages, detainee care, infrastructure replacement, and logistics.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $289.7M

Demolition Contingency $275.0M

[#29] One-time contingency reserve for full-site demolition / scorched-earth operations (planning-level estimate).

Risk Reserve $6.0M

[#20] One-time insurance/reserve fund set aside for catastrophic contingencies and rapid escalation.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $3.6M

[#11, #27] Laboratory capital upgrades (containment labs, BSL upgrades, negative pressure, non-reactive coatings) and one-time R&D/specialized material procurement for sacrificial/non-reactive coatings.

Equipment $3.4M

[#2, #5, #7, #9, #12, #17, #19] Initial install of perimeter sensors/CCTV, flamethrowers/ignition hardware, industrial incinerator capital cost, initial PPE stock, fireproof robotics/drones, hardened data/comms hardware, and generator purchase.

Facilities $1.4M

[#1, #8, #22] Perimeter construction (fences, earthworks, hardened checkpoints) plus decontamination suite installs and vault construction for ash/residue storage.

Vehicles Purchase $300K

[#13] One-off purchase of ground vehicles and light transport for logistics and rotations.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $24.7M/yr

Staff Wages $9.2M/yr

[#3, #4, #10] Security guards (36 personnel), Procedure-Kappa-8 / containment specialists and support (40 personnel), and research staff & lab techs (20 personnel) at fully-burdened rates.

Detainee Care $5.0M/yr

[#14] Indefinite detention care (food, utilities, security, and staff) for affected civilians/reassigned personnel (budget example for ~100 detainees).

Infrastructure Replacement $2.8M/yr

[#25] Annual budget for replacement/retrofitting of roads, buildings and expendable infrastructure affected by SCP-2756 growths (contingency based).

Cover Story And Legal $1.7M/yr

[#16, #23, #26] Amnestics production/administration (variable), legal/PR/cover operations, communications/psyops and media blackout/enforcement efforts.

Research And Monitoring $1.4M/yr

[#10, #18, #24, #27] Research consumables and lab overhead, environmental sampling and containment monitoring, forensic/investigative assays, and ongoing material R&D operating costs.

Medical Care $1.2M/yr

[#15] Ongoing medical monitoring, treatments, psychological care, imaging and long-term observation of affected individuals.

Logistics And Transport $1.0M/yr

[#13] Helicopter leasing/maintenance, pilots, fuel, and regular supply-drop logistics to remote sites.

Facilities Maintenance $785K/yr

[#2, #7, #19] Ongoing maintenance for perimeter sensors/comm bandwidth, incinerator operating & emissions compliance, and site utilities/generator upkeep.

Risk Reserve Replenishment $500K/yr

[#20] Annual replenishment contribution to contingency/reserve funds.

Supplies And Consumables $453K/yr

[#6, #8, #9] Fuel and consumables for monthly incineration operations, decon consumables/laundering/filters, and recurring PPE replacement.

Personnel Training $350K/yr

[#21] Regular Procedure-Kappa-8 training, drills, live-fire practice, and SOP maintenance.

Robotics And Remote Maintenance $125K/yr

[#12] Annual maintenance, spare parts, and replacement cycles for fireproof robotics and remote incineration platforms.

Ash Storage Monitoring $125K/yr

[#22] Monitoring, testing and secure handling of contaminated ash and long-term storage vault surveillance.

Data Management $100K/yr

[#17] Secure communications bandwidth, encrypted backups, and classified-grade comms maintenance.

Long Term Archival Reserve $0/yr

[#28] Planning projection for multi-decade archival/monitoring (note summarizes multi-year planning rather than an additional recurring line item).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $24.7M/yr

64.5% probability / year

Normal operational year with no major breaches; routine Procedure-Kappa-8 operations and scheduled maintenance.

routine_incineration scheduled_maintenance steady_detainee_load

🚨 Minor Incident $25.2M/yr

30.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline

Localized breach or equipment failure requiring extra incineration, short-term overtime, and limited infrastructure repairs.

localized_spread sensor_failure increased_Procedure_frequency

🚨 Major Breach $32.7M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$8.0M vs baseline

Significant containment breach beyond perimeter requiring mass incineration, infrastructure replacement and large-scale remediation.

breach_beyond_perimeter widespread_infrastructure_infestation

🚨 Catastrophic Breach $349.7M/yr

0.5% probability / year +$325.0M vs baseline

Failure to contain leads to decision to perform large-scale demolition/scorched-earth response and major geopolitical/policy costs.

uncontrolled_spread political_exposure decision_for_site_destruction

👥 Personnel 96 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	36	[#3] 12 guards per site × 3 sites (3 shifts) as described in analyst notes.
Containment Operative / Procedure-Kappa-8 Team	40	[#4] 40 specialists including incursion team members, medics, decon techs, and operators.
Research Scientist / Lab Tech	20	[#10] 20 research staff and technicians for ongoing investigation and lab work.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges but include wide ranges for key items (demolition contingency, detainee counts, incident frequency) producing moderate uncertainty; therefore confidence is medium.

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