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SCP-2784 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-2784
Expected annual
$1.1M
One-time setup
$800K
Annual recurring
$1.1M
Personnel
9
One-time startup costs ~ $799,500 driven by property purchase, research kit and initial instrumentation; recurring annual costs ~ $1,067,550 driven by staff wages, research program, security and contingency reserve.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $800K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $360K
[#20, #21, #22] Initial non-invasive scientific instrumentation kit (LIDAR, borescope, probes), contingency deep-probe/tether package (low-end research package), and materials analysis / cutting-tool research.
Facilities $350K
[#1, #19, #31] Property acquisition (cover purchase), initial structural inspection/mitigation of the affected corner, and end-of-life decommissioning/site sanitation.
Equipment $39K
[#6, #7, #11] Surveillance hardware, edge/server and secure comms hardware, and backup generator + discreet install.
Forensic Pathology Autopsy $20K
[#23] Contingency autopsy/forensic work in case a corpse is recovered.
Legal And Closing $15K
[#2] Property transfer, shell-corp setup, closing and cover legal fees.
Training And Protocols Setup $10K
[#25] Initial training and protocol development for on-site agents and watchers.
Amnestic Pharmacy Setup $6K
[#14] One-time secure pharmacy setup and regulated storage/licensing under cover.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.1M/yr
Staff Wages $535K/yr
[#5, #9, #15, #16] Live-in on-site agents (3 FTE), monitoring/analysis personnel (2 FTE), medic retainer, and clinical psychologist salary.
Research And Monitoring $200K/yr
[#17] Clinical research program / longitudinal study budget (lead researcher, testing equipment, stipends).
Contingency Reserve $97K/yr
[#30] Contingency reserve (~10% of operational recurring budget) for unexpected anomaly-related actions.
Emergency Response Retainer $70K/yr
[#18] On-call MTF / rapid-response retainer for medical emergencies, breaches, or mass civilian interest.
Physical Security And Patrols $35K/yr
[#13] Plainclothes security plan, locks, periodic patrols or contractor guard retainer to prevent civilian entry.
It Security $30K/yr
[#27] IT hardening, licenses, audits, and part-time security specialist for recording/storage systems.
Supplies And Consumables $16K/yr
[#10, #14, #23] Routine equipment replacement/consumables, ongoing amnestic/drug resupply, and refrigerated/secure storage for forensic samples.
Logistics And Transport $15K/yr
[#24] Vehicles for staff rotations, equipment deliveries, fuel and maintenance.
Cover Story And Legal $15K/yr
[#26] Cover operations, PR/FOIA defense, paying off inquiries and maintaining false tenancy records.
Remote Storage And Bandwidth $15K/yr
[#8] Cloud/remote storage, bandwidth, backup and retention for 24/7 multi-camera recordings.
Facilities Maintenance $13K/yr
[#3, #4, #11, #12, #19] Property taxes, building insurance, generator fuel/maintenance, utilities/upkeep (electricity, internet, landscaping), and periodic follow-up inspections.
Workers Comp And Benefits $12K/yr
[#29] Workers' compensation and employee benefits insurance premiums for live-in staff and technicians.
Compliance And Audits $8K/yr
[#28] Internal audits, record-keeping, and compliance overhead for cover organization and medical records.
Training And Refreshers $4K/yr
[#25] Annual refresher training and drills for on-site agents and watchers.
Mental Health Sessions $3K/yr
[#16] Additional counseling session costs and emergency mental-health interventions beyond psychologist salary.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.1M/yr
91.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with steady-state operations and no major incidents.
routine operations no civilian exposures scheduled research activities
🚨 Minor Incident $1.1M/yr
6.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
Localized civilian encounter or medical emergency requiring overtime, targeted amnestic deployment and short-term MTF response.
civilian encounter medical emergency localized amnestic deployment
🚨 Major Breach $1.6M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Significant containment event (widespread civilian exposure, corpse recovery or large-scale incident) requiring major emergency response and accelerated remediation.
multiple civilian exposures corpse recovery/forensic operation large-scale amnestic campaign
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $1.6M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Approval and execution of an ambitious research/deployment project (e.g., professional deep-probe/ROV purchase and deployment) requiring major one-year additional spend.
approved deep-probe mission significant instrumentation procurement scale-up of field research
👥 Personnel 9 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 3 [#5] Three live-in Foundation agents (rotation to ensure one present at all times).
Research Scientist 1 [#17] Lead researcher for the longitudinal study (salary included in research program budget).
Research Technician / Analyst 2 [#9] Monitoring, video review and data analysis personnel (2 FTE).
Medical Officer / Field Medic 1 [#15] Part-time medic/clinician retainer for amnestic administration and emergency care.
Clinical Psychologist 1 [#16] Foundation-approved clinical psychologist for counseling SCP-2784 instances.
IT Specialist / Sysadmin 1 [#27] Part-time IT/security specialist for hardening recording and storage systems.
📋 Confidence Notes
Many recurring line items (staffing, storage, research) are well-described and supported by ranges in the notes, but significant uncertainties remain around research escalation (deep-probe costs), incident frequencies and exact staffing mixes, so medium confidence is appropriate.
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