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SCP-2830 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-2830
Expected annual
$2.1M
One-time setup
$2.5M
Annual recurring
$2.0M
Personnel
21
One-time setup costs are estimated at $2,525,000 driven by garage upgrades, vehicle restoration/acquisition, memetics lab setup and a $1,000,000 contingency reserve. Recurring annual costs are estimated at $2,015,250 driven primarily by personnel (drivers, security, memetics specialists), ongoing research/monitoring, intelligence operations, and vehicle maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.5M
Contingency Reserve $1.0M
[#18] Emergency contingency and escalation fund reserved for recontainment, site construction, replacement of destroyed vehicles/equipment, or large-scale remediation.
Equipment $505K
[#2, #14, #21, #23] Vehicle acquisition and restoration for 15 Austin FX4s plus initial data-logging/backups, secure communications hardware, and vehicle-mounted monitoring sensors (initial purchases and installations).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $460K
[#9, #11, #13] Initial memetics lab and specialist equipment buildout, expedition kit and initial specialized/distortion-resistant sensor R&D/equipment purchases.
Facilities $400K
[#1] Renovation and secure upgrade of Foundation Garage 020-2830: reinforced doors, intrusion alarms, CCTV, environmental control for preservation, Class B fire suppression, backup generator/UPS, secure vehicle mounts/tethers.
Cover Up Initial $100K
[#15] Initial cover-up/legal/PR payments and establishment of cover stories, initial suppression/replacement of public records and payments to affected third parties.
Vault And File Hardware $50K
[#8] One-time vault upgrades, certified safes, biometric access, Faraday/EM shielding and tamper-evident containers for unredacted pamphlet and originals.
Archival Initial $10K
[#20] Initial archival work: production of redacted copies, paper conservation, secure destruction protocols and initial cataloging.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.0M/yr
Staff Wages $1.1M/yr
[#5, #7, #9] Salaries/benefits/retainers for 15 SCP-2830-3-Positive drivers, 2–4 on-site security staff (budgeted here as 3), and 2–4 memetics/multidisciplinary specialist researchers (budgeted here as 3). Includes hazard pay, retainers, benefits and training-related salary burden.
Research And Monitoring $521K/yr
[#12, #13, #14, #23, #17, #16] Annual scientific analysis, specialist consulting, R&D for distortion-resistant sensors, data-logging operations and storage, training updates, and intelligence/investigative work related to Penrose and SCP-2830-2Δ exploration.
Medical And Insurance $125K/yr
[#10] Medical monitoring, health insurance premiums, emergency medical readiness and a pooled contingency for injury/psychological harm to drivers and agents.
Cover Story And Legal $75K/yr
[#15] Ongoing legal/PR retainer, FOIA responses, payments to civilian contractors, and cover-story maintenance.
Logistics And Transport $56K/yr
[#3, #19] Vehicle maintenance (routine servicing, MOT-style inspections, occasional rebuilds) and specialist transport/towing/logistics to move vehicles and artifacts under cover.
Psych Support And Debriefing $50K/yr
[#22] Psychological support, memetic debriefing, counseling and reintegration programs for exposed personnel.
Task Force Direct Operational Costs $33K/yr
[#6] Direct operational costs for twice-yearly deployment of Task Force 020-Bēth (travel, overtime, per diems). This is the baseline operational deployment cost; separate full-time salary burden is optional and listed separately.
Facilities Maintenance $32K/yr
[#8, #24] Ongoing vault and garage maintenance, audits, environmental-control upkeep, generator/UPS servicing and periodic certifications.
Supplies And Consumables $30K/yr
[#4, #11, #20, #24] Fuel and fluids for twice-yearly checks and low-mileage operation, expedition consumables/replacements, archival supplies and general small consumables/office supplies.
Communications Subscriptions $8K/yr
[#21] Ongoing maintenance/subscription costs for encrypted radios, satellite comms and secure communications infrastructure.
Task Force Full Time Salary Burden $0/yr
[#6] Optional accounting line for allocating full-time salary burden of Task Force agents to SCP-2830; if allocated, this could exceed ~$1,000,000/year but is set to 0 in the baseline to reflect episodic deployment accounting.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.0M/yr
87.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with twice-yearly maintenance, routine research, intelligence operations and no major incidents.
routine_operations scheduled_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $2.2M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Small-scale incident: loss/damage of one vehicle, limited memetic exposure requiring extra medical/psych support and short-term investigative response.
single_vehicle_loss limited_memetic_exposure
🚨 Major Breach $3.5M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant containment failure requiring emergency recontainment, multiple vehicle losses, possible site expansion or reclassification and extensive remediation.
multiple_vehicle_destruction large_scale_memetic_incident reclassification_site_buildout
🚨 Political Exposure $2.5M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Public exposure or FOIA/legal escalation requiring intensive cover-up, legal defense, expanded PR spending and covert intelligence operations.
public_leak legal_action_or_media_exposure
👥 Personnel 21 total
Role Count Notes
SCP-2830-3-Positive Drivers 15 [#5] Fifteen drivers are required for twice-yearly operations and retention/monitoring obligations; salaries and benefits are budgeted in staff_wages.
Security Officer / Garage Guards 3 [#7] 2–4 dedicated security staff budgeted as 3 in the baseline for 24/7 coverage or rapid-response; wages are included in staff_wages.
Research Scientist / Memetics Specialist 3 [#9, #12] 2–4 memetics/research specialists budgeted as 3 to run memetics protocols, psych monitoring and research; salaries are included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates use midpoints of analyst-provided ranges; memetic-class containment, rarity of parts for classic vehicles, potential need to full-time-allocate Task Force salaries, and the possibility of reclassification introduce meaningful uncertainty.
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