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SCP-2834 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-2834: The Blood of MEKHANE
Expected annual
$4.7M
One-time setup
$6.9M
Annual recurring
$4.6M
Personnel
21
One-time capital (containment vessel, HVAC retrofit, non-metallic retrofits, optional research instruments and emergency reserves) is roughly $6.9M; recurring annual costs are dominated by research staff, continuous monitoring/security, and instrument access, totaling about $4.55M/yr.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $6.9M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $3.0M
[#3, #16] Initial reagent/verification kit and optional in-house analytical instrument purchases (SEM/TEM/Cryo-EM etc. — optional capital purchase included).
Emergency Reserve Fund $2.0M
[#18] Protocol 2834-06a reserve fund held/liquid to enable rapid large-scale activation; lower-bound reserve allocated here.
Replacement Upgrade Reserve $1.0M
[#27] Contingency capital reserved for future containment upgrades (larger tanks, vacuum/cryogenic trials) if SCP expands or evolves.
Facilities $652K
[#1, #10, #11, #13, #14, #24] PTFE/ceramic-lined containment tank fabrication, HVAC/negative-pressure retrofit, decontamination airlocks/waste neutralization, non-metallic room retrofit and shielding, Type B locker installation, and redundant sample storage vault prep.
Equipment $232K
[#2, #4, #9, #15, #20] Non-metallic fluid-handling system (pumps/piping), initial monitoring & PLC/CCTV hardware, backup generator/ATS purchase, magnetometers/fluxgate sensors, and initial PPE stock.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.6M/yr
Staff Wages $1.9M/yr
[#5, #6, #17] 24/7 monitoring operators (6 FTEs ~ $420k), incremental dedicated guards (6–8 guards ~ $375k), and dedicated research staff (4–8 researchers + 2 technicians ~ $1,150k).
Research And Monitoring $1.4M/yr
[#7, #16, #21, #26] Monthly SRA integrity checks and technician hours/contingency, recurring analytical beam-time / external facility access program, training/drill exercises, and containment-failure modelling/consulting retainers.
Facilities Maintenance $368K/yr
[#4, #8, #9, #10, #13, #14, #15, #25] Sensor calibration/PLC maintenance, SRA power overhead, generator fuel & maintenance, HVAC filters/energy, periodic metal-audits, locker monitoring, magnetometer calibration, and pro-rated site overhead allocation.
Emergency Reserve Replenishment $250K/yr
[#18] Annual replenishment allowance to maintain the one-time emergency reserve after partial activations or exercises (keeps liquid reserve funded).
Logistics And Transport $200K/yr
[#19] MTF operational and clandestine retrieval/interdiction mission budget (per-mission costs budgeted into an average annual ops allocation).
Cover Story And Legal $150K/yr
[#22] Legal, covert procurement, deniability operations, PR suppression, informants and non-attributable channels.
Supplies And Consumables $132K/yr
[#2, #3, #11, #12, #20, #24] Peristaltic tubing replacement, saline/stabilizer reagents and verification kits, decon consumables, hazardous waste disposal, PPE replacement, and small maintenance for redundant sample archive.
Medical And Amnestics $62K/yr
[#23] Amnestic stockpile maintenance, medical countermeasures, psychiatric aftercare and related training.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.6M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major containment incidents; routine monitoring, research, maintenance and occasional small drills.
normal operations scheduled maintenance planned research activity
🚨 Minor Incident $5.1M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized containment anomaly or small leak requiring rapid response, limited MTF deployment, short-term emergency procurement and increased disposal and decon costs.
small containment breach sensor/tubing failure localized contamination
🚨 Major Breach $8.1M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$3.5M vs baseline
Significant containment failure requiring Protocol 2834-06a activation, wide MTF mobilization, large-scale emergency expenditures, possible replacement/upgrades.
full containment failure SRA malfunction or power loss hostile recovery by external actors
👥 Personnel 21 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 6 [#17] Senior containment/materials researchers responsible for experiments and SRA coordination.
Research Technician 2 [#17] Lab technicians supporting sample prep and instrument operation.
Monitoring Technician / Operator 6 [#5] 24/7 monitoring staff (operators/technicians) covering three shifts.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 7 [#6] Dedicated armed guards/rapid response team assigned to containment and locker wings.
📋 Confidence Notes
Notes provide detailed line-item ranges for most categories, but many items (research program scale, optional instrument purchases, emergency reserve sizing and mission frequency) have wide ranges and epistemic uncertainty; totals are mid-range estimates.
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