SCP-2852 — SCP-2852 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-2852 Keter ? low confidence

SCP-2852

Expected annual

$56.9M

One-time setup

$139.9M

Annual recurring

$54.0M

Personnel

Initial capital/setup costs are approximately $140M driven by a secure BSL facility, research/production buildouts, and a large contingency reserve; recurring annual costs are roughly $54M driven by dedicated MTF salaries, contingency replenishment, human intelligence, and legal/PR/cover operations.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $139.9M

Facilities $50.0M

[#17] BSL-level secure containment facility build/upgrade estimated at midpoint ~$50M.

Contingency Reserve $50.0M

[#26] Recommended emergency reserve fund (initial) $50M.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $28.5M

[#11, #15, #25] Amnestic manufacturing & R&D setup midpoint $7.5M, forensic/pathology lab build midpoint $3.5M, initial research program startup midpoint $17.5M.

Equipment $11.1M

[#2, #4, #6, #9, #24, #27] MTF initial kits $1.5M, vehicles & helicopter $2.0M, community surveillance hardware $6.25M, central analytics servers/software $1.0M, audio detection/attenuation kit $0.1M, cold-chain vans $0.2M.

Legal Retainer $250K

[#20] One-time legal/forgery retainer estimated at $250k.

Initial Clearance Push $150K

[#28] Initial personnel clearance/push estimated at $150k (one-time).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $54.0M/yr

Contingency Replenishment $10.0M/yr

[#26] Annual contingency reserve replenishment recommendation ≈ $10M/yr.

Cover Story And Legal $7.2M/yr

[#20, #21] Recurring legal/cover-up and public information operations combined (legal/forgery/compensation midpoint ~$6M/yr; PR/media control midpoint ~$1.25M/yr).

Staff Wages $7.2M/yr

[#1] Dedicated MTF staffing: 60personnel × ~$120k/yr ≈ $7.2M/yr.

Facilities Maintenance $4.5M/yr

[#18] BSL facility running costs (utilities, compliance, staff) midpoint ~$4.5M/yr.

Human Intel And Informants $4.5M/yr

[#8] Human intelligence & community assets scaleable by region; midpoint of $3M–$6M ≈ $4.5M/yr.

Research And Monitoring $4.2M/yr

[#10, #25] Analytics operations ($0.8–1.5M/yr, midpoint ~$1.15M) and follow-on research program ~$3M/yr; combined ≈ $4.15M/yr.

Mortuary Manipulation $2.6M/yr

[#29] Mortuary/death-certificate manipulation aggregate midpoint (~$0.3–$5M/yr) ≈ $2.65M/yr.

Event Cleanup $2.5M/yr

[#19] Event biohazard cleanup and mortuary services aggregate midpoint ~$2.5M/yr.

Amnestic Production $2.0M/yr

[#12] Operational amnestic production and per-dose administration budget estimated midpoint ~$2M/yr (range $1M–$3M/yr).

Medical Cover Operations $2.0M/yr

[#14] Covert arranged hysterectomies/third-party procedures budget midpoint ~$2M/yr.

Administrative Overhead $2.0M/yr

[#30] Administrative overhead, HQ operations and liaison ~$1–3M/yr; midpoint ~$2M/yr.

Surveillance Operations $1.2M/yr

[#7] Community surveillance node operations & data storage: $5k/community/yr ×250 = $1.25M/yr.

Long Term Psychosocial $1.2M/yr

[#22] Long-term psychosocial management & relocation programs midpoint ~$1.25M/yr.

Forensic Lab Operations $750K/yr

[#16] Forensic & pathology lab operations, consumables, sequencing, cold storage midpoint ~$750k/yr.

Logistics And Transport $600K/yr

[#5, #27] Vehicle/air asset operating costs ~$500k/yr and cold-chain operations ~$100k/yr.

Medical Operations $500K/yr

[#13] On-site medical teams & administration logistics ≈ $500k/yr.

Personnel Amnestic Monitoring $350K/yr

[#23] Personnel amnesticization (amortized) and ongoing monitoring: $300k (spread) + $50k/yr monitoring ≈ $350k/yr.

Mtf Equipment Maintenance $300K/yr

[#3] MTF recurring equipment maintenance, replacement, refresher training ≈ $100k per MTF ×3 = $300k/yr.

Internal Security $250K/yr

[#28] Ongoing internal security, clearances, vetting ≈ $250k/yr.

Audio Ppe $50K/yr

[#24] PPE and replacement hearing protection for acoustic hazards ≈ $50k/yr.

Supplies And Consumables $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $54.0M/yr

78.0% probability / year

Normal year with no major Black-Level catastrophe; routine monitoring, maintenance, and expected incident-driven operations.

routine_surveillance_and_response low-to-moderate_white/blue_events

🚨 Minor Incident $60.0M/yr

20.0% probability / year +$6.0M vs baseline

Regional spike in White-/Blue-Level events requiring increased amnestic use, medical cover, cleanup, and legal/PR activity.

multiple_white_level_events regional_outbreaks spike_in_surveillance_alerts

🚨 Black Level Event $134.1M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$80.0M vs baseline

One or more Black-Level events with mass casualties and uncontrollable spread requiring emergency surge responses, mass amnesticization, and major cover-up/containment expenditures.

mass_black_level_event widespread_public_health_emergency large-scale_mortuary_and_coverup_operations

👥 Personnel 60 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	42	[#1] Field operators comprising the bulk of the three task forces.
Team Leader	6	[#1] Team leadership positions across MTF Y-36, Y-52, Y-99.
Medical Officer / Medic	6	[#1] Embedded medics for field teams and event response.
Administrative Staff	6	[#1] Admin/support personnel for task forces (logistics, comms, scheduling).

📋 Confidence Notes

Costs are order-of-magnitude estimates with wide ranges in analyst notes and significant uncertainty about incident frequency and scale; many line items are scenario-dependent and highly variable, so confidence is low.

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