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SCP-2935 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-2935
Expected annual
$1.0M
One-time setup
$2.6M
Annual recurring
$948K
Personnel
12
One-time setup dominated by potential laboratory/BSL construction; baseline recurring costs are annual staffing (security + research) and routine monitoring/maintenance. Contingent breach or active-research scenarios can add hundreds of thousands to multi-million costs in a single year.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.6M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $2.0M
[#14, #30] Modest initial lab fitout for sample triage/handling plus contingency option for constructing a dedicated BSL facility (BSL-3 baseline option included here).
Facilities $311K
[#1, #2, #4, #16, #17, #24, #28] Land acquisition/title/legal, engineered concrete seal and backfill, perimeter fencing/gates/signage, geotechnical surveys, reserved engineering contingency, optional solar system hardware, and decommissioning reserve.
Equipment $240K
[#6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #13] Patrol vehicle purchase and outfitting; perimeter and borehole sensor hardware; drilling/core installation hardware; radio/EM hardware; secure server/hardware; initial PPE kit.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $948K/yr
Staff Wages $710K/yr
[#5, #11, #9, #29] Security contractor staffing (coverage/rotations), research scientist salaries/contractors (geophysics/radio/temporal specialists), dedicated radio analyst time (part-time), and program management/administrative payroll.
Research And Monitoring $70K/yr
[#12, #14, #15, #26, #23] Annual cost of expeditionary MTF missions (per-mission logistics averaged), contracted sample handling / biosafety testing, occasional forensic archaeology/cadaver handling, long-term archival research program (baseline not pursued here; see scenario), and archival/historical research support.
Cover Story And Legal $60K/yr
[#19, #25] Legal retainer and PR/cover-story operations plus an annual media/incident suppression contingency budget.
Insurance And Financial Contingency $50K/yr
[#21] Liability/contractor insurance and a financial contingency reserve (~10–20% of operational budget).
Supplies And Consumables $20K/yr
[#6, #7, #8, #10, #13] Vehicle fuel and routine maintenance, sensor/data comm maintenance, borehole/power upkeep, data storage subscriptions/backup costs, and PPE consumables/replacements.
Logistics And Transport $15K/yr
[#6, #18] Emergency response retainers, ambulance/hospital/hazmat contractors on retainer, and logistics support for site transports.
Training And Simulation $10K/yr
[#22] Regular MTF + security training, breach drills, and simulation exercises.
Psychological Support $5K/yr
[#27] Counseling and staff welfare programs for exposed personnel.
Facilities Maintenance $4K/yr
[#3, #24] Annual concrete/seal inspections and small repairs; recurring maintenance for power enclosures/solar system upkeep.
Archival Research $3K/yr
[#23] Ongoing archival searches, cemetery/historical records research, and classified archival storage costs.
Local Relations Payments $2K/yr
[#20] Annual local buy-off / land-use payments, property taxes, or small stipends to avoid attention.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $948K/yr
93.0% probability / year
Normal year with sealed entrance, basic remote monitoring, security staffing, routine maintenance, and modest research activity.
sealed_access routine_monitoring no_major_incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $1.3M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$340K vs baseline
Localized breach, structural failure, or an MTF entry requiring reseal, additional missions, sample processing, and PR/legal response.
localized_breach resealing_operation multiple_MTF_entries
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $3.9M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline
Decision to actively investigate interior with repeat entries and to construct/commission a dedicated BSL lab and expanded research program.
policy_decision_to_investigate BSL_construction sustained_high-intensity_research
👥 Personnel 12 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#5] Six full-time-equivalent contract guards to provide 24/7 coverage and rotations (matches salary budget example).
Research Scientist 3 [#11] Geophysicist, radio engineer, temporal/anomaly specialist (combined FTEs cover data analysis and reporting).
Radio Analyst 1 [#9] Dedicated radio/EM analyst (0.25–1.0 FTE modeled here as 1 FTE for staffing continuity).
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#6, #24] On-call engineer/technician for vehicle/equipment maintenance, solar/power systems, and sensor upkeep.
Site Director / Program Manager 1 [#29] Program manager / administrative lead for procurement, liaison, and overhead accounting.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges; however many items (BSL build, frequency of MTF missions, extent of sensor suite, and insurance/cover operations) are highly variable and policy-dependent. Estimates use mid-range selections and include contingency; uncertainty remains around rare high-cost decisions and anomalous event frequency.
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