SCP-2948
Safe
~
medium confidence
SCP-2948
Expected annual
$20.9M
One-time setup
$6.1B
Annual recurring
$18.3M
Personnel
30
One-time capital/setup costs are dominated by contingency/reserve and potential long-term disposition; recurring annual costs are dominated by research, insurance/indemnity programs, and security staff wages. Baseline recurring operating cost is approximately $18.3M/yr.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $6.1B
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $18.3M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$18.3M/yr
Normal uneventful year with routine operations, maintenance, and research spending only.
routine_operations
scheduled_maintenance
ongoing_research
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Minor Incident
$20.3M/yr
Localized containment/monitoring incident requiring emergency response, decontamination, investigation and PR/legal actions.
sensor_failure
small_contamination_event
transport_incident
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Catastrophic Detonation
$5.0B/yr
Full detonation or catastrophic failure leading to mass destruction, large-scale cleanup, legal/liability payouts and utilization of contingency reserves.
trigger_activation
major_breach
systemic_failure
Personnel
30 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 18 | [#11] 24/7 armed guards across shifts (18 total as specified). |
| EOD / Rapid Response | 4 | [#11] Quick-reaction hazardous-materials and EOD operators on call (4 specified). |
| Nuclear Security Specialist / Radiological Technician | 8 | [#12] Nuclear custodians, radiological technicians and facility leads (6–10 specified; midpoint used). |
Confidence Notes
Line items and ranges were well-specified in analyst notes, enabling midpoint-based estimates; however very large tail risks (contingency reserve, containment-upgrade infeasibility, disposition costs) and rare-event probabilities introduce substantial uncertainty.