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SCP-3015 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-3015
Expected annual
$1.7M
One-time setup
$748K
Annual recurring
$1.6M
Personnel
10
One-time startup costs are roughly $731,000 driven by site acquisition, containment construction/retrofit, and equipment; main annual costs are recurring security, research staffing, inspections and contingencies totaling approximately $1.62M/yr.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $748K
Site216 Acquisition $325K
[#8] Covert purchase/long-term lease and shell-company setup for Site-216 (median estimate).
Facilities $190K
[#1, #9, #19] Secure anomalous item cell construction at Site-88 (#1), Site-216 securing/renovation/remediation (#9), and redundant containment retro-fit (alternate containment) (#19) aggregated.
Equipment $121K
[#2, #4, #5, #10, #12, #15, #18, #20] Access/control/CCTV/recording hardware and integration (#2, #4), voice-recognition development (#5), Site-216 power/network hardware (#10), medical equipment & consumables startup (#12), evidence storage locker/setup (#15), secure transport case (#18), and documentation/backup setup (#20).
Legal Setup $45K
[#23] One-time legal counsel, shell company formation and closing costs for covert site ownership/cover story setup.
Initial Training $35K
[#13] Initial training program development and rollout for authorized personnel and security staff (initial course costs).
Site216 Power And Network Hardware $18K
[#10] One-time generator, battery backup, network link hardware for Site-216 (hardware component).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $15K
[#14] Forensic analysis and specialist contractor lab work (DNA/sequencing/materials analysis) initial engagement.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.6M/yr
Staff Wages $632K/yr
[#3, #16] 24/7 security staffing (8 guards incl. benefits/training/equipment) and long-term research/intelligence staffing (2 analysts & research tools).
Scaleup Contingency Reserve $250K/yr
[#30] Annual reserve allocation for rapid scale-up if emergent properties or escalation occur (recommended reserve).
Logistics And Transport $215K/yr
[#7, #18] Periodic Site-216 inspections budget (planning/travel/local logistics; e.g. 10 checks/yr) (#7) plus routine secure transfer mission budgeting (#18).
Contingency Fund $112K/yr
[#22] Annual reserve for injury payouts, legal fees, covert payments, and cover-up contingencies (median).
Experimental Campaigns $60K/yr
[#26] Budget for specialized controlled test missions and experimental campaigns (assumed ~1 campaign/yr at median cost).
Cover Story And Legal $58K/yr
[#23, #27] Ongoing legal/administrative maintenance of cover entities and PR/cover operation budget for local incidents.
Environmental Insurance $55K/yr
[#24] Internal insurance/reserve accounting for property damage, liability, and remediation.
Medical Readiness $42K/yr
[#11] On-call medics contract plus contingency fund for evacuations and hospitalizations.
Mtf Deployment Operations $40K/yr
[#6] Expected annual spend on ad-hoc MTF deployments (median $20k/deployment assumed × ~2 deployments/yr).
Research And Monitoring $30K/yr
[#17] Cyber monitoring and OSINT subscriptions for GoI-5869 monitoring and related analytic tooling.
Facilities Maintenance $25K/yr
[#28] Pro-rated Site-88 facility overhead attributable to SCP-3015 (utilities, cleaning, basic maintenance).
Decontamination Operations $22K/yr
[#25] Recurring decontamination/cleanups (assumed ~4 cleanups/yr × median per-cleanup cost).
Training And Certification $20K/yr
[#13] Annual refresher training for authorized personnel and security staff.
Redundant Containment Rental Reserve $20K/yr
[#19] Annual rental reserve to maintain alternate temporary containment space if chosen over retro-fit.
Containment Audit $12K/yr
[#29] Annual containment audit, compliance inspections, and third-party checks.
Supplies And Consumables $9K/yr
[#12, #21] Medical consumable replenishment (#12) and general PPE/consumables for field teams (#21).
Site216 Power And Utilities $6K/yr
[#10] Fuel, generator maintenance, and utility costs for Site-216 (recurring portion).
It Storage And Recording $3K/yr
[#4] Redundant recording storage, secure network segment maintenance and storage costs for CCTV/audio.
Archival Storage $3K/yr
[#20] Ongoing archival storage, backups, and integrity checks for logs, video, and research.
Access Control Maintenance $2K/yr
[#2] Annual maintenance and support for access control/interlock systems.
Voice Recognition Updates $2K/yr
[#5] Annual updates, tuning, and monitoring for the custom voice-recognition alarm system.
Evidence Storage Maintenance $1K/yr
[#15] Annual storage/maintenance for secure evidence locker and chain-of-custody systems.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.6M/yr
86.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; regular inspections, staffing, and monitoring.
routine_inspections no_major_goi_activity steady_operational_tempo
🚨 Minor Incident $1.8M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$222K vs baseline
Increased GoI activity or a small containment incident requiring extra deployments, inspections, and modest remediation/legal costs.
small_breach_or_exposure heightened_goi_activity additional_inspections/deployments
🚨 Major Breach $2.6M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Significant escalation: multiple injuries/exposures, large remediation, many deployments, major legal/medical payouts, and emergency scale-up.
large_exposure_event sustained_public_exposure major_goi_conflict
👥 Personnel 10 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#3] Eight full-time equivalent guards to provide 24/7 coverage; salary assumptions included in staff_wages.
Research Scientist / Analyst 2 [#16] Two analysts/research staff monitoring GoI-5869 and studying SCP-3015; salaries and tools included in staff_wages and recurring research budget.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line items and unit costs are well-described; biggest uncertainties are frequencies of inspections/deployments, choice between one-time retrofits vs rental reserves, and amount of contingency/scale-up reserves which materially affect totals.
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