SCP-3032 — SCP-3032 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-3032 Keter ~ medium confidence

SCP-3032

Expected annual

$7.9M

One-time setup

$38.9M

Annual recurring

$7.5M

Personnel

One-time construction and large emergency reserves dominate capital costs (~$39M) while recurring annual costs are driven by personnel, anti-air retainer, logistics and remediation (~$7.5M/yr). Major incidents can add millions to response and recovery.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $38.9M

Large Scale Emergency Reserve $27.5M

[#25] Large-scale coordinated attack / Phase-7/Phase-8 cascade emergency reserve (one-time reserve held for national mobilization, evacuation, reconstruction).

Facilities $4.8M

[#1, #2] Site acquisition, greenhouse buildout, perimeter/blast-hardening, administrative buildings, parking, deep excavations, impermeable liners, engineered soil columns and installation.

Equipment $2.8M

[#3, #4, #6, #8, #9, #15, #17, #23, #26] Automated flood/reservoir hardware; detection sensors and UAVs; electronic security hardware; robotic manipulators; acid storage/delivery installation; armored transport fleet; communications hardware; one-off explosion-test program setup; backup generators.

Contingency Reserve Structural $2.8M

[#14] Structural repair and incident recovery contingency reserve for facility/regional infrastructure damage (one-time reserve).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.1M

[#11, #24] Analytical R&D lab buildout (GC-MS/LC-MS/NMR/calorimetry, chemistry setup) plus secure tissue/cryo-bank initial setup.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $7.5M/yr

Staff Wages $2.0M/yr

[#6, #7, #11, #18] Aggregate salaries for security rotations, rapid-response teams, scientists, technicians, site director and administrative staff (annual wages/benefits and hazard pay).

Anti Air Retainer $1.2M/yr

[#5] Standing retainer/coordination with Armed Observation Posts / military for aerial-intercept readiness and training integration.

Logistics And Transport $1.0M/yr

[#15, #27] Aviation contracts / helicopter support and logistics for rapid deployment, plus planning allocation for per-incident transport/relocation costs.

Research And Monitoring $955K/yr

[#11, #12, #21, #23, #24] Long-term R&D (biology, growth control), analytical consumables, environmental monitoring, EOD/test-range contracts and specimen maintenance.

Cover Story And Legal $300K/yr

[#20] Public cover-up, legal fees, interagency liaison, settlements and PR/legal management.

Medical Readiness $300K/yr

[#13] On-call trauma/burn care readiness, medevac agreements, exposure protocols and baseline post-incident care budgeting.

Administrative Overhead $300K/yr

[#28] Program management, procurement, accounting, audits and classified-program compliance (estimated 10–20% of operating budget).

Hazardous Waste Baseline $250K/yr

[#10] Baseline hazardous-waste handling, contaminated-soil disposal and specialist incineration budget.

Structural Repair Contribution $250K/yr

[#14] Annual contribution to structural repair and incident recovery fund (recurring funding to replenish contingency).

Detection Operations $210K/yr

[#4, #17] Data links, imagery subscriptions, UAV operations, sensor maintenance and analyst time for integrated detection/early-warning and secure comms ops.

Supplies And Consumables $175K/yr

[#9, #22] Acid neutralizers, replacement nozzles, PPE, filters and routine consumables for corrosive/hazardous operations.

Training Drills $125K/yr

[#19] Regular exercises: hazmat, munitions coordination, firefighting drills and missile-intercept coordination training.

Forest Fire Monitoring $100K/yr

[#16] Contracts and data-sharing with regional firefighting authorities, satellite subscriptions and liaison staffing.

Facilities Maintenance $75K/yr

[#1] Ongoing site upkeep, grounds, greenhouse maintenance and minor structural upkeep.

Energy And Utilities $70K/yr

[#26] Power, fuel for backup generators, climate control and continuous site utility costs.

Robotic Maintenance $60K/yr

[#8] Maintenance and spare parts for remote manipulators and tracked robotic platforms.

Munitions Expected Annual $50K/yr

[#5] Expected average annual expenditure on munitions/fuel per occasional intercepts (statistical average of per-intercept costs).

Rapid Response Deployment Costs Expected $25K/yr

[#7] Expected annual average for per-deployment overtime, travel and incident-specific logistics for rapid response teams.

Per Incident Modeling $25K/yr

[#27] Budget for per-incident cost modeling, contingency planning and scenario exercises; planning allocation.

Automated Flood Maintenance $15K/yr

[#3] Pumps, reservoir testing and redundant control maintenance and periodic test runs.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $7.5M/yr

80.0% probability / year

Normal year with no major containment incidents; routine monitoring, maintenance, and research continue.

no_incidents routine_operations

🚨 Minor Incident $8.0M/yr

15.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline

Localized containment incident requiring field deployment, cone disposal, hazardous-waste handling and limited repairs.

single_cone_release localized_explosion_or_disposal small-scale_hazardous_waste_event

🚨 Major Breach $12.5M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline

Large coordinated event or Phase-8 explosions causing facility/regional damage, mass remediation, missile intercepts and major reconstruction.

coordinated_assault multiple_phase_8_explosions mass_casualty_and_infrastructure_damage

👥 Personnel 43 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	12	[#6, #18] 24/7 armed perimeter and access control staffing to cover rotations and rapid response.
Rapid Response / Hazard Containment Technician	15	[#7, #18] Hazmat/ordnance/biological containment field crews for cone disposal and on-site breaches.
Research Scientist	4	[#11, #12, #18] Plant biologists, xenobotanists and chemists for lifecycle study, fuel-analog analysis and neutralization R&D.
Technician / Lab Staff	6	[#11, #24] Laboratory technicians, analytical chemists, and specimen bank operators.
Medical Officer	1	[#13] On-call trauma/burn care and exposure response coordination.
Engineer / Maintenance	2	[#3, #8, #26] Facility engineers for pumps, generators, robotics and structural upkeep.
Administrative Staff	2	[#1, #17, #28] Program management, procurement, classified documentation and liaison support.
Site Director / Executive Staff	1	[#18, #28] Site-level leadership and executive coordination.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide extensive line-item ranges but many items (AOP retainer, per-intercept costs, large reserve sizing, incident frequency) have high variance; midpoints and conservative reserves used. Uncertainty remains in incident rates and scale of national-level responses.

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