SCP-3087 — SCP-3087 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-3087 Keter ? low confidence

SCP-3087

Expected annual

$48.9M

One-time setup

$211.0M

Annual recurring

$46.3M

Personnel

121

One-time establishment and large contingency/reserve funds drive an upfront cost of approximately $211,000,000; baseline annual operations are estimated at about $46,300,000/yr driven primarily by staff wages, liaison/contracting, diversion/compensation, and contingency/oversight reserves.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $211.0M

Contingency Rapid Scaleup $150.0M

[#24] Rapid scale-up / emergency capital reserve (aircraft, extra teams, mass amnestic production, emergency accommodation).

Compensation Reserve $17.5M

[#20] One-time reserve fund for settlement payments, insurance establishment and large payouts in catastrophic cases.

Equipment $15.8M

[#3, #6, #7, #18, #23] Servers/GIS/licenses and ML infra; aerial asset purchase; drone fleet procurement; communications hardware; IT security/hardened archival hardware.

Facilities $13.8M

[#1, #15] Hardened Secure Containment Command Facility (SCIF-level operations center, secure suites, quarantine/containment cells and associated structural work; includes containment cell buildout).

Vehicle Tracking Rollout $5.5M

[#8] Tamper-resistant GPS/telemetry beacons rollout across affected fleet (one-time procurement for 5k–10k vehicles; midpoint assumed).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $4.4M

[#12, #14] Amnestic production lab setup and research lab buildout/equipment for SCP-3087/SCP-3087-1 research.

Mobile Response Setup $4.0M

[#5] MTF-equivalent rapid-response teams' initial gear, tactical vehicles, weapons/armor and training hardware (one-time procurement).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $46.3M/yr

Staff Wages $12.0M/yr

[#4, #5, #14] Wages for 24/7 watch staff and data analysts, MTF-equivalent response personnel, and research staffing (loaded costs).

Oversight And Risk Allowance $10.0M/yr

[#25] Opportunity costs, legal/ethical risk allowance and oversight/reputational management contingency (annualized allowance).

Cover Story And Legal $3.5M/yr

[#19] Legal teams, PR operations, cover stories, litigation management and media manipulation to suppress/explain incidents.

Liaison Contracts $3.0M/yr

[#9] Retainers, covert agreements and payments to transport operators and government contacts.

Cross Border Contingency $2.5M/yr

[#22] Contingent annual budget for covert cross-border operations, payoffs and diplomatic deniability expenses.

Diversion And Compensation $2.2M/yr

[#10] Costs to reroute/ground/hold vehicles, reimburse carriers, crew overtime and passenger accommodation for diversions.

Research And Monitoring $2.1M/yr

[#3, #14] Ongoing data/model maintenance, cloud/storage costs, GIS licenses, ML model updates and research program staffing/consumables.

Compensation Replenishment $2.0M/yr

[#20] Annual replenishment for compensation/insurance reserve after payouts or accounting adjustments.

Aerial Operations $1.8M/yr

[#6] Annual flight hours, charters, maintenance and ops for helicopters/fixed-wing surveillance and insertion/retrieval.

Data Feeds And Subscriptions $1.2M/yr

[#2] Continuous commercial satellite imagery, ADS-B/flight tracking, AIS, cellular metadata and regional camera/telematics subscriptions.

Survivor Medical And Mental Health $1.2M/yr

[#13] Decontamination, quarantine, inpatient stays, PTSD/sleep-disorder treatment and long-term follow-up care.

Facilities Maintenance $1.0M/yr

[#1, #15] Utilities, redundant power/HVAC/EMP maintenance, SCIF upkeep and containment suite operations.

Forensic Unit $650K/yr

[#21] Forensic investigation, evidence manipulation unit staffing and operations.

Public Passenger Program $600K/yr

[#11] Quarterly 'allow-through' program staging, ticketing, security and post-event processing (including amnestic/admin costs).

Amnestic Production $600K/yr

[#12] Ongoing production, administration and medical staffing for Class-A amnestics; per-patient procedures cost noted (variable $5k–50k/patient).

Training And Exercises $600K/yr

[#17] Regular MTF/liaison training, live exercises and quarterly event rehearsals.

Vehicle Tracking Maintenance $400K/yr

[#8] Maintenance, cellular/telemetry fees and replacement beacons for vehicle tracking rollout.

Drone Ops $325K/yr

[#7] Drone operations, sensor packs, repairs and short-range deployment costs.

Communications And Networks $250K/yr

[#18] Redundant encrypted networks, satellite phones, hardened repeaters and ISP redundancy run-rate.

Supplies And Consumables $175K/yr

[#16] PPE, sedatives, restraints, trauma kits, decontamination chemicals, forensic kits and medical consumables.

It Security And Archival $100K/yr

[#23] Secure logging, archival storage costs and forensic archival maintenance.

Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $46.3M/yr

83.0% probability / year

Normal year with steady-state containment operations and no major incidents.

steady monitoring and routine diversions quarterly public-passenger events no large-scale breaches

🚨 Minor Incident $51.3M/yr

12.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline

Clustered reappearances or a localized containment event causing extra diversions, overtime, and short-term equipment replacement.

several reappearances within short window regional surge in diversions

🚨 Major Breach $96.3M/yr

3.0% probability / year +$50.0M vs baseline

Significant containment failure or sustained expansion requiring mass recovery, large compensations and emergency scale-up.

rapid area growth / multiple permanent disappearances mass recovery operations and legal settlements

🚨 International Diplomatic Incident $71.3M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$25.0M vs baseline

Cross-border exposures requiring covert operations, diplomatic payments and expanded liaison/diplomacy budgets.

SCP-3087 traverses foreign jurisdictions foreign legal/diplomatic intervention or media exposure

👥 Personnel 121 total

Role	Count	Notes
Watch Officer / Data Analyst	16	[#4] 24/7 watch staffing across 3 shifts to perform position updates, GIS analysis and diversion coordination.
Security Officer / MTF Agent	60	[#5] Mobile Tactical Response Teams (2–4 regional teams, rapid-response personnel for recoveries and site security).
Research Scientist	15	[#14] Scientific staff for SCP-3087 and SCP-3087-1 research, experiments and data analysis.
Medical Officer	6	[#12, #13] Medical staff for amnestic administration, survivor processing, quarantine and inpatient care.
Engineer / Maintenance	8	[#1, #18] Facility, HVAC, power redundancy and communications systems maintenance staff.
Administrative Staff	8	[#9, #11] Liaison coordinators, scheduling, ticketing/PR support for the public-passenger program and operational administration.
Forensic Investigator	4	[#21] Evidence collection, record maintenance and 'evidence manipulation' unit personnel.
Site Director / Executive Staff	1	[#1] Senior management and overall program oversight.
Legal / PR Staff	3	[#19] Legal counsel and public-relations/cover-story staff for ongoing containment legal work.

📋 Confidence Notes

Wide parameter ranges in analyst notes (geography, traffic volume, incident frequency), large discretionary reserves and contingent political/legal costs produce high uncertainty in both one-time reserves and annual operating figures.

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