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SCP-3112 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-3112
Expected annual
$30.5M
One-time setup
$260.9M
Annual recurring
$30.3M
Personnel
42
One-time capital costs are dominated by a dedicated satellite constellation and associated ground/operations infrastructure (~$260.9M one-time). Annual operating costs are dominated by equipment maintenance (satellite/ground systems) and staff wages (~$30.3M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $260.9M
Satellite Constellation $250.0M
[#1] Dedicated small-to-medium satellite constellation (buses, RF payloads, launches, insurance, initial ops) to provide global EM-frequency monitoring.
Equipment $4.8M
[#2, #5, #7, #11, #15, #18] Ground telemetry/storage servers and GIS systems, CCTV and sensor hardware, X-ray/CT and mass-spec gear, RF lab gear, secure comms hardware, recordkeeping systems.
Facilities $3.5M
[#2, #6, #10] Ground station construction and hardened site upgrades (ground stations, secure lockers, Site-79 Faraday/test room upgrades).
Contingency Reserve $2.0M
[#24] One-time contingency/reserve fund for unexpected anomalous escalation, rapid construction or emergency relocation.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $400K
[#7, #10, #11] Lab buildout and initial test fixtures (screening booths, filtered HVAC interlocks, RF-shielded test setup materials).
Box Deployment Scp 3112 B $100K
[#12] Construction and field installation of Foundation SCP-3112-B wooden boxes (materials, adhesives, field ops) for initial batch (e.g., ~100 units).
Secure Transport Vehicle $60K
[#17] Purchase/leasing/armoring of secure vehicle(s) for inter-site transfers and chain-of-custody transport.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $30.3M/yr
Equipment Maintenance And Spare Parts $17.8M/yr
[#22] Annual maintenance, spare-part contracts, insurance and replacement reserve for capital equipment (satellites, ground stations, lab gear) estimated as ~7% of initial equipment and capital value.
Administrative Overhead $5.0M/yr
[#25] Administrative overhead, audits and inter-site coordination (~20% of program recurring costs per analyst assumption).
Staff Wages $4.4M/yr
[#3, #4, #8, #9, #13, #17, #14] Salaries for satellite operations/analysts, Site-81 break-room monitors, research technicians, linguists/cryptanalysts, field teams and couriers; includes portion of surge staffing payroll.
Facilities Maintenance $1.3M/yr
[#2, #6, #20] Ground station ops/connectivity/maintenance, secure locker environmental control power and maintenance, energy and HVAC/UPS/generator baseline costs for test facilities.
Logistics And Transport $400K/yr
[#13, #17] Field deployment travel, vehicle operations, per-diem, local procurement and courier operational costs for inter-site transfers.
Surge Staffing And Contingency $300K/yr
[#14] Reserve pool for surge staffing, overtime, temporary hires and emergency equipment rental during influx events.
Research And Monitoring $245K/yr
[#8, #9] Forensic and materials testing budgets (advanced contracted tests) and computational/analysis resources for linguistics/translation work (non-salary items).
Cover Story And Legal $200K/yr
[#16] Legal, cover-up, permits, local liaison payments, FOIA/media handling and contractor NDA costs.
Contingency Replenishment $200K/yr
[#24] Annual replenishment to the contingency fund for anomalous escalations and emergency response readiness.
Supplies And Consumables $160K/yr
[#5, #7, #21] Software licenses and maintenance for CCTV/alerts, X-ray/chemical screening consumables and calibration supplies, PPE/archival sleeves and replacement twig/box consumables.
Equipment Calibration $60K/yr
[#11] Annual calibration and small maintenance contracts for RF/EM generation and measurement equipment.
Psych Operations $60K/yr
[#23] PR/psychological operations budget for negotiations, crafted messaging, and communications psychology consultants with GOI-312.
Training And Drills $60K/yr
[#19] Annual training, SOP development and safety drills (RF safety, emergency response, inter-site coordination).
Secure Communications Ops $40K/yr
[#15] Ongoing operations/audits/maintenance of encrypted comms channels and guarded endpoints for GOI contact attempts.
Recordkeeping And Archival $30K/yr
[#18] Hosting, secure backups, digitization and archival staff/time for cataloging SCP-3112-A instances.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $30.3M/yr
87.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine monitoring, no major incidents; recurring maintenance and staffing as budgeted.
routine operations scheduled maintenance regular testing
🚨 Minor Incident $30.7M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$350K vs baseline
Localized influx of SCP-3112-A at Site-81 or a small number of external sites requiring overtime, temporary storage and extra testing.
sudden influx at Site-81 multiple small field deployments
🚨 Major Breach $35.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Significant equipment failure (satellite loss or major ground-station failure) or larger operational breach requiring emergency replacement, launch or major repairs.
satellite failure major ground-station outage
🚨 Goi Contact Escalation $32.8M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Negotiations or escalatory interactions with GOI-312 requiring expanded PR/psych operations, legal action, rapid field responses and contingency spending.
GOI-312 direct contact negotiation or retaliation events
👥 Personnel 42 total
Role Count Notes
Satellite Operations / Remote Sensing Analysts 15 [#3] 24/7 ops staff to monitor EM data, task assets and maintain satellite health.
Site-81 Security / Custodial / Tech 6 [#4] Continuous monitoring of Site-81 break room to collect SCP-3112-A manifestations (3 shifts × 2 personnel).
Field Operatives / Mobile Response 6 [#13] Mobile teams to investigate external locations flagged by satellites; rotation to cover deployments.
Research Scientist 4 [#8, #10] Site-79 testing staff and lead researchers for forensic/testing programs.
Linguistics / Cryptanalyst 3 [#9] Specialists/contractors to analyze unknown scripts and languages appearing on SCP-3112-A.
Engineer / Maintenance 4 [#11, #22] RF engineers and maintenance staff for satellites, ground stations and lab equipment.
Administrative Staff 2 [#25] Program management, inter-site coordination and administrative overhead.
Couriers / Secure Transport 2 [#17] Trained couriers for inter-site transfers and chain-of-custody.
📋 Confidence Notes
Mid confidence: analyst notes cover most line items, but satellite procurement, insurance and long-term maintenance rates have wide uncertainty and materially affect totals; field activity levels and GOI interactions are also uncertain.
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