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SCP-3178 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-3178
Expected annual
$4.8M
One-time setup
$3.9M
Annual recurring
$4.6M
Personnel
24
Initial one-time setup is roughly $3.95M driven by property/control purchases and a contingency reserve; ongoing yearly costs are roughly $4.56M driven primarily by MTF standby, embedded operatives, and contracted research/legal/monitoring operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.9M
Contingency Fund $2.0M
[#25] Reserve for escalation (evacuation/quarantine/large-scale containment or extended MTF deployment).
Facilities $822K
[#5, #21, #10, #11] Purchase of Saltside Inn or similar property control, land/permitting/cover purchases, environmental monitoring installation, and decontamination bay/structural work.
Equipment $525K
[#3, #6, #12, #17, #18, #22] One-time hardware: covert network/firewall appliances, vehicle purchases & outfitting, surveillance installs, secure-communications hardware, server hardware, and backup generator purchase.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $375K
[#9] Mobile field laboratory instrumentation, field mass-spec/PCR/microscopy/refrigeration and initial calibration/setup.
Hush Payments $150K
[#20] One-time buyouts/relocation/hush payments to witnesses or persons of interest.
Isp Recruitment $75K
[#2] Upfront recruitment, cover identity creation, false-company setup, legal paperwork and initial bribes to place embedded ISP operatives.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.6M/yr
Mtf Standby $1.5M/yr
[#7] Rapid-response MTF Gamma-691 standby posture: rotations, training readiness, specialized gear readiness, and periodic deployments.
Staff Wages $1.2M/yr
[#1, #3, #4, #15, #18] Payroll for embedded ISP operatives, covert network-ops staff, two on-site investigators, contracted specialized research staff, and data analysts/related licenses.
Research And Monitoring $532K/yr
[#10, #16, #30] Environmental monitoring maintenance & analysis, long-term research program costs (experiments, storage, sequencing, imaging access), and periodic population/screening medical monitoring.
Cover Story And Legal $425K/yr
[#19, #27, #29] Legal/PR retainers, cultural/religious outreach cover programs, and baseline incident legal defense/federal liaison costs.
Insurance And Risk Reserve $200K/yr
[#26] Internal insurance/reserve for liability, property damage, and disclosure mitigation.
Supplies And Consumables $155K/yr
[#9, #11, #28] Mobile-lab consumables/calibration, decontamination disposables/PPE laundering, and miscellaneous consumables (batteries, vials, evidence bags).
Forensic Cleanup $150K/yr
[#14] Forensic/biohazard cleanup, cremation/disposal, scene control and short-term containment per-year budgeting.
Logistics And Transport $112K/yr
[#6, #8] Vehicle fuel & maintenance for unmarked fleet and rapid-airlift/charter retainer costs.
Informant Payments $100K/yr
[#13] Payments/stipends to local informants and cooperating witnesses.
Facilities Maintenance $62K/yr
[#5, #12, #22] Lease option for Saltside Inn (if leased), surveillance monitoring/maintenance, and utilities/generator fuel & maintenance.
Training And Exercises $50K/yr
[#23] Specialized personnel training, exercises, cultural sensitivity and hazardous-materials response.
Psychological Care And Retention $45K/yr
[#24] Counseling, debriefing, and retention bonuses for embedded/local agents.
Secure Communications And Hosting $30K/yr
[#17] Recurring hosting, VPNs, satellite/radio airtime, backup and secure offsite storage/comms subscription costs.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.6M/yr
74.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; standard monitoring, MTF standby, embedded operations, and ongoing research/legal/cover activities.
no major incidents routine monitoring and operations
🚨 Minor Incident $4.9M/yr
20.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Localized anomalous event requiring additional forensic cleanup, short-term increased legal/cover activity, and limited MTF/operational surge.
single-site spontaneous incident small-scale public exposure
🚨 Major Breach $7.6M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline
Significant escalation requiring extended MTF deployment, partial evacuation/quarantine measures, major legal actions, and large-scale containment efforts.
extended MTF deployment partial civilian relocation/quarantine
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $12.6M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$8.0M vs baseline
Full-scale evacuation/quarantine, multi-month MTF operations, massive relocation and long-term containment infrastructure deployment.
widespread contagion/contamination national-level exposure requiring sustained response
👥 Personnel 24 total
Role Count Notes
Embedded ISP Operative 3 [#1] Operatives placed inside regional ISPs; includes cover salaries and benefits.
On-site Investigator / Foundation Officer 2 [#4] Two officers permanently stationed in Whitewater for liaison and investigations.
Research Scientist (contracted) 2 [#15, #16] Contracted specialists in theology/anthropology/medical and long-term research oversight.
Research Technician / Lab Tech 1 [#9] Mobile lab technician for on-site analysis and instrument operation.
Data Analyst 2 [#18] Analysts for video/log analysis, machine learning, and FOIA/cover documentation management.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#7] Gamma-691 rapid-response team on regional standby (rotation).
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#22] Facilities and generator maintenance, sensor/backhaul upkeep.
Administrative Staff 1 [#19, #29] Admin and liaison support for legal/PR and local government coordination.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates use many range midpoints and several mission-level assumptions (MTF posture, choice of purchase vs lease, contingency fund size). The SCP's unknown nature and wide cost ranges reduce confidence.
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