SCP-3310 — SCP-3310 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-3310 Archon ~ medium confidence

SCP-3310

Expected annual

$7.0M

One-time setup

$9.0M

Annual recurring

$7.0M

Personnel

Baseline annual recurring cost is approximately $6.99M/yr driven primarily by embedded staffing, a standing MTF readiness posture, and recurring legal/cover and logistics costs; one-time capital/outfit choices (boats, sensors, R&D, and optional aircraft/property purchases) drive a large one-time spend (~$8.96M in the selected midpoint purchase decisions).

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $9.0M

Helicopter Purchase Option $5.5M

[#8] Aircraft purchase option (midpoint $3–8M ≈ $5.5M).

Termination R And D $1.2M

[#15] Initial specialized countermeasure R&D program (midpoint $500k–$2M ≈ $1.25M).

Safehouse Purchase $450K

[#4] Purchase option for small property near Crater Lake (midpoint of $300k–$600k).

Waterborne Sensors $300K

[#10] Deployable hydrophone/sonar buoys array (midpoint $200k–$400k ≈ $300k).

Technology Refresh Cyclical $300K

[#28] Cyclical refresh lump-sum every ~5 years (midpoint $200k–$400k ≈ $300k).

Boats And Watercraft $270K

[#5] Two patrol RIBs + trailers/outfitting ($240k) + spares/outfitting ($30k) = $270k.

Covert Infiltration Setup $225K

[#3] Background checks, placement incentives, falsified resumes and relocation (~midpoint $225k).

Shore Sensor Network $160K

[#9] Camera towers + comms infrastructure (midpoint $120k–$200k ≈ $160k).

Drone Fleet $140K

[#11] Long-range VTOL drones + spares/charging (~$100k + $40k = $140k).

Facilities $120K

[#4, #25] Fit-out for operations/safehouse (~$80k) and generator purchase/installation (~$40k).

Communications Setup $80K

[#12] Encrypted radios, satellite comms setup, secure servers initial setup (~$80k).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $75K

[#14, #24] Initial field study setup ($50k) and initial digital archive setup ($25k).

Physical Controls $50K

[#17] Buoy field, signage and installation (~$50k one-time).

Environmental Monitoring Setup $40K

[#13] Weather/environment sensors & software (~$40k).

Equipment $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $7.0M/yr

Mtf Readiness $2.8M/yr

[#7] Dedicated 12-person MTF standby including salaries, training, equipment, and retention premiums (~$2.0–3.5M; midpoint ~$2.75M/yr).

Staff Wages $788K/yr

[#1] Six embedded agents paid via covert NPS placements with covert premiums/benefits and ~25% overhead (6 × $70k + $35k each, total ≈ $787,500/yr).

Witness Management Reserve $500K/yr

[#19] Reserve fund for nondisclosure agreements, witness relocation, and small settlements (~reserve $500k/yr or larger contingency per incident).

Contingency Reserve Contribution $500K/yr

[#27] Annual contribution to replenish a contingency reserve for major activations (partial amortization of large per-activation reserves).

Cover Story And Legal $395K/yr

[#16, #30] Covert payments to agency pools (~$150k–$300k mid $225k) + legal retainer ($100k) + ad/notice/education funding (~$25k) + documentation/tourism materials (~$45k) = ~$395k/yr.

Logistics And Transport $360K/yr

[#6, #8, #11] Boat fuel/maintenance (~$40k/yr), contracted air retainer (~$300k/yr), and drone battery/replacement (~$20k/yr) aggregated.

Research And Monitoring $275K/yr

[#14] Annual research funding into behavior/triggers and modeling ($150k–$400k; midpoint ~$275k/yr).

Seasonal Staffing $250K/yr

[#2] 8 seasonal rangers/technicians × $25k/season plus training/payroll taxes (~$250k/yr).

Political Risk Mitigation $250K/yr

[#21] Retained counsel and covert political/legal cover (~$100k–$400k; midpoint ~$250k/yr).

Termination Sustainment $200K/yr

[#15] Sustainment budget for specialized ordinance/R&D operations (~$200k/yr).

Coast Guard Coordination $100K/yr

[#18] Standing coordination/retainer with Navy/Coast Guard (~$50k–$150k; midpoint ~$100k/yr).

Training And Exercises $100K/yr

[#23] Regular training exercises for embedded staff, MTF, and local responders (~$50k–$150k; midpoint $100k/yr).

Medical Support $92K/yr

[#22] Medical supplies (~$25–50k/yr) and counseling/trauma care (~$30–80k/yr); midpoint ~$92.5k/yr.

Environmental Contracts $65K/yr

[#13] NOAA/meteorological consultant contracts and data feeds (~$30k–$100k; midpoint ~$65k/yr).

Communications Recurring $60K/yr

[#12] Satellite airtime, data storage, encrypted comms recurring costs (~$40k–$80k; midpoint $60k/yr).

Technology Refresh Amortized $60K/yr

[#28] Amortized replacement fund for sensors, drones, and fleet refresh (~$200k–$400k every 5 years ⇒ ~$40–80k/yr; midpoint $60k/yr).

Seasonal Accessibility $52K/yr

[#26] Payments to local road/parking maintenance and seasonal closure cover (~$30k–$75k; midpoint ~$52.5k/yr).

Facilities Maintenance $48K/yr

[#4] Lease option for on-site operations building (~$3k–$5k/mo; midpoint ≈ $48k/yr).

Supplies And Consumables $30K/yr

[#29] Ammunition, batteries, first-aid, small tools and consumables (~$20k–$40k; midpoint $30k/yr).

Waterborne Sensor Maintenance $30K/yr

[#10] Servicing/maintenance for hydrophone/sonar array (~$30k/yr).

Data Archival $30K/yr

[#24] Ongoing archival, redaction, and secure storage (~$20k–$40k; midpoint $30k/yr).

Sensor Connectivity $20K/yr

[#9] Connectivity and maintenance for shore sensors (~$20k/yr).

Evacuation Drills $15K/yr

[#20] Routine drills and small-scale preparedness (~$10k–$20k/yr; midpoint $15k).

Generator Fuel $15K/yr

[#25] Diesel/generator fuel for backup power and charging (~$10k–$20k/yr; midpoint $15k).

Physical Controls Maintenance $5K/yr

[#17] Buoy/signage maintenance (~$5k/yr).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $7.0M/yr

94.7% probability / year

Normal year with routine surveillance, staffing, and no major activation or public exposure events.

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🚨 Minor Incident $7.5M/yr

4.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline

Small activation or localized Gamma instance encounter requiring rapid MTF response, limited evacuations, witness payouts, and short-term increased operations.

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🚨 Major Activation $10.0M/yr

1.3% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline

Significant activation with multiple Gamma instances, extensive MTF deployments, large-scale evacuations, major witness settlements, and possible requirement to field specialized ordnance or purchase emergency assets.

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👥 Personnel 32 total

Role	Count	Notes
Embedded Field Operative / NPS Agent	6	[#1] Six covert placements operating as NPS personnel to manage park functions and first response.
Seasonal Ranger / Technician	8	[#2] Seasonal augmentation for peak months to reduce civilian interference and execute Foundation directives.
Security Officer / MTF Agent	12	[#7] Dedicated rapid-response/MTF team on regional standby (12 operatives referenced).
Research Scientist	3	[#14] Research staff supporting modeling, analysis, and field studies reflected in the research budget.
Site Director / Administrative Staff	2	[#4,#16] Small local operations/admin support for the safehouse/operations building and cover coordination.
Medical Officer	1	[#22] On-call medic/counselor for field teams and trauma care.

📋 Confidence Notes

Line-item estimates are drawn from analyst midpoints and explicit figures in the notes; however SCP-3310's anomalous behavior, Archon classification, uncertain lethality/effectiveness of conventional responses, and contingent high-cost incidents introduce material uncertainty, so overall confidence is medium.

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