SCP-3320 — SCP-3320 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-3320 Keter ~ medium confidence

SCP-3320

Expected annual

$2.2B

One-time setup

$1.9B

Annual recurring

$2.0B

Personnel

200

Establishment of Site-3320 requires large one-time capital for a hardened polar base and specialized R&D (~$1.9B). Recurring annual operations are dominated by interceptor/missile expenditure, dedicated ship operations, personnel, and long-term provisioning (~$2.0B/year).

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.9B

Planetary Risk Mitigation Reserve $1.0B

[#24] Long-term contingency / planetary risk mitigation fund (recommended minimum reserve used).

Facilities $300.0M

[#1] Bouvet Island site construction, helipad, reinforced shelters, pier, environmental protection and hardened infrastructure; midpoint estimate used.

Additional Ordnance R And D Capital $200.0M

[#8] One-time R&D/procurement for heavier/specialized ordnance contingency (midpoint of range).

Decommissioning And Remediation $100.0M

[#25] Decommissioning and long-term site remediation reserve (midpoint).

Specialized Tools R And D Capital $80.0M

[#17] Capital portion of specialized containment tooling and prototype R&D (chemical agents, focused-energy devices).

Salvage Asset Capital $50.0M

[#9] Capital purchase/charter or dedicated salvage asset acquisition (tugs, barges, heavy-lift gear) chosen near midpoint.

Environmental Response Reserve $50.0M

[#14] One-time larger incident response reserve for blast/environmental remediation (explicit $50M reserve noted).

Liability Reserve $25.0M

[#20] Initial insurance/liability reserve to cover maritime compensation and legal contingencies.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $20.0M

[#16] Specialized lab buildout and initial specialized instrumentation for exotic-matter and materials research.

Monitoring Initial Installations $20.0M

[#15] Initial sensor installations: hydrophones, seismographs, radar upgrades, satellite tasking integration hardware.

Deepwater Rov Capital $15.0M

[#10] ROVs/submersible purchase and inspection equipment (mid-range estimate).

Patriot Battery Setup $10.0M

[#5] Initial emplacement and civil-engineering for Patriot battery (midpoint of estimate).

Directed Jamming Installation $10.0M

[#11] Installation of directional radio jamming / EM suppression arrays at Site-3320.

Power Generation Capital $8.0M

[#12] Base power generation and storage capital (generators/renewables, batteries) for extreme climate.

Communications And Cybersecurity Setup $8.0M

[#26] Initial secure communications and cybersecurity hardening capital.

Medevac Capital $2.0M

[#21] Capital for medevac equipment and trauma readiness (midpoint).

Lease And Legal Setup $1.0M

[#2] One-time legal/setup costs for lease/perpetual agreement administration and host-nation compensation setup.

Equipment $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.0B/yr

Missile Expenditure $1.4B/yr

[#6] Annual interceptor expenditure (midpoint of $480M–$2.4B range; accounts for multiple activations and per-missile cost).

Seagoing Asset Ops $150.0M/yr

[#4] Dedicated surface warship (Type 45) operational costs (deployment tempo, maintenance, crew, drydock refits).

Ammunition Stockpile Maintenance $100.0M/yr

[#7] Storage, rotation, replacement procurement and logistics overhead for missile stockpiles.

Research And Monitoring $70.0M/yr

[#15,#16] Ongoing scientific research program and multi-sensor monitoring contracts (satellite tasking, hydrophones, analysis).

Weapon System Upgrades $50.0M/yr

[#23] Amortized annual provisioning toward major weapon/radar upgrades and replacement cycles.

Planetary Risk Provisioning $50.0M/yr

[#24] Annual provisioning to the long-term planetary contingency fund.

Logistics And Transport $34.0M/yr

[#9,#12,#13] Transport/resupply (ice-class vessels, helicopters), fuel deliveries, and average salvage/towing operation provisioning amortized into annual logistics.

Additional Ordnance Ongoing $25.0M/yr

[#8] Ongoing testing, procurement and smaller-scale R&D for higher-yield or bespoke ordnance.

Staff Wages $15.0M/yr

[#3] Permanent on-site staffing (200 FTE equivalent at ~$75k fully loaded average = $15M/year).

Training $15.0M/yr

[#22] Live-fire exercises, simulations, towing/salvage drills and associated consumables.

Cover Story And Legal $10.0M/yr

[#2,#18] Disinformation/media management program plus small host-nation/stipend and ongoing legal/liaison costs.

Patriot Battery Sustainment $10.0M/yr

[#5] Personnel, sustainment, calibration and training for the Patriot battery.

Insurance Reserve Provisioning $10.0M/yr

[#20] Annual provisioning into insurance/liability funds to cover claims and commercial disruptions.

Supplies And Consumables $6.0M/yr

[#27] Food, medical supplies, PPE, spare parts and routine consumables.

Facilities Maintenance $5.0M/yr

[#1] Ongoing maintenance, environmental protection, pier and infrastructure upkeep for Site-3320.

Diplomatic And Intelligence Operations $5.0M/yr

[#19] Diplomatic, intelligence and clandestine liaison costs to blunt international inquiries and coordinate secrecy.

Emergency Medical $3.0M/yr

[#21] Medevac readiness, surgical team rotations, and trauma-care staffing/supplies.

Communications And Cybersecurity Om $2.0M/yr

[#26] Ongoing comms, cybersecurity operations and counterintelligence technical support.

Deepwater Rov Ops $1.5M/yr

[#10] Deployment, maintenance and operations for ROVs/submersibles and underwater inspection equipment.

Directed Jamming Om $1.0M/yr

[#11] Power, O&M and technical staffing for directional jamming arrays.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.0B/yr

74.0% probability / year

Normal year with standard activation frequency and routine operations (annual missile usage, ship rotation, research, and logistics as budgeted).

scheduled_activations routine_maintenance

🚨 Minor Incident $2.5B/yr

20.0% probability / year +$480.0M vs baseline

Year with a temporary spike in activation intensity or frequency leading to increased missile expenditure but no major infrastructure damage.

increased_activation_rate munitions_spike

🚨 Major Breach $3.2B/yr

5.0% probability / year +$1.2B vs baseline

Significant escalation where multiple intercept attempts fail/repeat, requiring heavy salvage, major repairs, accelerated R&D and large additional missile expenditure.

multiple_failed_intercepts structural_escalation

🚨 Catastrophic Breach $7.0B/yr

1.0% probability / year +$5.0B vs baseline

Rare, high-impact year where SCP-3320's energy/output increases markedly, forcing planetary-contingency measures, large-scale procurement and emergency global coordination.

exponential_power_increase interstellar_launch_attempt

👥 Personnel 200 total

Role	Count	Notes
Site Director / Executive Staff	1	[#3] Senior command and liaison.
Security Officer / MTF Agent	50	[#3] Frontline security teams and rotational MTF coverage to enforce exclusion zone.
Research Scientist	30	[#3] Scientific staff for materials, exotic-matter research and linguistics.
Engineer / Maintenance	40	[#3] Power, structural, and equipment maintenance for remote site and launch mitigation systems.
Munitions Technician	15	[#3] Missile handling, storage, and launcher maintenance personnel.
Communications / Radar Technician	25	[#3] Radar, jamming, and secure communications operators and analysts.
Cooks / Logistics	15	[#3] On-site logistics, food services and resupply coordination.
Administrative Staff	10	[#3] Admin, HR, finance and legal liaisons.
Medical Officer	4	[#3] On-site medics and rotating surgical capability.
Support Technicians	10	[#3] General technical support and seasonal/rotational personnel.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges allowing mid-range estimates, but SCP unpredictability (activation intensity, escalation over time) and potential nonlinear cost growth reduce overall precision.

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