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SCP-3385 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-3385
Expected annual
$24.3M
One-time setup
$152.1M
Annual recurring
$23.9M
Personnel
41
One-time capital and contingency funding dominate costs (notably salvage, fuel defueling/disposal, and emergency reserves totaling ~USD 152.1M one-time). Recurring annual operating costs (security, specialized staff, reactor support, MTF readiness, maintenance, and logistics) are approximately USD 23.9M/yr.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $152.1M
Spent Fuel Defueling Contingency $100.0M
[#18] Contingency one-time budget for eventual reactor defueling, transport and high-security radioactive waste disposal (order-of-magnitude estimate).
Emergency Contingency Fund $20.0M
[#19] Multi-year emergency reserve for reactor accidents, hull breaches, remediation, emergency tugs and large-scale public denial operations (one-time funding allocation).
Salvage And Tow $12.0M
[#2] One-time specialized salvage, heavy-tow, ROV support and navy liaison to recover and install a ~6000-ton submersible.
Nuclear Fuel Initial Stock $10.0M
[#4] Initial procurement/secure stockpiling of replacement naval reactor fuel or contingency assemblies (one-time portion).
Equipment $5.5M
[#5, #14, #16] One-time purchase/installation of backup power systems (#5), ROV(s) and launch/handling hardware (#14), and secure communications/crypto hardware (#16).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.5M
[#13] One-time wet/thaumaturgy lab setup, instrumentation and initial outsourced assay contracts.
Security Installation $1.0M
[#7] Initial installation of high-security underwater/anti-boarding systems, sonar tripwires, hull sensors and physical anti-tamper measures.
Containment Fixtures $1.0M
[#15] One-time custom fixtures, attunement shielding and artifact-handling hardware for anomalous/thaumaturgical material.
Cryogenic Upgrades $500K
[#12] One-time cryogenic system upgrades/retrofits (chillers, pumps, seals) required for long-term maintenance of pods.
Cover Story Setup $500K
[#17] Initial establishment of shell companies, false salvage paperwork and diplomatic/legal posture for plausible cover.
Archival Setup $100K
[#24] One-time secure physical archive construction and chain-of-custody infrastructure (paper/analog media only).
Facilities $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $23.9M/yr
Staff Wages $6.1M/yr
[#8, #10, #25] Salaries and benefits for on-site security guards (#8), specialized L4 researchers/technicians (#10), and small administrative/support staff included in overhead (#25).
Mtf Readiness $3.5M/yr
[#9] Rotational readiness, training, gear, EOD/divers/submersible-trained assault teams, boats/helicopter support and exercises.
Facilities Maintenance $2.7M/yr
[#1, #6, #20] Drydock berth occupancy and structural maintenance (#1), continuous non-reactor power/energy consumption and backup fuel (#6), and ongoing hull/forward-compartment repairs (#20).
Nuclear Fuel Management $2.0M/yr
[#4] Annual costs to maintain/rotate fuel reserves, secure storage, accounting, regulatory compliance and transport logistics.
Reactor Inspections And Maintenance $1.5M/yr
[#3] Biannual specialist naval nuclear inspections, boroscope surveys, pump/seal maintenance and arranging drydock/entry for teams.
Cover Story And Legal $1.3M/yr
[#17, #25] Ongoing cover-story amortization, payments to authorities, legal fees, black-budget overhead and specialized insurance/administrative costs.
Supplies And Consumables $1.0M/yr
[#12, #21] Cryogens and cryogenic consumables/parts (#12) and hazardous/pathological/LLRW disposal contracts and consumables (#21).
Research And Monitoring $1.0M/yr
[#13] Ongoing lab consumables, sequencing/isotope assays, outsourced specialist analysis and instrumentation service contracts.
Contingency Replenishment $1.0M/yr
[#19] Annual replenishment budget to restore the emergency containment/remediation fund if used.
Rov Ops And Boat Time $900K/yr
[#14] ROV/AUV operations, launch vessel/boat time, maintenance and dive system support.
Logistics And Transport $800K/yr
[#22] Crew/rotorcraft/boat transport, resupply voyages, RIB/crewboat and helicopter chartering for personnel and parts delivery.
Medical Medevac $500K/yr
[#11] On-site medical staffing, medevac contracts/charters and quarantine/biocontainment readiness.
Security Systems Maintenance $400K/yr
[#7] Upkeep, monitoring and repair contracts for underwater sensors, CCTV, denial systems and anti-boarding hardware.
It And Secure Ops $400K/yr
[#16] Secure air-gapped server maintenance, cryptographic hardware ops and 24/7 IT security staffing/auditing.
Containment Maintenance $300K/yr
[#15] Maintenance and replacement for specialized containment fixtures and attunement shielding.
Training And Drills $300K/yr
[#23] Periodic reactor safety drills, diving exercises, thaumaturgy awareness training, psychological screening and recertification.
Backup Power Maintenance $150K/yr
[#5] Maintenance, fuel and test runs for UPS banks and auxiliary generators.
Archival Operations $50K/yr
[#24] Ongoing secure physical archive staffing, photography/scanning and on-site document preservation.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $23.9M/yr
93.8% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with routine maintenance, inspections, staffing and no major incidents.
routine_inspections scheduled_maintenance no_breaches
🚨 Minor Incident $24.9M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Localized hull/compartment failure or small leak requiring emergency repairs, short downtime and limited remediation.
localized_hull_breach small_contamination_event
🚨 Major Breach $38.9M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$15.0M vs baseline
Significant hull breach or contamination event requiring large-scale remediation, extended MTF/contractor response and public denial operations.
partial_hull_failure radiological_or_biological_release major_remediation
🚨 Reactor Defuel $123.9M/yr
0.2% probability / year +$100.0M vs baseline
Planned or emergency defueling and long-term disposal of naval reactor fuel; extremely high one-off cost in the year it occurs.
spent_fuel_removal reactor_defueling high-security_transport
👥 Personnel 41 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / On-site Guards 20 [#8] 24/7 on-site armed guard rotations and supervisors; staffing costs included in staff_wages.
Research Scientist 12 [#10] L4/3385-cleared researchers, nuclear engineers, cryo/thaumaturgy specialists and technicians; wages included in staff_wages.
Engineer / Maintenance 4 [#3, #1] Site engineering and maintenance staff supporting reactor inspections, drydock operations and hull/compartment repairs.
Medical Officer 2 [#11] On-site physician and nurse; medevac readiness and quarantine capability (costs in medical_medevac and/or staff_wages).
Administrative Staff 3 [#17, #25] Small admin/procurement/cover-story support staff captured in overhead estimates.
📋 Confidence Notes
Range estimates for nuclear fuel procurement/defueling, remediation and thaumaturgical containment drive significant uncertainty; personnel and recurring operational costs are better constrained but specialty contractor fees and rare catastrophic events are hard to quantify precisely.
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