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SCP-3785 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-3785
Expected annual
$3.9M
One-time setup
$3.2M
Annual recurring
$4.0M
Personnel
30
Initial, one-time setup (land, vehicles, robotics, power, comms, and reserves) is approximately $3.18M, with annual recurring operations (staff, maintenance, monitoring, legal/cover, and incident readiness) about $3.40M. Main cost drivers are recurring staff wages (monitoring, rapid-response, research, admin), vehicle/robot maintenance and operations, and contingency/reserve funds for escalation.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.2M
Contingency Escalation Reserve $1.0M
[#26] Multi-purpose escalation reserve to expand staffing/hardware or fund evacuations in disaster-level scenarios.
Specialized Ground Vehicles $600K
[#12] Rugged off-road vehicles modified with telemetry, IR/thermal, recovery gear; typical fleet initial purchase (2–4 vehicles).
R And D Contingency $500K
[#23] R&D contingency fund for capture/neutralization technologies (remote immobilizers, capture rigs, containment vehicles) — one-time contingency spend if escalation required.
Equipment $250K
[#3, #4, #5, #21, #20] Multi-sensor towers/cameras/thermal/radar (initial), solar + battery + generator (initial), encrypted comms setup (initial), secure servers/data hardware (initial), portable lighting/climate rigs (initial).
Land Acquisition Easement $250K
[#1] Purchase or long-term easement for access point and ~100–200 m of surrounding land to permit permanent barricades and monitoring equipment.
Robotics And Tether Systems $150K
[#13] Robotic ground rovers, tethered camera systems, fiber-optic/ethernet spools, control stations (initial procurement).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $125K
[#14] Field laboratory trailer purchase and fit-out (climate control, UPS, secure comms) for on-site sample processing and decontamination.
Landowner Community Compensation Initial $100K
[#10] Initial hush/compensation payments to landowners, residents, and local businesses for cooperation/goodwill.
Media Foia Reserve One Time $100K
[#25] Initial reserved funds for urgent buyouts, emergency legal actions or one-off rapid-response cover costs.
Facilities $50K
[#2] Concrete jersey barriers, reinforced gate, bollards, signage and installation at 1.6 km marker.
Power Major Operation Reserve $50K
[#19] One-time budget for major power-line coordination or a single large operation requiring de-energization / utility work.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.0M/yr
Staff Wages $2.5M/yr
[#6, #7, #15, #24, #27] Salaries + 30% benefits: remote monitoring (7 FTEs), rapid-response/security (14 FTEs), scientific research team (6 FTEs), program/admin staff (3 FTEs). Figures align with analyst staffing estimates and moderate program posture.
Cover Story And Legal $308K/yr
[#8, #9, #18, #25] Law-enforcement liaison reimbursements (~$87.5k), cover/denial program and legal retainer (~$60k), insurance/liability/legal defense (~$110k), media/FOIA replenish budget (~$50k).
Logistics And Transport $240K/yr
[#12, #13, #14, #4] Ground vehicle maintenance & fuel (~$90k), rover spares/repairs (~$30k), field lab utilities & maintenance (~$20k), local power fuel/maintenance (~$6.5k), plus additional logistics costs for routine insertion/transport.
Incident Response And Casualty Handling $150K/yr
[#17] Search-and-rescue readiness, medical treatment budget, forensic/autopsy costs, and psychological care baseline.
Supplies And Consumables $125K/yr
[#16] Testing consumables, sensors, replacement parts, sample reagents, lab fees, expendables for experiments and evidence processing.
Insurance And Legal Defense $110K/yr
[#18] Liability insurance premiums and legal defense escrow for lawsuits/FOIA incidents.
Vehicle Maintenance And Fuel $90K/yr
[#12] Maintenance, tires, upgrades, and fuel for specialized ground vehicles (fleet-level recurring operating costs).
Law Enforcement Liaison $88K/yr
[#8] Reimbursement, MOU training, and occasional pay for cooperating officers during operations.
Cover And Legal Program $60K/yr
[#9] Permits, signage, public relations, municipal engagement to limit curiosity-driven trespass, and legal retainer costs.
Psychological Program $50K/yr
[#22] Psychological screening, specialized training programs, pre/post deployment care and specialized gear training baseline.
Media Foia Replenish $50K/yr
[#25] Annual replenishment budget for the rapid-response FOIA/media cover fund.
Rover Spares Repairs $30K/yr
[#13] Spares, repairs, and consumables for robotic rovers, tether reels, and control equipment.
Utility Coordination Retainer $30K/yr
[#19] Ongoing retainer and relationship management with utility companies for safe work near high-voltage stanchions.
Data Storage And Cybersecurity Maintenance $30K/yr
[#21] Cloud costs, backups, secure server maintenance, and cybersecurity monitoring.
Landowner Community Compensation Recurring $28K/yr
[#10] Ongoing goodwill/hush payments and minor compensations to nearby landowners/residents.
Field Lab Utilities Maintenance $20K/yr
[#14] Utilities, HVAC servicing, UPS maintenance, and routine upkeep for mobile field laboratory.
Facilities Maintenance $18K/yr
[#2, #11] Ongoing maintenance for barricade/gate, site upkeep, repair/repainting of signage and routine landscaping; includes inspection and minor structural repairs.
Lighting Operation $12K/yr
[#20] Operation costs for portable lighting rigs, hazard lighting, and temporary climate-control power consumption.
Research And Monitoring $10K/yr
[#3] Ongoing monitoring support (sensor maintenance/service contracts) distinct from staffing costs; baseline surveillance service/maintenance.
Surveillance Maintenance And Service $10K/yr
[#3] Annual maintenance, firmware updates, and service plans for cameras, thermal imagers, radar, and sensors (separate line for auditable mapping).
Power Fuel And Maintenance $6K/yr
[#4] Fuel and maintenance for backup generator; periodic battery maintenance and inverter servicing for off-grid solar + diesel/propane generator.
Communications Service Bandwidth $6K/yr
[#5] Redundant encrypted cellular/private LTE/satellite data plans and bandwidth costs.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.0M/yr
86.5% probability / year
Normal operational year with routine monitoring, periodic maintenance, and no major incidents.
routine_monitoring scheduled_maintenance no_major_incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $3.5M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$-458000 vs baseline
Localized incident such as a single lost civilian, small-scale recovery/search, or minor equipment damage requiring replacement.
search_and_recovery minor_equipment_replacement
🚨 Major Breach $4.0M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$42K vs baseline
Significant breach or multiple simultaneous incidents (several missing personnel/civilians, substantial media/FOIA attention requiring buyouts/legal action, and extended recovery operations).
multiple_casualties media_exposure large_recovery_operation
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $5.9M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$1.9M vs baseline
Program escalation: multiple high-severity losses, major public exposure or requirement to field new capture/neutralization systems at scale.
mass_casualties political_exposure large_scale_r_and_d_and_deployment
👥 Personnel 30 total
Role Count Notes
Remote Monitoring Operator / Supervisor 7 [#6] 6 operators (2/shift × 3 shifts) + 1 supervisor; responsible for 24/7 sensor/video monitoring.
Rapid Response / Security Officer 14 [#7] Field response team (rotation covering 4 on-shift responders) — staffing reflects rotations/roster to provide regular coverage.
Research Scientist / Technician 6 [#15] Scientific team conducting controlled tests and environmental monitoring (4–8 FTEs range; midpoint used).
Administrative Staff / Program Management 3 [#24] Program manager, contracts/procurement, and clerical support to run operations and handle legal/cover paperwork.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates combine concrete procurement/operations items with large uncertainties tied to anomalous behavior (perpetual-night interior, unknown threat level of SCP-3785-1) and variable local factors (landowner cooperation, utility coordination). Many contingency/reserve items are order-of-magnitude estimates; hence confidence is low.
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