SCP-3989 — SCP-3989 | Cost Breakdown

Read on SCP Wiki ↗

SCP-3989 Unknown ? low confidence

SCP-3989

Expected annual

$22.3M

One-time setup

$27.9M

Annual recurring

$21.6M

Personnel

First-year capital + establishment estimated at $27,850,000 (one-time) with steady-state annual operations ~ $21,570,000 driven primarily by security staffing, BSL-4 operations, recurring incineration/consumables, and covert cover/legal expenditures; contingency and escalation reserves can raise first-year outlays substantially. [#30]

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $27.9M

Equipment $15.0M

[#8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #14, #15, #16] Heavy weaponry/armory procurement, mobile BSL-4 unit, fixed/mobile incinerator(s), incendiary/flamethrower equipment, vehicle fleet (armored/APC/utility), hardened communications hardware, sensor package purchase (LiDAR/GPR/Kant-equivalents), drone fleet and ground stations.

Facilities $7.3M

[#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #13, #19, #21] Land purchase/cover establishment, extra-land contingency, perimeter concrete walls, active-zone concrete barrier, inner chain-link fencing/checkpoints, power infrastructure installation, secure medical wing/HCP-03 construction, initial environmental assessment.

Contingency Reserve $4.0M

[#24] Emergency reserve for urgent escalation, rapid fortification, extraction, or political payments (one-time allocation held available).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.2M

[#25] Initial instrumentation, modeling, and lab buildout for long-term theoretical/experimental program (non-BSL-4 mobile unit instrumentation).

Remediation Event Fund $300K

[#21] One-time fund allocated for episodic soil/remediation events and initial ecological mitigation beyond baseline monitoring.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $21.6M/yr

Staff Wages $7.5M/yr

[#6, #17] On-site security detachment (platoon-strength MTF) payroll and research/specialist staff payroll (HMCL supervisor, Level 3+ researchers, BSL-4 techs not double-counted here).

Research And Monitoring $2.5M/yr

[#25] Long-term research program funding for theoretical physics, traversal R&D, and sustained experiments/analysis.

Bsl4 Operating Costs $2.5M/yr

[#9] Operating costs for on-site BSL-4 capability (staffing, consumables, validation, decon, waste handling).

Cover Story And Legal $1.4M/yr

[#1, #22, #26] Ongoing cover operations (olive-orchard payroll/minor agricultural ops), local liaison/bribes/permits, PR/false narratives and legal support.

Medical Care And Medevac $1.3M/yr

[#19] Medevac contract, trauma care costs, ongoing care/custody for any HCP-03 detainees (permanent custody cost estimates included).

Illicit Procurement And Overhead $875K/yr

[#28] Black-budget accounting overhead, procurement risk premium, shell-company maintenance and counter-intelligence/audit costs.

Power Fuel And Maintenance $650K/yr

[#13] Fuel for diesel generators, UPS maintenance, generator servicing and fuel farm logistics.

Logistics And Transport $500K/yr

[#23] Secure convoys, shipping, guarded transport, special containers and Plainsight logistics.

Heavy Weaponry Maintenance $500K/yr

[#8] Storage compliance, maintenance, periodic live-fire training and ammunition resupply for anti-tank/heavy systems.

Vehicle Maintenance And Fuel $500K/yr

[#12] Fleet maintenance, spare parts, fuel for armored trucks/APCs and utility vehicles in high-wear theater.

Sample Processing $500K/yr

[#18] BSL-4 sequencing, microscopy and specialized assays for samples prior to mandated incineration.

Incendiary Fuel Consumables $450K/yr

[#11] Fuel and disposable incendiary consumables for biweekly active-zone clearing operations (26 ops/yr estimate).

Expanded Operational Costs $400K/yr

[#7] Incremental costs for biweekly insertion operations (MTF Ψ-7 extra overtime/overtime teams, disposable equipment, medevac readiness).

Supplies And Consumables $375K/yr

[#20] PPE, decontamination supplies, BSL-4 consumables, suit replacement, filter disposal, laundering.

Training And Drills $350K/yr

[#27] Regular hazardous-environment drills, BSL-4 retraining, anti-armor/urban-barricade exercises and recruitment costs.

Sensor Maintenance And Analysis $300K/yr

[#15] Calibration, repairs, replacement sensors, data analysis for specialized anomaly detection suite.

Drone Operations And Replacement $250K/yr

[#16] Drone ops, spare airframes and specialized retrieval/replacement due to losses during missions.

Incinerator Operating $200K/yr

[#10] Fuel, emissions control, filters, ash handling and environmental compliance for high-throughput incineration.

Hazardous Waste Disposal $175K/yr

[#29] Secure storage and disposal/shipment of residual ash, filters and contaminated PPE beyond on-site incineration.

Environmental Monitoring And Remediation $150K/yr

[#21] Ongoing airborne/soil monitoring, periodic mitigation and small-scale remedial actions.

Communications Service $125K/yr

[#14] Satellite service fees, encrypted comms bandwidth, repeater/relay leases and anti-jamming services.

Facilities Maintenance $20K/yr

[#5] Maintenance for inner chain-link fencing, checkpoints and minor site upkeep.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $21.6M/yr

78.0% probability / year

Normal operational year with no major incidents; recurring costs only.

routine_biweekly_incineration normal_staff_rotations standard_maintenance

🚨 Minor Incident $23.1M/yr

15.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline

Localized containment failure or small release requiring extra security, targeted remediation, and limited replacements.

small_containment_breach localized_environmental_remediation

🚨 Major Breach $29.6M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$8.0M vs baseline

Significant breach with personnel casualties, loss of assets, emergency fortification and large-scale remediation/repairs.

large_internal_release extended_combat_or_security_engagement replacement_of_BSL-4_or_major_equipment

🚨 Political Exposure $26.6M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline

Discovery or political pressure requiring large clandestine payouts, rapid evacuation or site relocation costs.

local_authority_discovery militia_or_state_involvement forced_eviction_or_payoff

👥 Personnel 55 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	40	[#6] Platoon-strength detachment permanently stationed on-site (rotations included in recurring security payroll).
Research Scientist	15	[#17] HMCL supervisor, Level 3+ researchers and technicians (BSL-4-trained researchers/analysts accounted in research payroll).

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are order-of-magnitude due to operating in an unstable foreign theatre (Syria), multiple selectable design choices (mobile vs permanent BSL-4, armament level), and uncertain breach probabilities; historical breach activity increases uncertainty.

← SCP-3988 ↑ All SCPs SCP-3990 →