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SCP-5015 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-5015
Expected annual
$285K
One-time setup
$585K
Annual recurring
$278K
Personnel
3
Initial one-time setup and research (digitization, specialist analysis, conservation, and modest containment upgrades) are moderate (~$0.6M), while the main ongoing costs are personnel, MTF readiness, and periodic research/monitoring (~$278k/year). Major cost drivers are optional expedition campaigns and contingency containment upgrades.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $585K
Experimental Campaign Budget $200K
[#13] Budget per expedition/campaign to investigate directional function or to mount a field operation into SCP-5015-A (per-campaign, highly variable).
Containment Upgrade Contingency $200K
[#21] Optional containment upgrade (hardened cell, interdiction systems) contingency if risk profile increases.
Remote Probe And Drones $75K
[#14] Tethered/small-form probes, drones, environmental sensors, LIDAR/imaging and custom mounts for exploration.
Disposal Neutralization Contingency $50K
[#22] Contingent fund for disposal or neutralization operations should policy mandate destruction/neutralization.
Mtf Ppe And Quarantine Setup $25K
[#15] Purchase/setup of expedition PPE, portable quarantine room, decontamination kit, and one standing quarantine bed (one-time equipment/setup portion).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $16K
[#7, #8, #20] Initial philologist/epigrapher consultancy (item #7), materials/provenance testing (item #8), and initial high-resolution digitization/3D scans (item #20 one-time portion).
Legal Review And Sop $6K
[#18] Legal review and formal SOP/policy drafting costs.
Finder Compensation $5K
[#17] One-time finder payments / initial cover payments to discoverers or intermediaries.
Equipment $4K
[#2, #3] Tamper-evident clear containers for five components (item #2) and local CCTV camera + door-access control hardware and installation (item #3).
Conservation Setup $2K
[#9] Conservation treatment and microenvironment setup (silica gel, mounts, conditioning) one-time setup.
Facilities $1K
[#1] Purchase and installation of a tamper-resistant locker or cabinet into existing Site-11 restricted area.
Secure Transport Per Transit $1K
[#11] Per-transit secure courier / armored transport cost (pay-as-needed per transit).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $278K/yr
Mtf Readiness $100K/yr
[#16] On-call rapid-response / MTF readiness allocation attributable to SCP-5015 (item #16).
Staff Wages $99K/yr
[#5, #6, #12] Incremental security allocation (~$35k/year) (item #5), chain-of-custody/admin time (~$4k/year) (item #6), and apportioned research staff salaries/overhead (~$60k/year) (item #12).
Contingency Reserve $30K/yr
[#24] Annual internal reserve for unexpected events, remediation, or unplanned operations (item #24).
Cover Story And Legal $25K/yr
[#17, #25] Recurring media/legal monitoring, public-relations management, and liaison costs for museum/government coordination (item #17 recurring monitoring and item #25 public archaeology/museum relations).
Mtf Medical Quarantine Readiness $10K/yr
[#15] Recurring medical/quarantine readiness and maintenance/training costs for PPE and quarantine equipment (item #15 recurring portion).
Cctv And Data Storage $8K/yr
[#4] Ongoing CCTV/data storage costs and monitoring allocation, cloud or on-site storage and periodic review.
Training And Drills $4K/yr
[#19] Annual training, tabletop exercises and drills for archaeologists, research staff and security (item #19).
Data Archiving And Compute $1K/yr
[#20] Recurring storage and compute costs for high-resolution photogrammetry and modeling (item #20 recurring portion).
Energy And Power $550/yr
[#23] Marginal energy and facility costs for localized environmental control, cameras and lighting (item #23).
Conservation Maintenance $400/yr
[#10] Silica gel replacement, periodic conservator checks and minor repairs (item #10).
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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Supplies And Consumables $0/yr
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Research And Monitoring $0/yr
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Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $278K/yr
94.5% probability / year
Normal year with standard monitoring, conservation, and minimal active research; no major incidents or campaigns.
no_incidents no_field_campaigns normal_monitoring
🚨 Minor Incident $298K/yr
3.0% probability / year +$20K vs baseline
Small unauthorized access attempt, minor damage, or a localized contamination requiring investigation, minor repairs, and limited PR/legal action.
unauthorized_access_attempt minor_damage_or_contamination
🚨 Major Breach $678K/yr
0.5% probability / year +$400K vs baseline
Significant containment breach or unauthorized reassembly requiring full MTF response, medical treatment, emergency containment upgrades, and extended remediation.
unauthorized_assembly containment_breach medical_evacuations
🚨 Research Campaign $478K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Foundation elects to mount an active exploration campaign into SCP-5015-A (remote sensors, field teams, permits, MTF tasking).
expedition_approval field_team_deployment
👥 Personnel 3 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1 1 incremental guard/desk coverage attributed to SCP-5015 (item #5), budgeted at ~$35,000/year.
Research Scientist 1 Archaeologist/thaumatologist allocation (item #12), combined part/full FTE coverage budgeted at ~$60,000/year (may be fractional in practice).
Administrative Staff 1 Administrative/chain-of-custody time (item #6) allocated as a fraction of an admin employee (~0.05-0.15 FTE), budgeted at ~$4,000/year.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line items and recurring needs are well-specified (storage, CCTV, conservation, research), but several items (expedition budgets, containment-upgrade contingency, MTF readiness level, and contingency reserve) have wide ranges and depend on policy choices and unpredictable incident frequency.
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