SCP-5213 — SCP-5213 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-5213 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-5213

Expected annual

$5.2M

One-time setup

$14.4M

Annual recurring

$5.0M

Personnel

First-year, one-time establishment costs are dominated by subsurface engineering, specialized containment R&D, and construction of secure facilities; ongoing staffing, research, and maintenance drive annual costs. Estimated one-time setup ~$14.4M with recurring costs ~ $5.0M/yr, driven primarily by continuous MTF staffing and specialist research.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $14.4M

Facilities $5.4M

[#1, #2, #3, #11, #14] Site perimeter fencing and concealment, on-site operations compound (modular buildings/foundations), structural component of secure vault/cold-storage, geotechnical stabilization/rock-bolting/shotcrete, and specialized containment chamber structural works.

Equipment $4.4M

[#3, #7, #8, #9, #10, #12, #13, #17, #21, #23, #25, #28] Climate control/backup for vault, robotic ROVs/UGVs/drones, deep-access winch/elevator hardware, subterranean fiber/comms backbone hardware, generators/UPS, atmospheric monitoring hardware, field/radiation detection instruments, non-vocal/soundproofing tech, vehicle fleet procurement, PPE initial procurement, long-term sensors/surveillance hardware, and initial IT/server/hardening equipment.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $3.4M

[#13, #16, #24] Initial R&D program for shielding/dampening and exotic-field countermeasures, tablet conservation/digitization lab setup (microphotography/micro-CT/digitization servers), and BSL-2 capable biota research lab capability.

Contingency Reserve $1.0M

[#26] One-time pre-funded containment breach contingency reserve / emergency stockpile (earmarked).

Legal Startup $150K

[#20] One-time legal/permitting/front-loaded diplomatic/heritage negotiation fees during establishment.

Cover Story Initial $100K

[#19] Initial PR/media seeding and cover-story establishment costs.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.0M/yr

Staff Wages $2.0M/yr

[#4] Continuous MTF detachment (24/7 staffing, remote ops techs, security specialists, medics) estimated at 12–18 FTE equivalent.

Research And Monitoring $960K/yr

[#15, #24] Ongoing linguistics/epigraphy research team salaries and ongoing biota research/containment operations.

Cover Story And Legal $430K/yr

[#5, #19, #20] Local security liaison/cooperation payments, ongoing PR/media control, and ongoing legal counsel/permits/cultural-heritage compensation.

Logistics And Transport $352K/yr

[#21, #22, #30] Vehicle fleet maintenance/fuel/insurance, helicopter/medevac retainer/occasional use, and travel/rotation logistics for external specialists.

Training Exercises $175K/yr

[#27] Annual exercises, tabletop and field drills, language training, and cross-discipline simulations.

Robotic Spares And Maintenance $150K/yr

[#7] Spares, maintenance, and yearly upkeep for ROVs/UGVs/drones and tether systems.

Field Detection Maintenance $125K/yr

[#13] Calibration, specialist maintenance, and low-level ongoing R&D support for radiation/exotic-field detection equipment.

Supplies And Consumables $120K/yr

[#16, #23, #29] Tablet conservation consumables/digitization upkeep, PPE consumables/decontamination, and waste disposal/decon/environmental compliance.

Local Guards $120K/yr

[#6] Local daytime guard hires/cover-story staffing (4–8 local guards).

Medical And Amnestics $120K/yr

[#18] Baseline stock of amnestics, medical staff costs for monitoring, and routine medical supplies; per-incident costs budgeted into contingency scenarios.

Contingency Replenishment $100K/yr

[#26] Annual replenishment budget for emergency stockpile, additional amnestics, and rapid-response kits if expended.

Power Fuel And Maintenance $90K/yr

[#10] Diesel/generator fuel, maintenance, and UPS servicing for remote operations and vault backup.

Archival It Security $60K/yr

[#28] Hardened server upkeep, encrypted backups, secure-cloud costs, and IT security operations for translations and sensitive data.

Facilities Maintenance $46K/yr

[#1, #3, #8] Perimeter/fence upkeep, vault climate/power running costs portion, and winch/elevator inspections/maintenance.

Long Term Monitoring Maintenance $40K/yr

[#25] Sensor uptime, data storage, and maintenance for long-term unattended monitoring arrays.

Life Support Maintenance $35K/yr

[#12] Consumables and maintenance for atmospheric monitoring, ventilation, scrubbers, and life-support ducting/filters.

Non Vocal Protocols Training $30K/yr

[#17] Ongoing training, PPE upkeep, and protocol maintenance for non-vocal access and comms security.

Communications And Bandwidth $15K/yr

[#9] Subterranean communications bandwidth, repeater upkeep, and repairs.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.0M/yr

82.0% probability / year

Normal year with routine operations, no major incidents; regular staffing, research, maintenance, and minor consumables use.

routine_operations scheduled_research_and_maintenance

🚨 Minor Incident $5.2M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline

Localized incident such as tourist vocalization or small subterranean equipment damage requiring medical treatment, amnestics, minor repairs, and PR response.

tourist_vocalization localized_structure_damage single_amnestic_event

🚨 Major Breach $6.5M/yr

3.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline

Significant containment breach or multi-civilian exposure requiring large-scale amnestics, extended MTF deployment, repairs, and temporary shutdown of research.

multiple_civilian_exposures structural_failure extended_deployment

🚨 Political Exposure $7.5M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline

Diplomatic or cultural-heritage exposure (UNESCO/local authority investigation) requiring large compensation, extended legal defense, and major PR operations.

media_exposure heritage_dispute international_inquiry

🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $10.0M/yr

3.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline

Successful research (e.g., ability to restore SCP-5213-A) triggers an O5-level decision to scale R&D, procurement, and secure shift in containment posture leading to major one-year spending.

successful_research decision_to_restore_device O5_directive_for_scale_up

👥 Personnel 35 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	15	[#4] Permanent MTF detachment (24/7 staffing) estimated at 12–18 FTE; 15 used for budgeting and headcount breakdown.
Local Security Guard	6	[#6] Local hires for perimeter/checkpoint and tourist deterrence (4–8 guards).
Research Scientist	5	[#15, #16] Linguistics/epigraphy and conservators (3–8 specialists) and associated research roles accounted in research_and_monitoring.
Engineer / Maintenance	3	[#7, #8, #9, #10, #21] Technical staff for ROVs/winch/communications/power and vehicle maintenance; headcount included within equipment maintenance and logistics budgets.
Medical Officer	2	[#4, #18] Medics for site clinic, amnestic administration and monitoring; costs included in staff_wages and medical baseline.
Administrative Staff / Legal Liaison	2	[#5, #20] Legal liaison, cultural-heritage coordination, and admin support for permits and local authorities.
IT / Archivist	2	[#16, #28] Digital archivists and IT security staff for hardened servers, backups, and digitization workflows.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges but many items have wide ranges (geotechnical remediation, shielding R&D, and staffing mix). Uncertainty in technology needs (novel shielding) and site-specific engineering drives medium confidence in these estimates.

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