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SCP-5267 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-5267
Expected annual
$1.8M
One-time setup
$1.8M
Annual recurring
$1.7M
Personnel
3
Initial capital/setup outlay is moderate (~$1.77M one-time), dominated by a reserved contingency for escalation; steady-state annual operations are ~$1.70M driven primarily by embedded local liaison/payoffs, research/monitoring (satellite tasking + archaeological program), and logistics/field operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.8M
Contingency Reserve $1.0M
[#19] Capital reserve for rapid escalation / emergency containment upgrade (scale-and-risk dependent).
Equipment $300K
[#4, #7, #10, #15] Perimeter sensor network installation hardware/gateway, initial servers/software, secure communications hardware, and secure archive setup.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $130K
[#12, #13, #14] Archaeological lab/equipment, specialized cognitohazard testing setup, and initial medical/forensic evidence-processing setup.
Facilities $110K
[#9, #24] Forward operating facility build-out and decommissioning/site restoration.
Insurance And Compensation Reserve $100K
[#20] One-time insurance/compensation / hush-payment reserve for civilian casualties or settlements.
Initial Reconnaissance And Recovery $50K
[#1] Initial MTF mobilization, aircraft hours, field medics/forensics overtime and immediate evidence handling from discovery.
Cover Setup And Legal $30K
[#2] Setup of shell organisation, legal paperwork, permit processing and professional fees for cover story establishment.
Reactive Airlift Deployment $20K
[#11] Single-event contracted VTOL/helicopter reactive deployment cost (one-off contingency deployment).
Environmental Mitigation Setup $20K
[#17] One-time environmental/cultural mitigation and compliance setup budget.
Training And Sop Development $12K
[#18] Initial SOP development and initial training course build-out for field teams.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.7M/yr
Research And Monitoring $680K/yr
[#6, #12, #13, #21] Satellite imagery tasking, archaeological research team annual program, ongoing cognitohazard testing/monitoring, and long-term environmental/cultural data collection.
Cover Story And Legal $375K/yr
[#2, #3, #16] Ongoing local government liaisons/embedded assets/payoffs, ongoing legal/PR fees and public-relations/disinformation/rumor-control budgets.
Logistics And Transport $330K/yr
[#8, #11] Periodic field operation deployments (quarterly/biannual) and contracted airlift/helicopter standby/access costs.
Staff Wages $220K/yr
[#7] Data analysts and IT/data-engineering staff to operate monitoring center (2–3 FTEs including benefits).
Facilities Maintenance $40K/yr
[#5, #9, #10, #22] Sensor maintenance/consumables, forward facility upkeep, secure-comm airtime/maintenance, and routine utilities/energy (generators/solar upkeep).
Medical And Forensics $20K/yr
[#14] Ongoing trauma/medical support and periodic forensic follow-up related to site incidents.
Environmental And Cultural Mitigation $12K/yr
[#17] Ongoing environmental compliance, compensation and heritage engagement budget.
Training And Sop Refreshers $10K/yr
[#18] Annual refresher training and exercises for MTF and research staff.
Supplies And Consumables $8K/yr
[#23] Small recurring purchases: radios, backpacks, field tools, first-aid kits, spare cables, consumables.
Secure Archive Maintenance $6K/yr
[#15] Secure archive, backups and information-security maintenance costs.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.7M/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with routine monitoring, maintenance, and ongoing research/cover operations.
no breaches routine sensor alerts only quarterly inspections
🚨 Minor Incident $1.9M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Localized incident (sensor array damage, small hostile skirmish, or brief political scrutiny) requiring extra response, repairs, and PR.
sensor damage short field engagement local media attention
🚨 Major Breach $3.7M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Significant breach/hostile operation requiring emergency containment upgrade, large-scale MTF mobilization, equipment replacement and major compensation/cover operations.
matriarch escape or empowered activity organized hostile extraction international exposure
👥 Personnel 3 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 2 [#7] Site/archaeological/cognitohazard analysts covering imagery and research tasks (2 FTE)
Data Engineer / IT 1 [#7] Systems, secure communications, and data pipeline operations (1 FTE)
📋 Confidence Notes
Many line items have wide ranges and political/operational factors (embedded payoffs, satellite tasking cadence, and contingency sizing) drive uncertainty; however the article and analyst notes provide concrete recurring categories and historical single-event examples, allowing a reasoned mid-range estimate.
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