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SCP-5322 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-5322
Expected annual
$1.6M
One-time setup
$2.0M
Annual recurring
$1.6M
Personnel
14
Initial one-time setup is approximately $2.01M driven primarily by property acquisition, specialized instrumentation/vehicles, and contingency reserves; ongoing annual operations are roughly $1.595M/yr driven by staff wages, recurring legal/cover costs, equipment losses, and transport/communications.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.0M
Equipment $660K
[#5, #6, #8, #13, #14, #16, #17, #18] CCTV/sensor setup, backup generator/UPS purchase, patrol/response vehicle purchase, specialized instrumented test vehicle(s), remote/robotic test capability setup, secure data/analysis hardware, communications setup, and initial drone fleet purchase.
Contingency Fund $625K
[#25] Contingency reserve for large-scale escalation, relocation, or rapid response (capital reserve).
Facilities $302K
[#1, #3, #4] Purchase of farmhouse/parcel and closing costs, perimeter fencing/gate and hardened farmhouse entry, plus small guardhouse/lighting/driveway improvements.
Legal Incident Contingency $300K
[#24] One-time legal contingency fund / major incident legal escrow (per analyst note's one-time contingency range).
Title And Shell Company $50K
[#2] Legal work to establish shell company, title clearing, and initial legal retainer for cover acquisition.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $40K
[#9, #10] Initial amnestic stockpile and secure production/storage setup for controlled compounds.
Initial Training $20K
[#11] Initial interrogation and amnesticization training for security and medical staff.
Records Alteration $12K
[#20] One-time map/records alteration and public-records work to remove/alter references to the road.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.6M/yr
Staff Wages $1.1M/yr
[#7, #12, #9, #26] On-site security staff salaries (guards + supervisor), research staff salaries (researchers + tech lead), medic retainer, and administrative/site director payroll and overhead.
Supplies And Consumables $156K/yr
[#15, #30] Recurring budget for replacement of lost/disappeared vehicles/equipment and small consumables/PPE/batteries/fuel used in operations.
Cover Story And Legal $148K/yr
[#19, #20, #24] Local community cover/liaison and PR upkeep, ongoing records/liaison retainers, and legal retainer / incident-response legal budget.
D Class Management $70K/yr
[#27] If D-Class are used for tests, recurring costs for procurement, housing, legal handling, and management overhead.
Research And Monitoring $66K/yr
[#10, #14, #16, #21, #29] Ongoing amnestic procurement/production costs, remote/robotic maintenance, secure data hosting & analysis maintenance, evidence management/destruction, and archival/documentation controls.
Logistics And Transport $52K/yr
[#8, #18, #17, #23] Vehicle fuel/insurance/maintenance, drone maintenance & batteries, communications airtime/lines, and staff travel/transport reimbursement.
Facilities Maintenance $20K/yr
[#6, #4, #22] Backup power fuel & maintenance, guardhouse/site infrastructure upkeep, and utilities/grounds/septic maintenance.
Training And Safety Drills $16K/yr
[#11, #28] Annual refresher training, breach drills, and safety/update exercises for security, medics, and researchers.
Cctv Hosting And Maintenance $6K/yr
[#5] Recurring hosting, maintenance, and tamper-detection monitoring for CCTV and sensor network.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.6M/yr
90.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations and no major incidents.
scheduled_tests routine maintenance no equipment losses
🚨 Minor Incident $1.8M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Localized incident (e.g., loss of a test vehicle/drone, small legal dispute) requiring equipment replacement and extra legal/response costs.
vehicle/drone disappearance small public/legal incident equipment failure
🚨 Major Breach $2.8M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline
Significant public exposure or containment escalation requiring large legal payouts, emergency staff surge, and use of contingency funds.
public breach/exposure large litigation or media event relocation or large-scale incident response
👥 Personnel 14 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 Six guards to staff 24/7 rotations as specified in analyst notes.
Security Supervisor 1 On-site supervisor for shift coordination and initial incident command.
Research Scientist 2 Full-time researchers to design protocols and analyze sensor data.
Technical Lead 1 Lead researcher/technician to oversee instrumentation and data integrity.
Medical Officer 1 On-call medic/paramedic responsible for amnestic administration and emergency care.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 Managerial oversight, liaison with Foundation HQ and legal.
Engineer / Maintenance 1 Responsible for generators, vehicles, drones, and site infrastructure maintenance.
Administrative Staff 1 Payroll, procurement, and records management support.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates use midpoints of analyst ranges and combine many operational assumptions (frequency of experiments, equipment loss rate, and legal exposure). Reasonable grounded data exists for staffing and basic capital but uncertainty remains around experiment-driven losses and the frequency/magnitude of legal or exposure events.
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