SCP-5328 — SCP-5328 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-5328 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-5328

Expected annual

$3.2M

One-time setup

$2.6M

Annual recurring

$3.2M

Personnel

Initial capital/setup is approximately $2.6M one-time (facility retrofit, cryogenic tank, lab upgrades, surveillance/vehicles, and contingency reserve). Recurring annual operations are roughly $3.21M/year, driven mainly by staff wages, covert field monitoring, insurance/contingency replenishment, and ongoing cryogen/maintenance costs.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.6M

Facilities $625K

[#1] Construction/retrofit of secure containment room / cryogenic vault including structural work, secondary containment, airlock, HVAC separation, fire suppression and minor plumbing.

Contingency Reserve One Time $500K

[#27] Initial contingency / escalation reserve fund held for emergency containment purchases or rapid mobilization.

Equipment $400K

[#2] Industrial cryogenic preservation tank (humanoid-capable / instrumented temperature control and remote handling).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $300K

[#8] Dedicated sterile/containment lab for thawing & testing (BSL upgrade, biosafety cabinets, anesthesia/monitoring equipment, waste handling).

Covert Technical Setup $150K

[#21] Remote sensors, covert cameras, GSM intercept hardware, drone equipment and initial satellite imagery/subscription setup for village monitoring.

Emergency Medical Equipment $125K

[#9] ICU-quality monitoring equipment, ventilators, emergency anesthesia supplies and dedicated medical hardware for thaw events.

Vehicles And Field Equipment One Time $125K

[#22] Unmarked vehicles, satellite phones, comms gear and field medical kits (capital purchase).

Power Resilience $80K

[#4] UPS and backup generator sized for continuous cryo/HVAC loads; installation and resilience infrastructure.

Transport One Time $80K

[#19] Armored/locked transport container and climate-control equipment for major moves (one-time purchase for secure mobilization).

Cryogen Setup $60K

[#3] Liquid nitrogen / bulk LN2 dewar/holding tanks, regulators, piping and initial delivery contract setup.

Cctv And Cybersecurity Setup $50K

[#17] High-resolution tamper-evident recording systems, secure on-site/off-site encrypted backups initial installation and baseline cybersecurity hardening.

Environmental Monitoring Setup $40K

[#5] Redundant temp/pressure/oxygen/leak sensors, tamper detection hardware and alerting/CCTV initial setup.

Access Control Setup $30K

[#6] Electromagnetic locks, mantrap/airlock installation, badge/fingerprint hardware and anti-tailgating measures.

Decon Equipment $30K

[#7] Fixed/portable decontamination equipment (foggers, steam cleaners, scrubbers) and installation.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.2M/yr

Staff Wages $2.1M/yr

[#10, #11, #12, #13, #20, #28] On-site security force (24/7), specialized response/containment team, research scientists & technical staff, medical & psychological monitoring staff, covert field operatives, and program management/administration wages and overhead.

Cover Story And Legal $150K/yr

[#23] Cover-story creation/PR, legal counsel, liaison with local authorities and mitigation of public exposure risks.

Insurance And Reserve $150K/yr

[#26] Site/personnel insurance, catastrophic containment reserve contributions and legal defense funding.

Medical On Call $150K/yr

[#9] On-call medical staff, emergency supplies, and consumables for thawing/testing medical support.

Contingency Replenish $100K/yr

[#27] Annual replenishment of contingency/escalation fund if amounts are spent.

Supplies And Consumables $65K/yr

[#14, #15] PPE, recurring training consumables, lab reagents, sample storage consumables and cold-chain consumables.

Facilities Maintenance $60K/yr

[#18] Maintenance, spare parts, instrumentation calibration, preventive maintenance for cryo tank, pumps, HVAC and lab equipment.

Research And Monitoring $60K/yr

[#8] Operational consumables/equipment replacement and ongoing costs for thawing/testing lab operations.

Covert Technical Recurring $60K/yr

[#21] Recurring data/asset costs for remote village sensors, drone operations, and ISR data handling.

Covert Local Assistance $60K/yr

[#24] Discreet payments to local officials, informants and businesses to maintain cover and rapid reporting.

Utilities $50K/yr

[#29] Electricity, water and increased HVAC/climate-control costs for continuous cryogenic operation and decontamination.

Logistics And Transport $40K/yr

[#19, #22] Standing transport readiness, vehicle operating costs, fuel and routine transport logistics for test mobilization and field tasks.

Satellite Imagery $30K/yr

[#25] Commercial satellite imagery and high-resolution tasking subscriptions.

Training And Drills $30K/yr

[#30] Regular drills, memetic/psychological-hazard training and staff counseling/mental-health services.

Cctv And Cybersecurity Recurring $20K/yr

[#17] Recording storage, encrypted backups, cybersecurity monitoring, penetration testing and SOC services.

Decon Consumables $15K/yr

[#7] Consumable disinfectants, chemical fogger supplies and labor for decontamination cycles.

Waste Disposal $15K/yr

[#16] Biomedical and hazardous waste removal, incineration/autoclave services and hazardous packaging/transport.

Cryogen Deliveries $12K/yr

[#3] Ongoing liquid nitrogen deliveries and delivery contract costs.

Power Fuel And Maintenance $10K/yr

[#4] Fuel, routine generator maintenance and related power-resilience upkeep.

Environmental Monitoring Service $7K/yr

[#5] Recurring monitoring/telemetry service, remote alerting subscriptions and offsite monitoring fees.

Access Control Maintenance $3K/yr

[#6] Maintenance and occasional replacement of locks, badge systems and access-control hardware.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.2M/yr

91.0% probability / year

Normal operational year with routine monitoring, scheduled tests, and no major containment incidents.

routine_thawing_tests regular_surveillance no major incidents

🚨 Minor Incident $3.4M/yr

8.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline

Localized intrusion, data leak, or small containment/medical incident requiring investigation, legal support, and temporary increased surveillance.

unauthorized_intruder minor_information_leak small containment breach during test

🚨 Major Breach $4.7M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline

Significant containment failure or coordinated insider compromise requiring full recontainment mobilization, large-scale medical response, asset replacement and contingency deployment.

insider_leak_or_coordination simultaneous_thaw_and_escape widespread_public_exposure

👥 Personnel 30 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	7	[#10] Six guards (3 shifts) plus one supervisor to staff perimeter and interior security.
Specialized Response / Containment Team	6	[#11] Rapid response team trained for recontainment, decon and emergency thaw events; paramilitary/technical staff.
Research Scientist / Technical Staff	4	[#12] Lead researcher and 2–3 technicians to plan/execute tests and monitor SCP-5328.
Medical Officer / Psychologist	2	[#13] Physicians/psychologists for medical monitoring, on-call during thawing events and staff psychological care.
Field Operatives / Covert Agents	8	[#20] Covert operatives in Faro and Norman Wells (rotating teams for presence checks, intel and emergency response).
Program Director / Administrative Staff	3	[#28] Project manager, HR/procurement and administrative support for site overhead and program management.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are based on analyst ranges for each line item and typical Foundation operational profiles; medium confidence reflects well-defined infrastructure needs but substantial uncertainty in object-specific factors (size, thaw frequency, hazard level) and in covert-monitoring intensity.

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