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SCP-5361 Neutralised ~ medium confidence
SCP-5361
Expected annual
$4.6M
One-time setup
$3.3M
Annual recurring
$4.5M
Personnel
27
One-time setup costs for secure containment, automated monitoring, and contingency reserves are substantial (~$3.29M), while annual recurring costs driven by staffing, rapid-response readiness, legal/PR suppression, and monitoring run approximately $4.47M/year.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.3M
Equipment $1.2M
[#3, #4, #5, #6, #10, #11, #14, #21, #22] UPS/generator & climate-control initial hardware (#3), automated remote monitoring systems (#4), SRA software development/hardware integration (#5), secure storage hardware (#6), drone fleet & command equipment (#10), mobile containment & robotic capture tech (#11), web-crawler/IT automation build (#14), fleet/vehicle purchase (#21), and communications hardware (#22).
Contingency Reserve $1.1M
[#19] One-time insurance-like contingency/reserve fund sized at a mid-range level per analyst notes.
Facilities $630K
[#1, #2, #18] Containment chamber construction (#1), Faraday cage installation (#2), and full decommissioning of the cell (#18) — combined mid-range estimates for materials, structural work, and eventual cell decommissioning.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $298K
[#12, #16, #17] Initial memetic/amnestic stockpiles & protocols (#12), initial forensic/investigation setup costs for discovery (#16), and neutralisation experiment lab setup & specialized sensors (#17).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.5M/yr
Staff Wages $1.8M/yr
[#7, #8, #9, #15] On-site monitoring staff (technicians & supervisors) (#7), antimemetic research team & post-incident analysts (#8), rapid-response/MTF personnel wages (portion of readiness budget) (#9), and OSINT/media monitoring analysts (#15).
Logistics And Transport $675K/yr
[#9, #10, #21] Rapid-response operational budget (vehicles, readiness, per-deployment expenses) (#9), drone/helicopter operations & routine sortie costs (#10), and fleet operating costs / travel & lodging for UK-wide interception (#21).
Cover Story And Legal $638K/yr
[#14, #23] Legal & PR retainer, takedown operations and covert liaison/certification/permits (#14, #23). Includes mid-range contingency for incident responses/hush payments.
Public Compensation Reserve $525K/yr
[#27] Annual contingency reserve for potential public compensation, settlements or payouts in exposure incidents.
Research And Monitoring $424K/yr
[#4, #6, #17, #20, #25] Automated monitoring system maintenance & replacements (#4), hosting & storage services (#6), ongoing lab consumables for experiments (#17), data analysis & model maintenance for manifestation prediction (#20), and reduced post-neutralisation standby/monitoring budget (#25).
Opportunity Cost $150K/yr
[#26] Estimated annual internal allocation cost for lost use of Site-301 space and resources.
Occupational Health $75K/yr
[#13] Psychological support, counseling, and occupational health services for exposed staff.
Communications Security $50K/yr
[#22] Ongoing maintenance, subscriptions and secure comms services for hardened networks and satellite links.
Training And Exercises $50K/yr
[#24] Regular tabletop exercises, drills and training for antimemetic handling and SRA failover.
Supplies And Consumables $47K/yr
[#11, #12] Maintenance, parts and consumables for mobile containment/apparatus (#11) and memetic/amnestic stockpile replenishment (#12).
Forensic Investigation $35K/yr
[#16] Recurring per-incident forensic investigation budget (autopsy, DNA/pathology, scene services) averaged as an annual expectation.
Decontamination $35K/yr
[#18] Recurring budget for decon cycles, disposal and sanitization as incidents require.
Facilities Maintenance $10K/yr
[#3] Ongoing maintenance, fuel and servicing for UPS/generator and climate-control systems.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.5M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Neutralised status with routine reduced monitoring and readiness; no major incidents or deployments.
no_manifestation routine_monitoring periodic_drone_sweeps
🚨 Minor Incident $4.7M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$240K vs baseline
Intermittent re-manifestation requiring a single rapid-response deployment, limited public exposure mitigation, and localized forensic work.
unexpected_manifestation localized_public_exposure single_deployment_response
🚨 Major Incident $7.0M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Multiple manifestations or a containment/response surge leading to extensive deployments, large-scale suppression effort and significant compensation/legal costs.
multiple_manifestations widespread_public_exposure containment_failure_or_complex_recovery
🚨 Research Scaleup $5.5M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Research breakthrough or decision to resume active neutralisation studies, requiring scale-up of lab facilities and staff.
new_research_program funding_for_large_study scale_up_experiments
👥 Personnel 27 total
Role Count Notes
Watch Technician 6 [#7] 24/7 monitoring technicians in rotating shifts; headcount per analyst notes.
Supervisor / On-call Researcher 2 [#7] Supervising researchers/commanders for on-call oversight and incident escalation.
Research Scientist 4 [#8, #17] Antimemetic research specialists and experimental staff for neutralisation studies and post-incident analysis.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#9] Standing rapid-response/containment task force personnel for UK-wide intercepts and capture operations.
OSINT Analyst / Media Triage 3 [#14, #15] Analysts to triage automated alerts, coordinate takedowns, and manage cover stories and liaise with agencies.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges; however broad estimate ranges, unpredictability of manifestations, and the object's neutralised status introduce material uncertainty in annual incident probabilities and contingency sizing.
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