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SCP-5446 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-5446
Expected annual
$16.4M
One-time setup
$162.2M
Annual recurring
$14.6M
Personnel
80
One-time capital outlays dominated by facility conversion, containment tanks, fleet and large contingency reserves (~$162M). Recurring costs driven by staff wages, fleet operations, research and contingency preparations (~$14.6M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $162.2M
Global Contingency Reserve $100.0M
[#30] Policy-level worst-case reserve for broad ecological/military escalation; intentionally large and highly variable (> $100M).
Facilities $28.1M
[#1, #3, #12, #20, #29] Structural conversion of the temple into Undersea Area-58, large saltwater pens/tanks, tamper-proof hard-lined breathing system installs, high-voltage grounding/mesh installations, and a baseline decommissioning/remediation budget.
Liability Contingency Reserve $12.5M
[#24] Program-level contingency reserve for large-scale escape, remediation, legal settlements and contracting external assets.
Emergency Fleet Purchase $7.5M
[#13] Purchase of patrol vessel(s), ROVs and small crewed submersible(s) for 24/7 presence and rapid response.
Life Insurance Reserve $5.0M
[#9] One-time establishment of death/permanent disability trusts and long-term compensation reserve for ~20 transformed personnel.
Equipment $3.5M
[#2, #4, #11, #16, #17, #21] Secure waterproof vault and integrations, on-site generator/UPS hardware, scuba kit/compressor purchase, specialized monitoring hardware, cybersecurity-hardened hardware, and secure remote handling tooling.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $2.2M
[#7, #15, #27] Laboratory outfitting, specialized medical equipment for application/care, and initial containment/reversal R&D program startup instrumentation.
Mobile Neutralization Rnd $1.2M
[#14] One-time R&D and prototyping for nets, entanglement gear, nonlethal electrical deterrents sized for large tentacles.
Legal Cover One Time $1.1M
[#22] Upfront costs to establish front companies, permits/expropriation and local legal/cover setup in foreign waters.
Mitigation Infrastructure $750K
[#25] One-time environmental mitigation infrastructure (waste/water treatment, remediation staging).
Training Simulation Dev $250K
[#26] One-time development of training/simulation environments and initial scenario tooling for joint exercises.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $14.6M/yr
Staff Wages $7.9M/yr
[#6, #7, #8] Core on-site staffing compensation (director, ops, security, techs, maintenance) plus specialized medical team and transformed personnel wages/hazard pay.
Logistics And Transport $1.5M/yr
[#13] Operations, crewing, fuel and maintenance for patrol vessel(s), subs and ROV deployment.
Research And Monitoring $1.4M/yr
[#15, #16] Ongoing research staff, consumables, neural imaging/adaptations and monitoring sensor maintenance/data storage.
Containment Rnd Recurring $750K/yr
[#27] Ongoing containment/neural reversal research program costs, pilot trials and associated consumables.
Administrative Overhead $500K/yr
[#28] Procurement, HR, travel between Area-58 and command, and site management overhead.
Facilities Maintenance $400K/yr
[#19, #20] Routine marine maintenance, drydock/repairs, spare inventory and periodic high-voltage testing/inspection.
Training And Simulation $350K/yr
[#26] Recurring joint exercises, scenario training, live nonlethal drills and cross-training with naval assets.
Public Safety Environmental Compliance $300K/yr
[#25] Annual impact studies, monitoring, compliance and small-scale mitigation readiness.
Cybersecurity Operations $300K/yr
[#17] Ongoing hardened ICS/SCADA operations, intrusion monitoring, air-gapped fail-safes and secure telepathic-interface operations.
Energy $275K/yr
[#4, #5] Electricity, generator fuel and UPS/battery maintenance for pumps, life support, high-voltage monitoring and servers.
Psychological Care $225K/yr
[#10] Long-term psychiatric care, family liaison and reintegration programs for transformed or injured personnel.
Cover Story And Legal $200K/yr
[#22] Ongoing cover operations, covert purchases, retainers and diplomatic/legal liaison fees.
Mobile Neutralization Maintenance $200K/yr
[#14] Consumable replacement, upkeep and field maintenance for entanglement/EMP/ionic countermeasure gear.
Supplies And Consumables $100K/yr
[#18] Food cultures, artificial feeds, salts, filters, reagents and routine consumables for Δ instance care.
Records Management $100K/yr
[#23] Classified archives, secure backups, redaction and FOIA defense accounting.
Scuba Maintenance $75K/yr
[#11] Annual maintenance, fills and servicing for scuba kits, compressors and cylinders.
Tamper Proof Maintenance $45K/yr
[#12] Ongoing monitoring and service for tamper-proof atmosphere/gas supply upgrades and automated emergency lines.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $14.6M/yr
87.5% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with routine operations, maintenance and research only.
no breaches routine training and research normal operational tempo
🚨 Minor Incident $17.6M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline
Localized containment breach or small-scale loss requiring ship/ROV response, repairs and short-term remediation.
small breach or Δ escape limited facility damage short-term external contracting
🚨 Major Breach $39.6M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$25.0M vs baseline
Large breach with significant personnel losses, extended recovery operations, environmental remediation and external military contracting.
insurgent or coordinated attack mass Δ escape or infrastructure loss need to contract militaries/large contractors
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $214.6M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$200.0M vs baseline
Program-level catastrophe with cross-jurisdictional escalation, widespread ecological/military response and large-scale remediation and compensation.
uncontrolled ecological spread national-level military escalation mass casualties/environmental collapse
👥 Personnel 80 total
Role Count Notes
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#6, #28] Senior site leadership and executive liaison for Area-58 operations.
Security Officer / MTF Agent (non-transformed) 19 [#6, #26] On-site non-transformed security personnel responsible for perimeter, vessel operations and support to Δ units.
Security Officer / MTF Agent (Δ-transformed) 20 [#8, #1, #3] Active transformed SCP-5446-Δ security personnel deployed for sea-based containment/combat (sapient telepathic jellyfish).
Research Scientist 6 [#15, #27] PI(s) and research staff conducting mechanism, reversal and monitoring research.
Medical Officer 6 [#7, #10] Specialized physicians, marine biologists and psychiatrists responsible for application, emergency care and long-term support.
Engineer / Maintenance 8 [#4, #19, #20] Marine/structural engineers and technicians for pumps, seals, generators, grounding meshes and drydock maintenance.
Administrative Staff 5 [#22, #23, #28] Procurement, HR, cover-story management and records administration.
Operations / Site Ops 15 [#6, #13, #26] Site operations, fleet crewing, ROV operators and logistics staff enabling 24/7 facility functioning.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges and operational assumptions, but many items (contingencies, geopolitical actions, global-scale escalation) are highly uncertain; mid-range numeric selections used where ranges were wide.
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