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SCP-5461 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-5461
Expected annual
$3.7M
One-time setup
$2.6M
Annual recurring
$3.6M
Personnel
17
Initial one-time setup is moderate (~$2.6M) driven by secure storage, habitat and R&D/reserve capitalization; ongoing operations are staff-dominated with recurring costs of roughly $3.65M/yr driven by specialist wages, security, medical contracts, research, consumables and reserves.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.6M
Initial Reserve Fund $1.0M
[#19] Initial capitalization of contingency/reserve fund (recommended $1–5M minimum; conservative $1M chosen).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $500K
[#11] Initial research program (equipment + first-year staff) for mapping/exploration and sensor suites (~$300–800k, chosen midpoint).
Specialized Engineering R And D Setup $500K
[#18, #7] Initial allocation for specialized engineering R&D / prototyping to explore mitigation of manifestation-height variance (lower-end program setup ~$500k).
Equipment $495K
[#1, #2, #5, #6, #7, #8, #12, #13] Includes safe locker & installation (~$5k, #1), initial secure SAN & encryption and storage hardware (~$40k, #2), deployable 2-person habitat kit (~$200k, #5), basic redundant communications installation (~$30k, #6), PPE/initial fall-arrest kits for pool (~$60k, #8 and minimal harnessing in #7), logistics kit/caches (~$125k, #12), and CCTV/access upgrades (~$35k, #13).
Initial Training Program $90K
[#4] New-hire course and initial certification for ~12 personnel ($5–10k/person -> ~$60–120k; midpoint used).
Facilities $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.6M/yr
Staff Wages $2.0M/yr
[#3, #13, #15] Salaries for containment specialists (~10 specialists, base+hazard benefits -> ~$1.56M) plus dedicated security staff (4–6 guards estimate -> ~$300k) and admin staff (1–2 -> ~$144k). Aggregate payroll included here.
Research And Monitoring $400K/yr
[#11, #17, #2, #18] Ongoing mapping/research staff and consumables (~$200–500k, #11), red-team testing and audits (~$20–100k, #17), periodic integrity checks of digital backups and sysadmin time (~$10–20k, #2), plus modest ongoing R&D follow-up (~#18).
Medical Support $300K/yr
[#9] Contracted trauma medic/team and psychiatric services for personnel (~$200–300k for trauma team + $50–100k for mental-health services; combined estimate).
Search And Recovery Reserve $250K/yr
[#10, #19] Ongoing contingency/reserve to cover search, recovery, autopsy, mortuary handling and per-recovery costs (~$250k–1M/yr recommended; lower-bound reserve chosen).
Supplies And Consumables $163K/yr
[#5, #8, #16] Consumables and maintenance for continuous habitation and life-support (~$50–100k, #5), PPE replacements and consumables (~$10–25k, #8), and food/water/fuel/batteries consumables (~$20–100k combined, #16).
Cover Story And Legal $125K/yr
[#14] Routine cover maintenance, records management and legal counsel (~$50–200k/yr; midpoint used).
Recruitment And Retention $125K/yr
[#20] Recruitment, signing bonuses, retention incentives and elevated hiring costs due to high-stress rotation (~$50–200k/yr).
Specialized Engineering R And D $100K/yr
[#18] Ongoing R&D follow-on expenditures for engineering mitigation (multi-year spend after initial program setup).
Facilities Maintenance $84K/yr
[#1, #7, #13] Annual audits and maintenance for safe locker and access controls (~$2–5k, #1), inspections and maintenance of fall-mitigation systems (~$20–100k, #7), and minor facility upkeep.
Training And Certification $45K/yr
[#4] Annual recertification and new-hire refreshers (~$30–60k/yr, #4).
Logistics And Transport $35K/yr
[#12] Replenishment, transport, caches resupply and spare parts (~$20–50k/yr, #12).
Communications And Telemetry $15K/yr
[#6] Airtime, satellite uplink fees, repairs and comms maintenance (~$5–20k/yr; higher if specialized hardware required).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.6M/yr
86.5% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with two-occupant rotations, routine research, maintenance, and no major incidents.
no incidents routine research and maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $4.0M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$350K vs baseline
Single personnel manifesting at fatal/serious fall requiring recovery operation, hospitalisation and targeted cover-up actions.
single fatality or severe injury one recovery operation local hospitalisation and cover-up
🚨 Major Breach $6.8M/yr
1.5% probability / year +$3.2M vs baseline
Multiple simultaneous casualties or expansion of anomalous activity requiring large-scale recovery, legal settlements and emergency response.
multiple fatalities large recovery operations public exposure/legal action
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $4.6M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Discovery of a mitigation approach or containment modification that requires rapid scale-up of R&D and capital investment.
successful mitigation discovery prototype deployment and scale-up
👥 Personnel 17 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / Specialist 10 [#3] Core specialist/operators staffing the two-person rotation pool (10-person pool assumed).
Security Officer / Guard 5 [#13] Dedicated site security to protect document and prevent unauthorized ritual performance (4–6 guards; midpoint used).
Administrative Staff 2 [#15] Scheduling, HR, payroll and clearance maintenance for rotation management (1–2 staff).
📋 Confidence Notes
The object is anomalous with key unknowns (feasibility and cost of engineering inside SCP-5461-A, true incident frequency, and whether mass-teleport events can occur). Many line items are range estimates and environment-dependent, so overall cost confidence is low.
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