SCP-5492 — SCP-5492 | Cost Breakdown

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $89.2M

Archival Endowment $50.0M

[#13] Multi-century archival continuity endowment to fund long-term documentation and media refresh (one-time endowment).

Facilities $12.0M

[#1] Secure facility buildout: reinforced vaults, chronal shielding, quarantine/decon rooms, HVAC redundancy, secure briefing rooms and onsite workshop.

Catastrophic Reserve Fund $10.0M

[#25] One-time strategic reserve fund for large-event or multi-year recovery (recommended minimum $10M).

Standing Contingency Pool $5.0M

[#10] Initial standing contingency pool (recommended minimum $5M) for rapid response to emergent SCP-5492 events.

Equipment $4.0M

[#2] High‑precision timing and chronometric instrumentation (atomic/optical clocks, gravimeters, GNSS receivers and calibration equipment).

Anomalous Power Vaults $3.0M

[#15] Setup of isolated vaults and remote monitoring rigs for anomalous power sources and prototype power testing infrastructure.

Compute And Storage $2.0M

[#3] Petabyte-class air-gapped archival storage and HPC initial acquisition (separate from annual maintenance).

Decommission And Emp $1.5M

[#16] Initial capability to safely destroy/decommission hazardous hardware (EMP chambers, controlled disassembly lines, certification).

Physical Memetic Redundancy $600K

[#18] Initial creation of air-gapped physical/memetic backups and hardened bunker copies; courier and long-term transfer prep.

Field Kits And Vehicles $500K

[#6] Initial field documentation kits, vehicles, drones, wearable sensors and deployment equipment.

Training Curriculum Development $250K

[#5] Initial specialized training curriculum development for temporal non-interference, memetic hygiene, exposure handling.

Legal Framework Setup $200K

[#11] Initial legal setup and drafting of non-interference enforcement documents, inter-agency agreements and indemnities.

Psych Support Initial Pool $100K

[#12] Initial onboarding funds for time-displaced personnel (per-individual onboarding budget; conservative cohort assumed).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $0

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Lunar Contingency Mission $0

[#14] Optional/off-planet contingency (lunar relocation). Excluded from baseline; mission costs are extremely large ($250M+ one-time) and only funded if doctrine shifts or lunar relocation occurs.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $20.3M/yr

Staff Wages $8.0M/yr

[#4] Core department payroll incl. benefits and classified pay differentials for researchers, engineers, IT/security, security officers, admins, legal/ethics.

Temporal R&D $2.5M/yr

[#7] Ongoing R&D for temporal sensors, chronal mapping, instrument prototyping and contract research.

Cover And Black Ops $2.0M/yr

[#9] Public cover, covert influence, media manipulation, legal retconning, front organizations and emergency PR.

Infosec And Memetic $1.5M/yr

[#8] Secure communications, memetic countermeasures, secure comms hardware and INFOSEC personnel support.

Insurance And Liability $1.0M/yr

[#19] Classified insurance, indemnity funds and covert reparations budget depending on risk profile.

Contractors And External Expertise $1.0M/yr

[#24] Retainers and per-project fees for classified external specialists and high-pay consulting.

Facility Maintenance And Utilities $800K/yr

[#22] Utilities, specialized consumables, PPE, batteries, replacement parts and general upkeep.

Power Source Monitoring $600K/yr

[#15] Monitoring and limited testing budgets for anomalous prototype power sources (remote rigs, sensors, data analysis).

Field Operations $500K/yr

[#6] Annual operations, travel, kit replacement, fuel and maintenance for field documentation teams.

Contingency Replenishment $500K/yr

[#10] Annual replenishment allocation for contingency/emergency response reserves and per-event expenditures.

Simulation And Redteam $400K/yr

[#20] Simulation compute time, modeling and red-team exercises to test non-interference and narrative propagation.

Cross Department Coordination $250K/yr

[#17] Meetings, joint exercises, shared simulation tools and liaison travel with other departments (Pataphysics, Security).

Compute Storage Maintenance $225K/yr

[#3] Annual media refresh, integrity checks, air-gapped backup maintenance for petabyte archival and HPC upkeep.

Secure Transport $200K/yr

[#21] Armored courier teams, secure air transport and chain-of-custody operations between sites.

Recruitment And Vetting $200K/yr

[#23] Background checks, continuous monitoring and high-security vetting processes.

Training And Certification $175K/yr

[#5] Recurring refresher courses, recertification and training exercises for temporal staff.

Psychological Support Program $150K/yr

[#12] Recurring counseling, medical monitoring and long-term care program costs for time-displaced individuals (scalable by caseload).

Legal And Compliance $100K/yr

[#11] Ongoing legal counsel, compliance audits and enforcement of non-interference policy.

Decommission Maintenance $100K/yr

[#16] Maintenance, drills and certification of decommissioning/EMP capabilities.

Redundancy Maintenance $100K/yr

[#18] Rotations, courier costs and maintenance for long-term physical/memetic redundancy.

Facilities Maintenance $0/yr

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Supplies And Consumables $0/yr

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Research And Monitoring $0/yr

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Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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Cover Story And Legal $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $20.3M/yr

88.9% probability / year

Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine monitoring, staffing, R&D and INFOSEC activity.

no incidents routine monitoring scheduled R&D

🚨 Minor Incident $22.3M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline

Localized equipment failure, small prototype power-source malfunction or a field-deployment requiring emergency response.

prototype power-source failure field deployment emergency small-scale contamination

🚨 Major Breach $45.3M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$25.0M vs baseline

Significant malfunction of SCP-5492-D or larger containment-adjacent failure requiring broad remediation and political cover.

SCP-5492-D catastrophic malfunction large-scale collateral damage multi-site remediation

🚨 Lunar Mission $520.3M/yr

0.1% probability / year +$500.0M vs baseline

Decision or necessity to relocate SCP-5492-C to lunar surface or to conduct an off-planet contingency mission.

SCP-5492-C arrives at lunar-accessible state policy shift to off-planet relocation extreme safety concerns

👥 Personnel 72 total

Role	Count	Notes
Senior Temporal Researcher	8	[#4] Senior-level temporal researchers supervising research and documentation.
Researcher / Analyst	20	[#4] Mid-level researchers and analysts for continuous monitoring and study.
Engineer / Technician	6	[#4] Engineers and technicians maintaining equipment, sensors and prototypes.
IT / Security Specialist	10	[#4] Specialized IT, INFOSEC and security systems staff.
Security Officer / MTF Agent	20	[#4] On-site security officers for facility protection and incident response.
Administrative Staff	6	[#4] Admin, logistics and operational support staff.
Legal / Ethics	2	[#4] Legal counsel and ethics officers for non-interference enforcement and cover operations.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, allowing a reasoned mid-range budgeting approach; however the object's trans-temporal nature and optional/conditional items (lunar missions, catastrophic reserves, endowment sizing) introduce significant uncertainty.