SCP-5501
Unknown
~
medium confidence
SCP-5501
Expected annual
$32.4M
One-time setup
$1.6B
Annual recurring
$30.9M
Personnel
99
Estimated one-time capital costs are approximately $1.58 billion driven primarily by underground excavation and structural work; recurring operations run ~ $30.85 million/year dominated by dedicated STF staffing, site operations, equipment maintenance, and secrecy/disinformation efforts.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $1.6B
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $30.9M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$30.9M/yr
Normal operational year with no major containment incidents; routine maintenance, staffing, and secrecy operations only.
steady_operations
routine_maintenance
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Minor Incident
$32.4M/yr
Localized equipment failure or small-scale information leak requiring emergency repairs, short-term increased security and targeted suppression actions.
sensor_failure
localized_containment_issue
limited_public_exposure
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Major Breach
$180.8M/yr
Significant containment failure or forced exposure requiring large-scale emergency response, potential site remediation, and major legal/black-ops remediation.
full_containment_breach
widespread_public_exposure
large_scale_remediation
Personnel
99 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Security Officer / MTF Agent (STF Tau-6) | 90 | STF Tau-6 dedicated force; modeled at 90 personnel × ~$120k/yr as used in staff_wages estimate [#13]. |
| Research Scientist / Containment Oversight (review board) | 9 | Scientific oversight / containment review board staff (modeled at 9 FTE × ~$200k/yr as used in staff_wages estimate) [#20]. |
Confidence Notes
Line items are detailed and many operational costs are explicit, yielding moderate confidence in recurring estimates; however extremely wide ranges on excavation, structural stabilization, contingency neutralization costs and the unpredictable nature of anomalous incidents reduce overall confidence.