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SCP-5704 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-5704
Expected annual
$2.4M
One-time setup
$2.4M
Annual recurring
$2.4M
Personnel
11
One-time setup and contingency funding are substantial (~$2.4M total) driven by facility upgrades, multiple contingency reserves and specialized equipment; recurring annual costs are ~ $2.30M/yr, dominated by staff wages, replacement-host program, relocation readiness and administrative overhead.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.4M
Facilities $615K
[#1, #13, #15] Containment-suite build/structural work including private room modifications, vault conversion and HVAC/install mods.
Legal Incident Reserve $500K
[#14] One-time legal/ethics incident contingency reserve for cover/legal response.
Incident Reserve Fund $500K
[#22] One-time funded reserve for catastrophic incidents / insurance shortfall.
Equipment $380K
[#2, #8, #9, #10, #11, #18, #20, #23] Remote sock-handling manipulator, camera/playback install, non-visual sensor network, access-control software package, emergency/HAZMAT equipment, biohazard equipment, secure transport vehicle conversion, and initial PPE purchase.
Miscellaneous Contingency One Time $175K
[#25] Flexible one-time contingency for unknown anomalous contingencies (specialized reagents/equipment).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $100K
[#12] Laboratory bench setup, secure archival storage and initial thaumaturgic assay equipment.
Ritual Paraphernalia $100K
[#19] One-time purchase and secure storage of ritual paraphernalia/reagents for re-binding readiness.
Training Rollout $30K
[#16] Initial training program rollout, SOP documentation production and certification setup.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.4M/yr
Staff Wages $830K/yr
[#4, #5, #12] Security staff salaries (6 guards + supervisor), medical staffing (nurse + physician retainer components) and research FTE salaries (2 researchers).
Administrative Overhead $460K/yr
[#21] Administrative/HR/procurement/finance allocation (25% of recurring operating budget as allocated).
Relocation Hold Fee $300K/yr
[#24] Recurring hold-fee for offsite contingency facility slots / leased standby capacity (alternative to one-time conversion).
Replacement Host Program $200K/yr
[#6] Compensation/stipend, housing, monitoring and legal/ethics oversight for contracted replacement host.
Ritual Stipend $80K/yr
[#19] Specialist on-call stipend for thaumaturgic countermeasures and re-binding readiness.
Miscellaneous Contingency Replenishment $75K/yr
[#25] Recurring replenishment for flexible contingency funds for unknown anomalous needs.
Cover Story And Legal $60K/yr
[#14] Annual legal/ethics retainer and public-affairs/cover-story maintenance costs.
Research And Monitoring $50K/yr
[#12] Ongoing research consumables, assays, and monitoring program costs.
Psychological Support $50K/yr
[#7] Mental-health screening, counseling, incident response and rehab funding for staff.
Secure Storage Custody $50K/yr
[#13] Ongoing custody, storage and detention costs for artifacts and cult detainee maintenance.
Biohazard Response $50K/yr
[#18] Annual readiness, decontamination, specialized disposal and incident handling budgets.
Logistics And Transport $30K/yr
[#20] Transport vehicle maintenance/readiness and convoy/relocation logistics.
Incident Drills And Insurance $25K/yr
[#22] Annual multi-department drills and insurance premium top-ups / liability reserve replenishment.
Continuous Surveillance Storage $24K/yr
[#17] Long-retention high-security storage and forensic logging for continuous surveillance recordings.
Supplies And Consumables $17K/yr
[#3, #23] Daily cotton socks supply + hazardous disposal and recurring PPE/consumables replenishment.
Facilities Maintenance $10K/yr
[#15] HVAC energy & maintenance and site-level containment-suite upkeep.
Video Storage Encryption $10K/yr
[#8] Encrypted storage, chain-of-custody logging and secure playback station operational costs.
Training And Certification $10K/yr
[#16] Recurring refresher courses, drills and certification maintenance.
Robotic Maintenance $5K/yr
[#2] Annual maintenance for the remote sock-handling robotic/glovebox manipulator.
Sensor Maintenance $5K/yr
[#9] Maintenance and small repairs for thermal/motion/pressure/proximity sensor network.
Access Control Maintenance $5K/yr
[#10] Hosting, patching and maintenance for access-control/scheduling/area-clearance software.
Emergency Consumables $5K/yr
[#11] Consumables for HAZMAT kits, sedative delivery disposables, and rapid-quarantine consumables.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.4M/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; standard operations, scheduled training and maintenance.
no incidents routine maintenance scheduled training
🚨 Minor Incident $2.4M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Localized incident (medical event, limited contamination or short-term ritual activation) requiring extra medical care, overtime, incident investigations and modest temporary research surge.
staff exposure / medical event limited contamination requiring decon small-scale research surge
🚨 Major Breach $3.3M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$950K vs baseline
Significant containment breach, host death or mass exposure requiring emergency relocation, large-scale ritual re-binding operation, legal/PR response and long-term remediation.
containment breach host death requiring re-binding large-scale exposure or public exposure
👥 Personnel 11 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 7 [#4] 2 guards per shift across 3 shifts plus 1 supervisor (on-site 24/7 staffing).
Research Scientist 2 [#12] Two research/thaumaturgic specialists (FTE) assigned to SCP research.
Medical Officer (Nurse) 1 [#5] One full-time nurse providing continuous medical oversight for hosts.
Physician (on-call/retainer) 1 [#5] Physician retainer / on-call specialist maintained for emergency care and consults.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide line-item budgets for most costs, allowing a reasoned estimate; uncertainty remains around contingency choices (relocation vs one-time conversion), incident probabilities, and anomalous behavior, so confidence is medium.
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