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SCP-5718 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-5718
Expected annual
$5.8M
One-time setup
$37.9M
Annual recurring
$5.4M
Personnel
15
Initial capital/setup is driven by island acquisition, construction of Provisional Reliquary Site-37 and an on-site contingency reserve; ongoing annual costs are driven by permanent staff, security/MTF readiness, vessel/helicopter logistics, and facilities maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $37.9M
Incident Contingency Reserve $25.0M
[#25] Strategic emergency/containment reserve to be available in the event of an item leaving the island or a large-scale outbreak/breach (#25).
Facilities $7.0M
[#1, #2, #3, #7, #14] Site acquisition (#1) and construction of the provisional site including living quarters, pier and helipad (#2); initial fortifications and access control hardening (#3); vault/storeroom structural work (#7); small isolation ward / facility fit-out (#14).
Equipment $3.3M
[#3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #9, #10, #12, #13, #14, #16] Hardware and installed systems: grotto tamper sensors and noninvasive sensors (#3), seismic/volcanic/atmospheric sensor network (#4), underwater sensors/ROVs and winch (#5), decompression/hyperbaric chamber (#6), vault locking/biometric/Faraday hardware (#7), initial MTF kit (#9), patrol boats purchase (#10), power generation hardware (solar/battery/gensets) (#12), secure comms hardware and hardened networking (#13), incinerator/autoclave equipment (#14), archival/imaging gear (#16).
Liability Escrow $1.0M
[#27] One-time specialized legal/liability escrow to settle or litigate third-party encounters and to provide immediate funds for incidents involving civilians or governments (#27).
Storm Eruption Rebuild Reserve $1.0M
[#20] Emergency reserve allocation for storm/eruption-driven rebuilds and major contractor mobilization for remote repairs (#20).
Legal And Cover Setup $300K
[#1, #21] One-time legal work to establish covert ownership/control/title costs referenced in site acquisition (#1) and initial cover/PR/legal setup to establish a plausible private reserve/military training area (#21).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $200K
[#2, #15, #16] Wet-lab fit-out and baseline scientific instrumentation for limited, ethical study noted in the containment procedures (#2), initial one-off specialized assays/setup (#15), and baseline archival/environmental control instrumentation for allowed monitoring (#16).
Personnel Vetting Initial $112K
[#17] Initial per-person vetting and background checks for core staff (one-time per-hire vetting costs summarized; estimate uses expected core headcount) (#17).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.4M/yr
Staff Wages $1.8M/yr
[#8] Permanent on-site salaries, benefits and hazard pay for director, researchers/curators, technicians/engineers, medics, admin/logistics, maintenance/cook and a small complement of guards — blended comp including isolation premium (#8).
Security And Mtf Readiness $1.1M/yr
[#9] Dedicated island security detachment recurring costs and MTF Eta-7 readiness/training/deployment funding (rotational/operational security costs) (#9).
Logistics And Transport $725K/yr
[#10, #11, #23] Patrol/transport boat operations, fuel and maintenance (#10), contracted helicopter transport/standby/medevac contract hours (#11), and mainland contracted secure containment/medevac bed standby costs (#23).
Facilities Maintenance $696K/yr
[#3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #12, #13, #16, #20] Ongoing maintenance of fortifications and tamper alarms (#3), telemetry/sensor upkeep (#4), ROV maintenance/operations (#5), recompression chamber certification/maintenance (#6), vault audits/rekeying (#7), fuel logistics and generator maintenance (#12), satcom/hardware maintenance (#13), archival/environment monitoring upkeep (#16), and routine repairs/storm-response mobilization (#20).
Supplies And Consumables $400K/yr
[#14, #19] Food, spare parts, PPE, diving supplies and medical consumables/resupply (#19); ongoing biohazard disposal, PPE and incineration/contract costs (#14).
Research And Monitoring $200K/yr
[#4, #15, #16] Ongoing monitoring data integration and analysis from seismic/atmospheric network (#4), limited controlled research budget and external specialist consults/ethical oversight (#15), and archival/metadata storage upkeep (#16).
Cover Story And Legal $200K/yr
[#21, #24] Ongoing legal/PR/liaison maintenance to sustain the cover story and restricted air/sea claims (#21) and active data-falsification/disinformation efforts to obscure historical traces (#24).
Maritime Enforcement Contracts $200K/yr
[#22] Contracted maritime enforcement / paid patrols or liaison/cooperation costs to intercept civilian vessels and conduct civil intercepts (#22).
Training And Drills $100K/yr
[#18] Regular evacuation, interdiction, containment and biohazard drills including Protocol "Maynard" exercises, SOP updates and MTF coordination (#18).
Personnel Rechecks $30K/yr
[#17] Ongoing re-clearance, polygraphs and continuous monitoring budgets for site staff (recurring portion of vetting) (#17).
Per Fatality Containment Cost $0/yr
[#26] Per-fatality burial/incineration and forensic pathology costs are per-incident; baseline annual recurring allocation set to 0 but cost-per-incident documented for scenario planning (#26).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.4M/yr
81.8% probability / year
Normal operating year with routine maintenance, staffing and scheduled logistics; no anomalous removals or major incidents.
routine operations scheduled maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $5.7M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Localized non-catastrophic incident (small vessel trespass, minor equipment failure, isolated contamination event) requiring overtime, short MTF deployment, repairs and modest legal/cover actions.
unauthorized approach/trespass equipment failure / localized contamination
🚨 Major Breach $10.4M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or volcanic event forcing evacuation, large-scale decontamination, multi-day MTF operations and substantial repairs or temporary relocation.
forced removal/entry volcanic activation requiring evacuation
🚨 Catastrophic Outbreak $105.4M/yr
0.2% probability / year +$100.0M vs baseline
Large-scale release or outbreak resulting in widespread infection requiring national/international response, sustained quarantine, potential lawsuits and replenishment of large contingency funds.
artifact removed from site uncontained transmission / outbreak
👥 Personnel 15 total
Role Count Notes
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#8] Director responsible for site operations and liaison with mainland command.
Research Scientist 3 [#8, #15] Researchers/curators tasked with controlled study, documentation and limited assays; budgeted under staff wages and research budget.
Technician / Engineer 3 [#8, #5, #12] Technicians and engineers to maintain ROVs, power systems, generators and on-site equipment.
Medical Officer 2 [#8, #6, #14] Medics with dive/disease response training and responsibilities for isolation/quarantine procedures.
Administrative Staff 1 [#8, #21] Admin/logistics support for personnel scheduling, procurement and cover-story coordination.
Cook / Maintenance 2 [#8, #19] On-site life-support staff covering food service, basic maintenance and consumables management.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 3 [#8, #9] Permanent island security complement; rotational/augmented MTF detachments budgeted separately under recurring security/MTF readiness.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges for nearly every cost center, enabling mid-range point estimates; uncertainty remains due to wide ranges on capital (island acquisition, construction) and low-probability high-impact scenarios (breach/ pandemic), hence medium confidence.
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