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SCP-5745 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-5745
Expected annual
$77.3M
One-time setup
$647.5M
Annual recurring
$75.6M
Personnel
207
Estimated one-time capital outlay is approximately $647.5M driven primarily by site acquisition/construction, a large rift-prevention research program, liability/emergency reserves and marine/aircraft purchases; recurring annual costs are ~ $75.6M/yr driven by staff wages, anomalous contingency reserves, transport/ops, monitoring and long-term research.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $647.5M
Rift Prevention Program $275.0M
[#32] High-end theoretical/experimental multi-year research program to attempt to prevent/mitigate rift manifestations.
Facilities $110.0M
[#1] Site acquisition/primary construction for Site-5745 (purchase/lease, command, labs, dormitories, vehicle bays, perimeter, admin, environmental mitigation and road access).
Liability Reserve $52.5M
[#23] Compensation, litigation and liability escrow/reserve for large-scale exposure/claims.
Marine Assets $45.0M
[#8] Purchase of marine assets and submersibles (research vessels, workboats, ROVs/submersibles).
Transport Airlift $42.5M
[#7] Purchase of field-deployable transport and airlift (helicopters, tactical lift) - capital purchase option.
Large Environment Ranges $27.5M
[#2] Construction of large-environment containment ranges for megafauna (reinforced fencing, moats, substrate, observation towers, corridors, airlocks).
Cover Up Reserve $25.5M
[#21] One-time emergency escrow/reserve for cover-story/legal contingencies (bribes, negotiated land use, diplomatic buffers).
Field Stations $19.2M
[#12] One-time buildout for 7 field stations in repeat manifestation sites (shelter, comms, storage, small lab).
Access Infrastructure $10.5M
[#20] Roads, helipad and airstrip construction and associated access improvements.
Emergency Response Reserve $10.0M
[#22] Emergency response & containment breach reserve (baseline recommended allocation).
Environmental Control $5.5M
[#18] Climate/environmental control systems for enclosures (irrigation, misting, humidity control, pumps).
Decommissioning Reserve $5.2M
[#30] Decommissioning, disposal and long-term storage reserve for future site retirements.
Remote Monitoring $3.5M
[#10] Setup of remote monitoring network (persistent UAVs, long-duration camera traps, seismic/LiDAR sensors).
Equipment $3.0M
[#3] Initial perimeter security hardware and sensors (high-voltage/physical fencing, seismic sensors, motion cameras, thermal imagers, pressure mats, tamper detection).
Heavy Lift Vehicles $2.8M
[#9] Heavy-lift ground vehicles and specialized capture rigs (armored trucks, cranes, trailers, portable corrals).
Power Generation $2.8M
[#19] Power generation and redundancy (generators, UPS, fuel storage, microgrid components).
Tranquilizer R And D $1.8M
[#14] Initial tranquilizer R&D and procurement/testing for prehistoric species.
Veterinary Facilities $1.8M
[#15] Veterinary facilities, necropsy suites and cold storage buildout.
Genomics Equipment $1.8M
[#25] Genomics, forensics and specimen analysis equipment (sequencers, mass specs, isotope labs).
Data Infrastructure $1.1M
[#26] Data infrastructure, secure communications hardware and cyber-defense initial capital.
Capture Equipment $600K
[#13] Capture equipment setup (heavy-duty nets, snares, dart rifles, delivery systems).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $75.6M/yr
Staff Wages $21.2M/yr
[#4, #5, #6] MTF personnel salaries and benefits (~112 operators), site scientific staff (25–50 specialists), site operations staff and guards (40–80).
Anomalous Contingency $17.5M/yr
[#33] Flexible discretionary funds for unknown anomalous escalations (recommended 10–25% of annual ops budget).
Research And Monitoring $8.5M/yr
[#24, #29, #10] Long-term research programs, ecological monitoring and programmatic research grants.
Logistics And Transport $6.0M/yr
[#7, #8, #9] Annual operations and maintenance for airlift, marine assets, and heavy-lift ground vehicles.
Transport Airlift Ops $3.0M/yr
[#7] Annual operations, charters, fuel and maintenance for helicopters/tactical lift.
Cover Story And Legal $2.8M/yr
[#21] Ongoing legal/diplomatic/secrecy and cover-story operations, government liaisons and misinformation efforts.
Marine Ops $2.8M/yr
[#8] Annual charter/operations/maintenance for research vessels, ROVs and marine support.
Field Stations Ops $1.9M/yr
[#12] Recurring operations, seasonal staffing, and resupply for 7 field stations.
Feed Procurement $1.1M/yr
[#16] Feed procurement and specialized diets for large herbivores and carnivores.
Environmental Control Ops $1.1M/yr
[#18] Energy and maintenance costs for climate and microclimate control systems.
Environmental Monitoring $1.1M/yr
[#29] Long-term ecological surveys, invasive-species assessments and mitigation activities.
Public Affairs $1.1M/yr
[#31] Media monitoring, PR rapid-response and misinformation countermeasures.
Facilities Maintenance $1.0M/yr
[#1, #18, #19, #20] General site maintenance, building upkeep, HVAC and infrastructure O&M.
Remote Monitoring Ops $600K/yr
[#10] Operations, replacement and data costs for UAVs, camera traps and sensor networks.
Satellite Comms $600K/yr
[#11] Satellite data feeds, uplink/downlink and secure remote communications O&M.
Tranquilizer Restock $600K/yr
[#14] Ongoing toxicology testing, restock and antidote procurement for tranquilizers.
Veterinary Ops $600K/yr
[#15] Supplies, diagnostics, ICU operations and cold-chain maintenance for veterinary facilities.
Power Ops $600K/yr
[#19] Fuel, maintenance and O&M for backup generators and microgrid systems.
Genomics Ops $600K/yr
[#25] Consumables and analysis costs for genomics and forensics.
Data Ops $600K/yr
[#26] Ongoing cyber-defense, server operations, encrypted comms and telemetry dashboard maintenance.
Training Drills $600K/yr
[#27] Annual training simulations, live drills and after-action analyses.
Perimeter Security Maintenance $300K/yr
[#3] Annual maintenance, calibration and replacement for perimeter security hardware and sensors.
Heavy Lift Ops $300K/yr
[#9] Maintenance, fuel, and upkeep for heavy-lift ground vehicles and capture rigs.
Capture Consumables $300K/yr
[#13] Consumables and restocking for capture equipment (darts, immobilizing agents, nets).
Waste Management $300K/yr
[#17] Biological waste management, incineration and biohazard disposal (routine).
Access Maintenance $275K/yr
[#20] Maintenance for roads, helipads and airstrips.
Ppe And Decon $175K/yr
[#28] PPE replacement, decon consumables and biosafety maintenance.
Supplies And Consumables $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $75.6M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with routine rift events handled, no major breaches or public exposure.
routine_rift_manifestation scheduled_research_and_monitoring no_large_breaches
🚨 Minor Incident $80.6M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Localized containment breach or rift near population requiring surge response, limited facility damage and extra legal/cover operations.
localized_breach civilian_exposure_needing_amnestics MTF_surge_and_local_recovery
🚨 Major Breach $125.6M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$50.0M vs baseline
Large multi-instance manifestation or multi-site event causing major escapes, significant damage, public exposure and large-scale remediation/compensation.
multi_site_manifestation escape_of_megafauna_into_populated_areas large_public_exposure_and_litigation
👥 Personnel 207 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 112 [#4] Paleo-1 through Paleo-7 MTF units (~112 operators total across squads).
Research Scientist 35 [#5] Veterinarians, paleobiologists, geneticists, ecologists (25–50 specialists).
Operations & Security Guards 60 [#6] 24/7 guard staff, maintenance crews, logistics and administrative operations staff (40–80).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on broad analyst ranges and multiple assumptions about asset purchases, reserve sizing and uncertain anomalous behavior; SCP unpredictability and wide cost ranges reduce confidence.
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