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SCP-5766 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-5766
Expected annual
$1.2M
One-time setup
$1.6M
Annual recurring
$1.2M
Personnel
8
One-time capital costs (property purchase, contingency, insurance) dominate if Foundation opts to buy; recurring costs are driven by continuous on-site security, senior oversight, research/monitoring, and contingency/reserve budgets, totaling roughly $1.19M/yr under baseline assumptions.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.6M
Purchase Option $888K
[#2] One-time purchase of SCP-5766-1 property (midpoint estimate + closing/transfer fees).
Contingency Reserve $300K
[#25] One-time contingency / escalation reserve for relocation, purchase, or major legal action.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $112K
[#26] Initial setup for long-term research & behavioral monitoring program (lab instrumentation, data suppression infrastructure, protocol setup).
Insurance One Time Reserve $100K
[#21] One-time self-insurance / reserve fund for property-related catastrophic events (mid-range).
Decommissioning $75K
[#28] Disposal, deep-cleaning, demolition, or decommissioning costs if site is retired.
Equipment $73K
[#6, #9, #10, #11, #12, #22] Equipment: initial furnishing, control pole(s), remote monitoring cameras & installation, environmental probes/robotics, backup UPS/generator, communications hardware.
Incident Response $30K
[#18] Initial field operation / discovery cleanup / forensic response costs.
Cover Identities $15K
[#5] Initial setup/legal paperwork and creation of cover identities and fake records.
Training Program $10K
[#17] Initial personnel training program development and delivery (containment, extraction, cover maintenance).
Legal Pr Setup $10K
[#19] Initial legal/PR cover-story setup and liaison retainer startup costs.
Facilities $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.2M/yr
Staff Wages $590K/yr
[#3, #4, #27] On-site security payroll (6 guards with benefits) plus senior containment oversight allocation and budget for replacement/temporary staffing.
Administrative Overhead $128K/yr
[#29] Internal accounting, auditing, liaison, and cost-of-capital allocations (12% applied to direct recurring costs).
Contingency Fund $125K/yr
[#25] Annual contingency/escalation funding to respond to larger-scale events, legal battles, or sudden relocation needs.
Research And Monitoring $98K/yr
[#11, #26] Ongoing maintenance/calibration for probes/robotics and long-term research staff & operations budget.
Rental Lease $54K/yr
[#1] Recurring lease payments, security deposit amortization and landlord cooperation costs if property is not purchased.
Insurance Reserve $50K/yr
[#21] Annual self-insurance reserve / liability allocation for damages, lawsuits, and discovery-related costs.
Cover Story And Legal $30K/yr
[#19, #5] Ongoing retainer for legal/PR liaison, maintenance of cover records and clandestine contracting; includes ongoing cover-payroll processing (also see #5).
Amnestic Reserve $30K/yr
[#15] Consumable amnestic supplies, administration costs, and follow-up medical allocation.
Miscellaneous $20K/yr
[#30] Small unpredictable costs: neighborhood complaints, tampered equipment replacement, unplanned legal claims.
On Call Medical $18K/yr
[#14] Retainer for medics, emergency transport retainer and per-event medical response baseline budget.
Medical Psych Treatment $10K/yr
[#16] Ongoing counseling, post-exposure monitoring and treatment allocation for staff.
Cover Identities Upkeep $9K/yr
[#5] Ongoing costs to maintain fake identities, payroll concealment, and clandestine service payments.
Supplies And Consumables $9K/yr
[#7, #8, #23] Furnishing replacements, laundry/cleaning, weekly movie-night consumables, snacks and miscellaneous petty supplies.
Logistics And Transport $8K/yr
[#24] Vehicle fuel, maintenance, and travel for staff rotation/resupply and emergency extraction logistics.
Facilities Maintenance $7K/yr
[#13, #20] Utilities, lawn/groundskeeping and basic property upkeep (electricity/internet/water + grounds).
Training Refresher $3K/yr
[#17] Recurring refresher training and drills for guards, designated bystanders, and containment staff.
Communications And Data $3K/yr
[#22] Ongoing encrypted comms service fees, secure logging and secure-device replacement buffer.
Remote Monitoring Maintenance $2K/yr
[#10] Cloud storage, encrypted uplink fees, camera maintenance and occasional replacement.
Backup Power Maintenance $1K/yr
[#12] UPS battery replacement, generator fuel and maintenance.
Control Pole Maintenance $500/yr
[#9] Spare units, repairs, and periodic replacement of control pole extraction equipment.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.2M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal year with scheduled operations, weekly events, no major incidents or property purchase.
no major incidents lease retained routine operations only
🚨 Minor Incident $1.2M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
One-off containment incident requiring extra medical/amnestics/legal response and modest field operations.
unexpected civilian contact extra amnestic administrations small forensic/cleanup operation
🚨 Major Breach $2.4M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline
Significant escalation (mass exposure, legal action, or decision to purchase/secure property) requiring major one-time outlays.
mass civilian breach protracted legal exposure decision to buy & hard-secure property
👥 Personnel 8 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 6 on-site guards providing continuous first-level coverage (3 shifts × 2 guards). [#3]
Senior Containment Specialist 1 Senior oversight (e.g., 'Gregg') responsible for weekly events and high-level decisions. [#4]
Clinical Psychologist (part-time) 1 0.25 FTE clinical psychologist/medical officer allocation (represented as one part-time role). [#4]
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on analyst ranges and standard U.S./California costs; many line items are order-of-magnitude ranges (property values, incident frequency, contingency needs) producing moderate uncertainty.
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