SCP-5797 — SCP-5797 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-5797 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-5797

Expected annual

$10.1M

One-time setup

$12.9M

Annual recurring

$9.8M

Personnel

Initial one-time setup is approximately $12.9M driven by site acquisition/rehabilitation, contingency capitalization, vehicles/sensors and test-fleet purchases; ongoing annual costs are ~ $9.76M driven primarily by security staffing, research salaries, disposal/replacement and legal/cover operations.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $12.9M

Contingency Reserve $3.0M

[#20] One-time capitalization of rapid escalation / emergency procurement reserve (recommended fund).

Facilities $2.8M

[#1, #7] Fixed road checkpoints, signage, gates and acquisition/rehab of Provisional Site-23 (secure operations center, dorms, garage, field lab).

Test Fleet $1.3M

[#12] Initial fleet of ~20 expendable cargo vehicles/tractor-trailers for controlled testing (one-time).

Vehicle Acquisition $900K

[#3] Purchase of 6–10 off-road/all-terrain patrol trucks (one-time purchase).

Remote Sensors $900K

[#4] Weigh-in-motion, ANPR and vehicle-classification cameras for ~6 approaches (one-time installation).

Geotechnical Stabilization $900K

[#14] Geotechnical surveys, sinkhole/borehole grouting and capping, slope stabilization (one-time).

Family Compensation $850K

[#17] Discreet settlements/hush funds and relocation assistance for prior victims/families (one-time reserve).

Incinerator Purchase $700K

[#10] Purchase of mobile high-temp incinerator for hazardous organic waste (one-time option).

Communications Backbone $350K

[#5] Hardened CCTV/network installation, fiber/satellite uplinks and EMP survivability hardware (one-time).

Hardened Recording Hardware $350K

[#13] EMP-resistant black-box recorders, hardened cameras and remote-control rigs for experiments (one-time).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $250K

[#23] Initial specialized equipment for the countermeasures research program (prototype devices, specialized instruments).

Drone Uas Fleet $250K

[#6] Purchase of 8–12 drones including 2 heavy-lift platforms (one-time).

Records Security Initial $200K

[#25] Hardened archival hardware, air-gapped servers and initial secure off-site cryptostorage (one-time).

Environmental Assessment $75K

[#15] Baseline groundwater/soil survey and initial ecological impact testing (one-time).

Cover Story Setup $50K

[#16] Initial legal/PR setup, cover-story materials and municipal/liaison setup (one-time).

Ppe Initial $40K

[#11] Initial stock of hazmat suits, respirators, decon consumables and portable decon showers (one-time).

Training Program Setup $40K

[#19] Initial development of training curricula, drill design and materials (one-time).

Equipment $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $9.8M/yr

Staff Wages $6.3M/yr

[#2, #6, #8, #9, #21, #22] Salaries for checkpoint guards and supervisors, drone pilots, research team salaries (senior researchers, techs, project lead), medical/forensic/hazmat personnel, long-term site management and administrative staff, and on-site mental-health personnel.

Research And Monitoring $1.3M/yr

[#15, #23] Ongoing environmental testing/remediation and specialized countermeasure research program operational budgets (grants, experiments, contracted collaborations).

Disposal And Replacement $850K/yr

[#24] Annual scrapping, replacement and hazardous disposal of contaminated or destroyed vehicles/materials.

Litigation And Legal $275K/yr

[#18] Retainer and expected annual legal case work for litigation, criminal inquiries and interagency negotiations.

Hazardous Waste Disposal $250K/yr

[#10] Contracted disposal costs per ton when incinerator is not used or to supplement mobile incinerator (recurring disposal workloads).

Logistics And Transport $200K/yr

[#3] Fuel, maintenance and tires for mobile patrol vehicles (recurring).

Cover Story And Legal $200K/yr

[#16] Annual budget for cover-story maintenance, municipal liaison, permits, PR and discreet reimbursements.

Facilities Maintenance $120K/yr

[#5, #14] Recurring communications/bandwidth/power costs and geotechnical/slope monitoring costs.

Training Programs $90K/yr

[#19] Recurring training, quarterly drills, and specialized response training for OVERDRIVE events.

Records Security And Backups $70K/yr

[#25] Recurring costs for secure archival rotation, off-site backups and counterintelligence measures to prevent leaks.

Supplies And Consumables $60K/yr

[#11] Recurring PPE replenishment, decon consumables and consumable protective equipment.

Equipment Spares $50K/yr

[#13] Spare/replacement budget for hardened recorders and experiment hardware (recurring).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $9.8M/yr

87.0% probability / year

Normal year with no major incidents; routine operations, monitoring and research continue.

no activations beyond routine tests steady-state staffing and research

🚨 Minor Incident $10.8M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline

Localized OVERDRIVE activation(s) affecting a small number of vehicles requiring cleanup, replacement and limited settlements.

1–5 vehicle activations small hazardous disposal and replacement needs

🚨 Major Breach $16.8M/yr

3.0% probability / year +$7.0M vs baseline

Large-scale activation, sinkhole expansion or mass contamination requiring major remediation, large settlements and significant contractors.

mass activation (>20 vehicles) sinkhole expansion or major environmental contamination

👥 Personnel 99 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	60	[#2] Frontline checkpoint guards providing 24/7 coverage (shift rotations included).
Security Supervisor	6	[#2] Supervisory staff for checkpoints and operations.
Research Scientist	3	[#8] Senior anomalistics researchers studying OVERDRIVE.
Research Technician	4	[#8] Technical staff supporting experiments and instrumentation.
Project Lead / Executive Research	1	[#8] Program/project lead overseeing countermeasures research.
Drone Pilot / UAS Operator	4	[#6] Pilots and operators to run continuous aerial patrols and sensor deployments.
Mechanic / Maintenance Driver	2	[#3] On-call drivers and mechanics for patrol vehicles and heavy rigs.
Medical Officer / Hazmat Team	6	[#9] Medics, forensic pathologists and hazmat technicians for response and handling saponified remains.
Administrative Staff	10	[#21] Site manager, procurement, records and liaison staff for long-term operations.
Engineer / Maintenance	2	[#14, #5] Engineers for geotechnical monitoring, CCTV/communications maintenance and site utilities.
Mental Health Counselor	1	[#22] Psychological services and personnel health monitoring.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide line-item ranges for most costs allowing mid-point estimates; however uncertainty remains due to incident frequency, incident scale, and local procurement/permit variations, hence medium confidence.

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