SCP-5815 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-5815
Expected annual
$17.4M
One-time setup
$48.9M
Annual recurring
$17.1M
Personnel
79
One-time capital and setup costs are approximately $48,900,000 driven primarily by structural stabilization, entrance/tunnel works, and initial R&D/sensor development; recurring annual operating costs are approximately $17,150,000 driven by staffing, ongoing R&D/monitoring, security, and contingency reserves.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $48.9M
Facilities $26.2M
[#4, #5, #9, #12, #13, #19, #26, #29] Major physical construction and remediation: tunneling bulkheads, entrance shaft/shaft reinforcement/visitor suite, vault construction, structural stabilization/shoring, initial hazardous-waste removal, groundwater monitoring network setup, archival duplication infrastructure, and surface property acquisition/remediation.
R And D Initial $10.2M
[#7, #11, #24] Initial R&D campaign funding and custom sensor development, phase-1 thaumaturgic dampener engineering, and materials/powder pilot studies.
Equipment $6.5M
[#2, #6, #7, #16, #17, #21] Capital equipment purchases: initial armed-security equipment/vehicles, generators/UPS/switchgear, off-the-shelf sensor arrays, rapid-response team kits/vehicles, secure communications hardware, and heavy-lift/installation equipment.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $4.0M
[#8] Analytical laboratory fit-out and specialized containment/processing line (BSL-equivalent fit-out, GC-MS/LC-MS/NMR access, gloveboxes, containment HVAC, secure powder processing room).
Medical Initial $1.0M
[#14] Initial dedicated medical/reserve equipment and treatment capacity (ICU reserve, imaging access, emergency response equipment).
Misc Contingency One Time $1.0M
[#28] One-time discretionary seed funding for unpredictable anomalous behaviors and rapid emergency acquisitions.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $17.1M/yr
Staff Wages $7.1M/yr
[#1, #2, #10, #14, #16, #18, #30] Salaries and fully loaded costs for continuous monitoring technicians/analysts, armed security, scientific staff (thaumaturgy/ontokinetics/materials/chemistry), medical staff, rapid-response team personnel (standby wages), translators/archivists, and international liaisons.
Research And Monitoring $2.9M/yr
[#7, #11, #18, #19, #24] Ongoing sensor calibration and maintenance, continued R&D program funding for dampeners and containment countermeasures, translation/archival research campaigns, groundwater/environmental monitoring sampling and analysis, and materials R&D continuation.
Contingency Reserve $1.5M/yr
[#23] Insurance-equivalent annual reserve (recommended 10–25% of operations) to fund crisis response and catastrophic expenditures.
D Class Program $1.0M/yr
[#15] Recurring costs for D-class procurement, housing, surveillance, pay, and per-test operational costs.
Logistics And Transport $800K/yr
[#3, #16, #21] Secure transport and escort costs for O5/Ethics visits and contingency movements, rapid-response insertion logistics, and recurring heavy-lift campaign mobilization costs.
Supplies And Consumables $650K/yr
[#8, #13, #15] Laboratory consumables and instrument service contracts, ongoing hazardous/anomalous waste handling/disposal, and consumables for D-class testing programs.
Personnel Hazard Pay $600K/yr
[#27] Hazard pay premium and specialized insurance plus ongoing psychological support and mental-health services for exposed personnel and D-class.
Facilities Maintenance $500K/yr
[#5, #6, #9, #12, #26] Annual maintenance and inspection for entrance shaft/elevator and access infrastructure, generator/UPS maintenance and fuel contracts, vault monitoring/security, ongoing structural upkeep on degraded sublevels, and archival infrastructure maintenance.
Cover Story And Legal $500K/yr
[#20] Public cover/PR retainers, legal counsel, liaison activity support and covert operations budgeting for local government interactions and permits.
Misc Contingency $500K/yr
[#28] Recurring discretionary fund to respond to unpredictable anomalous behaviors and emergency R&D pivots.
Rapid Response Training $400K/yr
[#16] Annual training, exercises and standby costs for specialized rapid-response containment teams with anti-thaumaturgic tech.
Energy Consumption $300K/yr
[#22] Annual utility and fuel costs to power lighting, HVAC, ventilation, pumps and sensor arrays for conditioned portions of the complex.
Comms Ops $200K/yr
[#17] Ongoing operations, cyber-security, and telemetry redundancy costs for hardened comms, data vaulting and backups.
Containment Drills $200K/yr
[#25] Annual containment breach drills, simulation modeling and cross-site stress testing programs.
Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $17.1M/yr
87.5% probability / year
Normal year with standard monitoring, routine R&D, and no major incidents.
no major activations routine sensor calibrations scheduled maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $17.6M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized activation or minor containment event requiring repairs, extra medical care and short-term increased security/transport.
short-duration activation limited structural/room damage few hospitalizations
🚨 Major Breach $22.1M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Significant structural failure or substantial uncontrolled production leading to extended remediation, large-scale medical response and major R&D deployment.
structural collapse widespread contamination multi-site reality fluctuations
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $47.1M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$30.0M vs baseline
Major catastrophic event (ODWAGA-scale) with widespread site destruction, multi-site impacts and protracted remediation and compensation.
large-scale simultaneous activations cross-site thaumaturgic cascade mass structural failures
👥 Personnel 79 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 20 [#2] Armed perimeter guards, QRF and K9/vehicle patrol staff (24/7 coverage with backups).
Technician / On-duty Analyst 12 [#1] Site-120 continuous monitoring staff across 3 shifts (technicians, analysts, control-room staff).
Research Scientist 12 [#10, #11] Thaumaturgy/ontokinetics specialists, materials scientists and chemists for long-term R&D and containment countermeasures.
Medical Officer 4 [#14] Dedicated medics and emergency medical staff for exposure treatment and long-term care.
Administrative Staff 4 [#1, #20] Site supervisors, administrative and security clearance coordinators supporting operations and cover-story coordination.
Translator / Linguist / Archivist 4 [#18, #26] Specialists for translation, historical linguistics, archival research and tamper-proof record keeping.
Engineer / Maintenance 6 [#5, #6, #12] Engineers and maintenance crew for shaft/elevator, electrical/generator systems and structural stabilization.
Rapid Response Team / MTF Rapid Response 12 [#16] Specialized rapid-response containment teams staffed and on-call for sublevel insertions and emergency sealing.
Liaison / International Liaison 5 [#20, #30] On-the-ground liaisons embedded in Poland/Germany for local permits, cooperation and site-specific contingencies.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are built from broad analyst ranges and many anomalous/temporal uncertainties; large cost ranges and unpredictable activation windows reduce confidence.
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