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SCP-5833 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-5833
Expected annual
$1.6M
One-time setup
$2.2M
Annual recurring
$1.6M
Personnel
24
Initial capital costs are approximately $2.22M driven primarily by structural reinforcement, contingency/reserve funds, and specialized HVAC/containment systems; annual operating costs are roughly $1.63M/year driven mainly by staff wages (security, QRF, and research) plus maintenance, monitoring, and external lab contracts.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.2M
Facilities $1.0M
[#1, #3, #4, #6, #8, #17, #18, #20, #7, #19] Site acquisition, perimeter, structural containment shell, fire suppression installation, concrete/liner pad, initial pest sealing, support building buildout, monitoring well installation, grid connection upgrades; excludes one-time reserve/fund items which are listed separately.
Contingency Reserve $500K
[#25] One-time contingency reserve for excavation, emergency sealing, heavy equipment mobilization and other escalation costs.
Equipment $355K
[#5, #7, #9, #11, #14, #21, #23, #16, #15] HVAC/negative-pressure systems, backup generator, CCTV & sensors, QRF equipment outlay, hazmat PPE/freezers/autoclave, hardened servers/secure comms, intelligence countermeasure equipment, gas sensors/scrubbers, initial medical kit/equipment.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $200K
[#12, #13] Onsite research onboarding and lab buildout, initial baseline characterization and specialized testing equipment/initial consumables.
Decontamination Incident Fund $100K
[#22] One-time reserved fund for emergency deep-cleaning, remediation, and incident response.
Legal And Permits $40K
[#2] One-time legal, permit, notary, translation and municipal liaison/setup costs to establish cover and legal control.
Cultural Onboarding $3K
[#27] One-time Croatian language hiring/onboarding and cultural orientation costs.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.6M/yr
Staff Wages $1.1M/yr
[#10, #11, #12, #26, #27] Security staffing (24/7 guards and supervisor), QRF personnel rotation, onsite research scientists and lab techs, administrative payroll and local cultural staffing; primary driver of annual OPEX.
Facilities Maintenance $100K/yr
[#5, #6, #7, #9, #18, #19, #17] HVAC filter replacement and servicing, sprinkler inspections & servicing, generator fuel & maintenance, CCTV monitoring/storage maintenance, utilities/lodging support building, wastewater contract sampling/maintenance, routine pest control service.
Research And Monitoring $96K/yr
[#13, #20, #16] External laboratory contracts and recurring specialized testing, groundwater/soil sampling and monitoring, ongoing gas/odor monitoring and consumables.
Intelligence And Counter Goi $70K/yr
[#23] Continuous monitoring and counter-GoI activities (OSINT/HUMINT analysts, field assets) and associated recurring operational costs.
Supplies And Consumables $60K/yr
[#14, #15, #17, #19, #16] Hazmat PPE replacements, medical supplies and prophylactics, consumable pest control, biohazard waste disposal contracts, consumables for gas monitoring/scrubbers.
Rapid Response $50K/yr
[#11] Recurring training, maintenance, and consumables for on-call QRF (separate from personnel wages).
Administrative Overhead And Insurance $40K/yr
[#26] Administrative overhead, insurance/indemnity, accounting and other non-staff operating overheads.
Cover Story And Legal $38K/yr
[#2, #24, #27] Ongoing legal liaison/permits/municipal relations, public relations/cover operations, cultural & language services to manage local relations.
Logistics And Transport $25K/yr
[#11, #19, #7] Transport for QRF and containment responses, waste transport/disposal logistics, occasional utility or equipment transport.
Decontamination Fund Replenishment $25K/yr
[#22] Annual budget to replenish emergency remediation/decontamination fund as incidents or exercises expend reserves.
Data And Comm Services $6K/yr
[#21, #18] Recurring bandwidth, secure comms subscriptions, backups and device replacement cycles.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.6M/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine operations, maintenance, sampling, and personnel rotation.
routine_monitoring staff_rotations scheduled_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $1.8M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized contamination event or limited containment failure requiring QRF mobilization, extra testing, limited remediation and medical checks.
localized_breach unplanned_contamination increased_lab_testing
🚨 Major Breach $2.8M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline
Significant containment breach or escalation requiring regional quarantine, heavy-equipment mobilization, large-scale remediation, legal exposure and prolonged operations.
full_containment_failure regional_quarantine heavy_equipment_mobilization
👥 Personnel 24 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 10 [#10] 24/7 guarded shifts (approx. 3×8h) for perimeter security; count includes rotating hires/contractors.
Site Supervisor / Security Supervisor 1 [#10] Senior onsite supervisor responsible for security posture and liaison.
Rapid Response Team Member 4 [#11] Dedicated QRF rotation members (on-call), supplemented by regional assets for larger incidents.
Research Scientist 3 [#12] Onsite containment scientists rotating to perform sampling and analysis.
Lab Technician 2 [#12, #13] Technicians for sample handling, cold-storage management and basic onsite assays.
Administrative Staff 1 [#26] Administrative support for permits, accounting and coordination.
Intelligence Analyst 1 [#23] Analyst for OSINT/HUMINT monitoring of GoI activity in the region.
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#7, #6, #5] Maintenance technician for HVAC, generator, structural and facility systems.
Medical Officer 1 [#15] On-call or part-time medical provider/contract for exposures, medevac coordination and routine staff health checks.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on detailed line-item analyst ranges but many costs depend on local market, scale chosen (minimal vs. robust), and uncertain incident likelihoods; therefore medium confidence.
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