SCP-5886 — SCP-5886 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-5886 Keter ? low confidence

SCP-5886

Expected annual

$2.3M

One-time setup

$8.7M

Annual recurring

$2.3M

Personnel

First-year capital (containment retrofit, robotics, data/IT, reserves) dominates one-time costs (~$8.73M); main recurring drivers are dedicated security/research staffing, ongoing research, and maintenance (~$2.265M/yr).

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $8.7M

Equipment $2.9M

[#2, #3, #4, #9, #10, #21, #22] HVAC subsystem installation, environmental sensors purchase, UPS/generator installation, remote manipulation/robotics suite, initial secure data storage hardware, mobile containment/relocation module, CCTV/perimeter hardware.

Insurance Liability Reserve $2.8M

[#25] One-time insurance/liability reserve and potential civil settlement fund.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.2M

[#20] Initial program funding for phased research (specialized instrumentation, contracting, program setup).

Contingency Reserve $625K

[#14] One-time contingency reserve for major containment-breach response and equipment replacement.

Public Relations Contingency Reserve $550K

[#24] One-time PR/communications contingency for emergency public-exposure mitigation.

Facilities $425K

[#1] Hardened containment chamber retrofit (structural reinforcement, sealed viewing port, anti-tamper fittings).

Legal And Cover Initial $150K

[#11] Initial contingency for local authority liaising, missing-person record management, payments to family, initial legal costs.

Training Sop Development Initial $60K

[#13] One-time SOP creation, initial training program development and materials.

Vetting And Clearance $45K

[#15] One-time personnel vetting and high-clearance processing for access roster.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.3M/yr

Staff Wages $1.4M/yr

[#5, #6, #7, #23] 24/7 security (staffing/rotation/benefits), dedicated containment research team, on-call medical/psychiatric staff, IT/forensics staffing/contracting.

Research And Monitoring $525K/yr

[#3, #12, #20] Ongoing monitoring calibration, ethics/oversight operations, and recurring research program funding.

Facilities Maintenance $60K/yr

[#4, #19] Backup generator fuel/maintenance and yearly servicing of containment hardware (seals, mounts, HVAC parts).

Emergency Drills $50K/yr

[#14] Annual full-site containment drills and rapid-response readiness specific to SCP-5886.

Cover Story And Legal $30K/yr

[#11] Ongoing legal retainer and cover-story liaison budget.

Data Storage And It Maintenance $30K/yr

[#10] Maintenance, offsite backups, and IT security for memetic-safe logging and hardened servers.

Amnestic Treatment Budget $30K/yr

[#8] Budget for amnestic administrations and associated medical oversight.

Psychological Support $30K/yr

[#16] Long-term counseling and monitoring for exposed staff.

Training Refresher And Sop Updates $25K/yr

[#13] Recurring refresher training, SOP updates, and drills for involved personnel.

Cctv And Perimeter Maintenance $20K/yr

[#22] Maintenance and support for expanded CCTV/perimeter systems.

Incident Response Budget $15K/yr

[#18] Baseline expected per-year allocation for search/recovery/scene reconstruction for occasional appearance incidents.

Supplies And Consumables $10K/yr

[#17] Consumables and medical supplies (sedatives, IV kits, PPE, cleaning/sterilization).

Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.3M/yr

82.0% probability / year

Normal year with no major incidents: routine staffing, maintenance, monitoring, and scheduled research activity.

no_incident scheduled_maintenance regular_research_activity

🚨 Minor Incident $2.3M/yr

15.0% probability / year +$30K vs baseline

Single personnel-displacement event requiring search, medical/psychiatric response, targeted amnestics, and short investigation.

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🚨 Major Breach $4.3M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline

Containment disruption (e.g., site-wide power outage or experiment-induced event) causing extended uncontainment, mass response, legal/PR escalation, and large-scale amnestic operations.

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🚨 Relocation Operation $3.8M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline

Planned or emergency relocation of SCP-5886 to a mobile containment module or alternate facility, incurring major logistics and specialized operations.

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👥 Personnel 20 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	12	[#5] 24/7 dedicated guard coverage (rotation: ~12 individuals to support continuous shifts).
Research Scientist	4	[#6] Dedicated containment research team (physicists/engineers/lead researcher).
Medical Officer / Med Tech	2	[#7] On-call medical and psychiatric staff (partial FTE coverage plus on-call hours).
IT / Forensics	2	[#23] IT/forensics staff for incident reconstruction and secure redaction.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates derive from analyst ranges but the object's anomalous behavior and dependence on rare high-impact events create large uncertainty; many costs are conditional on incident rates and chosen program aggressiveness.

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