SCP-5893
Unknown
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medium confidence
SCP-5893
Expected annual
$60.2M
One-time setup
$9.2B
Annual recurring
$58.6M
Personnel
29
Up-front construction and specialized-material costs are dominated by tungsten-carbide perimeter walls (multi-billion USD). Recurring annual costs are dominated by contingency/reserve contributions, long-term replacement funding, cooling operations, and staff/MTF readiness (~tens of millions USD/yr).
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $9.2B
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $58.6M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$58.6M/yr
Normal year with no containment breach or major incidents; routine operations, maintenance, and scheduled replacements only.
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routine_maintenance
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Minor Incident
$61.6M/yr
Localized containment incident requiring single CTF airlift/deployment, limited repairs to sensors/drones, temporary increased fuel and consumables use.
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localized_fire
airlift_deployment
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Major Breach
$108.6M/yr
Multi-specimen breach requiring extended operations, partial wall/refractory replacement, heavy environmental remediation and larger mobilization of external assets.
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structural_wall_damage
major_repairs_rebuild
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Catastrophic Breach
$558.6M/yr
Worst-case regional conflagration or structural failure leading to large-scale firefighting, national assets mobilized, major reconstruction, environmental and liability costs.
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regional_wildfire
infrastructure_loss
Personnel
29 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Research Scientist / Biologist / Veterinary Staff | 4 | [#14] Vets and biologists required for husbandry and research (included in staff wages). |
| Animal Handler / Technician | 6 | [#14] Daily animal care and field technicians (included in staff wages). |
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 12 | [#15] On-site armed guards and rapid-response security (costed under permanent_armed_security). |
| Engineer / Maintenance | 3 | [#3, #9, #11] Facility, power, and equipment maintenance staff (included in staff wages/buildings ops). |
| Administrative Staff | 2 | [#12, #22] Site admin, logistics, and permit liaison (included in staff wages / cover story/legal). |
| Site Director / Executive Staff | 1 | [#12] Senior oversight (included in staff wages). |
| Medical Officer | 1 | [#19] On-site medical/burn treatment capability (included in staff wages/buildings ops). |
Confidence Notes
Many recurring and operational costs are well-scoped, but the dominant uncertainty is tungsten-carbide unit pricing and any inflexible single-material requirement for walls; that single item drives multi-billion variance. Contingency/reserve sizing and realistic breach frequency also introduce medium uncertainty.