SCP-5992 — SCP-5992 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-5992 Unknown ? low confidence

SCP-5992

Expected annual

$5.8M

One-time setup

$7.7M

Annual recurring

$5.6M

Personnel

Estimated one-time setup costs are roughly $7,690,000 driven primarily by land acquisition, site conversion and contingency capital. Annual operating costs are approximately $5,595,000/yr driven mainly by specialist personnel wages, security staffing, research and contingency/reserve contributions.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $7.7M

Site Acquisition Land Control $2.0M

[#1] One-time land control/acquisition or long-term lease to establish a 1 km exclusion zone, compensation and legal fees.

Contingency Capital Reserve $2.0M

[#30] One-time contingency capital reserve for rapid upgrades or large-scale containment work given unknown anomalous requirements.

Equipment $1.5M

[#6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #13] Generators/critical infrastructure install (#6), HVAC/filtration upgrades (#7), remote monitoring/CCTV installs (#8), secure comms/servers (#9), vehicle purchases (#10), initial weapons/restraint kit (#11), secure refrigeration/storage (#13).

Facilities $1.0M

[#2, #5, #23] Perimeter fencing/physical barriers (#2), secure conversion/renovation of a Provisional Site (#5), and septic/connection setup (#23).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $600K

[#19] Initial research startup: lab instruments, specialist analyses, fieldwork startup costs.

Emergency Readiness Initial $250K

[#24] Initial emergency readiness purchases: hazmat kits, decontamination staging, mutual-aid agreements, contingency preparedness.

Initial Training Program $150K

[#16] Development and delivery of initial specialized/ritual containment training courses.

Recruitment And Screening $100K

[#15] One-time recruitment and vetting costs for specialized personnel.

Initial Legal Cover $50K

[#20] Initial legal/cover-story setup and PR work for 'Heritage Site' cover.

Records Archiving Setup $50K

[#27] Setup of secure physical/digital classified archives and redundancy for containment documentation.

Initial Nda Legal $25K

[#21] Initial drafting of NDAs, employment/sequestration contract templates and related legal documents.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.6M/yr

Staff Wages $2.7M/yr

[#3, #4, #14] 24/7 armed perimeter security roster (#3), on-site internal access control/escort teams (#4), and four specialist Maenads with sequestration/hazard premiums (#14).

Research And Monitoring $600K/yr

[#19] Ongoing research, sample analysis, specialist consultants, and fieldwork related to understanding SCP-5992.

Facilities Maintenance $365K/yr

[#2, #6, #7, #8, #22] Perimeter/fence maintenance (#2), generator maintenance/fuel contracts (#6), HVAC/filtration maintenance (#7), monitoring system maintenance (#8), and utilities-related upkeep (#22).

Medical Services $300K/yr

[#17] On-call medical staffing, pharmaceuticals, periodic exams for sequestered staff and medevac arrangements.

Contingency Reserve $300K/yr

[#30] Annual contingency/reserve contribution for unknown anomalous requirements (10–50% recommended).

Mental Health Services $200K/yr

[#18] Ongoing psychiatric and counselling services for indefinite-residency personnel.

Equipment Replacement Reserve $200K/yr

[#26] Amortization/replacement reserve for depreciating assets (cameras, servers, vehicles, HVAC).

Cover Story And Legal $150K/yr

[#20, #21] Annual legal/PR upkeep for the 'Heritage Site' cover and ongoing employment/confidentiality legal expenses (#20, #21).

Logistics And Transport $120K/yr

[#10] Vehicle fuel, maintenance, insurance and routine transport for patrols and staff (#10).

Insurance And Indemnity $100K/yr

[#25] Annual insurance costs and internal indemnity/reserve provisioning for personnel and property risks.

Misc Facility Support $100K/yr

[#29] Food, laundry, housekeeping, QoL and provisioning for sequestered on-site staff.

Emergency Readiness Recurring $75K/yr

[#24] Recurring drills, readiness exercises and maintenance of contingency response capability.

Secure Comms And Data $50K/yr

[#9] Recurring server/cloud maintenance, encrypted comms upkeep and offsite backup costs.

Biohazard Consumables And Disposal $50K/yr

[#13] Licensed procurement/handling of biological materials, refrigeration, pathology, and biohazard waste disposal.

Specialized Training $50K/yr

[#16] Recurring training refreshers and certification for ritual/containment procedures.

Community Relations $50K/yr

[#28] Ongoing local compensation, employment/cover maintenance, and liaison work to preserve cover story.

Land Control Recurring $50K/yr

[#1] Recurring compensation/taxes/lease expenses associated with maintaining the 1 km exclusion zone.

Security Equipment Maintenance $40K/yr

[#11] Ongoing replacement, requalification and upkeep of weapons, restraints, and personal protective gear.

Anomalous Ritual Supplies $25K/yr

[#12] Consumables and ritual supplies required by the Maenads Protocol performed nightly.

Recruitment And Screening Recurring $20K/yr

[#15] Ongoing candidate screening, repeated Barton Obedience exam administration and background checks.

Waste Management And Sanitation $20K/yr

[#23] Routine solid and hazardous waste removal, ritual remnants disposal and septic servicing.

Records Management And Archiving $20K/yr

[#27] Recurring secure archiving, duplication and classified records upkeep.

Supplies And Consumables $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.6M/yr

90.5% probability / year

Normal year with routine operations and no major incidents.

no breach standard nightly protocol routine maintenance

🚨 Minor Incident $5.8M/yr

7.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline

Localized containment breach or ritual failure requiring limited emergency response, repairs, and legal work.

failed ritual night small containment breach local discovery/PR response

🚨 Major Breach $7.6M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline

Significant containment failure with injuries, major repairs, MTF involvement and large legal/operational costs.

extended containment failure End-of-Death entities escape multi-agency response

🚨 Catastrophic Breach $30.6M/yr

0.5% probability / year +$25.0M vs baseline

Large-scale catastrophic failure requiring major national/international response, mass evacuation and long-term capital expenditures.

catastrophic containment collapse wide-area exposure requirement for long-term capital contingency

👥 Personnel 22 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	12	Armed perimeter patrols and quick-reaction teams; maps to recurring security wages (#3).
Internal Security / Site Specialist	6	Site-specific access control and escort teams for interior spaces; maps to recurring internal security wages (#4).
Specialist Maenads (Celebrants)	4	Four core on-site Maenads required to conduct the Maenads Protocol; maps to recurring specialist personnel wages (#14).

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are low-confidence due to wide parameter ranges, ambiguous perimeter definition (radius vs circumference), unknown true anomalous hazard, and reliance on assumptions about required land control, ritual consumables and severity of potential breaches.

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