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SCP-7135 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-7135
Expected annual
$2.3M
One-time setup
$9.3M
Annual recurring
$2.1M
Personnel
8
One-time setup and specialized equipment drive an estimated $9.3M in capital needs (excavation, cryo systems, power, vehicles, and contingency reserves). Recurring annual operating costs are approximately $2.13M/yr, dominated by staff wages, insurance/premiums and security/maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $9.3M
Catastrophic Response Reserve $5.0M
[#25] Planning assumption reserve for initial catastrophic snowstorm response; planning floor $5M (note: actual losses can scale >> $50M).
Equipment $1.7M
[#3, #4, #5, #7, #8, #9, #10, #13, #15, #18, #23] Capital hardware: primary chillers (#3), emergency LN2 tanks + initial stock (#4), generators/UPS installation (#5), snowmaking/transport setup (#7), sensors & presence verification purchase/install (#8), field radars & sensors (#9), PLC/SCADA hardware (#10), initial PPE purchase (#13), snow/utility vehicles (#15), evidence safe/playback bench (#18), and initial spare-parts inventory (#23).
Contingency Reserve Insurance $1.0M
[#20] Dedicated minimum contingency reserve held one-time to underwrite large losses prior to insurance payouts.
Facilities $975K
[#1, #2, #6, #14] Excavation and buried chamber construction (#1), chamber interior insulation and build-out (#2), structural overburden/blackout berms (#6), and fixed security installation/mantraps (#14).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $375K
[#17, #11] Research startup equipment and scientific instrumentation: experiment lab buildout and specialized cameras/spectrometers/X-ray-capable instruments (#17 and #11).
Incident Response Fund $200K
[#19] Immediate incident/compensation fund allocated for one-time incident needs and rapid concealment/legal actions.
Emergency Response Training Setup $30K
[#16] Initial setup for emergency response team training and readiness exercises.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.1M/yr
Staff Wages $600K/yr
[#12] Payroll for rotating 24/7 team (cryo engineers, containment techs, security, supervisors) including benefits and hazard pay; analyst estimate used $600k/yr.
Facilities Maintenance $450K/yr
[#3, #5, #10, #14, #23, #21] Ongoing facility costs: electricity for chillers (#3), generator fuel & maintenance (#5), PLC/SCADA cybersecurity & maintenance (#10), security operations (#14), annual service contracts/spares (#23), and baseline environmental/land-management program support (#21).
Research And Monitoring $265K/yr
[#8, #9, #11, #17, #18] Ongoing research, instrumentation calibration/consumables and environmental monitoring: sensor calibration (#8), meteorological sensor maintenance & data (#9), instrumentation consumables (#11), research staff/consumables (#17), and forensic/evidence analysis (#18).
Insurance And Reserve Premiums $250K/yr
[#20] Annual insurance premiums and underwriting costs to cover large-scale damage scenarios.
Cover Story And Legal $200K/yr
[#19] Public affairs, local liaison, legal support and baseline concealment/compensation operations.
Logistics And Transport $130K/yr
[#15, #16, #22] Vehicle maintenance/fuel for snow access vehicles (#15), annual emergency drills/readiness logistics (#16), and communications/evacuation planning funding (#22).
Administrative Overhead $112K/yr
[#26] Program management, classified record handling, audits and access vetting overhead.
Supplies And Consumables $75K/yr
[#4, #7, #13, #27] Consumables: LN2 replenishment (#4), snowmaking water & pumping and cleaning (#7), PPE replacement/maintenance (#13), and misc consumables/utilities (#27).
Health And Medical Monitoring $45K/yr
[#24] Staff health screening, paramedic coverage, cold-injury prevention and mental health support.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.1M/yr
91.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no containment breach; routine maintenance, staff wages, and scheduled research and monitoring only.
normal_operations scheduled_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $2.6M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized containment incident requiring emergency cooling, temporary evacuation, targeted cleanup and short-term repairs.
localized_storm temporary_power_outage emergency_cooling_activation
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $12.1M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
Major containment failure or prolonged activation leading to multi-day/week anomalous snowstorms with large-area impacts and infrastructure damage.
containment_failure sustained_large_snowstorm widespread_infrastructure_damage
👥 Personnel 8 total
Role Count Notes
Senior Cryo Engineer 1 [#12] Senior cryogenics lead; base salary cited ~$90k (benefits/hazard pay included in staff_wages total).
Containment Technician 1 [#12] Primary containment technician responsible for chamber maintenance and snow handling; base salary cited ~$60k.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#12] Rotating security staffing to maintain 24/7 coverage; note in analyst notes specified 2 guards per shift (used to derive overall staffing).
On-call Supervisor / Site Lead 1 [#12] Shift supervisor and decision authority for Protocol-7135-01 activation; included in staff_wages.
Maintenance Engineer / Cryo Technician 1 [#12] Maintenance support for chillers, generators, and cryo systems; included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item estimates are provided in analyst notes (many midpoints used) so budget ranges are reasonably constrained; however the anomaly's potential for unbounded, high-impact snowstorms (item #25) and uncertain operational failure rates reduce confidence to medium.
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