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SCP-7181 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-7181
Expected annual
$8.3M
One-time setup
$24.8M
Annual recurring
$8.1M
Personnel
23
Estimated one-time capital costs are approximately $24,770,000 driven primarily by secure containment construction, specialized robotics and instrumentation, and lab buildout; recurring baseline operating costs are approximately $8,090,000/year driven by staff wages, ongoing research programs, robotics operations, and cover/opsec expenditures.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $24.8M
Equipment $11.2M
[#2, #10, #11, #12, #15, #16, #18, #19, #20, #23] Portal control/stabilization racks & UPS, PPE fleet initial purchase, decon bay hardware, magnetic cleaning rigs, initial robotic fleet and mapping hardware, environmental stations, automation/logging hardware, emergency retrieval robotics, and data-archival hardware.
Facilities $7.7M
[#1, #21] Secure portal containment chamber construction, reinforced airlocks/HVAC/emergency lockdown and initial training facility build-out (Facility construction, site prep, structural work).
Contingency Reserve $3.0M
[#25] Insurance-like contingency / catastrophic event reserve held liquid for unexpected transdimensional incidents or rapid response.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $2.9M
[#4, #13, #14] Initial R&D and installation for resilient transdimensional comms, quarantine lab upgrades, and capital analytical instruments (SQUID, EM, mass spec, Mössbauer).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $8.1M/yr
Staff Wages $2.4M/yr
[#5, #6, #7, #22] Security staffing, scientific & technical staff salaries, medical staff costs and hazard-pay/compensation pool; reflects multi-shift guards and senior-scientist pay premia.
Cover Story And Legal $1.6M/yr
[#9, #24, #29] Expendable-personnel indemnity/cover payments, front companies/media management, and legal/ethics advisory retainers and related OPSEC budgets.
Long Term Research Program $1.5M/yr
[#26] Multi-year physics/biophysics program to study the Lorentz-like attraction effect (ongoing research funding, staff, experiments).
Supplies And Consumables $605K/yr
[#10, #11, #12, #13, #17, #28] PPE replacement & maintenance, filter consumables for decon bays, magnetic cleaning rig maintenance, lab consumables, abrasion-resistant spare parts premium, and waste handling/disposal contracts.
Robotics Operations $500K/yr
[#15] Operations, field maintenance and spare parts for robotic reconnaissance fleet (rovers, UAVs, tool-drones) deployed into the ferruginous environment.
Research And Monitoring $430K/yr
[#14, #16, #18, #19, #20, #21] Service contracts/calibration for analytical equipment, mapping follow-ups, environmental station operations, software support/containment automation maintenance, emergency-retrieval readiness training, and routine mission rehearsal costs.
D Class Program Overhead $350K/yr
[#8] Program overhead for recruitment/training/housing/logistics of expendable personnel (recurring program costs).
Facilities Maintenance $150K/yr
[#3] Continuous power, generators, fuel/grid premium and baseline site utilities for 24/7 operations.
Logistics And Transport $150K/yr
[#27] Secure transport and logistics for personnel and discrete movement of equipment to/from portal site.
Equipment Maintenance $125K/yr
[#2] Annual maintenance, UPS/tests and consumables for portal control & stabilization hardware.
Periodic Audit $100K/yr
[#30] Periodic audits, redaction maintenance, clearance renewals, and vetting workflows.
Comms Bandwidth $50K/yr
[#4] Bandwidth, telemetry and maintenance costs for the transdimensional/resilient comms link (operational bandwidth & carrier costs).
Data Archival $50K/yr
[#23] Secure storage, cyber-security, and archival maintenance costs for mission logs and coordinate protection.
Training Ops $50K/yr
[#21] Recurrent mission rehearsals, simulator use, instructor hours and facilities upkeep.
D Class Per Mission Assumed $30K/yr
[#8] Per-mission expendable-personnel preparation/mission cost (assumes average ~1 mission/year for budgeting — variable based on mission frequency).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $8.1M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with routine missions, scheduled maintenance, and no major incidents.
routine_operations scheduled_maintenance no_breach_events
🚨 Minor Incident $8.6M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized equipment failures, loss of a rover, or small contamination event requiring moderate repairs and replacements.
robotic_loss equipment_failure localized_contamination
🚨 Major Breach $13.1M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Significant accident, major equipment destruction, or highly visible incident requiring large-scale recovery, legal/cover operations, and contingency fund drawdown.
accidental_live_return major_equipment_loss external_exposure_requiring_OPSEC_response
👥 Personnel 23 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 10 [#5] Armed guards covering 24/7 shifts (three 8-hour shifts), access control and rapid-response personnel.
Research Scientist 8 [#6, #14, #26] Transdimensional physicists, geochemists, exo-environmental specialists and instrument PIs supporting monitoring and long-term research.
Medical Officer 3 [#7] On-site medics, triage and long-term monitoring staff for exposure and casualty care.
Administrative Staff / Site Director 2 [#23, #30] Site director/executive and admin support for logistics, records, and clearance management.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide wide cost ranges and many assumptions (mission frequency, degree of automation, secrecy level). Estimates use mid-range selections and explicit allocations for split items; significant uncertainty remains around mission cadence and extreme-event costs, so confidence is medium.
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