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SCP-724 Safe ✓ high confidence
SCP-724
Expected annual
$3.3M
One-time setup
$4.8M
Annual recurring
$3.3M
Personnel
26
Estimated one-time setup costs are approximately $4.78M, driven by site acquisition, vault construction, shielding and instrumentation; recurring annual costs are approximately $3.25M/year, driven primarily by staff wages, legal/cover maintenance, and ongoing research/monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $4.8M
Facilities $2.7M
[#1, #2, #17] Land/site acquisition and vault construction including integration into Site-54 and physical works/decor portion of front-company exterior.
Equipment $1.1M
[#3, #4, #5, #6, #8, #10, #22] Purchase of Faraday kennels/cages, acoustic booths, shielded transport vehicles, backup generators/UPS, RF spectrum analyzers/antennas, initial audio capture hardware/NAS, and initial secure IT hardware.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $300K
[#21] On-site basic laboratory and biological imaging equipment setup (histology, basic assays); excludes per-scan MRI costs (recurring).
Contingency Reserve Initial $300K
[#28] Recommended initial contingency reserve/capital hold for unforeseen incidents or relocation costs.
Decommissioning $275K
[#30] Estimated decommissioning/relocation remediation (case-dependent, one-time contingency estimate).
Initial Training $30K
[#15] Initial shielded-transport and handler certification training.
Security Setup $20K
[#16] Initial uniforms, training and setup costs for security/front-desk staff.
Front Company Setup $15K
[#17] Corporate registration, legal one-time fees and office opening costs for the Foundation front company.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.3M/yr
Staff Wages $1.8M/yr
[#11, #12, #16] Salaries for research team (lead researchers, RF engineers, analysts), animal care technician salaries, and site security staff/supervisors.
Cover Story And Legal $485K/yr
[#18, #19, #32, #28, #31] Ongoing front-company maintenance, legal counsel/liability management, administrative overhead, recurring insurance premiums and an annual allocation for public-incident/cover-up responses.
Research And Monitoring $318K/yr
[#9, #10, #22, #23, #24, #20] RF monitoring operations/calibration, offsite archival storage, ongoing IT security, long-term data curation/transcription, audio health programs, and conditional telecom liaison costs.
Breach Response And Drills $138K/yr
[#25] Rapid response team maintenance, equipment readiness and quarterly drills/testing of actuators/plates.
Facilities Maintenance $126K/yr
[#7, #27] Power/HVAC and environmental control operating costs plus replacement/spares budget for shielding/actuators and routine facility maintenance.
Logistics And Transport $112K/yr
[#14] Annual field-capture and transport operational budget (trapping, drones, travel, overtime).
External Investigation Fund $100K/yr
[#29] Allocation for conditional external or international investigations, permissions, or covert retrievals.
Supplies And Consumables $60K/yr
[#13, #26, #33] Animal food/bedding/PPE, decontamination and biohazard waste contracts, and miscellaneous consumables.
Veterinary Services $60K/yr
[#12] Routine and emergency veterinary care, specialist consults and medical supplies.
Imaging Contracts $15K/yr
[#21] Per-scan MRI/PET contract access budget (occasional high-resolution imaging needs).
Training $12K/yr
[#15] Annual refresher and certification training for handlers and security on shielded transport protocols.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.3M/yr
90.5% probability / year
Normal operation year with routine research, animal care, and maintenance; no major incidents or public exposure.
no_incident scheduled_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $3.6M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Localized containment failure, minor breach of a kennel or actuator failure requiring repairs, limited public exposure, and legal/PR response.
actuator_failure localized_breach small_public_incident
🚨 Major Breach $4.8M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant breach or public exposure requiring major repairs, replacements, significant legal settlements, extended PR campaign, and possible relocation.
vault_or_plate_failure wide_public_exposure major_legal_action
🚨 International Investigation $3.8M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Discovery of remote transmitters or foreign sites tied to SCP-724-1 receiver locations, requiring overseas investigation/covert operations.
remote_receiver_discovery foreign_site_investigation
👥 Personnel 26 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 3 Lead researchers and principal investigators for SCP-724 studies; maps to research salary pool [#11].
RF Engineer 2 RF monitoring, spectrum analysis and instrumentation operation; maps to research salary pool [#11, #9].
Bioacoustics Analyst 1 Audio analysis, transcription and correlation with RF logs; maps to research and data curation [#23].
Lab Technician / Animal Care Technician 4 Daily animal care, feeding and enclosure maintenance; primary component of animal care salaries [#12].
Veterinary Officer / Consultant 1 Routine and emergency veterinary services (contracted/onsite); maps to veterinary_services [#12].
Security Officer / MTF Agent 10 Site security, reception staff posing as front-company personnel and supervisors; maps to security salary pool [#16].
Site Director / Administrative Staff 2 Site leadership, front-company administrative roles and HR/payroll; maps to admin/cover overhead [#32].
Engineer / Maintenance 1 Facilities, actuators, generator maintenance and contractor coordination; maps to facilities maintenance [#7, #27].
IT / Digital Security 2 Secure document handling, air-gapped backups, and IT security operations; maps to IT security and secure IT costs [#22].
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges for capital and operating expenses across containment, research, and cover operations; estimates are mid-range aggregations and thus have high confidence for order-of-magnitude planning.
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