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SCP-7341 N/A ~ medium confidence
SCP-7341
Expected annual
$1.6M
One-time setup
$1.7M
Annual recurring
$1.5M
Personnel
10
Estimated one-time setup costs are approximately $1,705,000, with ongoing annual operating costs of about $1,491,000. Main drivers are continuous staffing (security and site leadership), remote-site equipment and comms, facilities buildout/maintenance, OPSEC/community liaison, and an on-site contingency fund.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.7M
Equipment $605K
[#3, #4, #5, #10, #12, #22] Remote sensing & surveillance hardware, communications hardware, on-site power/generator installation, vehicles purchase, initial data/storage servers, and initial IT hardening equipment.
Facilities $530K
[#2, #6, #11, #7, #26] Perimeter construction, prefab buildings/shelters, landing-pad prep, heating/water/waste installation, and eventual decommissioning/rehabilitation costs.
Site Purchase $250K
[#1] One-time land purchase option to control access around DEEPWELL 354 (alternative to recurring lease).
Contingency Fund $200K
[#25] One-time funded contingency reserve for unplanned incidents, repairs, or legal/environmental response.
Cover Story One Time $75K
[#16] One-time legal/cover establishment, front company setup and initial compliance/legal work.
Permitting One Time $30K
[#20] Initial environmental assessments, permits and mitigation planning for construction near the fjord.
Initial Training $15K
[#15] Initial training, drills, SOP development and winter-survival prep.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
[#27] No specialized anomaly-specific research lab construction required; research-grade lab buildout costs are avoided per analyst notes.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.5M/yr
Staff Wages $620K/yr
[#8, #9] Security personnel (24/7 coverage) plus site commander, technician, and on-call medic salaries and benefits.
Logistics And Transport $165K/yr
[#10, #11, #21] Vehicle fuel/maintenance, helicopter/medevac retainer costs, staff travel and rotation costs to/from regional hubs.
Facilities Maintenance $163K/yr
[#5, #7, #13] Generator fuel & maintenance, utilities (heating/water/septic servicing), and contracted maintenance for HVAC/buildings and critical systems.
Opsec And Counter Surveillance $125K/yr
[#18] Ongoing counter-surveillance sweeps, discrete monitoring for journalists or drones, legal/PR rapid-response capability.
Cover Story And Legal $95K/yr
[#16, #23] Ongoing legal counsel, compliance under the cover identity, and paid media/PR support to sustain the front story.
Supplies And Consumables $90K/yr
[#14] Fuel for equipment/vehicles, food, PPE, filters, batteries, heaters, and daily consumables for on-site staff.
Local Liaison And Community Compensation $55K/yr
[#17] Payments/compensation and community relations to local municipalities, landowners, fishermen, and stakeholders.
Contingency Replenishment $50K/yr
[#25] Annual replenishment target for contingency/reserve if used during the prior period.
Research And Monitoring $40K/yr
[#12] Ongoing data storage, monitoring center cloud costs, and analyst time for sensor/video telemetry monitoring.
It Security Maintenance $40K/yr
[#22] Ongoing IT security audits, endpoint management, patches, and intrusion detection for site systems.
Insurance And Liability $28K/yr
[#19] Property, liability, workers' compensation, and special operational insurance premiums.
Audit Oversight $20K/yr
[#24] Periodic oversight and inspector visits (travel, accommodations, record review).
Environmental Monitoring $12K/yr
[#20] Ongoing environmental monitoring and compliance sampling associated with permits.
Communications And Uptime $10K/yr
[#4] Annual satellite airtime / VSAT airtime and comms service subscriptions.
Training And Drills $10K/yr
[#15] Recurring training, refresher drills, emergency response and cover-story SOP refreshes.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.5M/yr
89.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with steady staffing, routine maintenance, and no major incidents.
steady operations no intrusions routine maintenance only
🚨 Minor Incident $1.6M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$118K vs baseline
Localized equipment failure, small perimeter breach, or media exposure requiring repairs, short-term PR/legal response, and limited medical/evacuation support.
perimeter intrusion equipment failure (generator/camera) small public exposure
🚨 Major Breach $7.5M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$6.0M vs baseline
Significant containment/terminality bleedthrough escalation or large-scale structural failure requiring major remediation, extended emergency response, and possible high-level containment intervention.
MYRKURHUGI logic fault power allocation failure large terminality expansion
👥 Personnel 10 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#8] 24/7 perimeter and site security coverage; two-per-shift model with rotation and leave coverage.
Site Director / Commander 1 [#9] On-site command and liaison with higher command and local authorities.
Technician / Maintenance 1 [#9] Facilities, generator, vehicle, and sensor maintenance; on-call repairs.
Medical Officer 1 [#9] On-call medic / first responder shared regionally for emergencies.
Research/Monitoring Analyst 1 [#12] Sensor/video telemetry monitoring, data storage management, and analyst oversight.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are built from analyst-provided ranges and typical remote-site costs; however, the SCP's metaphysical containment context and variable decisions (purchase vs lease, secrecy level, contingency use) create moderate uncertainty.
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