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SCP-748 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-748
Expected annual
$13.3M
One-time setup
$86.9M
Annual recurring
$12.9M
Personnel
79
Estimated one-time startup costs are roughly $85M (dominated by land acquisition and site conversion) with annual operating costs around $12.9M driven by security staffing, research programs, and long-term monitoring/support.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $86.9M
Land Acquisition Easements $50.0M
[#3] Purchase/lease/easement/covert-compensation for ~50 km^2 exclusion zone (conservative covert acquisition estimate chosen within analyst range).
Facilities $15.2M
[#1, #9, #10, #12] Perimeter construction ($2.7M), site acquisition/conversion structural retrofit ($10.0M), structural stabilization/sealing ($0.5M), and bulk radiation shielding/building-level hardening ($2.0M).
Equipment $8.6M
[#2, #7, #8, #11, #13, #16, #19, #20, #21, #24] Fence signage and posts ($470k), helmet AV/GPS hardware + servers ($245k), secure-data appliances/infrastructure one-time portion ($1.0M), environmental monitoring installation ($500k), hazardous-transport casks & crates ($2.0M), initial PPE kits ($200k), emergency-response gear ($1.0M), vehicles/fleet ($2.5M), non-lethal/restraint equipment ($200k), remote incinerator/disposal kit for bulk hazardous items ($500k).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $6.0M
[#12, #15, #18] Remote-handling instrumentation for hot-cells ($500k), BSL/ABSL lab and animal-holding conversion ($2.5M), Phase‑1 diagnostics for SCP-748-2 research ($3.0M).
Hazardous Waste Disposal Initial $3.0M
[#14] Initial placement/disposal or long-term licensed storage contracts for radioactive/contaminated materials (one-time baseline estimate).
Initial Coverup Legal $2.0M
[#23] Initial cover-up/legal/municipal liaison payments and staged remediation costs (one-time initial expenditure).
Contingency Escalation Demolition Budget $2.0M
[#26] Budget for emergency escalation options (remote demolition/entombment contingencies).
Escort Initial Training $50K
[#6] Initial specialized training for armed escorts (amnestic administration, non-lethal techniques).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $12.9M/yr
Staff Wages $5.6M/yr
[#5, #6, #17] Annual fully burdened payroll for security (≈40 guards @ $60k = $2.4M), escorts (≈8 @ $60k = $480k), research scientists & technicians (aggregate budgets approximated within total), plus medical/security supervisory salaries.
Long Term Research Program $2.0M/yr
[#18] Multi-year research program costs for SCP-748-2 and power-source investigation (ongoing experiments, contractor specialists, scaling and high-energy facilities).
Research And Monitoring $1.2M/yr
[#11, #8, #12, #15] Environmental sampling/calibration and analysis (~$200k/yr), secure-data infrastructure ops (~$300k/yr), radiation/hot-cell monitoring (~$100k/yr), BSL lab consumables and analysis (~$600k/yr).
Logistics And Transport $900K/yr
[#13, #20] Per-transfer hazmat transport costs (assumed multiple major transfers/year ~$500k) plus vehicle fuel/maintenance/operation (~$400k/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $725K/yr
[#16, #21, #28] PPE replenishment ($125k/yr), amnestic manufacture/stock and consumables (~$200k/yr), miscellaneous permits/insurance/training refreshers/consumable replacement (~$400k/yr).
Emergency Response Operations $600K/yr
[#19] On-call hazmat teams, medevac readiness, medics, standby aircraft/contract costs and readiness exercises (~$600k/yr operational baseline).
Cover Story And Legal $500K/yr
[#23] Ongoing payments, legal fees, PR/municipal liaison and staged remediation activities to suppress civilian interest.
Long Term Stewardship $500K/yr
[#27] Multi‑decade monitoring, archival record maintenance, perimeter upkeep beyond immediate operations (~$500k/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $250K/yr
[#4, #9, #10] Ongoing perimeter/fence maintenance, vegetation control, site structural inspections and repairs.
Av Gps Data Operations $200K/yr
[#7] Secure storage, retrieval, forensic analysis and operations costs for helmet AV and GPS feeds (~$200k/yr).
Hazardous Waste Monitoring Fees $200K/yr
[#14] Recurring monitoring/permit/fees for radioactive and contaminated storage (~$200k/yr assumed).
Psychological Support $150K/yr
[#25] Counseling, health surveillance and personnel mental health programs for exposed staff.
Amnestic Administration Budget $50K/yr
[#22] Annual contingency budget for amnestic doses, follow-up and debriefings (midpoint of analyst range).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $12.9M/yr
94.0% probability / year
Routine year with no major incidents; normal operations, maintenance, and research progress.
no_major_breach steady_research_activity routine_transfers
🚨 Minor Incident $14.4M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Localized breach or product manifestation requiring emergency response, targeted cleanup, amnestic administrations and legal/PR activity.
localized_breach small_mammon_event civilian_encounter
🚨 Major Breach $52.9M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$40.0M vs baseline
Omega-/Alpha-level Mammon event or large-scale structural breach producing mass casualties, wide product manifest, and national-level cover-up/cleanup requirements.
omega_mammon_event mass_manifestation large_scale_containment_failure
👥 Personnel 79 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 40 [#5] Round‑the‑clock perimeter and site guard coverage (3-shift model).
Security Supervisor / Site Management 4 [#5] Senior supervisors and shift leads for rapid-response coordination and liaison.
Armed Escort / Specialist Security 8 [#6] Dedicated escorts for researcher teams and specialist security duties.
Research Scientist 10 [#17, #18] Scientific staff for anomalous materials, engineering, radiology and SCP-748-2 research.
Technician / Lab Tech 12 [#17, #15] Technicians supporting labs, hot-cells, remote handling and daily operations.
Medical Officer 2 [#19, #22] Medics for on-site trauma/amnestic administration and health surveillance.
Administrative Staff 3 [#23, #28] Administrative, legal liaison, and cover-story coordination staff.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed ranges for most line items but many items (land acquisition, research scale, and large‑event response) have wide ranges and high uncertainty; figures use conservative midpoints where necessary.
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