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SCP-7809 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-7809
Expected annual
$1.5M
One-time setup
$1.2M
Annual recurring
$1.5M
Personnel
13
Initial capital/setup is approximately $1.2M (one-time) with the largest one-time items being equipment, spare parts, and facility dry-dock/relocation contingencies; ongoing annual operating costs are approximately $1.506M per year, driven mainly by staff wages, maritime/logistics contracts, monitoring/communications, and research/ROV operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.2M
Equipment $532K
[#5, #6, #8, #10, #12, #15, #21, #28] Remote surveillance hardware & install, NAS/initial storage servers, spare-parts kit for submersible, ROV purchase, hyperbaric chamber purchase (if used), autoclave/decon station, generator/UPS, and small initial signage/lockout hardware.
Facilities $289K
[#2, #3, #27, #28] Dry-dock / major hull work and fence/lock installation (one-time), partial relocation/decommissioning budgeting, and signage/procedural placards initial purchase.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $187K
[#11, #14] Initial sensor/research kit and laboratory bench/startup equipment for environmental sampling, sequencing, and microscopy.
Contingency Reserve $100K
[#23] Contingency reserve fund for emergency salvage / towing (initial reserve).
Personnel Vetting One Time $36K
[#18] Initial background checks and clearance processing for assigned personnel (estimated per-person costs aggregated).
Cover Story And Legal Initial $30K
[#16] Initial legal/setup and permit work to establish cover story and obtain mooring/permits.
Crane Rental Per Lift $12K
[#9] Per-lift crane rental / lift cost (one-time per event estimate).
Psych Evaluation One Time $9K
[#19] Initial psychological screening for personnel entering/working with SCP-7809.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.5M/yr
Staff Wages $750K/yr
[#3, #7, #12, #20] On-site security guards, 24/7 monitoring operators and supervisory/sysadmin staff, on-call medical staffing, and administrative support salaries (aggregated).
Logistics And Transport $200K/yr
[#4, #9, #13] Contracted maritime security/patrol vessel or small boat operations, standby crane/lift contract, and annual commercial diver inspection program.
Research And Monitoring $180K/yr
[#11, #14, #25, #10] Annual research budget including per-sample analysis, calibration and maintenance of sensors, archival/data science staffing (if not counted in staff_wages) and ROV operations/maintenance.
Mooring And Dock Lease $90K/yr
[#1] Annual secured mooring / dock lease and berth fee for support barge.
Facilities Maintenance $80K/yr
[#2, #3, #8, #21] Routine barge and hull maintenance, anti-fouling, periodic submersible maintenance (routine), fence/alarm upkeep, and utilities/shore-power upkeep.
Communications And Monitoring Services $50K/yr
[#5] Secure communications uplink, encrypted monitoring SaaS/datacenter costs, and remote camera monitoring service fees.
Cover Story And Legal $40K/yr
[#16, #26] Ongoing legal, permit renewals, PR retainer and secrecy/cover-story costs.
Data Storage Bandwidth $30K/yr
[#6] Cloud backup, bandwidth, retention and off-site encrypted storage costs for multi-camera high-resolution recording.
Contingency Topup $20K/yr
[#23] Annual top-up to emergency salvage/towing reserve.
Supplies And Consumables $15K/yr
[#15, #22, #28] PPE, decontamination consumables, small tools, O-rings, batteries, and replacement signage/SOP materials.
Insurance And Liability $15K/yr
[#17] Marine hull/contents insurance and liability premiums.
Psych Monitoring $15K/yr
[#19] Ongoing counseling and occupational health surveillance for involved personnel.
Incident Drills $15K/yr
[#24] Annual incident response exercises, tabletop and field drills with local responders.
Training And Clearances $6K/yr
[#18] Annual refresher training (maritime, Hazmat, SOPs) and clearance maintenance costs.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.5M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year: scheduled maintenance, monitoring, staffing, periodic minor supplies, and ongoing research at planned levels.
no_major_incident routine_maintenance scheduled_research_ops
🚨 Minor Incident $1.6M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Localized incident requiring towing/repair, short salvage or dry-dock unscheduled maintenance and minor investigation.
small_collision unexpected_hull_damage localized_salvage
🚨 Major Salvage $1.9M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$350K vs baseline
Major event (sinking, breakaway, large-scale salvage or forced relocation) requiring deep salvage, replacement assets, extended investigations and PR/legal response.
sinking_or_break_free need_for_deep_lift_salvage major_public_exposure
👥 Personnel 13 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#3] Two guard posts, three shifts (6 total) for shore-side dock security.
Monitoring Operator 3 [#7] Three shift operators to provide continuous monitoring of surveillance feeds.
Sysadmin 1 [#7] On-call systems administrator for surveillance/storage/comm systems.
Supervisor 1 [#7] On-call supervisor coordinating monitoring, security and response.
Medical Officer 1 [#12] On-call medic/hyperbaric standby (staffed or contracted) for human testing and decompression support.
Administrative Staff 1 [#20] 0.5–1 FTE administrative support aggregated to a single FTE-equivalent for documentation, permits and records.
📋 Confidence Notes
Core costs (mooring, guards, monitoring equipment) are well described; uncertainty remains in frequency of salvage events, chosen posture (minimal watch vs active research), and exact staffing/contracting choices, so medium confidence.
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