SCP-926 — SCP-926 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-926 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-926

Expected annual

$4.2M

One-time setup

$38.0M

Annual recurring

$3.7M

Personnel

One-time program costs (excavation, secure warehousing, civil engineering) can drive total upfront spending into the tens of millions; baseline annual operations (security, research, conservation, facilities) are roughly $3.74M/year. Major excavation or large-scale recovery would produce very large one-year spikes in spending.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $38.0M

Large Scale Excavation $20.0M

[#10] Full-scale controlled archaeological excavation and recovery of thousands of life-sized figures (program-level one-time cost).

Facilities $13.0M

[#1, #11, #17] Secure research chamber construction, warehouse build-out for recovered statues, and civil-engineering mitigation (temporary/permanent works) estimated as combined facility construction and structural work.

Equipment $2.6M

[#2, #4, #12, #20, #21, #23] Display/storage case, electronic access/CCTV hardware (one-time), crating/transport capital, tamper-proof string storage, mobile containment capital, and one-time data-security appliances/software.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.1M

[#6, #9, #13, #14, #15] Scientific analysis project costs, GPR/geophysical survey program, R&D/prototyping for remote-controlled strumming rig, high-fidelity recording hardware, and photogrammetry/3D-scanning equipment and initial lab setup.

Scenario Insurance Reserved $500K

[#24] Initial scenario insurance/liability reserve set aside as one-time fund.

Legal Cover Story One Time $300K

[#16] One-time legal/cover-story/PR expenditures and initial covert compensation fund establishment.

Medical Casualty Setup $200K

[#18] One-time medical/biohazard readiness setup (PPE, decon supplies, triage readiness).

Decision Neutralization One Time $200K

[#25] One-time technical/legal costs for weaponization assessment or controlled neutralization if required.

International Coordination Setup $50K

[#8] Initial secure-communications and liaison setup costs for coordination with Site 366 / Xi'an counterparts.

Psychological Screening Initial $50K

[#19] Initial psychological screening and background checks for authorized operators / researchers.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.7M/yr

Research And Monitoring $1.5M/yr

[#22] Long-term cataloging, conservation staffing and database/hosting for a recovered statue corpus (staffing & supplies).

Staff Wages $1.0M/yr

[#3, #5, #7] Ongoing wages/benefits for site security staff (guards + supervisor), conservator wage component, and multidisciplinary research staff.

Facilities Maintenance $450K/yr

[#11, #17] Building, warehousing and infrastructure energy and maintenance, and upkeep of mitigation works.

Scenario Insurance Replenishment $200K/yr

[#24] Annual replenishment/reserve contributions for insurance/liability/reparations fund.

Cover Story And Legal $150K/yr

[#16] Ongoing public-relations, covert compensation/community relations, and legal expenses.

International Coordination Recurring $100K/yr

[#8] Annual secure-communications, travel and liaison expenses with Site 366 / Xi'an cooperation.

Medical Readiness Recurring $75K/yr

[#18] Annual training, replenishment of PPE/decon supplies, and medic readiness.

Rapid Deployment Standby $75K/yr

[#21] Standby contracts, rental agreements and readiness fees for rapid-deployment mobile containment units.

Logistics And Transport $50K/yr

[#12] Recurring logistics for periodic transport/movement and associated coordination.

Mechanical Rig Maintenance $25K/yr

[#13] Maintenance, calibration and minor upgrades for remote-controlled strumming/playback rig.

Psychological Screening Recurring $25K/yr

[#19] Annual refresher training and periodic re-screening for authorized operators.

Electronic Systems Maintenance $20K/yr

[#4] Maintenance, monitoring and storage for access control, CCTV, tamper/seismic/audio sensors.

Digital Archiving Storage $15K/yr

[#15] Ongoing hosting, archival storage and access for 3D scans and photogrammetry datasets.

Data Security Recurring $15K/yr

[#23] Offsite encrypted backups, hosting and access auditing for classified research datasets.

Supplies And Consumables $10K/yr

[#5] Conservator supplies and routine consumables for artifact maintenance.

Recording And Storage Maintenance $10K/yr

[#14] Software licensing, storage and processing costs for high-fidelity recordings and motion-capture data.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.7M/yr

92.0% probability / year

Normal, uneventful year with standard containment, conservation, research and facility maintenance only.

routine operations scheduled research no excavations or major incidents

🚨 Minor Incident $4.7M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline

Localized discovery or targeted limited excavation requiring short-term field teams, emergency response and limited conservation throughput.

targeted excavation localized statue activation emergency mitigation

🚨 Major Recovery $37.7M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$34.0M vs baseline

Full-scale program to locate, excavate, recover and secure thousands of responsive statues including large civil-engineering measures and warehousing.

mandated full recovery large-scale excavation major civil works / dam mitigation

🚨 Political Exposure $5.7M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline

Public leak or diplomatic incident requiring substantial legal reparations, covert payments, fines and accelerated mitigation.

public disclosure diplomatic dispute large-scale civil claims

👥 Personnel 32 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	7	[#3] Approximately 6 guards plus 1 supervisor on rotating shifts; included in staff wages.
Research Scientist	4	[#7] Archaeologist, musicologist, linguist/transcriptionist, historian — multidisciplinary research team; included in staff wages.
Conservator	1	[#5] Full-time conservator responsible for routine maintenance and condition reports; wage portion included in staff wages.
Cataloguing & Conservation Staff	20	[#22] Medium-sized cataloguing/conservation team for long-term processing of recovered statue corpus; staffing costs included in research_and_monitoring recurring line.

📋 Confidence Notes

Many line items are estimated from wide ranges (especially excavation, warehousing and civil engineering). Containment and recurring staffing costs are better defined; scenarios involving full corpus recovery have high uncertainty.

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