SCP-049 — SCP-049 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-049

Expected annual

$1.7M

One-time setup

$1.7M

Annual recurring

$1.6M

Personnel

One-time containment and capital upgrades are approximately $1.66M, driven by HVAC/cell retrofit and optional onsite cremator costs; recurring annual operations are about $1.65M/yr driven primarily by staff wages, research programs, and a large incident-response reserve.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.7M

Onsite Cremator Capex $600K

[#11] Optional onsite large-animal cremator / incinerator capital purchase (permits/stack controls not included here).

Facilities $475K

[#1, #2] Secure humanoid containment cell construction/retrofit and HVAC/air-handling BSL-3 style upgrades (structural/installation costs).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $162K

[#13, #14, #10] BSL-3 autopsy/pathology equipment one-time capital, −80°C freezer (sample storage), and walk-in cold-chain/refrigeration initial purchase for staging corpses.

Transport Vehicle $150K

[#5] Armored/secure humanoid transport van purchase and initial outfitting.

Onsite Incinerator Permitting $125K

[#25] Permitting and environmental compliance setup costs if choosing onsite incinerator (one-time).

Equipment $78K

[#3, #4, #15, #29, #27] Class III harnesses, initial sedation kit, CCTV/security hardware, initial secure comms hardware, specialized containment furniture (aggregated smaller equipment purchases).

Backup Power And Ups $60K

[#28] Generator capacity and UPS to support HVAC, monitoring, refrigeration (one-time capital).

Secure Data Initial Setup $10K

[#16] Initial setup for air-gapped/secure evidence/data management (hardware/setup).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.6M/yr

Staff Wages $558K/yr

[#6, #8] Armed security baseline (6 guards with benefits) and medical/veterinary staffing (1 vet/pathologist + 1 tech) salaries and benefits.

Research And Monitoring $365K/yr

[#13, #23] Ongoing BSL-3 autopsy consumables/testing and specialized research funding into SCP-049's pathogenesis and anomalous physiology.

Incident Response Reserve $300K/yr

[#22] Annual contingency/reserve budgeting to replenish funds for breaches, property damage, off-site care, or expensive emergency measures.

Supplies And Consumables $76K/yr

[#12, #17, #18, #31] Biohazard waste handling contracts/consumables, PPE & decon supplies, lavender/calming supplies, and miscellaneous consumables/overhead allocation.

Cover Story And Legal $60K/yr

[#21] Legal, cover-story, procurement paperwork, permits and liaison costs.

Logistics And Transport $56K/yr

[#7, #9, #5] Transport guard overtime/contract costs, procurement and transport of large mammal corpses (26/yr @ ~$26k mid-range), and vehicle fuel/maintenance/licensing for transport van.

Forensic Contracts $55K/yr

[#24] External lab contracting for sequencing/isotopic/forensic assays and third-party verification.

Facilities Maintenance $30K/yr

[#2, #10, #15] HVAC energy and maintenance, walk-in cold-chain electricity/maintenance, and CCTV monitoring/storage recurring costs.

Training Drills $30K/yr

[#20] Regular containment drills, hazmat/MTF coordination, sedation and transport training.

Onsite Incinerator Compliance $30K/yr

[#25] Recurring environmental compliance, stack testing and monitoring if onsite incinerator chosen.

Secure Data Ops $20K/yr

[#16] Recurring costs for secure data/evidence management (hardware refresh, audits, secure ops).

Incineration Contract $16K/yr

[#11] Contract incineration/disposal per-carcass costs if using external incineration (26/yr at mid-range).

Personnel Screening $15K/yr

[#19] Ongoing personnel vetting, psychological monitoring, and counseling support.

Ethics Oversight $15K/yr

[#30] Psychological research, ethics board reviews and oversight documentation costs.

Instrument Replacement $11K/yr

[#26] Replacement, sterilization cycles and disposal costs for surgical instruments and SCP-049's tools.

Backup Power Maintenance $6K/yr

[#28] Fuel and maintenance for backup generator/UPS systems.

Communications Service $3K/yr

[#29] Encrypted radio/phone service and vehicle datalink service fees.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.6M/yr

90.0% probability / year

Normal year with no major containment incidents; routine operations, scheduled research, and contingency replenishment.

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🚨 Minor Incident $1.8M/yr

8.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline

Localized containment breach or a single 049-2 outburst requiring emergency response, limited repairs, extra incinerations and medical care.

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🚨 Major Breach $3.1M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline

Significant containment failure with multiple 049-2 instances, personnel casualties or heavy infrastructure damage requiring large-scale MTF deployment, mass disposal, repairs and legal/public exposure mitigation.

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👥 Personnel 8 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	6	[#6] Baseline onsite armed security 24/7: 6guards (2/shift × 3 shifts) with benefits included in staff wages.
Medical Officer / Veterinarian	1	[#8] Full-time veterinary/pathology staff included in medical staffing costs.
Technician	1	[#8] One technical support role for sedation/necropsy assistance included in medical staffing costs.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges for both capital and recurring expenses; major remaining uncertainty is optional choices (onsite incinerator vs contract) which are explicitly modeled.

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