SCP-1204 — SCP-1204 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-1204 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-1204

Expected annual

$3.0M

One-time setup

$815K

Annual recurring

$2.7M

Personnel

Estimated one-time capital costs are approximately $815,000 for site and lab buildout and specialty equipment; recurring annual costs are roughly $2.71M driven primarily by long-term research funding, research/security staffing, community outreach/field operations, and MTF deployment/logistics.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $815K

Initial Research And Lab Setup $325K

[#6, #9] Autopsy/neuropathology suite and associated instruments plus electrophysiology detection rig (combined estimate).

Mtf Equipment $200K

[#12] MTF field equipment and 1–3 vehicles, comms and evidence kits (capital).

Facilities $160K

[#1, #5] Walk-in refrigerated morgue and on-site containment room modifications ($100k + $60k assumed mid-range).

Backup Power Redundancies $60K

[#26] Generators/automatic transfer switches/UPS backup power for imaging and refrigeration.

Equipment $40K

[#2] Two -80°C ultralow freezers (~$20k each).

Epidemiology Tooling Initial $30K

[#23] Initial purchase of mobile data-collection tablets, ruggedized phones and GIS/setup (capital).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.7M/yr

Long Term Research $1.0M/yr

[#30] Multi-year research program funding, longitudinal studies, contingency reserve (major recurring driver).

Staff Wages $650K/yr

[#11, #15] Research project staffing (neuropathologist, senior researcher, techs, coordinator) + incremental Site-77 security guards (4 guards).

Research And Monitoring $220K/yr

[#8, #10] Per-scan imaging fees (CT/MRI contract) and molecular/omics sequencing/proteomics budgets (ongoing projects).

Community Outreach $200K/yr

[#22] Covert social-work style outreach, short-term safe housing, civilian salaries and program support for monitoring transient populations.

Cover Story And Legal $130K/yr

[#21, #31] Legal/cover-up liaison budget and per-incident record-falsification/paid cooperators (annualized).

Logistics And Transport $120K/yr

[#4, #13] Contract refrigerated transfers and MTF field deployment costs (aggregate annual estimate for multiple retrievals).

Psychological Support $80K/yr

[#29] Social workers/psychologists for interviews, outreach ethics and survivor support.

Supplies And Consumables $65K/yr

[#7, #17] Per-autopsy consumables, PPE and field biohazard disposables (annual throughput estimate included).

Incident Insurance $60K/yr

[#25] Insurance/indemnity/litigation risk budgeting.

Mtf Training $50K/yr

[#14] Annual MTF specialized training, certifications and exercises.

Incident Decontamination $30K/yr

[#28] Per-incident decon, hazmat call-outs, fogging and remediation (annualized).

Sedation And Euthanasia $30K/yr

[#18] Pharmaceuticals, medical personnel time and protocols for humane euthanasia (per-case costs annualized).

Facilities Maintenance $25K/yr

[#3, #16] Electricity/climate-control for cold storage, generator fuel/maintenance and CCTV/access-control/sensor upkeep.

It And Cybersecurity $20K/yr

[#27] Secure servers, encrypted backups, vetting and SOC maintenance for sensitive case files.

Disposal And Curation $15K/yr

[#20] Specialized disposal (incineration) or skeletal curation annualized costs.

Forensic Archiving $8K/yr

[#19] Forensic preservation, cataloging and long-term sample management (annual archive costs).

Epidemiology Tooling $7K/yr

[#23] Recurring licenses/support for incident-reporting software and GIS mapping.

Public Records Monitoring $0/yr

[#24, #32] Municipal-records/search-algorithm monitoring discontinued; avoided cost estimated ~$10k–$50k/yr (not included as recurring expense).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.7M/yr

75.0% probability / year

Normal uneventful year with routine operations, scheduled research activity and typical MTF responses.

routine_field_detections scheduled_research normal_MTF_activity

🚨 Minor Incident $2.8M/yr

12.0% probability / year +$90K vs baseline

One or two moderately complex retrievals/containment incidents requiring additional MTF deployment, legal work and decontamination.

multi-day_retrieval local_decontamination incremental_legal_action

🚨 Major Breach $4.2M/yr

3.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline

Cluster of multiple simultaneous detections/containments or a public incident triggering extensive MTF activity, legal exposure and surge research.

multiple_simultaneous_hosts widespread_public_exposure major_litigation

🚨 Research Scale Up $4.9M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$2.2M vs baseline

Deliberate program expansion: aggressive outreach/surveillance, purchase of mobile imaging assets and major hiring to pursue detection/therapeutics.

policy_decision_to_proactively_search research_breakthrough_requires_scaling increased_funding_for_detection

👥 Personnel 9 total

Role	Count	Notes
Neuropathologist / Research Scientist	1	[#11] Senior neuropathologist leading postmortem analyses and study design (salary included in staff_wages).
Senior Researcher / Neurobiologist	1	[#11] Senior researcher overseeing molecular/omics and experimental protocols (salary included in staff_wages).
Lab Technician	2	[#11] Technical staff for autopsy processing, sample prep and sequencing workflows (salaries included in staff_wages).
Study Coordinator / Administrative Research Staff	1	[#11] Coordinator for study logistics, permitting and record-keeping (salary included in staff_wages).
Security Officer / Guard	4	[#15] Incremental guards assigned to SCP-1204 storage and evidence safekeeping at Site-77 (salaries included in staff_wages).

📋 Confidence Notes

Many line items have wide ranges and incident frequency is uncertain; capital needs are clearer but annual operational costs depend heavily on policy posture (minimal observation vs proactive search). Estimates use mid-range assumptions and plausible event frequencies.

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