SCP-1700 — SCP-1700 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-1700 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-1700

Expected annual

$9.2M

One-time setup

$11.9M

Annual recurring

$9.0M

Personnel

128

Estimated one-time capital and setup costs are approximately $11.9M, driven primarily by incineration equipment, facility acquisition/modification, research/lab buildout, and large contingency/reserve funds. Recurring annual costs are roughly $9.0M, dominated by multi-site security, field retrieval logistics, research/lab operations, and staff wages.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $11.9M

Contingency Reserve $3.0M

[#26] Contingency reserve fund for mass-casualty/surge scenarios and rapid capital expansion.

Equipment $2.1M

[#2, #8, #21, #10, #25] Industrial incinerator bank, refrigerated transport vehicles, surveillance systems, secure evidence/sample vault hardware, and secure IT/hardware setup.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.9M

[#9, #11, #28] Forensic/pathology lab buildout, dedicated research program startup (test chambers, instruments), and long-term archival/digital archive setup.

Facilities $1.8M

[#1, #6, #17] Secure containment facility acquisition/alteration (SCP-1700-B), physical fortification/retrofit of SCP-1700-C properties, and one-time upgrade costs for Class 2 impoundment cells.

Covert Payments Reserve $1.8M

[#15] One-time reserve for large covert payments/bribes or jurisdiction-specific buyouts as initially funded.

Legal And Cover Setup $625K

[#14] One-time legal/cover/PR scaffolding to establish shell entities, permits, and initial fake payroll/documentation.

Fugitive Tracking Operation $600K

[#16] One-time manhunt/extradition operation costs (Supreeth Chandrasekaran).

Training Initial $62K

[#24] Initial development and delivery of training programs & SOP development (initial rollout).

Ppe Initial $60K

[#19] Initial purchase of PPE, decontamination equipment, and biohazard disposables stock.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $9.0M/yr

Research And Monitoring $1.3M/yr

[#9, #11, #28] Ongoing forensic/pathology staffing & consumables, research program operating costs, and archival/records retention operations.

C Site Security $1.2M/yr

[#5] Continuous covert/overt security for 11 SCP-1700-C sweatshop sites (local staffing, cameras, patrols, sweeps).

Logistics And Transport $1.2M/yr

[#7, #8] Multinational field retrieval program operating tempo and refrigerated transport vehicle operating costs.

Staff Wages $800K/yr

[#4] 24/7 staffing at SCP-1700-B including incinerator operators, maintenance, security shifts, and admin/ops staff (foundation-rate salaries, benefits, overtime).

Facilities Maintenance $625K/yr

[#2, #3, #21] Incinerator maintenance & emissions compliance, continuous energy/power costs, and surveillance/system monitoring & replacement.

Market Recall Buyback Program $600K/yr

[#22] Recalls and buyback logistics for SCP-1700-A scarves (collection, transport, destruction).

Cover Story And Legal $500K/yr

[#14] Ongoing legal/cover/PR operation costs (permits, fake payroll, legal fees to maintain cover story).

Emergency Response Teams $400K/yr

[#18] Training, equipment, standby pay, and readiness for rapid reaction teams handling accidental introductions or animated-corpse incidents.

Detainee Operations $350K/yr

[#17] Ongoing operation costs for two detained owners (Class 2 impoundment operation: monitoring, food, medical, security).

Amnestic Program $300K/yr

[#12] Purchase/manufacture, pharmacy, administration and monitoring of Class A amnestics for public and staff as needed.

Covert Payments Retainer $300K/yr

[#15] Annual retainer/payments to local officials or cooperative funding to maintain operational freedom in active jurisdictions.

Supply Chain Intel $300K/yr

[#23] Ongoing intelligence/monitoring of textile supply chains, analysts, subscriptions, and undercover procurement.

Public Incident Response $300K/yr

[#30] Rapid public incident response, misinformation management, amnestics deployment, and occasional hush payments.

Oversight And Internal Affairs $250K/yr

[#27] Legal counsel, internal investigators, and ethical/human-rights oversight costs.

Psychological Support $175K/yr

[#13] Ongoing counseling, debriefing, follow-up, and replacement staffing for personnel administered amnestics or exposed to trauma.

Ash Disposal And Compliance $125K/yr

[#20] Regulatory, environmental testing, third-party contractor fees and compliance monitoring for repeated incinerations and ash disposal.

Secure It Operations $125K/yr

[#25] Secure database operations, encryption, audits, and IT maintenance for records and amnestic logs.

Supplies And Consumables $72K/yr

[#10, #19] Vault operations/consumables and recurring PPE/decon consumables replacement.

Hazardous Waste Disposal $62K/yr

[#29] Contracted hazardous waste removal for contaminated textiles, PPE, and related disposal accounting.

Training Programs $35K/yr

[#24] Recurring training refreshers, SOP updates, and specialized briefings for high-level researchers.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $9.0M/yr

85.0% probability / year

Normal, uneventful year with steady-state operations: B facility running, C sites cordoned, routine research and field ops.

steady_state_operations no_mass_activation routine_field_tempo

🚨 Minor Incident $9.5M/yr

12.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline

Localized breach or temporary surge (single C-site activation, spike in corpse throughput) requiring overtime, targeted field recoveries, and increased amnestic deployment.

single_C_site_breach localized_mass_activation supply_chain_spike

🚨 Major Breach $14.0M/yr

3.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline

Simultaneous multi-site activations or international legal/diplomatic fallout requiring contingency fund drawdown, rapid capital expansion, mass amnestics, and extended field operations.

multi_C_site_activation mass_casualty_events international_exposure

👥 Personnel 128 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	8	[#4] On-site SCP-1700-B security shift coverage.
C-Site Security (local hires/contractors)	80	[#5] 24/7 cordons and covert security for 11 SCP-1700-C locations (local hires/contractors paid from c_site_security budget).
Incinerator Operator / Maintenance	3	[#4] Continuous operation and maintenance of incinerator bank at SCP-1700-B.
Research Scientist	4	[#11] Dedicated R&D team for anomalous mechanism and corpse animation research.
Forensic Pathologist	2	[#9] On-site or regional pathology staffing for autopsies and toxicology.
Lab Technician	3	[#9] Lab technicians supporting forensic and research operations.
Administrative Staff	3	[#4] Operations/admin personnel for facility administration and records.
Engineer / Maintenance	1	[#4, #2] Technical maintenance support for incinerators, HVAC, and facility systems.
Medical Officer	1	[#12] Medical oversight for amnestic administration and staff health monitoring.
Site Director / Executive Staff	1	[Special Containment Procedures] Project director and executive oversight.
Field Operatives / Retrieval Teams	12	[#7] Multinational field retrieval personnel for scarf/body recovery operations.
Emergency Response Team	10	[#18] Rapid-reaction corps for public incidents and animated-corpse events.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges and clear containment procedures, enabling a bounded estimate; variability remains high due to jurisdictional differences, vehicle/staffing counts, and uncertain incident frequency, so precision is moderate.

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