SCP-1725 — SCP-1725 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-1725 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-1725

Expected annual

$683K

One-time setup

$438K

Annual recurring

$668K

Personnel

One-time setup and containment hardening (~$437k) for a reinforced safe cell and contingencies; primary recurring costs are personnel (security, containment, medical) and ongoing research/legal/cover operations totaling about $668k/yr.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $438K

Contingency Reserve $175K

[#23] One-time reserve fund for unanticipated outcomes (rapid medical campaigns, large-scale amnestic draws, legal exposure).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $65K

[#12] Initial intensive containment/testing project: imaging, sequencing, reagents, ethics/volunteer compensation.

Containment Modification Contingency $62K

[#14] Engineering redesign contingencies (custom cages, remote actuation, shock protection) if object properties change.

Facilities $60K

[#1] Secure Safe-Cell Construction: reinforced 4×3×3 m cell, door/gasketing, passthroughs, signage, mounting.

Equipment $50K

[#2, #3, #4, #20] Electronic locking system (#2), motorized dial/cover device (#3), CCTV/hardware (#4), emergency drill & response procurement (#20).

Transport Per Move $25K

[#13] Specialized transport rigging/crane/flatbed/security convoy for moving 4×3×3 m brass box (per move).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $668K/yr

Staff Wages $385K/yr

[#5, #6, #7] Dedicated security guards (4 FTE @ ~$50k each) and containment specialist + 0.5 FTE researcher; medical support partial FTE.

Legal And Intel $100K/yr

[#19] Ongoing covert MC&D investigation, surveillance, informants, legal cover operations.

Prosthetics Pool $50K/yr

[#18] Prosthetics and workplace accommodation budget pool for permanently affected persons.

Research And Monitoring $35K/yr

[#12] Ongoing containment testing and research maintenance (cataloging effects, imaging, reagents): analyst specified recurring ~$35k/yr.

Cover Up Response $25K/yr

[#16] Per-incident cover-up / civilian containment budgets (relocation, legal, hush money) — planner assumed ~$25k/incident averaged to 1 incident/yr.

Medical Treatment Pool $15K/yr

[#11] Budget pool for per-case medical treatment/rehab (midpoint planning ~$30k/case averaged across expected incidence).

Data Logging It $13K/yr

[#15] Secure logging, analysis, IT support, secure terminal isolation and retention policy costs.

Administrative And Training $12K/yr

[#9] SOP development, annual refresher training, amnestic administration training, protocol upkeep.

Amnestic Administration Pool $8K/yr

[#10] Class-B amnestic production/admin: assumed multiple administrations per year at mid-range cost.

Psychological Counseling $6K/yr

[#17] Staff counseling and debriefing after exposures/handling incidents.

Inventory And Archival $5K/yr

[#22] Archival storage, curator time, provenance cataloging for auction card and logs.

Supplies And Consumables $3K/yr

[#8] PPE, disposable entry consumables, batteries, restraints, disposable covers for authorized entries.

Facilities Maintenance $3K/yr

[#1] Ongoing maintenance/upkeep for safe-cell finishes, door/gasket servicing and minor structural repairs.

Cctv Storage And Maintenance $3K/yr

[#4] Camera/storage maintenance and footage retention costs.

Energy And Utilities $2K/yr

[#21] Electricity, UPS upkeep, modest HVAC/ventilation for the cell and monitoring systems.

Emergency Drill Maintenance $2K/yr

[#20] Annual replacement/training costs for emergency drill & response equipment.

Motorized Cover Maintenance $1K/yr

[#3] Annual maintenance/inspection for motorized dial cover/tamper sensors.

Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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Cover Story And Legal $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $668K/yr

82.0% probability / year

Normal uneventful year: steady staffing, routine research, occasional small consumable use; no major incidents or moves.

stable_containment no_external_exposure no major incidents

🚨 Minor Incident $708K/yr

12.0% probability / year +$40K vs baseline

Single-person exposure/discovery outside containment requiring amnestic administration, limited medical care, counseling, and a cover-up response.

unauthorized_exposure affected_person_found_outside

🚨 Major Incident $968K/yr

3.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline

Serious multi-case exposure or severe medical outcomes requiring surgeries/prosthetics, large amnestic campaign, legal investigations and containment redesign.

multiple_exposures severe_medical_cases public_exposure / legal_complications

🚨 Transport Move $693K/yr

3.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline

A planned or emergency relocation of SCP-1725 between sites requiring heavy-lift transport, rigging, and security convoy.

site_relocation emergency_evacuate_or_consolidation

👥 Personnel 7 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	4	[#5] Four full-time guards (4 FTE) covering site-level guard staffing in recurring security budget.
Containment Specialist	1	[#6] One containment specialist (full-time) for monitoring and protocol oversight.
Research Scientist	1	[#6] 0.5 FTE researcher (listed as 0.5 FTE in notes; counted as 1 head for staffing headcount, part-time).
Medical Officer	1	[#7] Medical support (partial FTE/retainer) budgeted; represented as 1 headcount (part-time/on-call).

📋 Confidence Notes

Many line items are specified, but several amounts (per-incident frequencies, midpoints for wide ranges, contingency draws) required analyst assumptions; reasonable but not high confidence.

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