SCP-1780 — SCP-1780 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-1780 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-1780

Expected annual

$1.2M

One-time setup

$2.4M

Annual recurring

$1.2M

Personnel

One-time capital costs of approximately $2.43M for containment retrofits and an emergency containment fund, with recurring annual operations of about $1.21M driven primarily by specialized security staffing and legal/contingency budgets.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.4M

Contingency Containment Fund $2.0M

[#15] Capital reserve for emergency containment construction, new containment units or labs for anomalous recoveries from SCP-1780-1.

Equipment $233K

[#3, #4, #5, #9, #10, #23, #24] Tamper sleeve/sensor package, secure nameplate mount, initial monitoring suite (cameras/sensors), robotic reconnaissance units (initial purchase), initial PPE/medical kit, breaching tools kit, and initial documentation/air-gapped logging setup.

Facilities $125K

[#1, #2] Locker #0097 retrofit and archival vault #0053 upgrade (climate control, EM/fire protection, restricted shelving, installation and testing).

Incinerator Capability $50K

[#12] Purchase/setup of on-site small incinerator (alternative to contract set-up).

Training Program Development $20K

[#20] One-time development of protocol documentation, tabletop exercises and initial live-drill setup.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.2M/yr

Staff Wages $698K/yr

[#6, #7, #13, #16] Security pool (6 Level-3/1780 guards), overtime/manual-door-holder contingency, part-time archivist/admin and vetting costs, and small research/administrative staff (1–2 partial FTE).

Cover Story And Legal $250K/yr

[#14] Legal, public affairs and cover-up contingency budget, liaison and covert record modification funds.

D Class Upkeep $90K/yr

[#8] D-Class housing, medical screening, transport, legal/administrative upkeep and replacement (reserve for ~5 D-Class).

Forensic And Mortuary $40K/yr

[#21] Forensic processing, mortuary services and investigation reserves for termination/incidents.

Robotics Maintenance $30K/yr

[#9] Maintenance, repair and spare parts for expendable ground/robotic reconnaissance units.

Psychological Support $20K/yr

[#17] Counseling, debriefing and monitoring services for staff and D-Class following stressful/cognitohazardous exposures.

Supplies And Consumables $15K/yr

[#10, #25] PPE/medical kit replenishment and miscellaneous consumables/spares (batteries, replacement locks, evidence bags, etc.).

Weapons Maintenance And Training $15K/yr

[#11] Ballistic weapons, ammunition, storage, armor maintenance and regular qualification training for authorized lethal-force containment.

Logistics And Transport $10K/yr

[#18] Secure escorted moves of SCP-1780 between locker and mount or transfers (~2 moves/yr assumed).

Redaction And Destruction $10K/yr

[#22] Staffing and materials for secure redaction, verification and destruction of additional SCP-1780-3 copies when found.

Facilities Maintenance $5K/yr

[#5] Monitoring suite storage, camera/sensor maintenance and tamper-detection upkeep.

Incineration Operating $5K/yr

[#12] Operating costs and environmental compliance for incineration service or on-site burner.

Training Refreshers $5K/yr

[#20] Annual refresher drills, printing of procedure binders and hazard training modules.

Misc Consumables $5K/yr

[#25] Annual budget for small consumables and spares (batteries, gloves, evidence bags, etc.).

Energy And Utilities $5K/yr

[#19] Incremental power for monitoring systems, climate control for locker/vault and robotic charging.

Documentation Storage $3K/yr

[#24] Air-gapped tape rotation, secure physical storage and offsite archival rotation costs.

Breaching Maintenance $2K/yr

[#23] Maintenance/replacement for breaching and demolition tools.

Research And Monitoring $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.2M/yr

90.0% probability / year

Normal year with scheduled maintenance, infrequent activations, no major incidents or large anomalous recoveries.

scheduled_expeditions routine_maintenance no_major_recoveries

🚨 Minor Incident $1.4M/yr

8.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline

Limited containment incident such as unauthorized reading of SCP-1780-3, small contamination, or single-incident casualties requiring forensic, redaction, legal and overtime responses.

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🚨 Major Breach $2.7M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline

Hostile or multiple SCP-1780-2 manifestations or discovery of high-risk anomalous items prompting large-scale containment construction, heavy legal/cover costs and major use of the contingency fund.

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👥 Personnel 14 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	6	[#6] Pool of six Level-3/1780 guards to provide 3-on-site coverage and rotation.
Research Scientist	2	[#16] 1–2 researchers (partial FTE) for embargo management, archival review and controlled planning.
Archivist / Administrative Staff	1	[#13] Part-time archivist/admin to manage SCP-1780-3 access, vetting and documentation.
Class-D Personnel	5	[#8] Reserve of 3–5 D-Class for scheduled reconnaissance; budgeting assumes 5 available.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line-item estimates for nearly all items (moderate confidence). Significant uncertainty remains due to the unpredictable frequency/severity of anomalous recoveries and potential large draws on the contingency fund.

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