SCP-1789 — SCP-1789 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-1789 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-1789

Expected annual

$2.9M

One-time setup

$3.7M

Annual recurring

$2.8M

Personnel

One-time capital and contingency reserves total roughly $3.67M, while recurring operations are about $2.82M/year; largest drivers are staff wages (containment + research), rapid-response readiness, and expedition/animal-procurement budgets.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.7M

Contingency Reserve Fund $2.8M

[#25] Long-term liability/contingency reserve for catastrophic containment failure (held as reserve).

Facilities $325K

[#1, #26] Upgrades to Storage Chamber 34 (BSL-3 HVAC, hermetic seals, soundproofing, negative-pressure upgrades) and amortized generator/UPS purchase.

Transport Module $300K

[#20] Safe-transfer module and vehicle preparation for potential controlled relocation.

Equipment $198K

[#2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #11, #12, #13, #18] Harness/suspension rig and trough, chemical-resistant liners/troughs, camera/audio installation, flow sensors, autoclave option, initial PPE, tamper-proof sample destruction unit, AI-analytics hardware/software install, and initial small gold stock.

Amnestic Stockpile $62K

[#14] Initial stockpile and administration infrastructure for Class-A/B amnestics and memetic countermeasures.

Records Security Init $30K

[#23] Initial secure records management, redaction systems and cryptographic access controls.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.8M/yr

Staff Wages $1.3M/yr

[#8, #9] Containment operations payroll (guards, containment techs, medic) and research payroll (senior researchers, research staff).

Rapid Response Readiness $315K/yr

[#21] Training, equipment and vehicle amortization for a containment-breach rapid-response team (4–6 responders).

D Class Program $238K/yr

[#10] Procurement, housing, medical care and security costs for assigned D-class personnel (5 on rotation).

Expedition Fund $200K/yr

[#20] Annualized budget for covert archaeological/field expeditions and contingency overseas campaigns.

Public Relations $112K/yr

[#27] Public relations and cover-up communications budget for plausible deniability and FOIA/records management.

External Cover Budget $110K/yr

[#24] Cover organizations, front companies, legal mitigation and covert local interactions budget.

Amnestic Treatment Budget $90K/yr

[#14] Annual amortized budget for per-treatment amnestic administration and clinical supervision.

Research And Monitoring $75K/yr

[#7] Dedicated runs and supplies for repeated chemical/biological analyses (lab consumables, GC-MS/LC-MS/NMR consumables).

Psychological Care $75K/yr

[#15] Counseling, resilience training and occupational health monitoring for assigned staff.

Personnel Turnover Reserve $60K/yr

[#22] Annual reserve for rehiring, background investigations, and termination liabilities related to attempts to follow SCP commands.

Ppe Consumables $48K/yr

[#11] Respirators, disposable suits, gloves and ongoing medical surveillance/testing (urine/blood markers, screenings).

Animal Procurement $46K/yr

[#16] Budget for procurement/slaughter or synthetic substitutes for ceremonial animal demands (assumed moderate frequency).

Outsourced Specialty Testing $30K/yr

[#7] Occasional outsourced specialty analytical campaigns for novel or inconclusive samples.

Utilities $25K/yr

[#26] Electricity for continuous HVAC, lighting, cameras, lab equipment and backup systems.

Facilities Maintenance $20K/yr

[#1, #26] Ongoing HVAC/HEPA maintenance, filter replacement and facility upkeep for Storage Chamber 34.

Logistics And Transport $20K/yr

[#20] Routine logistics, small transport/cover logistics (does not include expedition fund).

Records Security Maintenance $15K/yr

[#23] Annual maintenance for secure records, audits, cryptographic controls and redaction workflows.

Ceremonial Piece Processing $13K/yr

[#17] Processing, sterilization and fabrication of ceremonial remains (bone rings, vertebrae) as required.

Monitoring And Storage Ops $13K/yr

[#4] Video/audio storage, secure tamper-evident recording operations and retention costs.

Biohazard Disposal $13K/yr

[#6] Contracted hazardous waste incineration / disposal events for collected SCP-1789-1 (~28 L/yr) or amortized autoclave operational costs.

Tamper Analytics License $12K/yr

[#13] Software license/support for AI-assisted CCTV analytics and behavioral monitoring.

Sample Destruction Maintenance $3K/yr

[#12] Maintenance for tamper-proof sample destruction/auto-burn mechanisms integrated into the chamber.

Precious Metal Replacement $1K/yr

[#18] Annual replacement budget for small gold jewelry/pendants used to decorate SCP-1789's fingernail.

Flow Sensor Maintenance $1K/yr

[#5] Calibration and maintenance of continuous flow-rate/logging instrumentation and alarms.

Supplies And Consumables $500/yr

[#3] Replacement of chemical-resistant materials and liners (annual replacement/maintenance).

Sea Salt $300/yr

[#19] Consumables for ritual bathing; disposal folded into biohazard budget.

Cover Story And Legal $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.8M/yr

85.0% probability / year

Normal year with no major incidents; routine operations, monitoring, scheduled research and periodic ritual compliance within budgeted expectations.

no incidents scheduled research routine ritual compliance

🚨 Minor Incident $2.9M/yr

9.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline

Limited personnel exposure or small unauthorized consumption requiring medical treatment, extra amnestics, short internal investigation and limited disciplinary action.

small exposure event limited internal investigation amnestic administration

🚨 Major Breach $4.3M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline

Significant containment breach or mass-compulsion event requiring large-scale medical response, long-term amnestic campaigns, legal/insurance costs and possible public containment measures.

widespread exposure large-scale breach civil claims / cleanup

🚨 Expedition Required $3.3M/yr

4.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline

A funded covert field expedition or multi-month archaeological campaign is undertaken to investigate SCP-1789's claimed 'Cradle for the Kings,' requiring substantial one-off field spending.

credible lead on 'Cradle' field expedition decision overseas covert operations

👥 Personnel 20 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	6	[#8] 24/7 guard coverage (6 guards to cover 3 shifts as modeled in analyst notes).
Containment Technician	3	[#8] Containment techs to manage chamber operations, harness, sampling and alarms across shifts.
Medical Officer / Biotech Tech	1	[#8] Onsite medic/biotech for sample handling and immediate medical response.
Research Scientist	2	[#9] Senior Level 4 researcher oversight and leadership for research programs.
Research Staff	3	[#9] Postdocs/technicians conducting analysis and monitoring; headcount chosen within analyst range.
D-Class Personnel	5	[#10] Five D-class on rotation for interrogation/testing as specified by analyst notes.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates use analyst ranges with midpoints where ranges exist; SCP containment parameters are described but many costs (frequency of ritual demands, expedition cadence, severity of incidents) are uncertain, producing medium confidence.

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