SCP-2733 — SCP-2733 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-2733 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-2733

Expected annual

$736K

One-time setup

$345K

Annual recurring

$723K

Personnel

Initial containment and setup estimated at $345,000 (one-time), driven by site hardening, lab setup and contingency reserve; annual operations estimated at $723,000/year, driven primarily by staff wages (embedded agents and research staff), security/patrols, D‑class management, medical/waste handling and ongoing research.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $345K

Facilities $100K

[#1, #2, #10] Property acquisition, structural refurbishment/hardening and HVAC installation/bringing building up to code; includes asbestos/lead remediation and structural reinforcement around cabinet.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $100K

[#16, #25] On-site pathology/research equipment (biosafety cabinet, centrifuge, -80°C freezer, autoclave) and initial forensic R&D program startup funds for tracking/experimental R&D.

Equipment $87K

[#3, #7, #8, #14, #20, #22, #23] Secure access hardware, surveillance/CCTV hardware, UPS/generator purchase, initial on-site medical kit, initial data/IT hardware, vehicle purchase, and specialized cabinet/shelf containment sensors and tamper hardware.

Incident Response Fund $50K

[#24] Reserve contingency fund for emergency relocation, containment breach response, large-scale decontamination, legal/PR crisis response.

Cover Story Initial $8K

[#21] Initial cover-story, legal/relations payoffs, property tax/permits or small bribes to establish plausible civilian narrative.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $723K/yr

Staff Wages $380K/yr

[#5, #17] Salaries, benefits and hazard pay for two embedded resident agents and research team (one research scientist + one technician); includes rotation/replacement budgeting.

On Call Security And Patrols $100K/yr

[#6] Periodic MTF/security patrols, rapid-response staffing and deterrence patrols (does not replace embedded agents).

Dclass Procurement And Management $75K/yr

[#18] Procurement, transport, secure accommodation, sedation and logistics for D‑Class use in sanctioned testing; cover arrangements included.

Medical Care And Casualty Handling $30K/yr

[#15] Emergency medical care, mortuary handling, hospital contracts, reagents for toxicology/histology and casualty contingencies.

Research And Monitoring $25K/yr

[#16, #17] Ongoing lab supplies, assay kits, imaging/per-test costs and consumables for pathology research and routine experiments.

Cover Story And Legal $20K/yr

[#21] Ongoing cover-story maintenance, local relations, payments, property taxes under cover entities and legal counsel.

Psychological Support And Counseling $12K/yr

[#19] Ongoing counseling, psychiatric care and PTS mitigation for embedded agents, researchers and rotating personnel.

Facilities Maintenance $11K/yr

[#4, #9, #10, #11] Recurring maintenance/licensing for access control and biometric systems, fuel and generator service/battery replacement, HVAC energy & servicing, and basic utilities (electric/water/sewer).

Personnel Replacement And Recruitment $10K/yr

[#28] Recruiting, backgrounding, covert identity fabrication and relocation costs for replacements and contractors.

Media Monitoring And Counterintelligence $10K/yr

[#29] Monitoring social media/local news/ghost-hunting communities and takedown/PR budget to suppress or misdirect interest.

Routine Decontamination $8K/yr

[#27] Periodic full-room sterilization, laundering/replacement of contaminated soft goods and post-test deep-clean activities.

Archival Storage And Preservation $8K/yr

[#30] Long-term secure storage (cryopreservation, cold storage) and cataloging for retained tissue samples and digital data.

Supplies And Consumables $6K/yr

[#12] Biological PPE and disposable consumables (gloves, gowns, disinfectants, biohazard bags, single-use instruments).

Logistics And Transport $5K/yr

[#22] Vehicle operation: fuel, insurance, maintenance and covert registration for a single unmarked site vehicle.

Hazardous Waste Disposal $5K/yr

[#13] Contracted regulated medical waste pick-up, incineration and per-incident cleanup costs.

Medical Supplies And Oncall $5K/yr

[#14] Restocking on-site trauma/medical kits and periodic on-call paramedic/medical support for high-risk tests.

Data It Operations $5K/yr

[#20] Ongoing IT operations, encryption management, hardened servers, backups and cyber-security support to prevent leaks.

Training And Certification $5K/yr

[#26] Recurring staff training, certifications and refresher courses (BSL procedures, trauma management, biometrics operations).

Surveillance Storage And Backup $3K/yr

[#7] NVR storage, encrypted off-site backups and cloud storage costs for CCTV/audio logs.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $723K/yr

79.0% probability / year

Normal uneventful year with routine operations, research, maintenance and cover-story activities.

no incidents scheduled research only

🚨 Minor Incident $738K/yr

15.0% probability / year +$15K vs baseline

Small containment incident or medical event requiring extra cleanup, overtime, medical care and modest PR/legal support.

small bleaching/cleanup minor staff injury or D-class casualty

🚨 Major Breach $873K/yr

5.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline

Significant containment breach or public accidental exposure requiring emergency relocation/large-scale decontamination and legal response.

civilian discovery large-scale contamination or relocation

🚨 Public Exposure $1.0M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline

High-profile exposure (media/ghost-hunters or leaked data) forcing major legal action, extended PR suppression and possible containment upgrade/relocation.

viral leak investigative journalism or local uproar

👥 Personnel 4 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent (embedded resident agents)	2	Two deep-cover resident agents living on-site; salaries and hazard pay included in staff_wages [#5].
Research Scientist	1	Lead researcher responsible for experiments and oversight; salary included in staff_wages [#17].
Research Technician	1	Laboratory technician to run assays, sample handling and maintain equipment; salary included in staff_wages [#17].

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges allowing a mid-confidence estimate; uncertainty remains due to the anomalous nature of SCP-2733 (unpredictable incidents, variable D‑Class/testing cadence and potential rare high-cost exposures) and wide ranges on several line items.

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