SCP-393 — SCP-393 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-393 Euclid ? low confidence

SCP-393

Expected annual

$1.8M

One-time setup

$2.5M

Annual recurring

$1.8M

Personnel

First-year build and capability establishment largely driven by containment suite, research setup, rapid-recovery capability and a contingency reserve (~$2.5M one-time). Main recurring drivers are 24/7 medical and security staffing plus research and rapid-recovery readiness (~$1.76M/yr).

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.5M

Contingency Reserve $1.0M

[#21, #30] One-time contingency/reserve fund (risk buffer) to respond to catastrophic containment failure, mass amnestic operations, international retrievals or major cover-up events.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $500K

[#16] Initial dedicated research budget for imaging (fMRI/EEG), specialized instrumentation, lab buildout and initial consumables for mechanism characterization.

Facilities $300K

[#1, #6] Containment-suite buildout and adjacent standby D-class cell setup (includes site modification, permitting and cell construction). Estimate includes reinforced cell, transfer antechamber and related site work.

Rapid Recovery Team Establishment $300K

[#10] One-time establishment of a rapid-recovery team (vehicles, specialty equipment, initial training and procurement).

Equipment $202K

[#2, #3, #8, #9, #12, #13, #14, #24, #25] Patient monitors (redundant), central monitoring hardware, emergency drug stockpile, ventilator/ALS kit, initial restraint/consumable kits, CCTV cameras/server portion, biometric access hardware, communications setup, UPS/generator hardware portion.

Armored Transport Purchase $200K

[#11] Purchase of an armored transport vehicle for on-site/inter-site transfers and secure custody operations.

Scheduling Software Setup $12K

[#23] One-time purchase/configuration of scheduling/access-enforcement software to support personnel background controls and rotation enforcement.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.8M/yr

Staff Wages $655K/yr

[#4, #5] 24/7 medical monitoring staff (5 FTE) and dedicated security staffing (8–10 FTE approximated to 9 FTE) including benefits and overtime.

Research And Monitoring $385K/yr

[#3, #9, #13, #14, #16] Central monitoring software licenses/upgrades, life-support/training maintenance, CCTV storage costs, IT/security support, and ongoing research program funding.

Logistics And Transport $220K/yr

[#10, #11] Operational readiness for rapid-recovery team (on-call readiness, vehicle upkeep) and an annual on-call/charter/transport standby allocation for urgent retrievals.

Cover Story And Legal $125K/yr

[#20] Retained legal counsel and covert PR/cover-up retainer to manage exposures and incidents.

Psychiatric Care $100K/yr

[#15] Ongoing psychiatrist/psychologist staffing, therapy sessions, neurocognitive testing and monitoring for D-393 and affected staff.

Training And Drills $50K/yr

[#22] Regular tabletop exercises, live drills and training for security, medical and rapid-recovery teams.

Secondary D Class Maintenance $45K/yr

[#6] Recurring maintenance/boarding for on-site standby D-class (food, basic medical, hygiene and assigned guards).

Supplies And Consumables $42K/yr

[#8, #12, #29] Ongoing sedatives/medication program, replenishment of restraint/chemical kits, food/linens/PPE and other per-subject consumables (two on-site subjects assumed: D-393 + standby).

Personnel Background Admin $40K/yr

[#23] Administrative overhead for background controls, scheduling enforcement and associated labor.

Records And Archival $30K/yr

[#28] Secure recordkeeping, redaction and archival labor and systems.

Facilities Maintenance $25K/yr

[#1] Ongoing maintenance, site upkeep and minor modifications for the containment suite.

D Class Procurement $18K/yr

[#7] Administrative/procurement costs for D-class intake. Assumes ~2 intakes/year at median per-intake cost.

Energy And Utilities Premium $6K/yr

[#25] Fuel, maintenance and premium utility costs to keep monitoring/security gear on redundant power.

Communications And Secrecy $5K/yr

[#24] Maintenance/replacement of secure communications gear, burner equipment and clandestine channels.

Mortuary And Disposal $5K/yr

[#18] Baseline allocation for mortuary/cremation and cover procedures averaged across years.

Amnestic Response $5K/yr

[#19] Small baseline allocation for pharmacy/clinician time for limited amnestic administrations; major events budgeted in scenarios/contingency.

Cctv Footage Review $3K/yr

[#26] Baseline allocation for forensic video review hours tied to incidents or suspicious events.

Autopsy And Sample Storage $3K/yr

[#17] Expected autopsy and biobank/sample storage costs averaged annually (per-death costs budgeted into incident reserves; small baseline allocation included).

Long Term Psych $2K/yr

[#27] Long-term treatment/rehousing reserve for affected staff averaged annually.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.8M/yr

88.0% probability / year

Normal year with no major incidents; routine operations, staffing, monitoring and planned research continue.

no_deaths_or_major_exposures standard_operational_turnover

🚨 Minor Incident $1.9M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline

Single D-393 death with local linking requiring a single rapid-recovery mission, limited amnestic treatment and forensic response.

D-393_death remote_linking_to_nearby_individual single-site_exposure

🚨 Major Breach $3.3M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline

Planner links to important civilian or many civilians, triggering international retrievals, mass amnestic operations, major legal/PR response and contingency fund drawdown.

link_to_high_profile_person mass_exposure international_retrieval

👥 Personnel 14 total

Role	Count	Notes
Medical Monitoring Technician / Nurse	5	[#4] 24/7 monitoring coverage (3 shifts + float) as specified in analyst notes.
Security Officer / MTF Agent	9	[#5] Dedicated security staffing (minimum 2 guards per shift with rotation and backups).

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are built from broad analyst ranges and significant uncertainty about event frequency, international response needs and scale of required contingency actions; the object's distal linking ability makes high-cost, low-probability events plausible, reducing confidence.

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