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SCP-447 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-447
Expected annual
$778K
One-time setup
$531K
Annual recurring
$772K
Personnel
7
Initial setup is dominated by cleanroom buildout, site/land compliance and emergency/quarantine setup (~$531,000 one-time). Recurring annual costs are personnel- and research-heavy (security monitoring + research team), totaling about $772,450/yr before production offsets.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $531K
Facilities $290K
[#4, #20, #22, #23] Cleanroom modular buildout and validation (#4), isolation/quarantine room structural work (#20), one-time legal/cover/land easement costs (#22), and site-selection / modest remote lease & buildout premium (#23).
Insurance Reserve $100K
[#24] One-time recommended insurance/liability/contingency reserve to cover extraordinary incidents or O5-level directives.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $75K
[#13, #15, #19] Distillation/refinement apparatus and lab instrumentation (#13), initial QA/approval testing budget (#15 initial), and initial SOP/training development and delivery (#19 initial).
Equipment $54K
[#1, #2, #3, #6, #7, #11, #12, #17, #20] Containment vessel purchase & modification (#1), spare containment and transfer fittings (#2), overflow pump/system hardware (#3 one-time portion), odor-control hardware installation (#6), camera/surveillance hardware & UPS (#7), sealed transport containers & secondary case (#11 one-time), small refrigerator/lockable storage (#12), secure IT hardware/initial encryption setup (#17), and emergency response equipment (PPE/hazmat/decon gear initial purchase from #20).
Staff Screening Initial $12K
[#18] Initial polygraph screening and medical clearances for assigned staff (approx. 12 tests + initial physicals).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $772K/yr
Research And Monitoring $332K/yr
[#13, #14, #15] Research team salaries & benefits and R&D operating budget (#14), recurring solvents/consumables and maintenance for distillation/refinement (#13 recurring), and ongoing QA/testing (#15 recurring).
Staff Wages $300K/yr
[#8] Dedicated Security Level 3+ monitoring staff (3 FTEs fully loaded) to provide required monitoring and immediate response.
Emergency Response Recurring $40K/yr
[#20] On-call emergency medical staffing/agreements, drills, consumables and periodic contractual readiness for quarantine/incident response.
Class D Operational Overhead $30K/yr
[#9] Operational overhead for maintaining a dedicated Class D slot and associated supervision/escort logistics (operational support costs, not legal/inmate program costs).
Cover Story And Legal $20K/yr
[#22] Ongoing PR/legal retainer, community relations and cover-story maintenance.
Facilities Maintenance $17K/yr
[#4, #5, #6, #7, #12] Cleanroom filter replacement/certification and maintenance (#4), HVAC energy & maintenance (#5), activated carbon filter replacements (#6 recurring), camera storage/IT maintenance (#7 recurring), and refrigerator electricity/maintenance (#12 recurring).
Logistics And Transport $16K/yr
[#11, #16] Replacement/consumables for sealed transport containers and secondary containment (#11 recurring) and route-planning/specialized logistics premium to avoid cemeteries/morgues (#16).
Audit Compliance $15K/yr
[#26] Periodic O5/OSEC-level audits, red-team reviews and compliance documentation costs.
Polygraph And Medical Recurring $9K/yr
[#18] Annual polygraph re-screens (~12) and yearly follow-up medical checks.
Waste Handling $8K/yr
[#21] Hazardous/biological waste disposal contracts and solvent waste handling from distillation processes.
Miscellaneous Buffer $6K/yr
[#27] Small capital and consumable buffer for spare sensors, replacement tools and petty cash.
Training Recurring $4K/yr
[#19] Annual refresher training, drills and SOP updates.
Secure It Recurring $3K/yr
[#17] Encrypted storage, backups, cybersecurity, and periodic IT audits for video and chain-of-custody logs.
Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr
[#10] PPE, disposable harvesting consumables, disinfectants and routine sterile supplies.
Overflow System Maintenance $200/yr
[#3] Annual maintenance/calibration for float/ultrasonic sensors and peristaltic pump.
Production Offsets $-30000/yr
[#25] Potential internal offsets from fuel efficiency and lubricant replacement; modeled here as an average annual saving (negative cost) based on conservative production/use scenarios.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $772K/yr
90.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, scheduled maintenance, and no major incidents.
routine_harvests scheduled_maintenance regular_research_activity
🚨 Minor Incident $797K/yr
8.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
Localized overflow, sensor failure, minor contamination or transport delay requiring cleanup and overtime.
sensor_or_pump_failure brief_contamination_event transport_delay
🚨 Major Incident $972K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Accidental contact between SCP-447 (or its slime) and a corpse, a transport accident resulting in exposure near mortuary, or a breach requiring extended medical/quarantine response and PR/legal intervention.
contact_with_dead_body major_transport_breach large_scale_contamination
👥 Personnel 7 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 3 [#8] Three Security Level 3+ monitoring FTEs to provide continuous camera monitoring as required.
Research Scientist 2 [#14] Two scientists responsible for chemical characterization and distillation protocol oversight.
Laboratory Technician 1 [#14, #13] One lab tech to operate distillation equipment and assist in daily processing.
Class-D Personnel 1 [#9] Dedicated Class D slot (operational overhead accounted) for daily harvesting.
📋 Confidence Notes
Many line-items (cleanroom, staff wages, R&D equipment, logistics) are well-specified in the analyst notes; however site-selection, land acquisition, incident severity, and production-savings are highly variable, so estimates use mid-range assumptions.
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