SCP-5738 — SCP-5738 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-5738 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-5738

Expected annual

$502K

One-time setup

$2.0M

Annual recurring

$477K

Personnel

One-time setup is dominated by containment suite, testing cell, and contingency/reserve funds (~$2.02M); annual recurring costs are driven by staff wages, medical/long-term care and ERT/readiness (~$475k/yr).

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.0M

Worst Case Incident Reserve $1.0M

[#25] One-time worst-case reserve for catastrophic incidents, large legal actions, or public remediation.

Liability Reserve Fund $500K

[#16] One-time incident/containment reserve fund for liability (internal reserve).

Facilities $161K

[#5, #11, #17] Test chamber construction (3×3×3 m) and room modifications plus small redundant power/HVAC upgrades.

Legal Cover Contingency Fund $100K

[#15] One-time legal/OPSEC contingency fund and initial cover preparations.

Testing Program Setup $100K

[#20] One-time program setup for controlled human-subject testing (IRB-equivalent, admin, contingency reserves).

Equipment $67K

[#1, #3, #6, #12, #13] Reinforced/tamper-evident lockers, remote handling/glovebox, initial wearable kits (3–6), restraint design hardware, ERT equipment cache.

Decommissioning Contingency $50K

[#24] One-time legal/technical contingency for decommissioning or disposal.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $34K

[#4, #21, #23] Conservation/materials analysis, one-time epidemiological/modeling contract, initial artifact stabilization.

Initial Recovery Transfer $6K

[#2] One-time armored transport/secure transfer from recovery to site (first-transfer estimate).

Ppe And Training Initial $2K

[#7] Initial PPE training and procedural setup.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $477K/yr

Staff Wages $280K/yr

[#8, #9] Incremental security staffing and one full research scientist (salaries + benefits).

Ert Readiness And Drills $40K/yr

[#13] ERT drills, callout costs, and readiness training (recurring).

Research And Monitoring $37K/yr

[#14, #20, #21, #23] Data storage/analysis, ongoing testing program administration, epidemiological updates, periodic artifact monitoring.

Medical Monitoring And Longterm Care $30K/yr

[#10] Baseline medical monitoring and emergency care for SCP-5738-1 instances (per-subject baseline assumed).

Secure Housing Recurring $30K/yr

[#11] Onsite monitored housing costs per converted subject (utilities, supervision).

Cover Story And Legal $25K/yr

[#15, #19] Legal retainer, ethics board costs, small-scale cover/OPSEC and communications expenses.

Psychological Management $20K/yr

[#22] Ongoing counseling, social-work time, reintegration and staff training for working with converted individuals.

Logistics And Transport $5K/yr

[#2] Budget for occasional armored transfers, route planning and secure transport when needed.

Supplies And Consumables $3K/yr

[#7, #18] PPE consumables, gloves, cleaning supplies, routine spare parts and small consumables.

Facilities Maintenance $2K/yr

[#17, #5] HVAC/humidity control, UPS maintenance, small test-cell upkeep.

Wearable Replacements $2K/yr

[#6] Annual replacement/maintenance for wearable recording and telemetry kits (batteries, spares).

Artifact Monitoring Recurring $2K/yr

[#23] Periodic inspections, conservation treatments, and inventory audits.

Behavioral Restraint Maintenance $1K/yr

[#12] Annual maintenance/repairs for restraint and harness systems.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $477K/yr

94.0% probability / year

Normal year with no accidental conversions or major incidents; routine operations only.

no accidental restraint no major incidents routine testing only

🚨 Minor Incident $675K/yr

5.0% probability / year +$198K vs baseline

Single accidental conversion or localized medical/PR incident requiring emergency care, housing setup and legal action.

accidental restraint of staff/volunteer medical emergency and short-term legal action

🚨 Major Breach $2.0M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline

Escaped/acting converted subject or multi-subject incident causing public harm, expensive remediation, large legal settlements and PR operation.

escaped subject causing public incident multiple inadvertent conversions major legal/PR crisis

👥 Personnel 5 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	4	[#8] Four full-time guards to provide rotating coverage (incremental staffing assumed).
Research Scientist	1	[#9] One dedicated researcher (archaeometallurgy/physiology specialist) allocated to SCP-5738 work.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are assembled from analyst ranges and assumptions about baseline converted-subject presence and staffing; major uncertainty centers on frequency/number of SCP-5738-1 instances and institutional risk tolerance for reserves/testing.

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