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SCP-574 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-574
Expected annual
$10.4M
One-time setup
$53.5M
Annual recurring
$8.1M
Personnel
14
One-time setup dominated by property purchase and a catastrophic-response reserve; recurring costs are driven by daily livestock procurement, security staffing, and a maintained contingency reserve for urban spread.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $53.5M
Catastrophic Response Reserve $50.0M
[#22] Catastrophic urban-spread reserve (existential/municipal-scale reserve - low-end modeled at $50,000,000 one-time).
Facilities $2.0M
[#1, #2, #3] Property acquisition (~$2,000,000), initial boarding/sealing & structural reinforcement (~$25,000), perimeter fencing/lighting/signage (~$25,000).
Mtf Psi7 Initial Equipment Training $1.0M
[#14] MTF Psi-7 specialized equipment and initial demolition/anomalous-material training (~$1,000,000 one-time).
Equipment $187K
[#5, #6, #8, #11, #12, #20, #21] Guard recruitment/initial equipment (~$12,000), vehicle purchase (~$40,000), surveillance/CCTV/access control setup (~$50,000), animal-transport vehicle mods & pens (~$20,000), initial PPE kit (~$15,000), UPS/generator (~$20,000), magnetic/environmental instrumentation setup (~$30,000).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $180K
[#17, #23] Laboratory buildout and bench instrumentation (~$150,000) and sample archiving/setup (~$30,000).
Cover Company Setup $50K
[#18] Initial legal/cover company setup and registration (~$50,000).
Protocol Documentation Update $5K
[#27] SOP/documentation/legal memo update to resolve feeding ambiguity (~$5,000).
Summary Budget Note $0
[#29] Analyst summary/baseline note (no additional one-time cost; summary of items above).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $8.1M/yr
Contingency Reserve Small Scale $5.0M/yr
[#22] Small-scale urban-spread contingency fund maintained annually (~$5,000,000/yr reserve).
Supplies And Consumables $780K/yr
[#9, #12, #26] Daily livestock procurement (~$730,000/yr for 700kg/day), PPE consumables (~$25,000/yr), daily guard/office consumables (~$25,000/yr).
Staff Wages $600K/yr
[#4, #17, #25] 24/7 guard staffing (8 guards ~ $280,000/yr) plus allocated portion of research salaries and site administrative payroll (~$320,000 combined to reach $600,000/yr).
Replacement Housing Reserve $300K/yr
[#16] Annual reserve for temporary/permanent housing and buyouts for displaced survivors (~$300,000/yr).
Administrative Overhead $300K/yr
[#25] Finance, procurement, compliance and program management overhead (~$300,000/yr).
Demolition Remediation Reserve $250K/yr
[#15] Per-event demolition/remediation contingency baseline (~$250,000/yr reserved per anticipated event).
Mtf Training Exercises $200K/yr
[#14] Recurring MTF readiness training/exercises and recertifications (~$200,000/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $160K/yr
[#18, #24] Ongoing cover-company overhead, permits, liaison (~$100,000/yr) and communications/translation/local HR/community management (~$60,000/yr).
Research And Monitoring $153K/yr
[#17, #21, #23] Laboratory operations (bench costs portion of #17 ~ $140,000/yr), instrumentation calibration/analysis (~$5,000/yr), archive/storage maintenance (~$8,000/yr).
Logistics And Transport $120K/yr
[#6, #7, #10] Vehicle fuel and maintenance (~$10,000/yr), livestock transport/drivers/veterinary services and handling (~$110,000/yr).
Waste Management And Decontamination $100K/yr
[#13] Hazardous waste hauling, site decontamination and routine disposal reserve (~$100,000/yr).
Emergency Response Reserve $100K/yr
[#28] Annual emergency response reserve for medical/police/media blackout per-incident funds (~$100,000/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $28K/yr
[#8, #19, #20] Surveillance/alarms maintenance (~$5,000/yr), local property taxes/utilities/site maintenance (~$15,000/yr), electricity/fuel for site systems (~$8,000/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $8.1M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major containment incidents; routine operations and maintained contingency reserves only.
routine_feeding_and_ops no_scp_574-1_manifestations
🚨 Minor Incident $8.7M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$600K vs baseline
Single SCP-574-1 manifestation requiring an MTF demolition, emergency response and temporary housing for displaced civilians.
single_infected_building mtf_deployment local_demolition
🚨 Major Breach $18.1M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
Clustered local spread requiring multiple demolitions, extended MTF operations and larger relocation efforts.
cluster_outbreak multiple_demolitions extended_relocation
🚨 Catastrophic Spread $208.1M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$200.0M vs baseline
City-scale spread requiring municipal-scale demolitions, mass relocation and emergency appropriations beyond standard reserves.
widespread_infection municipal_demolition mass_relocation
👥 Personnel 14 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / Guard 8 Per containment: two guards continuously; staffing assumes 8 guards to provide 24/7 coverage including leave and turnover. [#4]
Research Scientist 3 On-site researchers studying mechanisms, magnetic effects and monitoring (part of #17 recurring staff and lab ops). [#17]
Research Technician 1 Bench technician for sample prep, instrumentation calibration and archive management. [#17, #23]
Administrative Staff 1 Site administrative/cover-company liaison and HR/finance support (part of #18/#25 overhead). [#18, #25]
Engineer / Maintenance 1 Facilities and vehicle maintenance, generator/UPS upkeep. [#6, #20]
📋 Confidence Notes
High uncertainty driven by ambiguous feeding requirements (livestock mass vs. 'two pigs'), variable livestock prices, and uncertain frequency/severity of SCP-574-1 spread; contingency estimates are order-of-magnitude.
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