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SCP-5767 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-5767
Expected annual
$55K
One-time setup
$103K
Annual recurring
$55K
Personnel
2
One-time setup and forensic/historical verification drive the upfront cost (~$102.7k), while ongoing staffing, monitoring and research/exploitation budgets drive recurring costs (~$54.9k/yr). Major optional drivers are terrarium/live-animal support and contingency/coverup reserves.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $103K
Contingency Reserve Bio Incident $25K
[#15] Contingency reserve for unexpected biological or anomalous behavior (emergency BSL access, rapid containment upgrades).
Historical Verification Project $20K
[#13] Initial investigative research to corroborate the object's historical/memorial claims (historians/archivists, travel, scoping).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $15K
[#3, #6, #22] Inert-gas/oxygen-absorber initial kit (#3 $100), initial scientific/forensic analyses (#6 $5,000), one-time long-term preservation research project (#22 $10,000).
Coverup Pr Contingency $15K
[#21] Cover-up / public-relations contingency (local payments, false provenance paperwork, legal fees) reserved.
Retrieval And Transport $10K
[#7] Chain-of-custody retrieval and transport + immediate cover logistics (secure courier, paperwork, potential international recovery).
Equipment $6K
[#2, #5, #17, #16] Museum-grade airtight display case (#2 ~$2,000), environmental monitoring hardware (#5 $800), small specialized handling tools (#17 $800), data management/setup hardware/software (#16 $2,000).
Cataloging And Accessioning $5K
[#8] Cataloging and accessioning labor for intake, photography, accession number and database entry.
Terrarium Setup If Alive $4K
[#19] Terrarium life-support setup if SCP-5767 is alive (custom terrarium, HVAC/humidifier, monitoring) — optional.
Sop And Training $2K
[#12] Development of SOPs and initial restricted-access staff training session(s).
Facilities $1K
[#1] Secure item locker modifications: physical mounting, gasketed inner shelf, tamper-evident seal and RFID integration.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $55K/yr
Staff Wages $30K/yr
[#9] Ongoing specimen oversight: curator/researcher + technician combined ~0.1 FTE burdened cost.
Research And Monitoring $11K/yr
[#5, #14, #16] Environmental monitoring maintenance/calibration (#5 $200/yr), ongoing historical/intelligence exploitation budget (#14 $10,000/yr), data management & secure documentation maintenance (#16 $1,000/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $8K/yr
[#10] Security & facility overhead pro-rata allocation: guard time, power for monitoring, site inclusion costs.
Live Animal Care $4K/yr
[#20] Ongoing live-animal care costs if SCP-5767 is alive (feeding, bedding, vet checks, enrichment) — optional recurring.
Administrative And Accounting $1K/yr
[#23] Internal accounting and asset management overhead: annual auditing, reports, accession renewals.
Supplies And Consumables $650/yr
[#4, #11, #18] Preservation consumables (#4 ~$100/yr), archival handling consumables (#11 $500/yr), amortized replacement of preservation case (#18 ~$50/yr).
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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Cover Story And Legal $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $55K/yr
94.5% probability / year
Normal year with routine monitoring, staffing, administrative and ongoing research budgets; no major incidents or special contingencies drawn.
routine_operations no_incidents
🚨 Minor Seal Failure $62K/yr
3.0% probability / year +$7K vs baseline
Seal or gasket failure in display case leading to alarm, emergency replacement, and follow-up forensic checks.
seal_failure monitor_alarm case_replacement
🚨 Alive Containment $65K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$10K vs baseline
Operational reality where the specimen is alive or must be treated as living, requiring terrarium setup and increased ongoing care and oversight.
specimen_alive life_support_installed
🚨 Security Leak Coverup $80K/yr
0.5% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
Containment breach or public exposure event requiring PR/legal response and elevated security/containment actions.
information_leak external_inquiry containment_response
👥 Personnel 2 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 1 [#9] One part-time/shared researcher overseeing specimen, included in ongoing specimen oversight costs (~0.1 FTE combined).
Collections Technician / Curator 1 [#8, #9] One technician for inspections, accessioning and routine handling; part of the combined oversight FTE and initial accession labor.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes are detailed and map clearly to budget lines (medium confidence). Remaining uncertainty arises from optional/alternate-life scenarios, variable retrieval costs, and low-frequency incident outcomes which could materially change totals.
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