SCP-5791 — SCP-5791 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-5791 Neutralized ~ medium confidence

SCP-5791

Expected annual

$1.5M

One-time setup

$3.1M

Annual recurring

$1.4M

Personnel

Initial one-time neutralization and remediation estimated at approximately $3.15M, driven by remediation, equipment replacement and witness/cover-story operations; recurring annual costs are about $1.445M driven primarily by security staffing and containment utilities/monitoring.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.1M

Equipment $575K

[#4, #6] Replacement/repair of construction equipment (crane/vehicles) and custom containment hardware/retrofitting for Biohazard Wing 03.

Contingency Reserve $500K

[#19] One-time emergency fund reserved for reactivation or secondary anomalous events.

Facilities $400K

[#3] Hazardous soil removal, excavation, backfill and sinkhole stabilization (urban remediation).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $265K

[#9, #24] Immediate forensic/research analyses (pathology, imaging, toxicology) and initial consumables/lab supplies (formalin, vials, filters).

Witness Compensation $250K

[#12] Financial compensation and temporary relocation assistance to match the structural-failure cover story.

Amnestic Operations $225K

[#11] Amnestic drug costs, medical staff, monitoring and follow-up for witnesses/first-responders.

Hazardous Waste Disposal $162K

[#15] Licensed biohazard incineration and hazardous-waste facility disposal for contaminated materials and PPE.

Legal Pr Coordination $150K

[#13] Retained engineers, PR firm fees and legal work to produce plausible reports and manage public statements.

Evidence Suppression $125K

[#14] Costs to obtain/correct official logs, travel, briefings and covert liaison payments where required.

Cross Border Logistics $88K

[#20] Covert cross-border transport costs, false manifests, shell companies and consultant/bribe fees (if applicable).

Incident Investigation $80K

[#18] Internal inquiry teams, travel, overtime and administrative/legal memos.

Scene Decontamination $75K

[#2] Decon showers, HEPA tents, bulk disinfectant, disposable suits and short-term air monitoring.

Transportation Of Remains $65K

[#5] Covert sealed biocontainment crates, refrigerated/reinforced transport, crane/rigging and covert logistics for transfer to Site-201.

Covert Personnel $60K

[#23] One-time hiring of temporary contractors/actors and relocation stipends to implement cover narrative.

Specialist Training Initial $50K

[#17] Initial specialist training, PPE procurement (full suits, PAPRs) and drills for safe handling.

Emergency Response $45K

[#1] On-scene rapid deployment of specialist retrieval, hazmat, medics and structural teams (overtime, specialized equipment).

It Setup $35K

[#21] Secure air-gapped servers, encryption, forensic logging and hardened backup setup (initial).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.4M/yr

Staff Wages $1.0M/yr

[#8, #10] Ongoing security staffing (24/7 guards and access control) and allocated salaries for a small research team assigned to SCP-5791.

Cover Story And Legal $155K/yr

[#22, #25] Insurance/legal reserve, PR monitoring and ongoing public-liability smoothing and social remediation.

Facilities Maintenance $120K/yr

[#7] Continuous negative-pressure systems, filter replacements, environmental monitoring and power for the containment cell.

Research And Monitoring $70K/yr

[#10] Follow-up assays, sequencing and long-term experiment consumables and contracted testing (non-salary recurring research costs).

Medical Surveillance $48K/yr

[#16] Baseline and periodic bloodwork, imaging and infectious-disease surveillance for exposed personnel.

Specialist Training Recurring $20K/yr

[#17] Annual refresher training, drills and PPE replenishment.

It Maintenance $18K/yr

[#21] Ongoing maintenance for secure/offline servers, encryption updates and forensic logging upkeep.

Supplies And Consumables $10K/yr

[#24] Recurring consumables replacement (vials, fixatives, replacement seals and containment consumables).

Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.4M/yr

90.0% probability / year

Normal year with no new containment incidents; ongoing security, monitoring and research costs only.

no_incident routine_operations

🚨 Minor Incident $1.9M/yr

8.0% probability / year +$428K vs baseline

Localized reactivation or sensor alert requiring an emergency response, limited decontamination and targeted investigation.

localized_reactivation containment_sensor_alert limited_staff_exposure

🚨 Major Breach $4.6M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$3.1M vs baseline

Significant containment failure or public-exposed event requiring full remediation, equipment replacement, mass amnesticization and contingency fund drawdown.

structural_collapse mass_exposure public_breach

👥 Personnel 19 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	16	[#8] 24/7 guards and access-control officers (includes supervisor overhead).
Research Scientist	3	[#10] Small specialist research team assigned to ongoing testing and sample handling (salaries included in staff_wages).

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide line-item ranges for most categories, allowing a bounded estimate; however many items are event-driven with wide ranges (municipal remediation, property replacement, contingency/reserve sizing) so uncertainty remains.

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