SCP-5944 — SCP-5944 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-5944 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-5944

Expected annual

$2.9M

One-time setup

$3.0M

Annual recurring

$2.8M

Personnel

Initial one-time capital (containment, cells, specialized systems) is roughly $3.0M; main recurring drivers are security and medical/psych staffing, research, and contingency reserves totalling ≈ $2.8M/yr.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.0M

Contingency Reserve $1.0M

[#25] One-time contingency reserve fund for high-impact incidents (breach response, emergency transfers, litigation).

Equipment $859K

[#2, #3, #4, #8, #9, #10, #13, #15, #17, #18, #19, #21] Biometric hardware, keypad/HSM and integration, surveillance array, secure medical storage, HAZMAT & decon gear, transport container/mobile pod equipment, euthanasia/neutralization systems, waste facility hardware, secure lockers, spectrometers/monitoring instrumentation, mobile containment pod, and data-storage systems.

Facilities $830K

[#1, #11, #12] Containment room build (reinforced vault, HVAC, airlock) + mortuary freezer installation + reinforced containment cells for up to five SCP-5944-1 instances.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $150K

[#16] Initial research lab buildout and baseline scientific instrumentation (bench setup, sequencing/imaging bench, biosafety consumables to begin experiments).

Cover Story Retainer $100K

[#22] One-time legal/PR retainer and development of a cover story to prepare for potential exposure scenarios.

Training And Sop Development $50K

[#20] One-time SOP creation, initial training program development, OPSEC documentation, and initial drill design.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.8M/yr

Staff Wages $1.4M/yr

[#5, #7, #11, #13, #4] Security staffing (9 FTE rotational guards), clinical psychologist + psych tech, mortuary technicians (2 FTE), kill-team readiness personnel, and core monitoring operators.

Research And Monitoring $250K/yr

[#16, #18, #21] Baseline research budget for experiments (histology, sequencing, imaging), plus routine monitoring program and data-logging support.

Cell Maintenance And Staff $200K/yr

[#12] Annual maintenance of reinforced containment cells and specialized staffing for SCP-5944-1 management.

Contingency Annual Reserve $200K/yr

[#25] Annualized contingency fund to smooth financial impact of rare high-cost incidents.

Logistics And Transport $100K/yr

[#10, #19] Driver staff/vehicle maintenance, drills and cross-site transport readiness costs.

Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr

[#22] Ongoing legal retainer, FOI responses, liaison, and cover-story maintenance.

Medical Care And Rehab $100K/yr

[#14] Ongoing treatment, psychiatric care, rehabilitation, and replacement staffing for affected personnel.

Facilities Maintenance $80K/yr

[#1, #11, #12] HVAC, structural maintenance, cell upkeep, and mortuary equipment servicing.

Surveillance Monitoring $80K/yr

[#4] Ongoing monitoring, recording storage, and CCTV/LIDAR sensor maintenance.

Amnestic Drug Stockpile $50K/yr

[#8] Annual replacement of amnestic/sedative stocks and consumables; readiness for rapid administrations.

O5 Administrative Overhead $50K/yr

[#6] O5-majority approval overhead: secure meeting ops, admin time, and crypto communications.

Training And Drills $35K/yr

[#20] Refresher trainings, periodic multi-department drills, and SOP updates.

Biohazard Waste Disposal $25K/yr

[#15] Certified waste contractor services, incineration, and forensic cleanup contracts.

Power And Utilities $25K/yr

[#23] Incremental utilities for HVAC, servers, mortuary, decon, and continuous monitoring systems.

Supplies And Consumables $12K/yr

[#9, #24, #15] PPE replacements, controlled adhesives/sharp consumables, and routine decon/waste supplies.

Key Management Hosting $10K/yr

[#3] Hosting, patches, and monitoring for the HSM/key-rotation infrastructure.

Data Storage And Audits $10K/yr

[#21] Encrypted archival storage, offline backups, and periodic forensic audits.

Mortuary Maintenance And Energy $6K/yr

[#11] Energy and routine maintenance for walk-in mortuary/freezer and related systems.

Ppe Replacement $5K/yr

[#9] Annual replacement/service of HAZMAT suits and decon consumables.

Adhesives Consumables $5K/yr

[#24] Controlled sterile adhesives, sutures, and sharps tracking consumables for approved experiments.

Inventory Controls $4K/yr

[#17] Annual admin costs for secure lockers, inventory audits, and access controls for forbidden items.

Biometric Maintenance $3K/yr

[#2] Maintenance, firmware updates, and support contract for high-assurance biometric system.

Instrument Calibration $3K/yr

[#18] Calibration and maintenance of spectrometers/photometers and telemetry equipment.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.8M/yr

86.5% probability / year

Normal year with routine research and containment operations, no major incidents.

no breach standard research cadence routine personnel turnover

🚨 Minor Incident $3.0M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline

Isolated containment incident (single reanimation-related injury or limited breach) requiring medical response, temporary legal/PR work, and cleanup.

single reanimated instance becomes aggressive minor facility contamination limited public exposure or FOI inquiry

🚨 Major Breach $4.3M/yr

3.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline

Significant breach or multiple reanimated instances causing extended containment operations, incineration/neutralization efforts, mass cleanup, and litigation.

multiple SCP-5944-1 escape or prolonged aggression extended incineration/neutralization campaign major FOI/legal exposure

🚨 Catastrophic Breach $7.8M/yr

0.5% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline

Catastrophic event: mass reanimation or sustained public exposure requiring cross-site transfer, major litigation, and use of contingency reserves.

mass reanimation beyond capacity site compromise requiring transfer major public/legal fallout

👥 Personnel 19 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	9	[#5] 24/7 rotational coverage to enforce 20 m exclusion (3 per shift × 3 shifts).
Clinical Psychologist	1	[#7] Full-time psychologist for post-assignment evaluations and incident follow-up.
Psych Tech	1	[#7] Psych tech to administer testing and assist evaluations.
Mortuary Technician	2	[#11] Staff to manage refrigerated cadaver storage, rotation, and biosecurity.
Kill-Team / Specialized Response	4	[#13] Trained neutralization/response personnel on readiness rotations.
Monitoring Operator	2	[#4] Surveillance/LIDAR/CCTV operators for live monitoring of the exclusion zone.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are based directly on analyst line-item ranges and a mid-to-conservative aggregation; uncertainty remains due to operational choices (staffing levels, frequency of experiments), legal exposure variability, and the anomalous behavior of SCP-5944.

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