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SCP-637 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-637
Expected annual
$373K
One-time setup
$216K
Annual recurring
$360K
Personnel
2
One-time setup is moderate (~$216,000) driven by containment room, vehicle, and research equipment; recurring annual costs are higher (~$359,750/yr) driven mainly by personnel (caregiver + guard), site overhead, and research/monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $216K
Facilities $86K
[#1, #19, #23] Build/convert low-security single-occupant room, create secondary alternate holding room, and replace/remove porous drawing-capable surfaces with non-porous furnishings; includes labor/site overhead.
Incident Response Vehicle $35K
[#14] Purchase of a dedicated transport/response vehicle for incident response and transfer.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $20K
[#13] EEG equipment and initial research lab coordination costs (capital purchase/setup for neuroimaging studies).
Sop Development $20K
[#11] One-time development/legalization of SOPs and training materials.
Amnestic Procurement $15K
[#15] Initial stockpile procurement of approved amnestic agents and secure storage.
Equipment $10K
[#2, #9] CCTV and access-control hardware plus lockable secure storage lockers for prohibited items.
Search Protocol Development $10K
[#10] One-time development of search protocols and staff screening procedures.
Incident Response Protocol Development $10K
[#14] Training & protocol drafting for incident response (one-time).
Death Handling One Time $8K
[#21] One-time death handling/legal costs (custody of remains, legal paperwork, immediate contingencies).
Background Checks One Time $2K
[#18] Initial bulk/background checks and vetting for current staff (one-time portion).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $360K/yr
Staff Wages $123K/yr
[#3, #4] Salaries+benefits for 1 full-time security officer/guard (~$65k) and 1 full-time caregiver/attendant (~$58k).
Research And Monitoring $60K/yr
[#13, #24] Ongoing research budget (EEG/fMRI sessions, outsourced scan fees, controlled containment-testing campaigns).
Administrative Overhead $40K/yr
[#22] Pro-rated share of Site 17 operational overhead: utilities, central security, administration, and building maintenance.
Medical And Specialist Care $30K/yr
[#5] Routine physician visits, medications, geriatric psychiatry/therapy and contingency for emergency/hospitalization reserve.
Search And Screening Labor $20K/yr
[#10] Ongoing labor cost for searching staff before/after visits, item searches, and random audits.
Incident Response Readiness $20K/yr
[#14] Readiness/occasional activations for incident response team (extractions, quarantine, amnestic administration).
Cover Story And Legal $15K/yr
[#16, #17] Recordkeeping, secure data storage, redaction/cover-up workflows and annual legal/compliance/ethics oversight.
Supplies And Consumables $10K/yr
[#6, #7, #8] Food and basic consumables (~$5k), laundry/housekeeping (~$4k), PPE/medical disposables (~$1,250).
Sop Refresher Training $10K/yr
[#11] Annual refresher training and drills for containment SOP compliance.
Psychological Services $10K/yr
[#12] Regular therapy for SCP-637-2 and counseling for staff exposed to anomalous imagery/stress.
Monitoring And Outreach $6K/yr
[#20] Community/facility monitoring for unintended spread, audits of art supplies and nearby waste.
Amnestic Replenishment $5K/yr
[#15] Annual replenishment and replacement of amnestic stock due to use/expiry.
Facilities Maintenance $3K/yr
[#19] Upkeep for secondary/alternate holding area and minor facility repairs/upkeep.
Logistics And Transport $3K/yr
[#14, #13] Transport and minor vehicle maintenance for scans/transfers (~$3k/yr).
Background Checks Recurring $3K/yr
[#18] Ongoing vetting/turnover-related background checks.
Hazard Replacement Maintenance $1K/yr
[#23] Annual replacement/audits of approved non-porous substitutes and approved entertainment items.
Secure Storage Audits $500/yr
[#9] Annual inventory audits and minor maintenance for lockable secure storage.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $360K/yr
84.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine care, containment, and occasional minor testing; no major incidents or expansions.
no_incident routine_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $375K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$15K vs baseline
Small containment incident (single unauthorized drawing) requiring targeted response, amnestic use, short hospital/medical care and minor cover-up.
unauthorized_drawing staff_noncompliance
🚨 Major Breach $510K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Significant spread or multiple exposures requiring large-scale quarantine, hospitalizations, major cover-up/legal response, and public mitigation.
multiple_exposures public_exposure
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $560K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Decision to aggressively research/adapt SCP-637 (scale-up testing, additional hosts, expanded neuroimaging) increasing annual research and staffing costs.
research_initiative testing_scale_up
👥 Personnel 2 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 1 [#3] One dedicated guard for day shifts (with on-call/patrol at night); salary and benefits accounted under staff_wages.
Caregiver / Attendant 1 [#4] One full-time caregiver (CNA/mental-health attendant) for feeding, hygiene, medication, and monitoring; salary and benefits accounted under staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on stated analyst ranges and standard Foundation practices; personnel and site-overhead figures are relatively well-defined, but uncertain choices (vehicle purchase, scale of research, and incident severity) introduce medium uncertainty.
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