SCP-6452 — SCP-6452 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-6452 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-6452

Expected annual

$5.5M

One-time setup

$8.0M

Annual recurring

$5.4M

Personnel

Estimated one-time capital costs are dominated by containment and retrofit work plus a large liability reserve (~$8.0M total one-time). Recurring annual costs are driven by personnel, test-subject procurement model, consumables, waste disposal and cover-up/legal actions (baseline recurring ≈ $5.06M/yr using D-class procurement).

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $8.0M

Reputation Liability Reserve $5.5M

[#30] Reputation / long-term liability reserve (multi-year contingency fund).

Facilities $1.4M

[#1] Surgical/containment suite conversion (operating theatre, negative-pressure ventilation, HEPA, reinforced doors, scrub/decon airlocks).

Equipment $575K

[#3, #7, #11, #14, #17, #19, #22] Specialized surgical instruments (initial), security systems hardware (locks/CCTV), onsite refrigeration/walk-in freezers, odor-scrubbers/stack mods, initial records-security hardware, vital-sign monitors and safety carts, containment/rapid-response equipment.

Biohazard Waste Infrastructure $275K

[#2] Autoclave/incinerator hookups and sewage pretreatment (one-time capital).

Amnestic Stockpile $100K

[#8] Initial Class-A/B amnestic stockpile and memetic-filter hardware.

Cover Up Initial $100K

[#15] Initial legal retainer and immediate cover-up/obfuscation setup.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.4M/yr

Staff Wages $1.4M/yr

[#6, #7] Lead researcher/surgeon salary and clinical team; security guards (6–10 FTE) salaries included.

Cover Story And Legal $600K/yr

[#15] Ongoing civil/cover-up costs, falsified records, legal defenses and obfuscation budgets.

Supplies And Consumables $470K/yr

[#3, #4, #29] Per-procedure single-use kits and daily sterile consumables (gloves, gowns, drapes, suture packs) plus miscellaneous PPE/stockpile.

Research And Monitoring $450K/yr

[#12, #25] Pathogen screening, microbiology/toxicology testing and broader research budget for protocol development and pathology studies.

Media Suppression $350K/yr

[#27] Disinformation campaigns, takedowns and PR contingency budgets to suppress accidental disclosures.

Amnestic Administration $300K/yr

[#8] Regular administration, replacement and staff training costs for amnestics and memetic countermeasures.

Subject Procurement D Class $300K/yr

[#9] D-class/black-ops procurement and maintenance logistics (lower-cost procurement model midpoint $100k–$500k/yr assumed for baseline).

Containment Breach Readiness $275K/yr

[#22] On-call containment team readiness, emergency supplies and mobile incineration annual readiness costs.

Anesthesia And Pharmacy $219K/yr

[#5] Anesthesia, ICU meds, analgesics, antibiotics, IV fluids and long-term nutritional pharmaceutical supplies.

Medical Waste Disposal $182K/yr

[#13] Per-procedure incineration and licensed disposal beyond onsite autoclaving (approx. $200–$800/day annualized).

Energy Costs $140K/yr

[#23, #11] HVAC, negative-pressure systems, surgical lighting, freezers and sterilizer energy costs; includes cold-storage operating maintenance.

Logistics And Transport $105K/yr

[#10] Secure vehicles, drivers, transfer teams, fuel and vehicle maintenance for daily transfers.

Biohazard Waste Contract $100K/yr

[#2] Annual contract costs for offsite processing/incineration beyond onsite autoclaving.

Forensics Medical Legal $95K/yr

[#21] Internal coroner services, falsified death certificates and cremation paperwork administrative costs.

Morale Psychological Services $75K/yr

[#18] Counseling, rotation, screening and conditioning programs for staff.

Specialty Nutrition And Iv $64K/yr

[#20] Parenteral nutrition, IV feeding and life-support consumables to keep subjects alive for research.

Ethical Legal Advisory $62K/yr

[#28] Internal advisory board support, expedited opinions and O5 review administrative costs.

Equipment Maintenance $50K/yr

[#24] Servicing autoclaves, sterilizers and refurbishing surgical instruments.

Facilities Maintenance $40K/yr

[#7] Ongoing maintenance for security/door systems and minor facility upkeep.

Training And Clearance $40K/yr

[#26] Background checks, security clearances and periodic re-screening for hires.

Records Security And It Support $30K/yr

[#17] Ongoing RAISA-level support, air-gapped backups and tamperproof log maintenance.

Odor Control And Exhaust Scrubbing $25K/yr

[#14] Operating costs for activated carbon scrubbers, ozone/HEPA units and exhaust management.

Monitoring And Safety Maintenance $12K/yr

[#19] Maintenance and consumables for vital-sign monitors, resuscitation carts and telemetry.

Subject Procurement Volunteers $0/yr

[#9] Paid-volunteer procurement alternative: $3k–$10k per subject → $1,095,000–$3,650,000/yr (representative figure ≈ $2,375,000/yr). Set to 0 in baseline as D-class procurement is assumed operational default.

Families Compensation $0/yr

[#16] Per-family amnestic/compensation costs if civilian awareness occurs; baseline assumes no mass exposures so set to 0 (range per-case $1k–$10k; worst-case up to $3.65M/yr).

Liability Reserve Fund $0/yr

[#30] Optional annual provisioning into long-term reserve; baseline assumes one-time reserve funded above.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.4M/yr

94.0% probability / year

Normal, uneventful year using D-class procurement and routine operations.

D-class procurement no public exposures routine operations

🚨 Paid Volunteer Model $7.1M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$1.8M vs baseline

Operational mode where Foundation uses paid volunteers instead of D-class.

policy decision to use volunteers higher ethical/compensation budget

🚨 Major Breach $9.6M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$4.2M vs baseline

Containment breach or large-scale exposure requiring mass amnestics, emergency containment, legal settlements and heavy PR remediation.

mass exposure whistleblower leaks failed containment procedure

👥 Personnel 18 total

Role	Count	Notes
Lead Researcher / Surgeon	1	[#6] Dr. Smithson, specialist lead surgeon responsible for procedures.
Anesthetist	1	[#6] Full-time anesthetic coverage for daily procedures.
Surgical Technician	2	[#6] Surgical techs to assist in daily invasive work.
Registered Nurse	2	[#6] Perioperative and post-op nursing staff.
On-call Physician	1	[#6] On-call physician for emergencies and oversight.
Security Officer / MTF Agent	8	[#7] 24/7 security staff (6–10 FTEs) to enforce access restrictions and interdiction.
Research Assistant / Lab Technician	2	[#25] Assist with pathology, sampling, and lab processing.
Administrative Staff	1	[#17, #15] Admin and records support for cover paperwork and RAISA-level coordination.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide broad line-item ranges and clear drivers, enabling midpoint estimates; however many items are highly scenario-dependent (procurement model, exposure events, legal/PR outcomes) so overall confidence is medium.

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