SCP-672 — SCP-672 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-672 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-672

Expected annual

$7.6M

One-time setup

$32.8M

Annual recurring

$7.3M

Personnel

Initial capital outlay is dominated by demolition/site work, specialized containment infrastructure, and large contingency/reserve funding (total one-time ~ $33M). Annual operations are driven by staffing (security + scientific), specialized operations (MTF deployments, site security/transfers), and recurring environmental/waste/treatment costs (~ $7.325M/year).

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $32.8M

Facilities $12.7M

[#1, #2, #6, #7, #9, #20, #22] Demolition/site clearance, perimeter/security construction, irrigation installation, water-treatment build, Site-898 facility upgrade, detention facility setup, and generator/grid hookup (capital components).

Contingency Reserve $10.0M

[#23] Recommended contingency/reserve allocation to cover emergency large-scale remediation, rapid procurement, or escalation responses.

Civilian Relocation And Compensation $5.0M

[#19] One-time compensation, property purchases, relocation and legal settlement funds for displaced residents.

Equipment $2.5M

[#5, #8, #13] Heavy equipment purchase for pruning/excavation, submersion/sterilization tank construction, initial PPE kits and decon stations.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.6M

[#10, #12, #24] Capital R&D instrumentation (mass spec, SEM/TEM, sequencing), CRV testing facility/setup, and initial secure server/archive hardware.

Decommissioning Reserve $1.0M

[#29] Reserve for eventual facility decommissioning, long-term closure and remediation costs.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $7.3M/yr

Staff Wages $2.0M/yr

[#3, #11] Long-term onsite staffing wages and benefits (armed security force and scientific/research staff).

Mtf Operations $1.0M/yr

[#4] Periodic specialist MTF deployments, surge-response teams, travel, equipment, and surge readiness costs.

Research And Monitoring $750K/yr

[#10, #17, #26, #27] Ongoing R&D consumables (sequencing, assays), environmental monitoring, long-term ecological studies and dream/interference research operating costs.

Site898 Security And Utilities $500K/yr

[#9] Ongoing security, environmental controls, and utilities costs for Site-898 telekill-style storage chambers.

Detention Operations $500K/yr

[#20] Operating costs for detention/rehabilitation facility for affected civilians (staffing, beds, care).

Cover Story And Legal $300K/yr

[#18] Communications, media control, legal counsel, liaison with authorities and cover-story management.

Heavy Equipment Rental Ops $300K/yr

[#5] Rental/operational costs for excavators, cranes, rock-breakers when purchase is not used or for supplemental rentals.

Armored Transport And Transfers $300K/yr

[#21, #9] Armored transfer costs, secure escorts and escorts for moving samples between Area-672 and Site-898.

Medical Support And Medevac $250K/yr

[#16] Onsite medical staffing, medevac contracts, trauma agreements and prophylactic monitoring.

Insurance And Compliance $200K/yr

[#28] Liability insurance, permits, bonds and ongoing compliance reporting.

Misc Operating Expenses $200K/yr

[#30] Day-to-day site operating supplies, small tools, catering, transport fuel and administrative overhead.

Facilities Maintenance $150K/yr

[#2, #22] Ongoing maintenance of perimeter, gates, CCTV, sensors, and generator/grid maintenance.

Water Treatment Operations $150K/yr

[#7] Operation, chemicals, and offsite disposal logistics for contaminated effluent treatment.

Training And Drills $150K/yr

[#25] Regular training, emergency drills, biosafety audits and compliance exercises.

Supplies And Consumables $125K/yr

[#8, #13] Consumables for submersion/sterilization tanks and disposable PPE/replacements.

Water System Operations $100K/yr

[#6] Electricity, pumping, water purchase and operating costs for irrigation/water-saturation system.

Crv Testing Operations $100K/yr

[#12] Ongoing CRV testing, psych screening staff and secure data handling operations.

Waste Disposal $100K/yr

[#15] Contracted hazardous waste disposal (incineration/rendering), transport and ash handling.

Data Storage Ops $100K/yr

[#24] Secure archival, backups, telemetry operations and retention compliance costs.

Livestock Program $50K/yr

[#14] Procurement, housing, feed, veterinary care and ethical compliance costs for livestock used in feedings.

Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $7.3M/yr

87.5% probability / year

Normal year with planned operations, scheduled prunings/feeds and no major containment incidents.

no_breach scheduled_operations normal_research_activity

🚨 Minor Incident $7.8M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline

Localized incident requiring additional MTF activity, extra waste disposal and short-term repairs.

small_breach unexpected_feed_event additional_pruning

🚨 Major Breach $12.3M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline

Significant containment breach requiring extended remediation, large-scale cleanup, and higher MTF/specialist involvement.

major_breach mass_remediation extended_mtf_deployment

🚨 Catastrophic Breach $32.3M/yr

0.5% probability / year +$25.0M vs baseline

Large-scale, multi-day containment failure with public exposure, mass remediation, relocations and international-level response.

catastrophic_breach public_exposure international_response

👥 Personnel 26 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	16	[#3] Onsite armed security force (3-4 per shift) included in staff_wages estimate; typical total-comp per guard assumed ~$60k/yr.
Research Scientist	8	[#11] Scientific specialists (geology, microbiology, neurology/psychiatry) included in staff_wages estimate; average total-comp ~ $120k/yr.
Technician / Lab Technician	2	[#11] Lab/field technicians supporting research and sample handling; included in staff_wages aggregate.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are based on analyst ranges in the source notes; many line items have wide ranges and probabilities are judgment calls. Physical/infrastructure needs are fairly well-described (medium confidence), but frequency of active events and contingency draws are uncertain which limits precision.

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