SCP-6743 — SCP-6743 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-6743 Neutralized ✓ high confidence

SCP-6743

Expected annual

$15K

One-time setup

$71K

Annual recurring

$14K

One-time historical and containment setup costs are modest (~$71k), driven by locker installation, lab analysis, and historical medical/response actions; ongoing annual costs are low (~$14.1k/yr), driven by monitoring, nitrogen replenishment, maintenance, and opportunity costs of secure storage.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $71K

Medical Historical Costs $15K

[#12] Historical medical monitoring and treatment costs for exposed subjects (historic budgeted amount).

Legal And Pr One Time $11K

[#15] One-time cover-story / legal / PR actions and related fees for containment/cover-up.

Facilities $10K

[#1] Purchase and installation of a secure anomalous-item storage locker (capital installation).

Research Followup One Time $10K

[#18] Optional small research follow-up program budget (lower bound for a small program).

Disposal One Time $6K

[#19] Controlled disposal / final disposition planning and execution (hazardous-waste protocols).

Incident Response And Destruction $5K

[#11] Emergency response, cleanup, and equipment costs associated with destruction/neutralization (historical incident).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $3K

[#10] Laboratory analysis and archival documentation (basic metallurgical analysis and cataloguing).

Access Control Hardware $3K

[#6] Enhanced access hardware (card readers, badge logs) if not inside an existing secure facility.

Nitrogen Supply System $2K

[#2] Baseline compressed N2 cylinder(s), regulator, and automatic purge plumbing installation (cheaper up-front option).

Administrative One Time $2K

[#13] Initial administrative, classification, and record-keeping time for files/redaction (~10–40 hrs).

Oxygen Humidity Sensors One Time $1K

[#4] One-time purchase and installation of O2/humidity sensors and alarm integration.

Camera Installation $1K

[#5] Tamper camera and recording hardware installation to monitor the locker.

Transportation One Time $1K

[#14] Secure transfer/transport (typical single transfer cost).

Equipment $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $14K/yr

Staff Wages $3K/yr

[#7] Marginal security personnel overtime/escort costs for occasional escorted access (occasional overtime, not full FTE).

Opportunity Cost Of Space $2K/yr

[#20] Internal chargeback for vault slot / secure real-estate opportunity cost.

Research And Monitoring $2K/yr

[#4, #5] Sensor calibration/maintenance (~$200–$600/yr) and camera monitoring/storage (~$600–$1,800/yr).

Facilities Maintenance $2K/yr

[#8] Environmental maintenance and technician labor for periodic seal/O-ring/regulator/sensor checks (2–4 hrs/quarter).

Cover Story And Legal $2K/yr

[#15] Ongoing minimal legal/PR monitoring and small maintenance of cover story if required.

Insurance Overhead $2K/yr

[#17] Internal accounting allocation for liability/insurance/contingency (approximate annual overhead).

Nitrogen Refill $600/yr

[#3] Consumable nitrogen refill/top-offs for cylinder-based system (budgeted annual top-up).

Administrative Recurring $600/yr

[#13] Recurring administrative time for audits and file maintenance (~4–12 hrs/yr).

Archival Storage And Backup $600/yr

[#16] Climate-controlled physical archive slot and digital records backup (~$100–$500 each).

Access Control Incremental $500/yr

[#6] Incremental cost to maintain restricted access (badge logs, minor hardware maintenance) if inside an existing facility.

Supplies And Consumables $175/yr

[#9] PPE and handling consumables (gloves, swabs, trays) for infrequent inspections.

Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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Medical Monitoring Recurring $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $14K/yr

90.0% probability / year

Normal year with routine monitoring, maintenance, nitrogen top-ups, and archival/storage costs; no incidents or research programs initiated.

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🚨 Minor Incident $19K/yr

8.0% probability / year +$4K vs baseline

Small containment/maintenance incident (sensor failure or minor leak) requiring replacement parts, overtime, and limited cleanup.

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🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $44K/yr

2.0% probability / year +$30K vs baseline

Organization elects to run an active research program on neutralized shards (controlled testing, instrumentation, subject compensation), driving a one-off program spend.

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👥 Personnel

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	0	[#7] No dedicated full-time guard funded for this item; costs cover occasional overtime/escorts.
Research Scientist	0	[#10, #18] No dedicated research FTE funded in baseline; one-time analysis and optional research program budgeted separately.
Technician / Maintenance	0	[#8] Technician hours for periodic checks are budgeted as contracted hours rather than a dedicated FTE.
Administrative Staff	0	[#13] Administrative time is small (hours/year) and budgeted, not a dedicated full-time position.
Medical Officer	0	[#12] Historical medical expenses were one-time; ongoing medical staffing is not required in baseline.

📋 Confidence Notes

Costs are based on concrete, low-complexity containment steps (locker, N2 purge, sensors, cameras) and explicit historical events; ranges were provided in analyst notes enabling mid-point estimates. Residual uncertainty is modest and primarily around optional research choices and historical medical/legal costs.

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