SCP-703 — SCP-703 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-703 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-703

Expected annual

$3.1M

One-time setup

$1.3M

Annual recurring

$3.1M

Personnel

One-time capital of approximately $1.27M for containment fit-out, equipment and contingency seed; ongoing annual costs ~ $3.06M driven primarily by security and operations staff, hazard screening and specialized containment.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.3M

Contingency Seed $500K

[#19] Seed contingency reserve to cover sudden decommissioning, equipment compromise, or emergency research (one-time seed).

Facilities $380K

[#1, #8] Containment chamber construction/retrofit (incl. fixtures and wiring) and initial secure vault fit-out.

Equipment $265K

[#2, #13, #14] CCTV/hardware commissioning, mobile hazmat/incineration trailer purchase, and initial IT/server setup.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $100K

[#10] R&D lab buildout and specialized instrumentation (initial capital for neutralization/research capability).

Memetic Training Setup $25K

[#17] One-time setup of memetic/cognitive safety training program and memetic documentation controls.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.1M/yr

Staff Wages $1.4M/yr

[#3, #4, #10] On-site armed security (12 FTE ~ $702k), remote monitoring/operators (4–6 FTE ~ $325k), research staff salaries (3 FTE ~ $360k).

Risk And Oversight Overhead $398K/yr

[#20] Administrative oversight, auditing and insurance-equivalent amortization (~15% of direct recurring costs).

Specialized Containment Pool $300K/yr

[#9] Annual pool for per-item specialized containment hardware and replacements for high-risk finds.

Hazard Screening $271K/yr

[#7] Baseline hazard triage and selective assays for SCP-703-1 items (assumes ~$50/item × 452 items × 12 events/yr).

Rotation Onboarding And Health $170K/yr

[#11] Onboarding/clearance/medical/psych monitoring and counseling for rotating staff.

Research And Monitoring $100K/yr

[#10] R&D consumables, instrumentation upkeep, and routine research testing budgets (excludes per-event deep assays).

Emergency Training And Readiness $100K/yr

[#13] Yearly training, drills, and readiness for rapid-response/breach mitigation (mobile trailer maintenance/training).

Contingency Reserve Maintenance $100K/yr

[#19] Ongoing reserve contributions to maintain contingency pool for rapid replacements/research.

Facilities Maintenance $75K/yr

[#15, #22] Utilities, HVAC, exterior preservation and routine vault/containment maintenance.

Inventory Processing $47K/yr

[#6, #16] Technician time for accessioning/cataloguing (incl. consumables) for retrievals (assumes ~12 events/yr).

Memetic Training And Refresh $40K/yr

[#17] Annual memetic/cognitive safety refresher training and countermeasure upkeep.

Cover Story And Legal $30K/yr

[#18] Legal/cover-story, liaison and PR costs to maintain concealment and handle external inquiries.

It And Data Storage $10K/yr

[#2, #14] Secure recording storage, backups, and IT maintenance/record retention.

Class D Retrieval Operations $10K/yr

[#5] Per-retrieval Class-D handling/escort/PPE and administrative costs (assumes ~12 retrievals/yr @ ~$800 each).

Hazardous Waste Disposal $8K/yr

[#12] Regulated disposal/incineration for hazardous items (baseline estimate for routine disposals).

Declassification Processing $5K/yr

[#21] Costs to review/test/transfer declassified items (assumes ~10 declassifications/yr).

Storage Space Operations $4K/yr

[#8] Ongoing secure storage space costs (assumes ~1 m^3/event × 12 events × ~$300/m^3/yr).

Supplies And Consumables $0/yr

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Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.1M/yr

85.0% probability / year

Normal uneventful year with monthly retrievals (~12/yr) and routine operations.

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🚨 Minor Incident $3.3M/yr

12.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline

Localized activation causing injuries or a need for elevated testing and temporary containment upgrades.

small_breach enhanced_testing temporary_containment_upgrades

🚨 Major Breach $4.6M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline

Significant containment breach or hazardous event requiring large-scale mitigation, replacements, legal/compensation and surge research.

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🚨 High Activity $5.1M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline

Year with frequent activations leading to heavy testing, storage growth and extensive specialized containment needs.

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👥 Personnel 20 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	12	Two guards inside the chamber 24/7; ~12 FTE to support rotations, training and leave. [#3]
Remote Monitoring Operator / Technician	5	Operators to monitor feeds, log events and manage remote systems (4–6 FTE). [#4]
Research Scientist	3	Dedicated R&D/neutralization team (2–4 researchers; 3 FTE modeled). [#10]

📋 Confidence Notes

Line-item costs and staffing are reasonably well-specified, but large uncertainty remains in activation frequency and per-item lab/testing intensity which dominate the recurring budget.

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