SCP-7137 — SCP-7137 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-7137 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-7137

Expected annual

$363K

One-time setup

$386K

Annual recurring

$361K

Personnel

Initial setup and recovery costs are modest for a low-footprint paper object (~$386k one-time), with primary recurring costs (~$361k/yr) driven by security personnel salaries, legal/cover maintenance, and ongoing facility/IT upkeep.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $386K

Contingency Fund $150K

[#19] Contingency reserve for unforeseen complications (rapid scaling, cross-site transfer, emergency R&D, Keter-level escalation).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $90K

[#11] Research & testing budget for mechanism determination, limits testing, human-subject testing, and initial lab time/consumables/ethics oversight.

Equipment $57K

[#2, #3, #4, #6, #9, #17] Field containment kit; high-resolution imaging (scanner/camera/lightbox); air-gapped archival server & backups; initial on-site CCTV/tamper sensors (hardware); specialized glovebox/handling apparatus; initial cryptographic signing/hardware for IT security.

Legal And Cover Initial $35K

[#15] Initial legal/cover-story work, plausible deniability preparations, and one-time PR/legal fees related to acquisition and suppression risk.

Training And Sop Development Initial $16K

[#14] Initial personnel training, SOP development, simulations and drills for handling and memory-loss-specific procedures.

Facilities $12K

[#5] Secure containment locker (safe + installation + climate control) initial installation and fit-out.

Initial Recovery Deployment $12K

[#1] Initial recovery team deployment: travel, vehicle/armored transport, fuel, per diem, PPE and field gear for one deployment.

Controlled Destruction $6K

[#10] Contracted hazardous disposal / incineration costs (single-use contracted disposal assumed for neutralization options).

Record Reconstruction Initial $5K

[#21] Initial production of redundant external procedural records, video training, and procedural checklists to mitigate memory-loss operational gaps.

Secure Delivery Initial $3K

[#18] Initial courier/secure delivery to Director (armored courier, escorts, documentation) for the non-anomalous result.

Archival Physical Copies Initial $600

[#16] Acid-free prints, certificates, and physical backup copy production (initial).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $361K/yr

Staff Wages $300K/yr

[#7] Security personnel: 2guards per shift × 3 shifts = 6 guards; annual salary budget (midpoint estimate).

Cover Story And Legal $12K/yr

[#15] Ongoing legal/PR and cover-story maintenance to preserve plausible deniability and manage records suppression.

Amnestic Deployment $12K/yr

[#13] Budget for incidental amnestic administrations, administration staff/time, and monitoring (annualized midpoint).

Access Control Administration $10K/yr

[#8] Badging, background checks, clearance processing and administrative vetting costs.

Training Recurring $6K/yr

[#14] Annual refresher training and recertification for handling and emergency procedures.

Medical Monitoring $6K/yr

[#12] Occupational health monitoring, counseling, emergency care provisioning for exposed personnel.

It Security And Forensic Auditing $4K/yr

[#17] Periodic audits, key management, and forensic log integrity checks for air-gapped archival systems.

Utilities And Facility Overhead $4K/yr

[#20] Power for climate control, CCTV, servers, lighting, and apportioned facility overhead.

Logistics And Transport $3K/yr

[#18] Annual secure courier/armored delivery budget for delivering non-anomalous results to Director or transfers (assumes ~1 delivery/yr).

Record Reconstruction Maintenance $1K/yr

[#21] Ongoing maintenance of redundant procedural records and updates to external checklists/videos.

Facilities Maintenance $1K/yr

[#6] Ongoing maintenance for CCTV/tamper sensors and related containment monitoring hardware.

Archival Storage Upkeep $500/yr

[#16] Minimal recurring storage upkeep for archival physical backups.

Supplies And Consumables $0/yr

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Research And Monitoring $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $361K/yr

94.5% probability / year

Normal year with no incidents; routine operations, security, maintenance, and annual budgets only.

routine_operations no_unexpected_handling

🚨 Minor Incident $386K/yr

5.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline

Small unauthorized handling or limited containment lapse requiring overtime, emergency amnestic administrations, and short-term R&D/cleanup.

unauthorized_handling localized_memory-scatter equipment_tampering

🚨 Major Breach $611K/yr

0.5% probability / year +$250K vs baseline

Significant containment breach or public exposure requiring cross-site transfer, large-scale emergency R&D, legal response, and temporary staff surge.

major_breach external_exposure loss_of_containment

👥 Personnel 6 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	6	[#7] Two guards per shift across three shifts to maintain 24/7 security; headcount matches staff_wages budget.

📋 Confidence Notes

Line items and ranges were provided for most costs allowing mid-point estimates; uncertainty remains around contingency use, incident frequency/severity, and exact staffing/salary levels, so confidence is medium.

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