SCP-7309 — SCP-7309 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-7309 SPECIAL ~ medium confidence

SCP-7309

Expected annual

$792K

One-time setup

$2.2M

Annual recurring

$752K

Personnel

Estimated one-time setup and operation costs are approximately $2,188,000 driven primarily by containment chamber upgrades, contingency reserve, specialized equipment and emergency operation expenses; recurring annual costs are approximately $752,000 driven by dedicated staff wages, facility maintenance, long-term monitoring and insurance.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.2M

Facilities $1.0M

[#3, #10] Emergency containment chamber upgrade (temporary retrofit/negative pressure, HEPA/chemical filtration, Faraday/antimagical shielding) and initial long-term quarantine cell/dedicated cell buildout.

Contingency Reserve $200K

[#12] Containment breach contingency fund / emergency mobilization reserve (one-time set-aside amount).

Opportunity Costs $200K

[#25] Opportunity cost / mission delay penalties from redirected site resources and lost project progress (budgeted estimate).

Equipment $190K

[#2, #15, #8] Specialized containment crate/transport capsule (#2), specialized monitoring & sensor suite installation (#15), and initial secure data/storage hardware setup (#8).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $100K

[#6] Training & rehearsal (Procedure 146-PAINKILLER rehearsals: facility rental, simulation equipment, mock artifacts and prep).

Operation Security Daily $100K

[#11] Short-term security staffing / armed response costs during the critical operation period (daily rates applied over the operation window).

Redundancy Training $75K

[#23] Redundancy staffing vetting and training to establish a reserve cadre (pre-clearance, background checks, basic containment training).

Operation Overtime Payroll $70K

[#4] On-site specialized personnel overtime for the Procedure window (scientists, techs, medics, security overtime/hazard pay) treated as one-off payroll expense.

Public Mitigation $50K

[#22] Public/neighboring facility mitigation (temporary evacuations, compensation, site rental) for a single incident.

Emergency Logistics $40K

[#1] Emergency rapid procurement & logistics: chartered aircraft, secure courier, expedited customs, specialized packaging.

Specialist Contractors $30K

[#5] External expert consultants (ethnobotanist/fairaeologist, occultists, linguists) and emergency retainers.

Operation Medical Standby $25K

[#9] Medical team & emergency trauma support standby (surgical team, anesthesiologists, trauma nurses, psychiatric staff) for the operation window.

Legal Retainer $25K

[#16] Initial legal/ethics retainer and cover-story setup costs prior to/at time of operation.

Forensic It Recovery $20K

[#7] Research and reconstruction of missing file / forensic IT recovery (digital forensics, backup retrieval, documentation rewriting).

Internal Investigation $20K

[#17] Internal investigation & accountability costs (investigators, interviews, documentation, possible retraining).

Artifact Replacement $20K

[#21] Replacement or reimbursement if artifacts (Fae teeth) are consumed/lost during the Procedure.

Personnel Travel Transport $15K

[#19] Travel, lodging, secure transport, per diems and safehouses for specialists arriving from other sites for the concentrated operation.

Operation Consumables $8K

[#14] Personal protective equipment and consumables for the concentrated operation (disposables, decontamination chemicals, single-use surgical supplies).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $752K/yr

Staff Wages $300K/yr

[#11, #10, #24] Ongoing staffing costs for security, containment technicians and core research staff dedicated to SCP-7309 containment and monitoring.

Research And Monitoring $156K/yr

[#24, #15] Long-term monitoring and research programs (ongoing experiments, sample analyses, documentation) plus sensor/monitoring service subscriptions and maintenance.

Facilities Maintenance $100K/yr

[#3, #10] Annual maintenance, HVAC/filtration servicing, power and environmental control upkeep for containment/quarantine infrastructure.

Cover Story And Legal $60K/yr

[#16] Ongoing legal counsel, PR/cover-story maintenance, and deniability actions while SCP-7309 remains active or under review.

Insurance $50K/yr

[#18] Insurance, bonds, and indemnities for staff/third-party liabilities with limited anomalous coverage.

Supplies And Consumables $30K/yr

[#14] Recurring consumables and PPE (monthly replenishment for long-term containment operations).

Psychological Aftercare $20K/yr

[#20] Ongoing psychological monitoring and aftercare (counseling, memetic/psych assessments) averaged annually.

Logistics And Transport $10K/yr

[#19] Recurring travel, personnel rotation, lodging and transport overhead for occasional specialist deployments and routine logistics.

Hazardous Waste Processing $10K/yr

[#13] Recurring hazardous waste disposal and biohazard processing per-procedure averaged across expected usage.

Contingency Maintenance $10K/yr

[#12] Ongoing small costs to maintain contingency readiness and rapid-mobilization capacity.

Redundancy Maintenance $5K/yr

[#23] Minimal recurring training refreshes and clearance maintenance for reserve personnel.

Data Backup Maintenance $1K/yr

[#8] Secure data storage & redundant backups maintenance (encrypted geographic redundancy, analogue preservation upkeep).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $752K/yr

89.0% probability / year

Normal year with no major incidents; ongoing containment, monitoring, staffing and maintenance only.

no_incident routine_operations

🚨 Minor Incident $952K/yr

10.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline

Localized containment event requiring emergency mobilization, limited evacuations, forensic recovery and PR/legal activity.

localized_breach minor_contamination rapid_deployment

🚨 Major Breach $2.8M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline

Significant containment breach requiring full mobilization, large-scale evacuations, replacement of artifacts, major rebuilds, heavy legal/PR costs and long investigations.

major_breach widespread_exposure facility_rebuild

👥 Personnel 11 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	4	Dedicated security/rapid response personnel for 24/7 coverage and incident response; included within staff_wages estimates. [#11]
Containment Technician	3	Containment techs for day-to-day environmental controls, monitoring, and procedure execution; included in staff_wages. [#10, #3]
Research Scientist	2	Scientists conducting monitoring, experiments and procedure oversight; included in staff_wages and research_and_monitoring. [#24]
Medical Officer	1	Medical standby/trauma support liaison included in recurring and operation staffing budgets. [#9]
Administrative Staff	1	Admin/logistics support for travel, legal coordination, and documentation maintenance; included in staff_wages. [#8, #16]

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are based on analyst-provided ranges for many line items but underlying hazard level and frequency are uncertain; wide ranges and potential for last-minute premium pricing reduce confidence to medium.

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