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SCP-736 Unknown ~ medium confidence
We Are Enemies but Not Here
Expected annual
$4.5M
One-time setup
$9.3M
Annual recurring
$4.3M
Personnel
16
Initial capital costs are approximately $9.27M (construction, specialized equipment, and a contingency reserve); annual operating costs are roughly $4.33M/yr driven primarily by personnel, medical readiness, research, and continuous environmental control.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $9.3M
Equipment $3.3M
[#2, #3, #4, #5, #9, #11, #15, #18, #22, #28, #31, #32] HVAC installation, remote observation/robotics, X-ray/micro-CT purchase option, medical/ophthalmic equipment, security hardware, initial PPE bulk purchase, conservation case, biosurveillance setup, backup power installation, transport vehicle purchase option, surgical instruments kit, secure server setup.
Containment Breach Reserve $3.0M
[#27] Recommended contingency reserve for emergency MTF response, mass treatment/amnestics, quarantine and public mitigation.
Facilities $2.9M
[#1, #16] Hardened containment suite construction and dedicated insectary / BSL-3-style insectary buildout.
Training Development $70K
[#23] SOP development and initial training creation (Bible-handling ritual training, PPE don/doff, SOPs, drills).
Food Policy Initial $15K
[#20] Initial policy implementation and training for dietary restrictions and kitchen segregation.
Bibles Initial $6K
[#24] Initial procurement of controlled KJV Bibles and labelled containers for on-site ritual use.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.3M/yr
Staff Wages $2.2M/yr
[#6, #8, #10] Medical team salaries (ophthalmologist, ID physician, nurses, med techs), research/containment personnel (principal researcher, entomologist, archivist, technicians, chaplain, admin), and on-site security staff.
Research And Monitoring $500K/yr
[#17, #4, #14, #32] Ongoing research budget (sequencing, assays), X-ray/micro-CT operations/contracting or instrument ops, sacrificial/sample copy acquisition budget for destructive testing, secure data/sample storage maintenance.
Cover Story And Legal $350K/yr
[#25, #26] HR/legal retainer, compliance and cover-story/PR, covert records redaction and administrative memory-mitigation logistics.
Clinical Procedures Fund $300K/yr
[#13] Fund for ophthalmic/ENT surgical procedures, OR time and post-op care for egg removal and infection treatment incidents.
Insurance And Worker Compensation $250K/yr
[#29] Internal reserves for worker compensation and operational liability equivalents due to secrecy constraints.
Amnestic Production And Administration $200K/yr
[#7] Procurement/manufacture and administration logistics for Class E amnestic regimens and medical monitoring (20 regimens/year assumed midpoint).
Facilities Maintenance $186K/yr
[#2, #3, #15, #21, #22] HVAC energy & maintenance and redundancy testing, remote-system maintenance/calibration, conservation case maintenance, backup power fuel/tests.
Supplies And Consumables $102K/yr
[#11, #12, #18, #31, #24] Recurring PPE replacement & consumables, per-entry chemical washes and disposables, biosurveillance consumables (traps/PCR), surgical sterilization/replacement consumables, chaplain small supplies.
Entomary Operations $100K/yr
[#16] Ongoing insectary operations, environmental chamber maintenance and quarantine operations for any SCP-736-A cultures.
Logistics And Transport $50K/yr
[#28] Annual on-call secure transfer/contracted hazmat transport for moves to imaging or field operations.
Contaminated Waste Management $50K/yr
[#19] Incineration/autoclave contracts and regulated biohazard disposal for PPE, samples, and contaminated materials.
Psychological Support $40K/yr
[#30] Counseling and EAP services for trauma and post-exposure mental health needs.
Food Policy Monitoring $30K/yr
[#20] Annual cost of enforcing dietary restrictions, monitoring, procurement of compliant meals and training refreshers.
Training Refreshers $20K/yr
[#23] Annual SOP refreshers, drills, and amnestic-administration training.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.3M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Routine year with no major containment breach; normal operations, scheduled research, and occasional clinical cases.
normal_operations scheduled_research periodic_clinical_treatments
🚨 Minor Incident $4.8M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Single-site exposure or small escape requiring increased clinical treatments, extra lab testing, limited MTF response and extra amnestics.
single_staff_infection local_contamination limited_escape_response
🚨 Major Breach $7.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline
Widespread escape or public exposure requiring large-scale MTF deployment, mass treatment/amnestics, public mitigation and drawing from contingency funds.
multi-person_infestation site_breach public_exposure
👥 Personnel 16 total
Role Count Notes
Ophthalmologist / Medical Specialist 1 [#6] Senior ophthalmic physician for surgical/clinical care.
Infectious Disease Physician 1 [#6] ID specialist for infection control and treatment oversight.
Nurses 2 [#6] Clinical nurses for on-call treatments and post-op care.
Medical Technician 1 [#6] Med tech support for procedures and diagnostics.
Principal Research Scientist 1 [#8] Lead researcher for SCP-736 projects.
Entomologist / Biological Specialist 1 [#8, #16] Entomology expert for SCP-736-A biology and insectary oversight.
Archivist / Conservation Specialist 1 [#8, #15] Archives and conservation lead for physical object preservation.
Laboratory Technicians / Research Techs 2 [#8, #17] Technical staff for experiments, sequencing, and routine sampling.
Chaplain / Religious Liaison 1 [#8, #24] Chaplain to support mandated ritual handling and staff religious compliance.
Administrative / Support Staff 1 [#8] Admin support for scheduling, records, and logistics.
Security Officer / On-site Guards 4 [#9, #10] 24/7 guard presence and access-control staff.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide many targeted line-item ranges enabling mid-range point estimates, but several large uncertainties remain (breach scale, purchase vs. contract decisions for imaging/transport, rarity-driven archival acquisition costs), so confidence is medium.
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