SCP-7505 — SCP-7505 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-7505 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-7505

Expected annual

$1.6M

One-time setup

$1.6M

Annual recurring

$1.6M

Personnel

One-time setup of containment, lab instrumentation and initial legal/research actions is approximately $1.61M; annual operations run ~ $1.59M driven mainly by security staffing, specialist salaries, facility overhead, and ongoing research/cover costs.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.6M

Facilities $600K

[#1] Reinforced containment chamber construction (concrete/steel cell, antechamber/airlock, sealed anchors, blast-rated walls).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $400K

[#9, #13] Autopsy/biohazard lab equipment and initial instruments/consumables (#9) and vacuum simulation/experimental replication rig (#13).

Equipment $255K

[#2, #3, #10, #11, #12, #21] Heavy-duty locking and closure hardware (#2), door/opening sensors & cameras installation (#3), secure specimen mounts (#10), long-term preservation equipment (-80°C freezer) (#11), robotic/remote handling equipment (#12), server/setup for records & CCTV (#21).

Contingency Reserve Initial $200K

[#25] Initial contingency/emergency reserve fund for immediate response to unexpected events.

Initial Legal Cover Actions $50K

[#20] Initial legal/cover actions, indemnities, record redaction, and immediate liaison expenses.

Transport And Installation $35K

[#14] Heavy-lift crane, flatbed trucking, permits and site prep to move and install SCP-7505.

Backup Power And Emergency Systems $30K

[#7] UPS and generator tie-in, emergency power provisioning and initial installation costs.

Training Sop And Psych Preparedness Initial $25K

[#16] Initial development of SOPs, staff briefings and VR/roleplay desensitization modules.

Archival Research Initial $15K

[#19] Initial archival access, travel and film preservation specialist engagement for historical research.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.6M/yr

Staff Wages $1.2M/yr

[#4, #5, #6, #8] Continuous monitoring and alarm service personnel (#4 - ops), on-site 24/7 security guards (6 FTE) (#5), armed/security response team & training allocation (#6), specialist handling team (1 senior researcher + 2 technicians) (#8).

Facilities Maintenance $110K/yr

[#7, #10, #11, #24] Backup power/generator maintenance and fuel/testing (#7), specimen mount maintenance (#10), freezer/equipment electricity & maintenance (#11), facility overhead/HVAC/routine repairs allocation (#24).

Research And Monitoring $80K/yr

[#13, #19] Ongoing research operating expenses for vacuum experiments and instrumentation (#13) and continuing archival/historical research budget (#19).

Cover Story And Legal $70K/yr

[#20, #22] Ongoing legal, liaison and cover-up costs (#20) plus media/PR monitoring and crisis communications (#22).

Contingency Replenishment $50K/yr

[#25] Annual contingency fund replenishment to maintain rapid-response reserve.

Personnel Mental Health $50K/yr

[#15] Foundation-affiliated psychiatrist on-request, counseling and short-term therapy/medication costs.

Supplies And Consumables $45K/yr

[#9, #23, #26] Autopsy lab consumables and disposables (#9), PPE and decontamination supplies (#23), miscellaneous administrative consumables and travel for reviews (#26).

Incident Drills $15K/yr

[#17] Regular drills, replacement clamps and testing of closure hardware after drills/incidents.

Secure It And Cctv Storage $5K/yr

[#21] Hardened servers, encrypted backups maintenance and cloud/CCTV archival storage costs.

Training And Sop Refresher $5K/yr

[#16] Annual refresher training, VR module upkeep and staff briefings.

Equipment Maintenance $5K/yr

[#12] Recurring maintenance for robotic/remote handling equipment.

Per Incident Processing $2K/yr

[#18] Per-instance processing, autopsy and storage estimated at $10,000 per new SCP-7505-A; baseline uses assumed 0.2 instances/year (one every five years) → $2,000/year expected baseline.

Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.6M/yr

83.0% probability / year

Normal year with no major incidents; routine operations, staffing, research, maintenance, and low expected incident rate.

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🚨 Minor Incident $1.6M/yr

15.0% probability / year +$10K vs baseline

Single new SCP-7505-A ejection requiring recovery, autopsy, processing, and storage.

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🚨 Major Breach $2.6M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline

Containment door found open or public exposure requiring emergency response, repairs, legal action, and extensive PR/cover operations.

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👥 Personnel 15 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	6	[#5] Six full-time guards providing 24/7 on-site coverage (three shifts, relief coverage).
Armed Response Team / Specialist Security	4	[#6] Roving armed response personnel and training cadre (roving rapid-response complement to on-site guards).
Research Scientist	1	[#8] Senior researcher/pathologist responsible for SCP-7505 research and oversight.
Laboratory Technician	2	[#8] Two technicians to assist with autopsies, sample handling, and lab work.
Monitoring Operator / Facility Ops	2	[#4] Operators for continuous sensor/alarm monitoring and logging (staffing funded under monitoring allocation).

📋 Confidence Notes

Line items are well-specified with explicit dollar estimates, producing moderate confidence in totals; uncertainty remains around incident frequency, anomalous behavior resumption, and scale of breach/legal exposure which prevents a 'high' rating.

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