SCP-751 — SCP-751 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-751 Euclid ? low confidence

SCP-751

Expected annual

$1.4M

One-time setup

$1.1M

Annual recurring

$1.4M

Personnel

Initial capital (facility/equipment/setup) is moderate (~$1.08M) with recurring operations driven by personnel, contract research, and contingency/recovery preparedness (~$1.37M/yr). Major cost drivers that can rapidly increase total exposure are remediation/contingency for sewer/water spread, legal/insurance, and large-scale research facility upgrades.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.1M

Contingency Reserve Establishment $500K

[#25] Establishment of a remediation/contingency reserve for breach-related environmental remediation and multi-agency response.

Facilities $255K

[#5, #6, #21] HVAC/negative-pressure retrofit, sprinkler/saline retrofit construction, and sewer isolation valve installation (site retrofit costs).

Equipment $227K

[#1, #2, #3, #4, #9, #18, #19, #20, #22, #30] Hermetic chamber, environmental control hardware, nutrient pump/plumbing, monitoring/cameras install, autoclave, UPS/generator, remote-alarm install, CCTV/sewer sensors, transport kit & vehicle, spare containment chambers.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $50K

[#29] Forensics/necropsy/autopsy lab setup (basic postmortem and sampling capability).

Security Initial Training $30K

[#10] Initial background checks and training for 6 guards ($5k/guard initial training).

Documentation System $10K

[#27] Secure recordkeeping servers/encrypted backups and initial deployment of chain-of-custody systems.

Saline Stockpile Initial $5K

[#7] Initial fill/tank staging for on-site high-concentration saline reserve (100–10,000 L contingency).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.4M/yr

Staff Wages $770K/yr

[#10, #11, #12] Security (6 guards), containment technicians (3), containment supervisor (1), researchers (2), and maintenance/decon staff (2) salaries/benefits.

Research And Monitoring $180K/yr

[#15, #16, #26] Contract research / diagnostic work and ongoing consumables; includes wastewater/environmental sampling program and optional rental-based research access costs (rental option noted in #16).

Cover Story And Legal $175K/yr

[#23, #24] Legal retainer/PR cover-story budgets plus insurance/regulatory compliance premiums aggregated.

Contingency Replenishment $50K/yr

[#25] Annual replenishment target to restore contingency/reserve after small incidents and to maintain fund readiness.

Medical Surveillance $40K/yr

[#14] Annual physicals, bloodwork, exposure testing and counseling for on-site staff.

Nutrient Consumables $30K/yr

[#3] Daily nutrient reagents and sterile consumables required for automated dosing (lab-grade reagents).

Emergency Drills $30K/yr

[#17] Regular breach/response drills, overtime, and contractor exercise fees.

Facilities Maintenance $15K/yr

[#5, #21] HVAC/negative-pressure and sewer isolation valve testing and annual maintenance/filter replacement.

Corrosion Mitigation $15K/yr

[#8] Scheduled inspections, sacrificial part replacement, and more frequent pump/valve/piping replacement due to saline exposure.

Supplies And Consumables $12K/yr

[#13] PPE, disposable suits, tubing replacement, disinfectants, and regular consumable replacements.

Waste Disposal Contract $10K/yr

[#9] Vendor contract for incineration/hazardous waste disposal and routine transport fees.

Forensics Services $10K/yr

[#29] Per-case pathologist fees or contracted forensic support averaged over expected caseload.

Logistics And Transport $6K/yr

[#22] Vehicle/transport kit maintenance, small leasing/insurance costs for secure transfers.

Saline Replenishment And Disposal $5K/yr

[#7] Yearly replenishment, handling and routine disposal/neutralization costs for stored saline.

Sewer Monitoring $5K/yr

[#20] Maintenance and sampling of CCTV/perimeter intrusion detection and drain sensors for sewer/water ingress monitoring.

Documentation Ops $5K/yr

[#27] Ongoing operations, encrypted backups, and personnel time to maintain chain-of-custody records.

Monitoring And Storage $3K/yr

[#4] Video/data storage, monitoring service fees, and yearly maintenance for logging/alarm systems.

Backup Power Maintenance $3K/yr

[#18] Generator fuel, UPS maintenance and periodic testing costs.

Communications And Alarms $3K/yr

[#19] Secure communications, alarm line fees, and redundant notification system upkeep.

Specialty Reagents Maintenance $3K/yr

[#28] Rotation and replacement of antagonists/antidotes and emergency pharmacology stock.

Environmental Control Maintenance $1K/yr

[#2] Sensor replacement, humidifier/dehumidifier maintenance and calibration for the chamber's environmental control.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.4M/yr

88.9% probability / year

Normal operational year with no major incidents; all recurring programs run as budgeted.

no breach routine operations

🚨 Minor Incident $1.4M/yr

8.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline

Localized containment incident requiring overtime, extra disposals, limited remediation and increased consumable use.

small containment breach localized sewer detection

🚨 Major Breach $1.9M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline

Significant breach requiring sprinkler saline deployment, site-wide remediation, mass decon and large-scale disposal.

sprinkler saline activation sewer/water contamination near facility

🚨 Catastrophic Breach $51.4M/yr

0.1% probability / year +$50.0M vs baseline

Uncontrolled spread into municipal sewers/waterways requiring multi-agency response, large-scale remediation and public health interventions.

city-level spread multi-jurisdictional remediation

🚨 Research Scaleup Retrofit $2.4M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline

Decision/year in which facility upgrades to an in-house BSL-3/4 certified research suite (capital retrofit) to perform live-specimen work.

in-house live-specimen research decisions grant/operational directive to self-contain research

👥 Personnel 14 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	6	[#10] 2 guards per shift, 3 shifts = 6 guards (included in staff_wages).
Containment Technician	3	[#11] One on-call technician per shift (3 technicians total).
Containment Supervisor / Senior	1	[#11] Senior containment supervisor (included in staff_wages).
Research Scientist	2	[#11] Rotational researchers for periodic tests and studies (included in staff_wages/contracting assumptions).
Maintenance / Janitorial / Decon Crew	2	[#12] 1–2 FTEs for sanitation, chamber cleaning and decon; modeled as 2 FTEs (included in staff_wages).

📋 Confidence Notes

Wide ranges in capital options (sprinkler retrofit, BSL upgrades), uncertain incident frequencies and large tail risks (environmental spread) make precise costing difficult; many items are optional or scenario-driven.

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