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SCP-758 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-758
Expected annual
$583K
One-time setup
$1.4M
Annual recurring
$560K
Personnel
5
One-time fit-out and research equipment (~$1.36M) dominate capital costs (including a conditional containment upgrade); baseline recurring annual costs are mid-six-figure, driven primarily by research staff wages, therapy services, and administrative overhead.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.4M
Conditional Containment Upgrade $1.0M
[#25] Conditional one-time cost for major containment upgrade if SCP escalates to Euclid/Keter (structural upgrades, active suppression systems, armed security).
Exfiltration Recovery $150K
[#18] One-time covert recovery/exfiltration and initial transport costs from origin country.
Facilities $75K
[#1] Residential suite build-out (secure single-occupancy retrofit/new room, light-proofing/sensory dampening).
Contingency Seed $50K
[#17] Seed contingency fund for anomalous events/rapid escalation.
Initial Background Clearances $25K
[#12] Initial background checks and security clearances for interacting staff (~10 staff initial estimate).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $20K
[#13] Data acquisition equipment & clinical testing tools (laptops, secure workstation, EEG kit; MRI/fMRI per-scan costs treated as recurring where applicable).
Equipment $18K
[#2, #6, #21] Furnishings & appliances (sensory-friendly / bariatric-capable), CCTV installation, sensory-friendly one-time modifications/enrichment items.
Cover Story Setup $15K
[#19] Initial legal / public-affairs setup and identity/records fabrication efforts.
Initial Staff Training $5K
[#11] Initial training/briefings/onboarding specific to SCP-758 (interpersonal protocol, sensory-friendly interactions).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $560K/yr
Staff Wages $295K/yr
[#9, #10] Salaries and benefits for dedicated research personnel (lead researcher + assistant), prorated on-call clinical retainer and administrative FTE portion.
Research And Monitoring $66K/yr
[#13, #14, #24] Ongoing research budget and monitoring (MRI/fMRI per-scan fees, secure data storage/IT/maintenance, experimental/ exploratory research funds).
Administrative Overhead $60K/yr
[#15] Administrative overhead (estimated ~20% of direct personnel+facility costs).
Behavioral Therapy $30K/yr
[#8] Contracted behavioral, speech, occupational therapy and specialist caregiver services for autism-spectrum support.
Workers Compensation $30K/yr
[#23] Workers' compensation / liability budgeting (~10% of payroll estimate).
Cover Story And Legal $15K/yr
[#19] Annual retainer/monitoring for legal counsel, public-affairs leak suppression, and identity maintenance.
Clearance Reinvestigation $15K/yr
[#12] Periodic reinvestigation and clearance renewal costs for interacting personnel.
Supplies And Consumables $10K/yr
[#3, #16, #21] Food & snack provisioning (three meals/day + snacks), allergy/special-diet medical consumables & PPE, and recurring enrichment replacements.
Medical Care $10K/yr
[#7] Routine medical care, periodic physicals, medications, basic lab work and emergency reserves.
Contingency Topup $10K/yr
[#17] Annual top-up to contingency/reserve fund for unplanned containment or research needs.
Facilities Maintenance $7K/yr
[#4, #5, #6] Housekeeping/laundry/room maintenance, utilities/communications (power, HVAC, internet), and CCTV monitoring & secure feed storage (monitoring/storage recurring costs).
Ethics Oversight $5K/yr
[#20] Internal ethics board reviews, oversight administration, and associated training.
Logistics And Transport $3K/yr
[#18] Routine secure transport/transfers for scans, meetings, or medical appointments (per-trip costs averaged annually).
Recreation Programming $3K/yr
[#22] Recreation, social engagement, and vocational programming supplies/subscriptions.
Staff Training $2K/yr
[#11] Annual refreshers and onboarding training costs for new staff specific to SCP-758 protocols.
Conditional Escalation Ops $0/yr
[#25] Placeholder for elevated operational costs if containment class escalates (handled as scenario costs when triggered).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $560K/yr
93.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with standard care, research, and maintenance; no major incidents or containment escalation.
routine research standard medical care no containment incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $610K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline
Localized incident (medical emergency, brief containment breach/wander requiring emergency response and temporary relocation/research ramp-up).
medical emergency/ambulance temporary relocation or additional short-term staffing use of contingency funds
🚨 Containment Escalation $1.6M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Subject's anomalous behavior escalates or new hazardous capability is discovered, requiring major containment upgrade and elevated operational costs.
discovery of hazardous ability reclassification to Euclid/Keter major structural/upgrades and armed security
👥 Personnel 5 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 1 [#9] Lead researcher responsible for study design, oversight, and subject interaction; salary included in staff_wages.
Research Assistant 1 [#9] Research assistant / data technician supporting observation and testing; salary included in staff_wages.
On-call Physician / Medical Officer 1 [#10, #7] Part-time/on-call clinical staff for urgent consults and routine medical needs; retainer/salary portion included in staff_wages and medical_care.
Administrative Staff 1 [#15] Administrative support (HR/payroll/PR liaison) providing overhead and cover management; portion of salary included in staff_wages and administrative_overhead.
Housekeeping / Facility Technician 1 [#4, #5] Single FTE or contracted equivalent for room maintenance, laundry, and minor repairs; costs allocated under facilities_maintenance.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line items and broad ranges are well-identified from containment notes, but many items (exfiltration cost, contingency sizing, therapy intensity, and conditional upgrade scope) are highly variable; medium confidence in aggregated baseline, lower confidence for extreme escalation estimates.
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