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SCP-762 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-762
Expected annual
$467K
One-time setup
$860K
Annual recurring
$464K
Personnel
4
Initial one-time setup and specialized instrumentation drive a ~ $860k first-year capital bill; baseline annual operations are modest relative to program options, about $463.5k/yr driven by personnel, research, and legal/PR retainers. Major contingencies (subject care or breaches) can add hundreds of thousands annually.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $860K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $244K
[#2, #8, #19] Initial conservation assessment/treatment for metal artifact, initial research program funding (protocols, lab buildout, specialized non-metallic sensors), and development of ethical alternatives/simulations (bench/VR models).
Pain Mitigation Program One Time $110K
[#18] One-time pharmacological research program startup and stockpile purchases for pain-mitigation research (pre-treatment trials, oversight).
Disposal One Time $110K
[#23] Controlled neutralization/destructive testing budget (legal approvals, safe handling of residues) if disposal is authorized.
Equipment $108K
[#4, #9] 24/7 CCTV/tamper sensors equipment and specialized monitoring instrumentation (EEG, fiber-optic sensors, EM-compatible interfaces); includes fabrication/custom engineering and site installation.
Contingency Fund One Time $100K
[#16] Initial contingency / emergency response seed fund for unplanned events (rapid redeployment, emergency sedation/containment equipment, cleanup).
Cover Story One Time $50K
[#13] One-time cover story and witness management, reimbursements, relocation and fake documentation to close discovery reports.
Public Relations Response One Time $50K
[#25] One-time larger PR/response budget to respond to a leak (staged exhibits, contractual response operations).
Transport One Time $30K
[#12] International covert transport / recovery budget (chartered freight, handlers, false manifests) for heavy crate transfers.
Archive Research One Time $16K
[#20] Archive/provenance research, translation and specialist fees for historical investigations.
Records One Time $15K
[#14] Secure records storage hardware, air-gapped backups and initial redaction system setup (digital and physical).
Facilities $12K
[#1] Fireproof, tamper-evident lockable artifact locker / reinforced storage crate fabrication, shipping, site installation and integration with Site security.
Dental Initial $11K
[#7] One-time comprehensive dental and initial medical work for SCP-762-2 (rotten teeth, scar treatment).
Ppe One Time $3K
[#17] Initial purchase of PPE and extraction tools (non-reactive gloves, face protection, manual extraction tools, padded carts).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $464K/yr
Staff Wages $260K/yr
[#10, #11] Salaries, benefits, and training for assigned research staff and technician (1 researcher + 1 technician) and security staffing (2 Level-1 guards).
Research And Monitoring $98K/yr
[#8, #6, #24] Ongoing research program budget (protocols, test subjects, equipment operation), psychiatric care for SCP-762-2 if engaged in study/interaction, and training/SOP maintenance for experimental handling.
Cover Story And Legal $50K/yr
[#13, #15, #25] Ongoing legal/ethics board retainers and PR retainer for disinformation operations and routine legal compliance/ethics panels.
Contingency Fund Recurring $25K/yr
[#16] Annual replenishment/reserve contribution for incident response and emergency redeployment.
Supplies And Consumables $18K/yr
[#2, #5, #7, #17, #18] Conservation consumables (desiccants), on-call medical response fees for occasional openings, routine dental/medical follow-ups, PPE consumables, and analgesic/drug supply upkeep for pain-mitigation.
Facilities Maintenance $13K/yr
[#3, #4, #14, #21] Ongoing site storage allocation / facility overhead, monitoring/CCTV maintenance, records maintenance, and utilities/energy for climate control and monitoring.
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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Long Term Care $0/yr
[#22] Recurring long-term care for SCP-762-2 if removed from device. Baseline assumes SCP-762-2 remains in device; cost accounted for in scenarios if/when removal occurs.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $464K/yr
98.5% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents: ongoing research, monitoring, occasional openings, and routine maintenance only.
no removal of SCP-762-2 no breaches planned experiments only
🚨 Subject Removed Long Term Care $664K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Decision/event to remove SCP-762-2 and provide long-term housing, medical, psychiatric care and elevated security.
ethical/legal decision to treat SCP-762-2 as patient long-term external housing and medical care required
🚨 Major Breach $714K/yr
0.5% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Significant unauthorized access, large-scale exposure, or emergency extraction requiring full incident response, PR campaign, and legal action.
unauthorized access / breach public exposure requiring legal/PR response
👥 Personnel 4 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 1 [#10] Lead researcher responsible for experiments, protocol approval and oversight.
Technician 1 [#10] Technician for experiments, logging, equipment maintenance, and handling.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#11] Two Level-1 guards for access shifts, patrols, and experimental access security.
📋 Confidence Notes
Cost ranges are derived from analyst estimates with many wide ranges (research scope, contingency sizing, and subject-care choices). Baseline recurring staffing and equipment costs are fairly well-bounded, but program-level and contingency costs have high variance, so overall confidence is medium.
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