SCP-7725 — SCP-7725 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-7725 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-7725

Expected annual

$512K

One-time setup

$2.2M

Annual recurring

$397K

Personnel

Initial setup costs are approximately $1.59M driven by property acquisition, retrofitting, surveillance and contingency lab reserve; ongoing baseline operations are ~ $397k/yr, driven by on-site security, maintenance, data/cyber, and amortized manifestation reserves.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.2M

Contingency Lab Deployment Reserve One Time $500K

[#30] One-time rapid-response containment lab and transport reserve if interior access or B-recovery is required.

Equipment $395K

[#11, #13, #14, #15] Surveillance suite, generator and initial fuel, vehicle purchases, and remote sensing equipment purchase.

Facilities $300K

[#2, #4, #3] Site retrofitting, initial structural stabilization and perimeter/fence hardware as one-time facility buildout and hardening.

Property Acquisition $250K

[#1] Purchase of nearby parcel and legal/closing costs under a shell company for Provisional Site-32X.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $120K

[#23] Training course development and initial research setup for MTF and study protocols.

Surveillance Suite Initial $120K

[#11] High-resolution PTZ cameras, thermal imagers, audio, dataloggers and redundant recorders (initial purchase).

Legal Condemnation One Time $100K

[#17] Owner compensation and legal fees to condemn/seize SCP-7725-A (amortized as initial cost).

Vehicles Purchase $90K

[#14] Purchase of two SUVs/armored trucks for patrols and response.

Remote Sensing Equipment Purchase $80K

[#15] GPR, LIDAR, through-wall radar and other non-penetrative study tools (initial acquisition).

Perimeter Fence System $50K

[#3] 2m perimeter fence materials, motorized drop/raise system and controllers (one-time hardware/installation).

Structural Stabilization $50K

[#4] Initial bracing/limited abatement to stabilize condemned SCP-7725-A structure to prevent collapse/exposure.

Data Infra Initial $45K

[#12] Initial encrypted storage hardware, secure comms radios/satellite equipment and initial cybersecurity tooling.

Cover Story Setup $30K

[#18] Initial PR/cover story setup, signage, initial payments/redactions and local liaison setup.

Generators Initial $28K

[#13] Backup generator, transfer switch and initial fuel/reserve for 72-hr operations.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $397K/yr

Staff Wages $130K/yr

[#6] Baseline on-site security staffing (2 guards × ~$50k + benefits/overhead) and minimal site staffing.

Manifestation Reserve Annualized $60K/yr

[#7] Annualized reserve to fund episodic MTF-Lambda-5 deployment and elevated staffing during the 6–11 month manifestation (amortized over 20-year cycle).

Research And Monitoring $40K/yr

[#16, #24, #15] Ongoing genetic analysis program, scheduled archival/administrative retention and contracted remote-sensing studies (annualized).

Supplies And Consumables $30K/yr

[#27] Office supplies, PPE, fuel for generators, ammunition, food/accommodation and other consumables.

Cover Story And Legal $30K/yr

[#17, #18, #25, #28, #29] Annual municipal/corporate fees, ongoing hush/liaison budget, public liability small reserves, oversight/legal administrative costs and outreach suppression small actions.

Logistics And Transport $16K/yr

[#14] Vehicle fuel, insurance and maintenance for 2 vehicles and routine transport needs.

Facilities Maintenance $15K/yr

[#5, #4, #13] Perimeter and mechanical maintenance, periodic structural inspections/limited remediation, generator testing/fuel cycling.

Breach Contingency Reserve $12K/yr

[#20] Annualized contribution to standing contingency for rapid escalation, quarantine and possible evacuation planning.

Data Storage And Cybersecurity $10K/yr

[#12] Ongoing encrypted storage, secure comms subscriptions, backups, and cybersecurity monitoring.

Amnestic Reserve Annual $10K/yr

[#19] Annual set-aside toward amnestic deployment and memetic response contingency (to cover small events and build reserve).

Depreciation And Replacement $10K/yr

[#26] Annual reserve for equipment/vehicle/generator/camera replacement on multi-year cycles.

Long Term Research Contingency Annualized $10K/yr

[#30] Annualized reserve toward long-term research/housing if interior access or SCP-B recovery is triggered.

Surveillance Maintenance Annual $5K/yr

[#11] Storage, recorder redundancy maintenance, sensor calibration and upkeep for surveillance suite.

Forensic Disposal Annual $5K/yr

[#21] Expected annual costs for hazardous waste disposal and incineration on a per-incident basis averaged over time.

Training Refreshers $5K/yr

[#23] Recurring refresher training and exercises for MTF and site personnel (annualized).

Medical Manifestation Annualized $3K/yr

[#10] Annualized on-site medic salary pro-rata and consumables for manifestation periods (amortized).

Religious Consultant Retainer $3K/yr

[#22] Retainer and occasional consultant fees for Baptist pastors/theologians to prepare D-Class and advise operations.

D Class Psych Care Annualized $2K/yr

[#9] Annualized psychological screening, counseling and post-assignment care costs (per-manifestation amortized).

D Class Procurement Annualized $1K/yr

[#8] Annualized procurement/transport/admin for D-Class assignments (per-manifestation costs amortized).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $397K/yr

94.5% probability / year

Uneventful year with routine maintenance, staffing, archival and modest reserve contributions; no manifestation or major incidents.

no_manifestation routine_maintenance

🚨 Manifestation $2.4M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline

SCP-7725-C manifests (expected ~every 20 years) requiring MTF-Lambda-5 deployment, elevated staffing, D-Class assignment and intensive medical/psych support for 6–11 months.

SCP-7725-C_manifestation MTF_deployment D-Class_interaction

🚨 Major Breach $3.4M/yr

0.5% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline

An escalation where conversions or public exposure require mass amnestic operations, large-scale quarantine/evacuation and full deployment of contingency reserves.

conversion_runaway public_exposure mass_amnestic_deployment

👥 Personnel 4 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	2	[#6] Baseline on-site guard staffing (two guards to deter trespassers and maintain site security).
Research Scientist	1	[#16, #24] Part-time research/monitoring lead responsible for archival, data review and coordination of genetic/remote sensing studies.
Administrative Staff	1	[#17, #18, #28] Small administrative/liaison role handling legal filings, cover-story coordination and recordkeeping.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges allowing mid-confidence estimates, but episodic/contingency costs (manifestation posture, breach scale) are highly uncertain, so overall confidence is medium.

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