SCP-7726 — SCP-7726 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-7726 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-7726

Expected annual

$43K

One-time setup

$76K

Annual recurring

$43K

Personnel

Initial one-time setup is approximately $76,000 driven primarily by research staffing/consumables, contingency reserve, and equipment/installation; ongoing annual costs are about $42,650 driven mainly by psychological monitoring, testing/rental, and routine security/maintenance.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $76K

Initial Research And Lab Setup $30K

[#16] Research & documentation project: staff time, controlled experiments and consumables to fully characterize anomalous behaviour.

Contingency Fund One Time $10K

[#17] Contingency security escalation fund (one-time reserve allocation).

Equipment $10K

[#1, #3] Secure anomalous-object lockbox purchase/installation and secure inventory / logging system hardware + one-time IT integration.

Facilities $8K

[#2, #8] Armory/storage modification & certification and initial ballistic range/setup or rental/fabrication if site lacks a range.

Training Initial $6K

[#6] Firearms handling & anomaly-specific training initial certification (trainer fees, materials, range time).

Legal Initial $5K

[#12] Initial legal/compliance review, permit handling, and SOP drafting (internal/external counsel one-time).

Cover Story One Time $3K

[#18] Cover story / memetics & PR creation (initial, minimal if internal).

Access Vetting Initial $2K

[#5] Initial access vetting & background checks for ~5 staff (one-time costs).

Replacement Procurement Reserve $2K

[#20] Replacement value & procurement contingency for non-anomalous replacement/spare pistol(s).

Imaging Purchase $0

[#9] High-speed imaging purchase option set to $0 (assumes rental model is used; purchase not budgeted here).

Transport One Time $0

[#13] Per-transfer transport setup (no planned initial transfer; per-move costs budgeted in recurring logistics).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $43K/yr

Psychological Monitoring $20K/yr

[#15] Confidential counseling, periodic evaluations, and contracted EAP/psychological services allocation.

Staff Wages $4K/yr

[#4] Ongoing security staffing overhead (marginal payroll fraction for audits & checks by armory staff/guards).

Imaging Rental $3K/yr

[#9] Occasional rental of high-speed imaging and instrumentation for testing (assumes renting a few days/year).

Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr

[#7, #21] Ammunition for testing/diagnostics and miscellaneous consumables & PPE.

Training Refreshers $2K/yr

[#6] Annual firearms/anomaly refresher training (trainer fees, range time).

Ballistic Testing Consumables $2K/yr

[#8] Ballistic gel blocks, target/backstop maintenance and consumables for testing.

Contingency Annual Reserve $2K/yr

[#17] Annual top-up to contingency security escalation fund for overtime/emergency response.

Insurance Liability $2K/yr

[#14] Internal insurance/liability allocation or external premium equivalent.

Cover Story And Legal $1K/yr

[#12, #18] Ongoing legal/compliance counsel and minimal cover-story/PR maintenance.

Gunsmith Maintenance $1K/yr

[#10] Routine gunsmith inspections, cleaning, and replacement parts (1–2 inspections/year).

Hazardous Waste Disposal $1K/yr

[#11] Ammunition/environmental hazardous-waste disposal and lead handling compliance.

Compliance Training Sop $1K/yr

[#23] Periodic SOP updates, administrative time, and table-top exercises.

Logistics And Transport $500/yr

[#13] Annualized allocation for occasional secure transfers (armored case/escort/vehicle costs amortized).

Record Retention $500/yr

[#19] Record retention, secure archival storage, and backups (digital/physical).

Replacement Annual Reserve $500/yr

[#20] Annual procurement/reserve allocation for replacing a non-anomalous firearm if destroyed.

Access Vetting Renewals $200/yr

[#5] Annual renewals for background checks/firearms eligibility.

Energy Utilities $200/yr

[#22] Incremental energy/utility costs for lockbox cameras/alarm/climate control.

Facilities Maintenance $0/yr

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Research And Monitoring $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $43K/yr

93.9% probability / year

Normal year with no major incidents; routine testing, audits, and staff care continue.

routine audits scheduled testing annual training

🚨 Minor Incident $53K/yr

5.0% probability / year +$10K vs baseline

Small property-damage/testing mishap or localized contamination requiring cleanup, overtime, and extra counseling.

testing mishap minor accidental property damage

🚨 Transport Incident $61K/yr

1.0% probability / year +$18K vs baseline

Incident during inter-site transfer requiring emergency response, temporary lockdown, and elevated security/PR.

transfer required secure-movement incident

🚨 Major Breach $93K/yr

0.1% probability / year +$50K vs baseline

Attempted theft, misuse, or high-profile exposure requiring large-scale emergency response, legal action, replacement, and extended counseling.

theft/attempted theft major exposure or criminal misuse

👥 Personnel 6 total

Role	Count	Notes
Fire Suppression Department Personnel	5	[#5] Five staff have unrestricted access and require vetting/training; their base salaries are existing but access-related costs are budgeted.
Security Officer / Armory Staff	1	[#4] Armory/guard staff performing periodic inventory checks and audits; marginal payroll allocation included in staff_wages.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are based on analyst ranges and typical site resource assumptions; several costs (psychological services, research, range setup) have large ranges and depend on existing site capabilities, so overall confidence is medium.

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