SCP-773 — SCP-773 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-773 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-773

Expected annual

$265K

One-time setup

$2.7M

Annual recurring

$256K

Personnel

0.7

One-time setup including secure storage, research instrumentation, and optional 30 m exclusion chamber totals approximately $2,688,000; baseline recurring costs are about $255,900/yr driven by legal/OPSEC retainers, medical retainer, monitoring, and optional chamber operations.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.7M

Facilities $2.0M

[#1, #18, #24] $5,000 for safe anchoring/installation (#1) + $45,000 midpoint for an off-site redundant vault (#18) + $2,000,000 midpoint for optional 30 m exclusion chamber civil works (#24).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $200K

[#8] Initial characterization & safety testing campaign (10–20 trials) including D-class costs, instrumentation use, pathology and analysis (~$200,000) (#8).

Injury Compensation Reserve $200K

[#23] Reserve per serious staff injury for long-term care/compensation; set-aside ~$200,000 per serious incident (#23).

Contingency Reserve $100K

[#13] Insurance-like cover-story/public-incident reserve; recommended ~$100,000 held as a one-time reserve (#13).

Equipment $78K

[#1, #2, #3, #4, #22] $15,000 safe purchase and $1,000 tamper-evident packaging (#1) + $12,000 access-control hardware & setup (#2) + $8,000 CCTV install (#3) + $2,500 sealed containers/lockers (#4) + $40,000 forensic/high-speed instrumentation (#22).

Neutralization Contingency $30K

[#17] One-time budget for potential destruction/neutralization (industrial grinders, incineration testing), midpoint ~$30,000 if executed (#17).

Initial Vetting And Background Checks $12K

[#11] Enhanced initial vetting/background checks for ~10 access personnel (~$1,200 each → $12,000) (#11).

Initial Training And Sop Development $10K

[#10] One-time SOP development and initial training course production (~$10,000) (#10).

Transport Per Move $8K

[#6] Secure/armored relocation per move estimated at ~$7,500 typical per move (#6).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $256K/yr

Exclusion Chamber Operations $100K/yr

[#24] Operations cost if the optional 30 m exclusion chamber is implemented (~$100,000/yr) (#24).

Cover Story And Legal $45K/yr

[#14, #20] Legal/forensic & police liaison retainer (~$20,000/yr) (#14) and OPSEC/intel/risk premium allocation (~$25,000/yr) (#20).

Medical Contract Retainer $30K/yr

[#7] On-call trauma/ambulance contract retainer (~$30,000/yr) (#7).

Staff Wages $28K/yr

[#5, #12] Incremental security coverage (0.5 FTE ~ $20,000/yr) (#5) and partial FTE administrative support / recordkeeping (~$8,000/yr) (#12).

Research And Monitoring $15K/yr

[#9] Annual/biannual re-tests, safety checks, data review and compliance audits (~$15,000/yr) (#9).

Supplies And Consumables $14K/yr

[#15, #16] Consumables per testing campaign (~$8,000 average) (#15) and biomedical waste disposal (~$6,000/yr) (#16).

Incident Drills $10K/yr

[#21] Biannual incident response drills / tabletop exercises (~$5,000 each, twice yearly = $10,000/yr) (#21).

Training Refreshers $3K/yr

[#10] Annual refreshers and new-staff training (~$3,000/yr) (#10).

Medical Per Test Allocation $2K/yr

[#7] Allocation for per-test/day dedicated standby medical coverage (~$2,500 per day); baseline assumes a small annual allocation (~$2,500/yr) for readiness (#7).

Cctv Monitoring $2K/yr

[#3] Encrypted recording storage, monitoring and retention (~$2,400/yr) (#3).

Facilities Maintenance $2K/yr

[#19] Incremental energy and facility overhead for CCTV/climate control and monitoring (~$2,000/yr) (#19).

Vetting Monitoring $2K/yr

[#11] Ongoing monitoring and periodic re-vetting of access-listed personnel (~$2,000/yr) (#11).

Software License And Maintenance $2K/yr

[#2] Software license/maintenance for access-control systems and audit logs (~$1,500/yr) (#2).

Inventory Checks $500/yr

[#4] Periodic chain-of-custody inventory checks for sequestered darts (~$500/yr) (#4).

Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $256K/yr

95.0% probability / year

Normal year with no major incidents; ongoing monitoring, retainers, training, and occasional checks only.

routine maintenance scheduled audits training events

🚨 Minor Incident $306K/yr

4.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline

Small accidental misuse or insider/unauthorized throw causing limited injuries requiring medical attention and limited cover-up/legal work.

unauthorized handling minor breach of two-person rule small accidental injury

🚨 Major Breach $956K/yr

1.0% probability / year +$700K vs baseline

Public exposure or multiple serious injuries requiring large medical bills, compensation, neutralization effort, and extensive cover story/legal action.

significant containment breach public exposure multiple serious injuries

👥 Personnel 0.7 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	0.5	[#5] Incremental 0.5 FTE dedicated security/escort coverage (~$20,000/yr) (#5).
Administrative Staff	0.2	[#12] Partial FTE admin support for recordkeeping, logging and redaction (~$8,000/yr) (#12).

📋 Confidence Notes

Cost items are largely specified in analyst notes (equipment, retainers, and campaign estimates) so estimates are reasonably grounded; however optional large items (30 m chamber, neutralization) and scenario probabilities are judgment calls, so confidence is medium.

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