SCP-7734 — SCP-7734 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-7734 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-7734

Expected annual

$1.1M

One-time setup

$1.3M

Annual recurring

$1.1M

Personnel

Initial capital expenditures are estimated at $1,305,000 for containment construction, redundant systems, and contingency reserves; ongoing operations are estimated at approximately $1,081,575 per year driven primarily by staff wages, research staffing, security, medical/amnestic programs, and an operational risk premium.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.3M

Facilities $500K

[#1, #2, #3, #4] Includes safe‑class locker installation, secure testing chamber buildout, two humanoid containment cells, and redundant power/HVAC upgrades (engineering and installation).

Emergency Response Fund $200K

[#19] One‑time contingency fund for immediate casualty treatment, temporary relocation, specialist contracting and decontamination startup costs.

Cleanup And Insurance Reserve $200K

[#20] Initial reserve toward major post‑breach cleanup, repairs and forensic work; separate from recurring insurance premium.

Containment Modification Contingency $150K

[#18] Reserve fund for ad‑hoc cell upgrades, chemical/biological filters, or unique containment equipment for specific B instances.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $80K

[#15] EEG / polysomnography setups, behavioral monitoring equipment and software for initial research capability.

Secure Transport Capital $80K

[#14] One‑time purchase of an armored courier vehicle (capital option) as an alternative to leasing; includes fitout for chain‑of‑custody.

Cover Story Initial $50K

[#21] Initial cover‑story and legal setup (fake documentation, PR templates, legal retainers) to prepare for possible exposure scenarios.

Equipment $25K

[#5] CCTV, initial recording servers, encrypted storage hardware and initial installation.

Archival Initial $20K

[#28] Initial long‑term/cold storage hardware and secure archival systems for B instance records and biological sample storage.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.1M/yr

Staff Wages $500K/yr

[#7, #8, #13, #17] Salaries and benefits: psychiatrist (pro‑rata), psychiatric technician(s), security guards (3–4 for coverage), and research/cataloguing team (1 researcher + techs).

Risk Premium $141K/yr

[#30] Program risk premium (15% of baseline recurring operating budget) reserved for unpredicted anomalous costs and budget overruns.

Cover Story And Legal $80K/yr

[#21] Annual legal retainers, PR maintenance, cover narrative upkeep and occasional external counsel.

Amnestic Program $60K/yr

[#9] Class B amnestic manufacture, QA, secure storage and administration budget (frequent use scenario budgeted).

Research And Monitoring $50K/yr

[#15, #16] Recurring research costs including PSG maintenance/supplies and neuroimaging / per‑study diagnostics budget (fMRI/PET sessions).

Insurance Premium $50K/yr

[#20] Annual insurance/premium costs for containment breach cleanup, repairs and liability coverage.

Sedatives And Sleep Supplies $30K/yr

[#11] Vials, airway supplies, monitoring disposables and transportable resuscitation kits budgeted as per‑procedure recurring consumables.

Training And Sop $30K/yr

[#23] Annual training, drills, SOP development and staff certification for interactions with A and B instances.

Logistics And Transport $25K/yr

[#14] Leasing and operating costs for secure transport (lease option) and routine courier operations if vehicle not capital‑purchased.

Medical Standby And Per Event $25K/yr

[#10] Annual contracts/standby fees for anesthesia/medical staff and per‑event emergency response readiness (annual standby/contract estimate).

Facilities Maintenance $21K/yr

[#4, #6] Ongoing maintenance for HVAC/backup power and CCTV infrastructure, server upkeep and small repairs to containment rooms.

Supplies And Consumables $16K/yr

[#24, #25] Dream journals, PPE, disinfectants, batteries, specimen bags, and routine administrative consumables.

Ethical Oversight $12K/yr

[#27] Internal review board costs, compliance audits and possible external ethics consultations.

Personnel Hazard Pay $10K/yr

[#12] Hazard compensation and insurance load for caretakers and those exposed to anomalous risk.

Selection And Evaluation $10K/yr

[#22] Ongoing psychological screening pipeline and background checks for replacement SCP‑7734‑A candidates.

Psychological Aftercare $10K/yr

[#29] Counseling and debriefing services for staff exposed to disturbing B manifestations.

Electricity And Utilities $7K/yr

[#26] Incremental electricity and utilities for additional HVAC, UPS, servers and monitoring equipment.

Archival Maintenance $5K/yr

[#28] Recurring costs for cold storage power, archival systems and data integrity checks.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.1M/yr

86.0% probability / year

Normal year with routine monitoring, no major containment incidents; regular research and staffing levels maintained.

no_major_breaches routine_manifestation_rate normal_staffing_and_research

🚨 Minor Incident $1.3M/yr

12.0% probability / year +$180K vs baseline

Localized incident: an aggressive B instance requires ad‑hoc cell upgrades, emergency medical response and increased amnestic/sedative usage.

hostile_B_manifestation ad_hoc_containment_upgrade increased_medical_and_amnestic_use

🚨 Major Breach $2.4M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$1.4M vs baseline

Significant containment breach with multiple B manifestations, personnel injuries, extensive repairs, cross‑site transfers and public/PR/legal response.

multi_instance_breach casualties_or_exposure large_scale_repairs_and_public_relations

👥 Personnel 10 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	4	4 guards to provide coverage/transport security and perimeter for B containment; mapped to security staffing [#13].
Research Scientist	1	Lead researcher for SCP‑7734 research and weekly taxonomy of B instances; included in research salaries [#17].
Research Technician / Containment Tech	2	Technicians to assist with weekly B cataloguing, testing and containment maintenance; included in research salaries [#17].
Psychiatrist	1	Dedicated psychiatrist (0.2–0.5 FTE expected; counted as 1 position with pro‑rata salary) for daily evaluations of SCP‑7734‑A [#7].
Psychiatric Technician / Interviewer	1	Performs morning dream‑journal interviews and logs; 0.5–1.0 FTE coverage assumed and costed in staff_wages [#8].
Medical Officer	0	Anesthesia/medical staffing assumed contracted/standby rather than full‑time; standby costs included as recurring medical contract [#10].
Administrative Staff	1	Admin/documentation and compliance support for records, amnestic tracking and legal coordination; cost included in staff_wages and administrative budgets [#24, #21].

📋 Confidence Notes

Medium confidence: analyst notes provide clear line‑items and ranges but SCP behavior (frequency and severity of B manifestations) is inherently uncertain; many per‑event costs depend on unknown operational tempo, producing moderate uncertainty in recurring estimates.

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