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SCP-7736 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-7736
Expected annual
$1.4M
One-time setup
$1.8M
Annual recurring
$1.2M
Personnel
14
Baseline setup requires approximately $1,803,000 in one-time capital costs (secure housing, lab setup, vehicles and emergency reserves) and roughly $1,212,250 per year in recurring costs, dominated by continuous 24/7 security staffing and ongoing research/operational overhead.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.8M
Per Incident Emergency Response Reserve $625K
[#12] Per-major-incident emergency response reserve (drawn as needed); analyst range $250k–$1M, midpoint used for scenario planning.
Facilities $340K
[#4, #9, #22] Reinforced living unit / saferoom build (~$200,000), on-site biosecure autopsy suite setup (~$100,000), and capacity reserve allocation per-instance (~$40,000) for housing/security scaling.
Per Incident Legal Reserve $300K
[#20] Per-incident legal/cover exposure reserve (~$100k–$500k range; midpoint used).
Equipment $230K
[#3, #5, #13, #14, #24] Initial installation of cameras/monitoring (~$15,000), medical rapid-response vehicle/equipment (~$75,000), armored vehicle conversion (~$80,000), redundant power add-on (~$10,000), and specialized forensic/instrumentation kit (~$50,000).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $200K
[#10] Secure lab buildout and specialized equipment for R&D into duplication mechanics and containment vulnerabilities (~$200,000).
Red Team Setup $100K
[#11] Controlled-termination/testing red-team initial training and specialized gear (~$100,000 one-time).
Cover Identity Creation $5K
[#8, #21] One-time costs to create comprehensive/fake cover identities (~$2k + ~$3k per identity combined here).
Initial Training And Ppe $3K
[#7] Initial training and PPE per instance (~$3,000).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.2M/yr
Research And Monitoring $481K/yr
[#5, #6, #10, #11, #18, #24] Dedicated research staffing and operations (~$400,000/yr), on-site medic time & supplies (~$30,000/yr), psychological services (~$7,500/yr), controlled-termination operational costs (~$30,000/yr baseline), data logging and audit trails (~$3,500/yr), and per-event forensic/analysis (~$10,000/yr).
Staff Wages $358K/yr
[#1, #2] SCP-7736 payroll (salary+benefits ~$58,500/yr) and continuous physical security staffing (6 guards × ~$50,000 fully loaded ≈ $300,000/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $338K/yr
[#8, #12, #17, #19, #20, #21, #23, #25] Identity maintenance/admin (~$1,000/yr), site contingency/reserve (~$100,000/yr), administrative oversight/legal/compliance allocations (~$35,000/yr), long-term policy planning (~$25,000/yr), contingency legal fund (~$50,000/yr), cover admin/PR (~$1,500/yr), opportunity/operational inefficiency impact (~$200,000/yr) and labor-offset credit (~ -$75,000/yr) representing the estimated value of SCP-7736 labor reducing contractor costs.
Logistics And Transport $20K/yr
[#13] Driver and fuel costs for secure transport (~$20,000/yr per vehicle; vehicles can be shared across instances).
Facilities Maintenance $14K/yr
[#3, #4, #9, #14, #15] Annual maintenance for monitoring/storage (~$1,500), utilities for secure quarters (~$6,000), autopsy suite maintenance/training (~$3,000), redundant-power maintenance/fuel (~$2,000) and incremental energy overhead (~$1,250).
Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr
[#7, #16] Annual PPE refresher/consumables (~$500) and general consumables/uniform replacement (~$1,000).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.2M/yr
84.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine operations, scheduled testing and maintenance only.
no deaths no public exposure regular controlled testing
🚨 Minor Incident $2.2M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$985K vs baseline
An isolated death or accidental field killing resulting in duplication that is contained locally; requires emergency response, forensics and legal/cover operations.
single-field fatality localized escape or evidence exposure small containment/recovery operation
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $6.2M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Major uncontrolled spawning event, mass intentional terminations, or large public exposure requiring long-term multi-site response and cover-up.
mass spawning widespread public exposure multi-site containment mobilization
👥 Personnel 14 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#2] Continuous 24/7 coverage: 2guards/shift × 3 shifts = 6 guards per protected individual.
Research Scientist 3 [#10] Minimal dedicated research team: 2FTEs + 1 PI assigned to SCP-7736 study.
Medical Officer 1 [#5] On-site medic availability and rapid-response medical coverage (costed at ~$30,000/yr).
Psychological Counselor 1 [#6] Regular counseling and crisis therapy resources for instances.
Administrative Staff 1 [#8, #17, #21] HR/identity maintenance, legal/admin oversight and cover documentation tasks.
Driver / Transport Operator 1 [#13] Secure transport driver for off-site movements and armored vehicle operation.
Technician (SCP-7736 instance) 1 [#1, #25] The instance itself is maintained as an employed technician; included as part of payroll and labor-offset calculations.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are mid-range civilian-equivalent orders of magnitude derived from detailed analyst notes; many items (shared resources, frequency of controlled terminations, consolidation of security across instances) are policy-dependent, producing moderate uncertainty.
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