SCP-7781 — SCP-7781 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-7781 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-7781

Expected annual

$3.1M

One-time setup

$11.2M

Annual recurring

$3.0M

Personnel

Initial one-time capital/setup costs are approximately $11.2M driven by containment construction, BSL-3 lab buildout, catastrophe reserve and amnestic stockpiles; recurring annual operations are roughly $3.0M driven by staff wages, legal/cover operations, and ongoing monitoring and amnestic programs.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $11.2M

Containment Catastrophe Reserve $5.0M

[#24] Reserve fund allocation for major breach response and replacement equipment.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.7M

[#5, #10, #13] BSL-3 lab upgrade and setup, genomic sequencing/IT setup, and initial PPE/consumable stock for lab start.

Amnestic Initial $1.0M

[#19] Initial amnestic administration for ~200 individuals (supply, staffing, logistics).

Facilities $750K

[#1, #2, #3] Construction of the secure humanoid cell and reinforced inner cell and HVAC installation (post-modern finished-basement replica, reinforced concrete/steel, HVAC install).

Equipment $650K

[#4, #6, #11, #12] Fire suppression installation, on-site incinerator, robotic handling purchase, and high-resolution monitoring systems installation.

Avian Ai Development $500K

[#16] Development and server/setup costs for Avian.aic webcrawler.

Containment Upgrade Contingency $500K

[#25] Contingency budget for future containment retrofits and upgrades.

Online Takedown Initial $200K

[#17] Initial coordinated online takedown/cover push and PR placements (Cover Story 9 dissemination costs).

Initial Retrieval Operation $200K

[#21] One-off tactical retrieval costs (vehicles, sedation, transport crates, overtime).

Evidence Purge Initial $150K

[#18] Initial field sweep to locate and purge physical image copies and associated ops.

Civilian Relocation And Cover Payments $150K

[#26] Payments and relocation stipends for neighbors and cover paperwork setup.

Records And Archiving Setup $100K

[#27] Secure archival setup (physical/digital air-gapped backups and off-site vaulting).

Ethics Legal Setup $100K

[#33] Initial external setup costs for ethics oversight and legal counsel onboarding.

Local Government Embedding Initial $75K

[#20] Initial embedding/condemnation payments and legal fees to expedite property condemnation.

Vehicularis Capture Gear $75K

[#32] Specialized capture gear purchase for high-speed micro-entities (Vehicularis).

Medical Countermeasures Stockpile $25K

[#23] Initial stockpile purchase of emergency meds and countermeasures.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.0M/yr

Staff Wages $1.7M/yr

[#7, #8] Payroll for continuous guard coverage (12 guards) and scientific staff (6 senior scientists + 6 technicians).

Cover Story And Legal $270K/yr

[#17, #20, #33] Ongoing online takedown/legal retainers, local government cover maintenance and legal/PR operations.

Research And Monitoring $215K/yr

[#10, #12, #15, #22] Sequencing/consumables, data/storage costs, translation/cognitive work, and public-health environmental monitoring.

Amnestic Program $200K/yr

[#19] Recurring amnestic administration capacity for leak response and routine follow-ups.

Cyber Ops And Moderation $100K/yr

[#16] Ongoing Avian.aic operations, server costs and legal engineering to remove/repress images online.

Misc Covert Ops $100K/yr

[#35] Discreet budget for unforeseen covert expenses, bribes, emergency purchases and contingency ops.

Logistics And Transport $80K/yr

[#18, #31] Ongoing evidence-purge ops, field retrieval logistics and rapid-response vehicle fleet maintenance/fuel.

Medical Care $60K/yr

[#9, #23] Ongoing medical care for SCP-7781 and replenishment of medical countermeasures.

Utilities And Energy $60K/yr

[#28] Continuous power and utilities premium for environmental controls and inert-gas systems.

Training And Emergency Drills $50K/yr

[#14] Specialized training and periodic emergency drills for containment staff.

Supplies And Consumables $40K/yr

[#13, #29] Recurring PPE, decon consumables, and routine replacement parts/filters.

Personnel Wellbeing $30K/yr

[#34] Mental-health services and wellbeing programs for containment staff.

Hazardous Waste Disposal $24K/yr

[#6] Off-site hazardous waste hauling and incineration contract recurring cost.

Robotic Maintenance $20K/yr

[#11] Annual maintenance and repairs for robotic/remote handling equipment.

Records Maintenance $20K/yr

[#27] Ongoing secure archival maintenance and off-site vaulting upkeep.

Facilities Maintenance $10K/yr

[#3, #4] Increased electrical load and maintenance for HVAC and specialized fire suppression systems.

Furniture Replacement $10K/yr

[#30] Replacement and safe disposal cycles for in-cell furnishings damaged by 'furniture' organisms.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.0M/yr

87.5% probability / year

Normal uneventful year with steady-state operations and no major incidents.

no breaches routine monitoring standard staff turnover

🚨 Minor Incident $3.1M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$175K vs baseline

Minor containment incident requiring limited overtime, small repairs and targeted amnesticization.

small escape localized spill or fire-entity event limited civilian exposure

🚨 Major Breach $5.0M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline

Significant containment breach (large/armored Arachne escape) requiring major response, equipment replacement and larger amnestic operations.

armored Arachne escape structural damage mass equipment replacement

🚨 Political Exposure $8.0M/yr

0.5% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline

Large-scale public exposure/leak requiring mass amnesticization, extended PR/legal operations and expanded containment actions.

major leak media/political scrutiny mass civilian exposure

👥 Personnel 24 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	12	[#7] 12 guards to provide 24/7 coverage per analyst estimate; payroll included in staff_wages.
Research Scientist	6	[#8] Six senior scientists dedicated to monitoring and study; payroll included in staff_wages.
Lab Technician	6	[#8] Six lab technicians supporting research and containment; payroll included in staff_wages.

📋 Confidence Notes

Line items and cost categories are well-detailed in analyst notes allowing reasonable aggregation, but uncertainty remains around incident frequencies, scale of future organism production, and political/exposure risks.

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