SCP-7823 — SCP-7823 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-7823 Keter ? low confidence

SCP-7823

Expected annual

$10.7M

One-time setup

$39.5M

Annual recurring

$10.5M

Personnel

First-year one-time costs are dominated by construction, a large contingency reserve, and a BSL upgrade; recurring annual costs are driven by staffing, insurance/indemnity, hazardous-waste handling, and ongoing research/legal support. Expected first-year outlay (including recommended reserve) is roughly $39.5M one-time with recurring annual costs of about $10.48M.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $39.5M

Contingency Reserve Initial $27.5M

[#21] Recommended contingency / emergency response reserve for catastrophic breach remediation and large-scale mobilization (one-time fund).

Facilities $6.0M

[#1] Underground blast-resistant, climate-controlled containment vault construction, site preparation and seismic isolation.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $3.0M

[#11] On-site BSL-3/BSL-4-capable necropsy suite / secure necropsy upgrade (one-time buildout).

Equipment $1.4M

[#2, #3, #6, #12, #13, #23, #24] Three custom acid-resistant vats, perchloric fume hood/ventilation installation (one-time portion), electromagnetic locks/control hardware (one-time portion), initial high-res CCTV/sensor hardware, initial PPE pool purchase, initial logging hardware, initial medical supplies.

Vetting And Clearance Initial $875K

[#19] Initial deep-background vetting, polygraphs, and clearance costs for staff (50–100 personnel assumption used in estimate).

Communications Jamming Infrastructure $175K

[#28] One-time acquisition of selective signal jamming / communications-control hardware (conditional on threat assessment).

Backup Power And Ups $140K

[#7] Generator, transfer switch, UPS systems (one-time acquisition and installation).

Initial Training Program $125K

[#16] Initial special-procedures training program and ritual rehearsals setup.

Initial Secure Transport $112K

[#31] Secure, armed transport of Apollo-11 remains and chain-of-custody setup (one-time, specialized caskets and transport).

Idols And Consultancy $81K

[#15] Commissioning of ritual idols and initial anthropological / religious consultancy fees (one-time commissioning).

Cultural Artifact Procurement $55K

[#27] Ethical procurement/commissioning costs for culturally sourced artifacts (one-time, where authentic/ethical sourcing is required).

Cyanide And Antidote Procurement $42K

[#14] Procurement, secure storage setup, and initial antidote stockpile (one-time compliance and acquisition costs).

Initial Perchloric Acid Purchase $30K

[#4] Initial bulk purchase to fill three vats for first immersion.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $10.5M/yr

Staff Wages $3.2M/yr

[#8, #9, #10] Ongoing wages for security officers, hazmat technicians, medical/pathology and supporting technical/admin staff (fully loaded).

Insurance And Indemnity Allocation $2.8M/yr

[#26] Allocation for legal indemnity, internal insurance fund or government-backed liability coverage.

Contingency Replenishment $1.0M/yr

[#21] Annual replenishment allocation for the contingency reserve if used or to maintain target funding over time.

Cover Story And Legal $800K/yr

[#18] Ongoing legal retainers, FOIA/cover-story management, PR/disinformation funnels and occasional payouts.

Hazard Pay And Retention $644K/yr

[#30] Hazard premium and retention bonuses (approx. 20% applied to base personnel wages).

Research And Monitoring $600K/yr

[#22] Ongoing anomalous-research program funding: experiments, instrumentation maintenance, sample analysis and travel.

Bsl3 4 Contract Access $600K/yr

[#11] Contracted access to external BSL-3/BSL-4 facilities if not conducted on-site.

Facilities Maintenance $150K/yr

[#3, #25] HVAC/ventilation maintenance (perchloric systems), corrosion inspections, seasonal HVAC/service checks and general site maintenance.

Hazardous Waste Disposal $125K/yr

[#5] Certified hazardous-waste neutralization, contractor disposal fees and long-term permits for contaminated perchloric waste.

Psychological Support $125K/yr

[#17] Ongoing counseling, mandated sessions and trauma mitigation for exposed personnel.

Vetting Reinvestigation $125K/yr

[#19] Periodic reinvestigations, polygraph rechecks and financial monitoring.

Ethics Oversight Board $90K/yr

[#29] Stipends, external reviews and regular ethics/legal oversight board costs.

Supplies And Consumables $68K/yr

[#4, #13, #24] Annual perchloric acid replacement/top-up, PPE replacement and laundering, medical resupply and consumables.

Surveillance And Data Storage $30K/yr

[#12] Data storage, tamper-proof archival operations and monitoring ops for CCTV/audio/chemical sensors.

Communications Operation And Jamming $30K/yr

[#28] Operating costs for selective signal jamming/communications control if implemented.

Annual Training And Drills $25K/yr

[#16] Annual refresher drills, SOP updates, legal/ethical briefings and rehearsal costs.

Backup Power And Fuel $20K/yr

[#7] Fuel contracts, generator testing and routine UPS maintenance.

Ppe Maintenance $20K/yr

[#13] Suit servicing, inspection, replacement cycles and decontamination laundry costs.

Documentation And Archival Maintenance $15K/yr

[#23] Encrypted logging, archival audits and secure records maintenance.

Locks Maintenance $12K/yr

[#6] Annual maintenance and testing for electromagnetic padlocks, tamper sensors and access-control electronics.

Idol Audits And Consulting Recurring $12K/yr

[#15] Annual audits, refresher consultations and ritual-compliance reviews.

Logistics And Transport $6K/yr

[#20] Secure transport and per-diem costs for 11-person ritual events (~every 11 months).

Cyanide And Antidote Recurring $5K/yr

[#14] Small recurring costs for pill replacement, secure storage compliance and antidote replenishment.

Cultural Artifact Storage Audits $5K/yr

[#27] Storage audits and ethical compliance checks for cultural artifacts/idols.

Hazardous Materials Contracts And Overtime $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $10.5M/yr

97.5% probability / year

Normal year with no major incidents; routine operations, scheduled rituals and planned research continue.

no containment incidents scheduled maintenance and rituals regular research cadence

🚨 Minor Incident $12.0M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline

Localized containment incident or chemical contamination requiring emergency disposal, overtime, temporary contractor engagement and partial replacements.

acid contamination minor containment breach sensor/lock failure requiring replacement

🚨 Catastrophic Breach $55.5M/yr

0.5% probability / year +$45.0M vs baseline

Full containment failure with reanimation events requiring mass remediation, large-scale mobilization, legal payouts and major rebuild/replacement.

procedure violation causing reanimation major structural failure or sabotage widespread contamination requiring mass response

👥 Personnel 29 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	12	[#8] 24/7 armed security rotation, cleared personnel.
Hazardous Materials Technician	6	[#9] Hazmat-trained technicians for acid handling, decontamination and emergency response.
Research Scientist / Pathologist / Medical Officer	4	[#10, #22] Pathology and anomalistics research staff to monitor remains and run studies.
Engineer / Maintenance	2	[#3, #25] Site engineers for HVAC, ventilation, seals, and routine maintenance.
Administrative Staff	2	[#23] Documentation, logs, scheduling and record-keeping.
Site Director / Executive Staff	1	[#18] Site-level management and liaison for legal/compliance.
Surveillance / IT Staff	2	[#12] Monitoring, sensor maintenance and secure archival operations.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates use midpoints of wide ranges provided in analyst notes; SCP contains anomalous, poorly-understood behaviours and conditional ritual requirements which produce high uncertainty in frequency and scale of incidents and therefore low confidence.

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