SCP-787 — SCP-787 | Cost Breakdown

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $10.6M

Facilities $6.0M

[#1, #3, #4] Hangar purchase/retrofit and major structural/HVAC upgrades: includes hangar acquisition/purchase ($5,000,000 assumed), hangar retrofitting (access control, mantraps) ~$350,000, and HVAC/negative-pressure system ~$600,000.

Full Disposition Of Remains $1.5M

[#31] Contingent full removal/disposition of all 515 remains at $1k–$5k per body; midpoint (3k/body) used for contingency planning ($1,545,000).

Contingency Fund $1.0M

[#24] Incident/contingency reserve recommended to cover large unexpected events, emergency contracting, restoration (~$500k–$2M).

Equipment $880K

[#5, #6, #7, #8, #15, #17, #23, #28, #32, #33] Hardware and installed systems: backup generator + ATS/UPS (~$125,000), fixed surveillance cameras (~$50,000), remote/mobile robotics (~$150,000), initial SAN/NAS (~$50,000), initial PPE inventory/decon hardware (~$50,000), -80°C freezers (~$30,000), security electronics/biometrics (~$75,000), remote-sensing package (~$100,000), secure communications hardware (~$50,000), and one-time data-analysis tooling (~$150,000).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $500K

[#14] BSL-2 upgrade and in-house pathology lab setup: biosafety cabinets, autoclaves, fume hoods, facility modifications for in-house testing (~$250k–$1M; $500k assumed).

Initial Autopsy Campaign $200K

[#12] Initial forensic autopsy campaign on sampled SCP-787a (25–100 samples; per-autopsy $1.5k–$5k). Mid-range campaign cost assumed.

Initial Legal Cover $200K

[#21] Initial legal/PR/cover-story setup, permits and documentation (~$50k–$500k; mid-range used).

Airframe Recovery Transport $150K

[#2] Specialized towing/heavy-lift/crane/permits/escorts for moving a derelict 747 to hangar (~$50k–$250k; mid estimate used).

Mobile Ct Campaign $75K

[#27] Initial specialized imaging campaign (mobile CT/X-ray rental and processing; campaign estimate $25k–$200k).

Coroner Records Initial $50K

[#26] Initial coroner/death-certificate/chain-of-custody/legal sealing costs (~$10k–$100k).

Linguistic Consulting $25K

[#20] Initial forensic linguistic/paleographic consulting to analyze carved Cyrillic letters (one-time engagement assumed).

Medical Response Per Incident $0

[#11] Per-incident emergency/medevac costs are variable ($10k–$200k). Baseline one-time set to 0; per-incident costs modeled in adverse scenarios.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.0M/yr

Staff Wages $1.6M/yr

[#9, #10, #19] Salaries and benefits for monitoring/security staff and scientific research staff: includes 24/7 monitoring operators and armed guards (6–12 monitors, 6–10 guards) and dedicated research staff (4–8).

Facilities Maintenance $250K/yr

[#4, #5, #25] Utilities, HVAC/electricity for negative-pressure system, backup generator maintenance, and routine building maintenance (~utilities + maintenance).

Research And Monitoring $200K/yr

[#13, #28, #33] Ongoing forensic testing, sequencing runs, reagent costs, sensor calibration and data analysis support (~$50k–$300k plus sensor/analysis costs).

External Lab Contracts $125K/yr

[#14] If in-house BSL not used, recurring contracts for pathology/sequencing (~$50k–$200k/yr).

Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr

[#21] Ongoing legal counsel, PR/cover maintenance, permits and contingency legal needs (~$50k–$200k/yr).

Medical Contract $100K/yr

[#11] On-call rapid-response/medical contract (~$50k–$150k/yr). Per-incident higher costs modeled in scenarios.

Annual Audit And Overhead $100K/yr

[#34] Annual audit/oversight, reporting, administrative overhead and payroll processing (~$50k–$250k/yr).

Insurance And Permits $60K/yr

[#22] Property/liability insurance and regulatory/compliance permits (~$20k–$200k/yr).

Supplies And Consumables $50K/yr

[#30] Consumables: sampling kits, reagents, disinfectants, batteries, robot spares, PPE consumables (~$10k–$75k/yr).

Biohazard Disposal $50K/yr

[#16] Contracted hazardous waste disposal and incineration (~$15k–$100k/yr depending on throughput).

Psych Support $50K/yr

[#18] Trauma counseling and occupational health for staff (~$20k–$100k/yr).

Generator Fuel And Maintenance $30K/yr

[#5] Fuel and maintenance for backup generator and UPS (~$10k–$50k/yr).

Ppe And Decon Consumables $30K/yr

[#15] Suit replacements, consumables, decon supplies and training (~$10k–$50k/yr).

Airframe Maintenance $30K/yr

[#25] Minimal preventive maintenance to preserve structural integrity of the aircraft shell (~$10k–$50k/yr).

Data Analysis Support $30K/yr

[#33] Ongoing software support, anomaly-detection algorithm tuning and log analysis (~$10k–$50k/yr).

Remote Sensor Maintenance $25K/yr

[#28] Calibration, spare parts and data processing for remote sensors (~$10k–$100k/yr).

Data Storage And Bandwidth $20K/yr

[#8] Continuous recording retention, off-site backups and bandwidth (~$5k–$30k/yr).

Training And Drills $20K/yr

[#29] Regular training and drills for containment and non-entry procedures (~$10k–$50k/yr).

Ln2 And Storage Maintenance $12K/yr

[#17] Liquid nitrogen and freezer maintenance for long-term sample storage (~$5k–$20k/yr).

Logistics And Transport $10K/yr

[#2, #27] Routine logistics, occasional transport of samples/equipment and minor imaging rentals (baseline minimal recurring transport).

Security Electronics Maintenance $10K/yr

[#23] Maintenance and service contracts for intrusion detection and biometric systems (~$5k–$25k/yr).

Coroner Records Management $10K/yr

[#26] Ongoing records management, secure storage, and legal administration (~$5k–$20k/yr).

Communications Maintenance $10K/yr

[#32] Secure communications/network maintenance and minor TEMPEST-related costs (~$5k–$30k/yr).

Linguistic Consulting Recurring $5K/yr

[#20] Ongoing linguistic/cultural consulting if required.

Facilities Lease $0/yr

[#1] Lease option for hangar (~$200k–$1M/yr). Baseline model assumes hangar purchase, so recurring lease set to $0; leasing can be modeled in alternate scenarios.

Incident Reserve Replenishment $0/yr

[#24] Contingency fund replenishment is event-driven; baseline recurring replenishment set to $0.

Mobile Ct Rental Recurring $0/yr

[#27] Mobile CT rental is campaign-driven; baseline assumes no recurring daily rental costs.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.0M/yr

85.0% probability / year

Routine year with no major incidents; containment and monitoring operated normally (hangar purchased/retrofitted as above).

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🚨 Minor Incident $3.1M/yr

12.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline

Single localized expulsion or medical event requiring emergency response, additional autopsies and short-term contracted services.

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🚨 Major Breach $5.7M/yr

3.0% probability / year +$2.7M vs baseline

Widespread incident requiring large-scale medical response, major cleanup/exhumation or partial/full disposition of remains, emergency repairs and heavy legal/PR expenses.

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👥 Personnel 27 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security/Monitoring Operator	8	[#9] 24/7 monitoring staff for video/audio/sensor feeds (6–12 recommended); included in staff wages.
Security Officer / MTF Agent	8	[#10] Armed perimeter and on-site security guards (6–10 recommended); included in staff wages.
Research Scientist	6	[#19, #13, #28, #33] Dedicated anomaly researchers, forensic scientists, technicians and data analysts (4–8 recommended); included in staff wages.
Engineer / Maintenance	2	[#5, #23, #25] Technical staff for HVAC/generator/robot maintenance and facility systems; included in staff wages.
Site Director / Executive Staff	1	[#34] Site/project lead responsible for oversight, reporting and liaison; included in overhead and staff wages.
Administrative Staff	2	[#21, #26, #34] Administrative, records, and logistics support (records management and cover-story administration); included in recurring overheads.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are based on analyst-provided ranges and contain considerable location- and policy-dependent variability (purchase vs lease, in-house BSL vs contracts, aggressiveness of research, and likelihood of major incidents). Individual line items have moderate precision but aggregate annual and one-time totals vary with choices; hence medium confidence.