SCP-789 — SCP-789 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-789 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-789

Expected annual

$2.2M

One-time setup

$1.4M

Annual recurring

$2.2M

Personnel

Initial setup is approximately $1,392,500 one-time, driven by property acquisition, sensors, RF damping, vehicles, and contingency; ongoing operations are roughly $2,197,300/year, dominated by personnel (monitoring and mobile response) and the Class-D program.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.4M

Contingency Fund $300K

[#15] Reserve for rapid escalation, temporary reinforcement, or relocation.

Property Acquisition $250K

[#1] Purchase via shell companies, conveyance/closing, legal obscuring fees and relocation/eviction costs.

Equipment $245K

[#4, #5, #6, #18] RF damping equipment and installation (#4), perimeter sensor & surveillance network hardware and analytics (#5), passive device-detection hardware (#6), initial storage servers/backups (#18).

Class D Housing Adaptation $200K

[#10] One-time costs to adapt/establish D-class housing if needed.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $100K

[#11] On-site research and observation lab (air-gapped servers, tamperproof interior cameras, data capture systems) one-time equipment & installation.

Mobile Response Vehicles $100K

[#8] Purchase of rapid-response vehicles (2 utility vans).

Amnestic Initial Stock $50K

[#9] Initial Class-B amnestic stockpile and delivery systems.

Facilities $40K

[#2] Physical modification and hardening of the house (locks, tamperproof doors/windows, minimal internal hardening and cosmetic work).

Cover Creation $40K

[#14] One-time cover story creation and initial covert community-management setup.

Energy Redundancy $40K

[#16] Generator, ATS, UPS procurement and installation.

Training Sop Development $22K

[#19] SOP development and initial exercise/program documentation.

Telecom Disconnection $5K

[#3] One-time disconnect/remove external phone/fiber/DSL lines and paperwork/falsified records.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.2M/yr

Staff Wages $875K/yr

[#7, #8] Central monitoring staffing (3 shift operators, supervisors, analyst) and mobile response/interdiction team salaries (agents + supervisor), loaded with benefits and premiums.

Class D Program $750K/yr

[#10] Ongoing Class-D program costs for rotation/selection, housing, medical care, security, and program support.

Administrative Overhead $205K/yr

[#20] HR, procurement, accounting, clearance processing and other hidden administrative costs (budgeted as program overhead).

Cover Story And Legal $95K/yr

[#14] Legal retainer/local liaison and ongoing neighbor compensation/cover costs.

Psychological Screening And Counseling $59K/yr

[#13] Pre-employment screening and ongoing counseling/EAP for staff working with SCP-789.

Amnestic Consumables And Medical Oversight $30K/yr

[#9] Recurring replacement of amnestics, consumables, controlled-substance monitoring, and medical oversight.

Cleanup And Biosafety $30K/yr

[#12] Hazmat cleanup per events, PPE consumables, regulated disposal and recurring sample-handling costs (estimate mid-range).

Training And Exercises $25K/yr

[#19] Recurring budget for drills, exercises, SOP refreshes and cross-department training.

Perimeter Sensor Maintenance And Comms $20K/yr

[#5] Recurring comms, analytics licenses, and maintenance for 3 km perimeter sensor network.

Mobile Response Vehicle Upkeep $18K/yr

[#8] Vehicles upkeep, fuel, and routine maintenance for response vans.

Transportation Weekly Inspection $15K/yr

[#17] Inspector labor and travel for weekly property checks, vehicle allocation/depreciation portion.

Mobile Response Training $15K/yr

[#8] Specialized training for rapid-response agents (amnestic administration, medical oversight).

Device Detection Upgrades $12K/yr

[#6] Ongoing licence/upgrade/ops costs for device-detection systems (passive or active upgrades).

Data Retention Maintenance $12K/yr

[#18] Recurring costs for secure storage, backups, archival maintenance and sysadmin support for retained recordings/logs.

Telecom Inspection $10K/yr

[#3] Weekly inspections to ensure no new external connections; travel/admin for telecom checks.

Class D Transport And Escort $10K/yr

[#10] Transport and escort costs for monthly D releases.

Energy Redundancy Maintenance $9K/yr

[#16] Fuel contracts and routine maintenance for backup generator/UPS systems.

Rf Damping Maintenance And Energy $6K/yr

[#4] Annual maintenance/calibration of RF dampers and electricity costs for damping equipment.

Facilities Maintenance $0/yr

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Supplies And Consumables $0/yr

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Research And Monitoring $0/yr

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Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.2M/yr

88.0% probability / year

Normal year with routine monthly D releases, weekly inspections, and steady operations; no major incidents or breaches.

routine_monthly_D_release no_containment_incident standard_operations

🚨 Minor Incident $2.2M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$50K vs baseline

Small containment-related incident (e.g., discovery of a feeding site by a civilian, limited exposure) requiring overtime, extra cleanup, and legal/cover mitigation.

civilian_discovery localized_cleanup temporary_overtime

🚨 Major Breach $3.2M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline

Significant containment failure or sustained exposure requiring quarantine, large-scale cleanup, legal escalation, emergency hires, and partial mobilization of contingency funds.

large_scale_discovery multiple_civilian_exposures extended_response_and_quarantine

👥 Personnel 12 total

Role	Count	Notes
Monitoring Operator / Watch Officer	3	[#7] 24/7 monitoring shift operators (three 8-hour shift positions).
Monitoring Supervisor	2	[#7] Supervisory personnel for monitoring shifts and escalation.
Data Analyst / Forensics Support	1	[#7] Analyst/forensics support for sensor review and investigations.
Security Officer / MTF Agent (Mobile Response)	5	[#8] Rapid-response agents for interdiction and amnestic application.
Mobile Response Supervisor	1	[#8] Team lead/supervisor for the mobile response unit.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are mid-range point values derived from ranges in analyst notes; many costs vary materially with containment approach (passive vs active detection, sensor density, legal risk), so a medium confidence reflects reasonable grounding in the provided ranges but non-trivial uncertainty.

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