SCP-797 — SCP-797 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-797 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-797

Expected annual

$1.5M

One-time setup

$1.8M

Annual recurring

$1.5M

Personnel

Estimated one-time setup costs are approximately $1,799,000 driven by containment construction, heavy equipment (incinerator, robotics, HVAC) and initial research buildout; ongoing annual operating costs are approximately $1,400,000/year driven primarily by staff wages, cadaver procurement, ongoing microbiology research, and insurance/incident readiness.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.8M

Equipment $804K

[#2, #3, #4, #5, #7, #12, #13, #21, #22, #26] Hospital-grade HVAC/HEPA/UV systems, UPS/generator, remote handling/robotic depositor, on-site incinerator (with emissions controls included in equipment cost), refrigerated mortuary fridge and transport vehicle purchase, CCTV/thermal cameras, access-control hardware, autoclave and containment testing equipment (ballistics/impact rigs).

Facilities $275K

[#1] Sealed 6×6 m airtight containment chamber with 10 cm walls, antechamber/airlock and structural sealing; includes contractor, permits and finish work.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $265K

[#10, #11, #29] Initial environmental monitoring setup (autosamplers, incubators), microbiology/infectious-disease lab buildout and instruments, and initial R&D into containment alternatives/simulants.

Contingency Reserve Initial $200K

[#28] Initial contingency/reserve fund for unplanned escalations, fast-response quarantines or emergency relocations.

Coverup One Time $150K

[#20] One-time cover-up/PR/amnestic/compensation costs for initial discovery, hospital evacuation, community payouts and large investigations.

Legal Setup $85K

[#19] Initial legal, permitting and regulatory compliance fees for human remains handling, incineration permits, environmental reviews and set-up legal work.

Ppe Initial $10K

[#8] Initial full HAZMAT kit supply, decon equipment setup (showers/autoclave access readiness).

Personnel Background Checks Initial $10K

[#25] Initial security/background/psych evaluations and clearance processing for hires.

Project Summary Note $0

[#30] Analyst aggregate first-year summary (note retained as reference; not double-counted).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.5M/yr

Staff Wages $660K/yr

[#14, #15] Salaries and benefits for on-site staff: security team (24/7 coverage) and scientific staff (lead containment scientist + technicians).

Research And Monitoring $105K/yr

[#10, #11, #29] Ongoing environmental sampling, sequencing, microbiology/infectious-disease research and R&D into containment alternatives.

Insurance And Indemnity $100K/yr

[#27] Premiums and liability reserves for high-risk biological operations and worker/third-party injury coverage.

Logistics And Transport $82K/yr

[#6, #7, #21] Cadaver procurement recurring costs (weekly acquisitions), refrigerated storage electricity/maintenance and transport vehicle operating costs (drivers/fuel/maintenance).

Cover Story And Legal $75K/yr

[#19, #20] Ongoing legal, permit renewals, compliance and cover-up contingency funds (amnestics/PR/legal retainer/compensation reserves).

Medical On Call And Vaccinations $70K/yr

[#16] On-call contract medical staff, occupational health coverage and staff vaccination program.

Cadaver Procurement $52K/yr

[#6] Recurring costs for weekly legal cadaver acquisition at a reliable expedited procurement rate (~$1,000 per cadaver average assumed).

Contingency Fund Replenish $50K/yr

[#28] Annual replenishment target for rapid-response contingency reserve for escalations and quarantines.

Supplies And Consumables $40K/yr

[#8, #9, #23] PPE turnover, medical waste consumables, HEPA filter replacements, seals and spare parts.

Incident Cleanup And Remediation $30K/yr

[#17] Budget for professional biohazard remediation after projectile/rage events; average expected-year provisioning.

Vehicle Operating Cost $30K/yr

[#21] Fuel, drivers and maintenance for refrigerated transport and chain-of-custody logistics.

R And D Ongoing $30K/yr

[#29] Continued R&D into simulants, substitution strategies and cheaper containment alternatives.

Incinerator Operations $25K/yr

[#5] Operating costs, emissions control maintenance and periodic servicing for on-site incinerator (if used).

Training And Drills $25K/yr

[#18] Regular containment drills, PPE fit-testing, refresher training and Procedure 797-A rehearsals.

Hr Admin And Rechecks $20K/yr

[#25] Ongoing background rechecks, clearance maintenance and HR administration.

Robotic Maintenance $15K/yr

[#4] Maintenance, servicing and spare parts for remote handling/robotic depositor and manipulator systems.

Recordkeeping And Secure Storage $10K/yr

[#24] Secure logs, encrypted backups, audits and off-site redundancy for access and incident records.

Containment Testing Maintenance $10K/yr

[#26] Annual testing, ballistics and impact sensor calibrations, and containment validation runs.

Access Control Maintenance $6K/yr

[#13] Licensing, biometric system upkeep, alarms and access-control maintenance.

Autoclave Maintenance $5K/yr

[#22] Validation, servicing and consumables for on-site autoclave/sterilization equipment.

Generator Fuel And Maintenance $4K/yr

[#3] Fuel, testing and maintenance for emergency generator and UPS upkeep.

Cctv Storage And Maintenance $4K/yr

[#12] Off-site encrypted storage, tamper-proof recording maintenance and camera servicing.

Facilities Maintenance $4K/yr

[#2] HVAC electricity and basic maintenance, negative-pressure monitoring upkeep (hospital-grade system).

Hvac Maintenance And Power $4K/yr

[#2] Dedicated HVAC/HEPA negative-pressure system electricity and maintenance (duplicate-detail entry for audit: HVAC recurring operations).

Refrigerated Storage Power $3K/yr

[#7] Electricity and maintenance for mortuary-grade refrigeration and transport carts.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.5M/yr

83.0% probability / year

Normal year with planned operations: weekly cadaver deposits, routine maintenance, research and no major incidents.

routine_operations no_breach regular_maintenance

🚨 Minor Incident $1.6M/yr

15.0% probability / year +$142K vs baseline

Localized containment incident (SCP-797 enters rage or launches flesh causing localized contamination and injuries) requiring extra cleanup, temporary overtime, limited legal/PR response and replacement consumables.

localized_rage_state projectile_contamination limited_public_awareness

🚨 Major Breach $2.9M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$1.4M vs baseline

Significant containment failure or exposure (wide contamination, public discovery, large remediation, legal action and possible facility repairs/replacement of major equipment).

large_scale_exposure public_incident facility_damage

👥 Personnel 10 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	7	Seven guards to provide 24/7 coverage (covers shifts, supervision); approximated within the salary bands cited in notes.
Research Scientist (Lead containment scientist)	1	Level-4 equivalent lead scientist responsible for authorizing procedures and directing research.
Research Technician	2	On-site technicians for monitoring, sample handling (non-contact), and routine maintenance of remote systems.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide granular line-item ranges enabling a bounded estimate, but large variability in cadaver sourcing, local permitting, insurance availability and site remoteness (logistics premium) create substantial uncertainty.

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