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SCP-8733 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-8733
Expected annual
$1.9M
One-time setup
$365K
Annual recurring
$1.9M
Personnel
9
Up-front capital of roughly $365,000 for containment and monitoring equipment, with primary annual costs driven by staff wages, pathology/autopsy throughput, legal/cover operations, and a contingency reserve — total recurring ~ $1.88M/yr.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $365K
Facilities $250K
[#1] Secure reinforced storage room buildout (stretcher access, anteroom, floor anchors, secondary containment).
Equipment $115K
[#2, #3, #4, #8, #12, #14, #16, #25] Acoustic/force sensors & alarm integration, UPS/generator tie-in (capital), CCTV & forensic storage (capital), body retrieval equipment (gurney/hoist), decontamination autoclave (capital), refrigerated/freezer units (capital), database/server setup (capital), and provision for one-off deeper repairs.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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Onsite Incinerator Capital $0
[#10, #28] Onsite incinerator & permitting are optional (capital $200k–$500k + permits); baseline assumes contracted cremation (capital not procured).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.9M/yr
Staff Wages $730K/yr
[#5, #6, #15, #23] Dedicated 4-FTE extraction/security team (~$300k), paramedic/medical staffing (~$80k), forensic/research staffing (1 FTE ~ $150k), incremental security FTEs (~3 FTEs allocated ~$200k).
Mortuary Autopsy Pathology $390K/yr
[#9] External forensic autopsy/toxicology/histology/etc. at mid-range per-case ($3k–$12k x 52 cases => mid ~$390k/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $250K/yr
[#17, #27] Legal/compliance, cover-story operations, media management and reactive suppression costs (conservative baseline allocation).
Contingency Fund $150K/yr
[#26] Reserve for escalation, unexpected investigations, sudden clusters; baseline set at ~25–50% recommendation lower bound applied.
Research And Monitoring $122K/yr
[#13, #14, #16, #21, #29] Laboratory testing of vended items (microbiology/chemical screens mid-range), sample cold-chain power & maintenance, database/IT operations, environmental monitoring/surveys, and record retention/auditing.
Compensation And Family Liaison $100K/yr
[#18] Missing-persons/family liaison and contingency payments (partial-year expectation; mid-range contingency).
Supplies And Consumables $33K/yr
[#7, #8, #11, #12] PPE and per-deployment consumables (~$10.4k/yr), body-retrieval consumables (~$500/yr), biohazard waste handling (~$18.2k/yr), decontamination consumables (~$4k/yr).
Remains Disposal $29K/yr
[#10] Contracted cremation for baseline (52 bodies/yr) estimated ~$15,600–$41,600/yr; midpoint used for baseline.
Training Drills $20K/yr
[#20] Annual extraction/team training, medical drills, SOP updates.
Mental Health Counseling $15K/yr
[#19] Staff counseling, debriefs, resilience support.
Logistics And Transport $12K/yr
[#22] Secure/refrigerated transport for samples and remains (courier services, lab transfers).
Facilities Maintenance $12K/yr
[#3, #4, #14, #25] UPS/generator maintenance, CCTV/storage maintenance, freezer power & maintenance, routine containment room maintenance and minor repairs.
Medical Transports And Er $10K/yr
[#6] Per-live-event hospital transport/ER costs (baseline assumes rare live vends; small annual expectation included).
Energy And Utilities $3K/yr
[#24] Power for sensors, cameras, refrigerators, lighting attributable to SCP-8733.
Regulatory Monitoring Incinerator $0/yr
[#28] Recurring monitoring costs only applicable if onsite incinerator installed; baseline uses contractor disposal so recurring permitting costs set to $0.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.9M/yr
89.0% probability / year
Normal year with weekly vending events, primarily deceased subjects, contracted cremation and outsourced autopsies; routine operations and reserves maintained.
weekly deceased vendings no major media exposure standard staffing levels
🚨 Increased Live Events $2.2M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Year with a notable cluster of live vends (medical admissions increase) requiring more hospital transfers, overtime, and additional legal/liaison work.
multiple live vendings increased hospital transfers overtime for extraction/medical staff
🚨 Public Exposure $3.0M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$1.1M vs baseline
Significant media/public exposure or legal subpoena demands leading to emergency cover operations, settlements, extended legal defense and large PR/containment spending.
media leak subpoena or public investigation whistleblower or visible incident
👥 Personnel 9 total
Role Count Notes
Dedicated Extraction / Security Team 4 [#5] Four FTE rapid-response/extraction personnel assigned to removals and scene security (costed as $300,000/yr total).
Paramedic / Medical Officer 1 [#6] One FTE paramedic/trauma tech on call or allocated (~$80,000/yr).
Forensic / Research Staff 1 [#15] Pathologist/lab tech allocation (~1.0 FTE combined; costed in staff_wages).
Additional Security Officers 3 [#23] Incremental security staffing specifically attributable to SCP-8733 (2–4 FTE range; mid allocation used).
📋 Confidence Notes
Many recurring line items are well-scoped (weekly cadence, per-case pathology, staffing), but several large ranges (legal/cover, autopsy depth, disposal choices, contingency) introduce moderate uncertainty; assumptions favor contracted disposal and mid-range estimates.
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