SCP-897 — SCP-897 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-897

Expected annual

$3.8M

One-time setup

$4.6M

Annual recurring

$3.7M

Personnel

Upfront capital costs are roughly $4.65M driven primarily by purchase/installation of medical imaging and associated hardware; annual operations are roughly $3.69M driven by continuous medical staffing, imaging service/energy, D-class rotation and contingency reserves.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $4.6M

Equipment $4.2M

[#2, #9, #11, #17, #27, #29] MRI/CT/ultrasound purchase & installation; geofencing hardware; CCTV and security hardware; initial restraints and sedative stock; hardened servers; transport/specialized containment carriers.

Facilities $200K

[#1] Reinforced, lockable Level-0 isolation/medical cell with anteroom, restraints, medical hookups, CCTV and rapid-seal capability.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $138K

[#14] Laboratory and DNA sequencing setup, secure bioinformatics workstation and initial sequencing costs.

Legal Cover And Identity $100K

[#22] One-time creation of cover identities, falsified records and registration of front organizations to mask research.

Initial Training And Sop Development $30K

[#24] Initial multidisciplinary SOP development and training sessions for med, security and research personnel.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.7M/yr

Staff Wages $740K/yr

[#4, #8] Salaries, benefits and on-call premiums for on-site medical staff (physician/PA, nurse, rad tech, lab tech) and dedicated security staffing (guards/supervisors).

Research And Monitoring $650K/yr

[#15] Ongoing research into mechanism, immunology and ethics; includes staff, reagents, animal models and program costs.

Contingency Reserve Fund $625K/yr

[#31] Liquid emergency reserve to cover multiple simultaneous incidents, accelerated research or unexpected escalation.

Imaging Service And Energy $400K/yr

[#3] Annual service contracts, MRI calibration/helium refills, CT maintenance and energy costs for frequent imaging.

D Class Holding Costs $320K/yr

[#6] Roster procurement and ongoing holding costs for ~8 D-class (housing, food, guards, minimal medical screening, admin).

Logistics And Transport $200K/yr

[#19] MTF/rapid response readiness and episodic deployment mobilization funds for emergency containment and transport.

Personnel Replacement And Training $200K/yr

[#20] Recruitment, training, overtime and severance/benefits or cover-up costs to replace injured/killed staff.

Oncall Trauma Support And Consumables $150K/yr

[#5] On-call trauma/ER team availability and emergency OR consumables, blood products and drugs.

Cover Story And Legal $90K/yr

[#21, #23] Forensic cover-up, corpse disposal, clandestine scene management, and ongoing upkeep of forged documentation/cover payments.

Psychiatric Care And Treatment $65K/yr

[#16] Long-term psychiatric interventions, psychotropic medications and behavioral specialist services for SCP-897.

D Class Medical Screening $60K/yr

[#7] Pre-screening, infectious disease testing and expedited replacement recruitment for donor suitability.

Biohazard Waste Handling $40K/yr

[#26] Secure disposal contract for contaminated disposables, tissues and remains (incineration services).

Supplies And Consumables $35K/yr

[#13] PPE and routine medical disposables consumed during daily exams and incidents.

Facilities Maintenance $30K/yr

[#30] Increased utilities, HVAC/climate control and ongoing facility upkeep for isolation cell and imaging load.

It Maintenance And Secure Comms $25K/yr

[#28] Cybersecurity, backups and secure communications upkeep for encrypted records and coordination.

Annual Refresher Training $20K/yr

[#25] Annual refresher training, indoctrination for new staff and SOP updates.

Cctv And Security Maintenance $12K/yr

[#12] Recording storage, system updates and camera replacement for surveillance systems.

Restraints And Sedation Replenishment $12K/yr

[#18] Reordering controlled drugs, disposables and maintenance of restraint hardware.

Geofencing Maintenance $10K/yr

[#10] Software licenses, calibration and IT administration for proximity monitoring/RFID geofencing.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.7M/yr

83.0% probability / year

Normal operational year with routine daily exams, D-class rotations, scheduled maintenance and research activity; no major incidents.

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🚨 Minor Incident $4.0M/yr

15.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline

Isolated fatality or limited incident (1–2 donor deaths, single MTF callout) causing forensic cover-up, one-off replacement and emergency consumables use.

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🚨 Major Incident $5.2M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline

Significant breach/escape or multiple simultaneous fatalities requiring extended MTF operations, large-scale replacements, accelerated research and heavy cover-up.

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👥 Personnel 9 total

Role	Count	Notes
Physician / Medical Lead	1	[#4] Trauma/transplant-experienced physician or equivalent (on-site daily exams, on-call).
Nurse	1	[#4] Nursing support for daily exams and emergency response.
Radiology Technician	1	[#4] Operates imaging equipment and assists with scans.
Laboratory Technician	1	[#4] Sample processing, histology and basic lab support.
Security Officer / MTF Agent	5	[#8] Dedicated 24/7 guards for supervision, escort and access control (incl. supervisors).

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line-items and realistic ranges for both capital and operating expenses (imaging purchase/maintenance, staffing, D-class rotation). Remaining uncertainty is operational variability in incident frequency and reserve sizing, but core cost drivers are well-defined.

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