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SCP-7021 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-7021
Expected annual
$2.3M
One-time setup
$7.1M
Annual recurring
$2.3M
Personnel
10
Initial one-time setup plus conservative protective infrastructure and memetic countermeasures are estimated at roughly $7.08M one-time (including optional full-facility escalation); recurring annual operations are roughly $2.265M/year driven mainly by personnel, legal/cover costs, and facility operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $7.1M
Escalation Full Facility Build $5.0M
[#24] Optional worst-case standalone high-security containment facility construction (lower-bound estimate, optional escalation planning).
Contingency Reserve $1.0M
[#11] Liquid contingency reserve to fund emergency response, cleanup, medical treatment, relocation, public coverup, and immediate remediation.
Facilities $550K
[#2, #7] Retrofit of secure research/containment room (anteroom, negative pressure, soundproofing, Faraday shielding) and installation/structural work associated with backup power / HVAC.
Equipment $245K
[#3, #4, #6, #8, #16, #17, #18, #25] Data-diode/hardened terminals, secure vault/safe, security hardware installation, air-gapped backup hardware setup, secure printers, RNG hardware, incident response vehicle purchase, and initial records/archiving software setup.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $135K
[#1, #12, #20] Initial hazard assessment/classification study, initial PPE/decon stock, and translation/forensic data-recovery / cryptanalysis contracting for corrupted/encrypted files.
Memetic Countermeasure Development $100K
[#23] Initial R&D and deployment of memetic countermeasures (visual/audio filters, "meme-safes", specialized hardware/software).
Personnel Vetting $50K
[#19] Initial deep background checks and security clearances for access personnel (10 people × ~$5k).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.3M/yr
Escalation Operations $1.0M/yr
[#24] Recurring operations estimate for a full dedicated high-security containment facility (optional escalation).
Staff Wages $700K/yr
[#5] Ongoing staffing: 2researchers, 4 guards, 1 memetics specialist, 1 IT specialist, part-time psychologist and command; includes benefits.
Cover Story And Legal $200K/yr
[#9] Legal counsel, FOIA/press handling, cover-story vendors/actors and information-control budget.
Research And Monitoring $152K/yr
[#10, #13, #15, #17, #23] Red-team/breach simulations, annual training/certification, OSINT/web monitoring, RNG/audit logging costs, and memetic countermeasure updates.
Staff Wellness And Psych Services $50K/yr
[#14] Ongoing mental-health monitoring, counselling, and post-exposure care for staff.
Facilities Maintenance $40K/yr
[#6, #7] Annual service contracts, security system maintenance/licenses and backup power fuel/maintenance.
Utilities Premium $40K/yr
[#22] Elevated electricity and HVAC costs for secure suite and constant environmental control.
Logistics And Transport $35K/yr
[#8, #18] Off-site physical backup rotation logistics and operation (drivers/fuel) for incident response vehicle.
Supplies And Consumables $28K/yr
[#12, #16, #21] PPE replenishment, secure printing consumables/maintenance, and general lab/secure media consumables.
Personnel Vetting $10K/yr
[#19] Annual re-checks, background refreshes, and clearance maintenance.
Recordkeeping And Archiving $10K/yr
[#25] Ongoing recordkeeping, compliance audits, and classified archiving systems maintenance and audits.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.3M/yr
93.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no containment incidents; recurring operating costs only.
routine operations scheduled training and maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $2.5M/yr
6.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Localized incident (e.g., small memetic exposure, limited contamination, or isolated systems compromise) requiring emergency response, forensics, and temporary staffing/legal escalation.
limited containment breach isolated memetic exposure forensic recovery needs
🚨 Major Breach $4.3M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Significant containment failure or public exposure requiring large-scale emergency response, extensive remediation, medical treatment, major equipment/facility repair, and broad cover operations.
widespread memetic dissemination physical breach and data leak major public exposure
👥 Personnel 10 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 2 [#5] Two dedicated researchers to run experiments and analyses.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#5] Four guards for site and secure-room security.
Memetics Specialist 1 [#5] One specialist experienced in cognitive/memetic hazards.
IT Specialist 1 [#5] One IT specialist to manage air-gapped systems and logging.
Medical Officer / Psychologist (part-time) 1 [#5, #14] Part-time psychologist/medical support for monitoring and post-exposure care.
Site Director / Executive Staff (part-time) 1 [#5] Part-time command oversight included in staffing estimate.
📋 Confidence Notes
Object class and properties are unspecified and potentially memetic/cognitohazardous; many cost items are precautionary estimates and optional escalation items have wide ranges, so overall cost confidence is low.
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