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SCP-7023 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-7023
Expected annual
$6.6M
One-time setup
$125.9M
Annual recurring
$6.4M
Personnel
24
One-time setup and major R&D/reserve budgets dominate: ~$126M in one-time capital and contingency costs (driven by multiversal instrumentation, travel R&D, and contingency reserve). Recurring operations run at several million per year (~$6.4M/yr) driven by staffing, MTF readiness/logistics, and ongoing research/monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $125.9M
Interuniversal Travel Program $100.0M
[#10] Contingency R&D/build for inter-universal travel capability (portal hardware/program design/testing) — conservative initial program allocation.
Contingency Reserve Establishment $15.0M
[#22] Establish emergency 'war chest' reserve for catastrophic multiversal scenarios and accelerated response.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $7.7M
[#7, #18] Initial multiversal-instrumentation R&D / procurement and initial laboratory analyses (forensic genetics, isotope scans, timeline reconstruction).
Equipment $1.7M
[#4, #6, #8, #11, #19] Continuous monitoring hardware and storage, initial forensic equipment, compute/hardware purchase, mobile containment vehicles/equipment, and sample-archive freezers/inventory systems.
Reputation And Political Mitigation Initial $500K
[#25] Initial reputation/political mitigation budget for high-level diplomacy, lobbying, or contingency payoffs.
Facilities $425K
[#1, #12] Secure humanoid cell upgrade and structural containment/escalation build-outs (reinforcement, isolation wing mods, heavy restraint/sedation infrastructure).
Legal And Cover Initial $250K
[#13] Initial legal frameworks, document fabrication and establishment of cover-story infrastructure.
Training And Protocol Development $200K
[#16] One-time development of SOPs and initial multiversal incident training program and materials.
Decommissioning And Transfer $100K
[#24] Decommissioning, transfer, or program closure contingency (records purge, secure disposition, cover operations).
Medical Emergency Reserve $50K
[#3] One-time emergency treatment reserve for contingency medical treatment.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $6.4M/yr
Staff Wages $2.5M/yr
[#2, #3, #5, #6, #8, #9] 24/7 guard staffing (incl. overtime contingency), medical monitoring personnel, psychological/interview staff, ongoing InfoSec/forensic staffing, computational/data-science staff, and Department of Multiversal Defense core team salaries.
Logistics And Transport $2.2M/yr
[#11, #21] Mobile containment / quick reaction force readiness (training, vehicle maintenance, deployment preparedness) and international/Hexauniversal coordination travel and hardened communications.
Research And Monitoring $710K/yr
[#7, #8, #16, #17, #18, #23] Ongoing multiversal instrumentation support/upgrades, compute operations/licenses, refresher training costs associated with research, ethical oversight/human-subjects compliance, follow-up laboratory analyses, and long-term archival research operations.
Cover Story And Legal $350K/yr
[#13, #25] Ongoing legal support, cover-story maintenance, and recurring political/reputational mitigation expenditures.
Facilities Maintenance $220K/yr
[#4, #12, #19, #20] Monitoring/storage maintenance and encrypted archives, containment equipment upkeep, sample-archive maintenance, and incremental energy/HVAC/instrument overhead.
Public Info And Media $200K/yr
[#14] Media monitoring, misinformation campaigns, and ongoing crisis PR to prevent or respond to leaks.
Personnel Vetting And Counterintelligence $100K/yr
[#15] Recurring deep background checks, polygraphing, ongoing counterintelligence and counter-leak operations for staff with access.
Supplies And Consumables $50K/yr
[#12, #19, #18] Consumables for specialized containment (sedatives, restraint consumables), sample-archiving supplies, and routine laboratory consumables.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $6.4M/yr
91.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine containment, monitoring, and investigative work continues at planned levels.
routine_operations no_major_breach
🚨 Minor Incident $6.9M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized containment incident or investigatory escalation requiring emergency medical care, short-term MTF deployment, additional forensics, and PR response.
localized_breach unexpected_variant_behavior limited_public_exposure
🚨 Major Breach $26.4M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$20.0M vs baseline
Major multiversal event or large-scale breach/series of disappearances requiring contingency reserve use, accelerated R&D, international operations, and large-scale public containment measures.
mass_disappearance site_breach significant_multiversal_event
👥 Personnel 24 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#2] Two guards per shift, 3 shifts with overlap; 6 full-time positions maintained for 24/7 coverage.
Psychologist / Research Therapist 2 [#5] Full-time psychologist and research therapist (1.5 FTE rounded to 2 headcount for rostering/coverage).
Multiversal Physicist / Senior Investigator 8 [#9] Core Department of Multiversal Defense team (6–12 FTE core team; modeled as 8).
Data Scientist / Computational Specialist 3 [#8] HPC/ML analysis staff supporting simulations and signature-matching.
Information Security / Forensic Analyst 2 [#6] Ongoing digital-forensic and InfoSec staff for audits and data protection.
Medical Officer 1 [#3] Medical monitoring and emergency response liaison for SCP-7023 healthcare.
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#4, #20] Facilities and instrumentation maintenance support (HVAC, power, monitoring systems).
Administrative Staff 1 [#13, #21] Program administration, liaison coordination, and scheduling support.
📋 Confidence Notes
Major cost drivers (items #7, #10, #22) have very wide ranges and depend on strategic choices (e.g., whether to build travel capability). Many estimates are analyst-level ranges rather than line-item quotes; containment staffing and routine costs are better defined, but program-scale R&D and contingency decisions create high uncertainty.
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