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SCP-7028 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-7028
Expected annual
$14.2M
One-time setup
$5.6M
Annual recurring
$14.1M
Personnel
105
One-time capital/setup costs are approximately $5.6M driven by Site-89 reliquary construction, lab outfit, data systems and initial expedition funding; recurring costs are approximately $14.08M/yr dominated by global monitoring (embedded assets, expanded network), research/memetic analysis, and 24/7 staffing.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $5.6M
Field Expedition Initial $2.0M
[#19] Initial multi-disciplinary expedition and long-range research fund (R&D and specialized expedition equipment) one-time budget.
Facilities $1.6M
[#1] Secure reliquary vault construction at Site-89 (climate control, blast/fire resistance, Faraday, MEMEX chamber, emergency glovebox/airlock).
Equipment $600K
[#2, #12] Vault security hardware & installation (biometric locks, CCTV, redundant power) and monitoring/sensor equipment (audio recorders, seismic, thermal, LIDAR) one-time hardware purchases and installation.
Legal Setup $350K
[#16] One-time legal/diplomatic/cover-up setup costs (initial record alteration, local counsel retainer, UNESCO/PR setup).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $300K
[#6] One-time memetic analysis lab outfit (soundproof booths, EEG/psychometric tools, secure analysis suites and training equipment).
Initial Training $200K
[#18] One-time intensive initial training program setup and delivery for memetic safety, medics, librarians, embedded staff.
Destruction Capability $200K
[#22] One-time secure incinerator/destruction chamber construction and emissions control installation for destruction of irredeemable items.
Local Infrastructure $150K
[#17] One-time establishment of safehouses, cover offices, vehicles and comms infrastructure in Lalibela/Addis Ababa.
Data Systems $150K
[#23] One-time air-gapped secure information system, cataloguing hardware and initial secure backups/dev setup.
Countermeme Signage $62K
[#14] One-time design and initial rollout of counter-meme signage and PSAs within church complex and access routes.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $14.1M/yr
Research And Monitoring $6.5M/yr
[#6, #8, #9, #19, #25, #23] Recurring memetic analysis lab consumables and staffing, expanded monitoring network (40 sites), Americas monthly monitoring, ongoing field follow-ups post-expedition, analytics team/software and secure data system maintenance contributions.
Staff Wages $4.5M/yr
[#3, #5, #7, #13] 24/7 reliquary staffing (18 security + 6 technical), Department of Tactical Theology salaries (10–15 staff), 9 core embedded library agents, Lalibela local operatives (local hires/patrols) salaries.
Incident Response Reserve $1.0M/yr
[#20] Annually retained emergency reserve for breaches, mass amnestic campaigns, rapid recovery, and crisis communications (held available).
Cover Story And Legal $550K/yr
[#16, #24] Recurring legal/diplomatic retainers, PR and cover-story creation/liaison work for recovered items.
Logistics And Transport $450K/yr
[#10, #11] Rapid response/confiscation operations (30 ops/yr) and secure transport/courier logistics to Site-89 (insured tamper-evident shipments).
Insurance And Liability $325K/yr
[#21] Insurance, legal reserve and liability fund retained annually for lawsuits, damages and international legal fallout.
Amnestic Program $180K/yr
[#15] Class C amnestic administrations (drug, medical staff/time) and on-call medical staffing, supplies and administration (~100 administrations + staffing).
Supplies And Consumables $172K/yr
[#4, #27] Document conservation consumables (acid-free enclosures, gloves, solvents) plus miscellaneous consumables, PPE and office overhead.
Facilities Maintenance $130K/yr
[#2, #12, #26] Recurring maintenance for vault security hardware, sensor maintenance/calibration, and energy/utilities (HVAC, backup power).
Local Infrastructure Upkeep $75K/yr
[#17] Recurring upkeep of safehouses, cover offices, vehicles, and local comms infrastructure in Ethiopia.
Data Systems Maintenance $75K/yr
[#23] Recurring maintenance, secure backups and developer support for air-gapped cataloguing and OPSEC systems.
Training Refresher $60K/yr
[#18] Annual refresher training for memetic safety, amnestic protocols, medics, librarians and embedded staff.
Destruction Operating $20K/yr
[#22] Operating and disposal costs for secure destruction/incineration of irredeemable items.
Countermeme Signage Maintenance $18K/yr
[#14] Periodic replacement and refreshes of printed memetic counter-signage and PSAs.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $14.1M/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal steady-state year with no major incidents: ongoing monitoring, staffing, research, logistics and reserves paid as budgeted.
no major breaches regular recoveries and monitoring only
🚨 Minor Incident $14.6M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Localized contamination/breach or a discovered high-risk text in public leading to targeted response and limited emergency amnestic/PR action.
single-site leak targeted mass amnestic campaign short emergency recovery ops
🚨 Major Breach $16.6M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Large-scale breach or widespread dissemination event requiring extended emergency operations, international legal actions, large amnestic deployments and potential replacement/repair of infrastructure.
multi-site exposure mass public dissemination hostile actor intervention
👥 Personnel 105 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 18 From [#3] 24/7 reliquary security staffing (18 security assigned).
Research Scientist / Curator / Conservator 18 From [#3, #5] 6 technical/curatorial at reliquary plus ~12 Tactical Theology/research staff.
Embedded Assets / Field Agent 49 From [#7, #8] 9 core embedded agents in major libraries plus ~40 agents covering expanded monitoring network.
Rapid Response / MTF Team 12 From [#10] Global rapid response and confiscation teams to support ~30 operations/yr (rotating team headcount).
Medical Officer 2 From [#15] On-call medical staff for amnestic program and post-procedure monitoring.
Engineer / Maintenance 3 From [#2, #12, #26] Facilities and sensor maintenance, power/HVAC support.
Administrative Staff 3 From [#5, #16, #24] Admin and legal/PR support for the task force and cover-story coordination.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are built directly from analyst line-item ranges; many items use midpoints. Recurring staffing and global monitoring assumptions are the largest drivers and have inherent uncertainty (agent counts, frequency of recoveries, and scale of incidents), hence medium confidence.
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