SCP-7029 — SCP-7029 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-7029 Neutralized ~ medium confidence

SCP-7029

Expected annual

$4.5M

One-time setup

$65.5M

Annual recurring

$3.9M

Personnel

Total up-front (one-time) containment and cover costs are dominated by potential civil settlements and institutional cover operations, producing a multi‑million-dollar one-time bill; ongoing annual costs are primarily staff salaries, secure storage/security, and digital takedown/monitoring (~$3.9M/yr).

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $65.5M

Settlements $45.0M

[#19] Civil compensation to passengers' families and survivors; highest uncertainty and largest single driver of program cost.

Contingency Reserve $8.5M

[#28] 15% contingency set-aside for unforeseen escalation (10–20% recommended); applied to initial program one-time subtotal.

Airline Coordination $5.5M

[#20] Back-channel payments, manipulated records and indemnities to align airline/insurance with cover story.

Fake Wreckage Ops $1.6M

[#21] Fabrication/placement/disposal of fake wreckage for a 'loss at sea' narrative (chartered vessel, submersible ops, fabricated debris).

Cover Story Fabrication $850K

[#18] PR/cover-story creation and dissemination across agencies as CV-33454 / CV-00501; forged documents and press management.

Facilities $600K

[#5] Reinforced hangar/warehouse upgrades, climate/access control for wreckage storage; transport costs noted as included in item #2.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $568K

[#4, #16, #24, #25] Forensic aviation investigation and lab analysis, initial clinical/research testing on Max, initial evidence analysis/archiving, and initial consumables/reagents/PPE.

Legal Indemnity Funds $550K

[#22] Retainers, NDAs, hush agreements and indemnities for contractors or bystanders.

Media Suppression $525K

[#23] Payments or incentives to social-media personalities and local media to suppress or redirect coverage.

Residence Repair $300K

[#13] Repair or rebuild of McGall residence including structural, contents replacement and permits.

Contingent Fatality Reserve $250K

[#30] Reserve for mortuary, autopsy, funeral and paperwork per contingent fatalities (per-body costs aggregated).

Equipment $225K

[#2] Heavy equipment rental and operator costs for debris removal and aircraft extraction (cranes, flatbeds, heavy-lift trucks).

Short Term Detention $190K

[#10] Temporary holding operations for witnesses, custodial staff, meals, medical monitoring and legal cover during amnestic administration.

Web Crawler Dev $175K

[#7] Development and initial surge for automated web crawlers, takedown tooling and legal templates.

Immediate Medical $175K

[#14] ER visits, burn/inhalation care and follow-up for immediate injuries (paid to remove medical-record anomalies).

Hazard Cleanup $150K

[#3] Hazmat remediation: jet fuel recovery, ash/char removal, contaminated soil remediation, hazardous disposal and permitting.

Emergency Scene Response $80K

[#1] Immediate overtime for police/fire/EMS, temporary road closures, vehicle fuel, temporary barriers and scene management for 72–120 hrs.

Witness Amnestics $75K

[#9] Medical/amnestic doses and administration costs for detained witnesses (estimated per-person costs aggregated for ~200 witnesses).

Transport Travel Initial $48K

[#26] Charter flights, ground transport, hotels and meals for operational teams during initial response.

Surveillance Setup $28K

[#11] Initial covert camera/audio/GPS installs and safehouse fallback setup for the McGall family.

Relocation Initial $25K

[#12] Initial temporary relocation, moving costs and setup for the McGall family.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.9M/yr

Staff Wages $2.6M/yr

[#17] Salaries and operational overhead for assigned Foundation staff pool (site director, field agents, lab techs, security contractors, legal/cover officers) — monthly budget converted to annual.

Facilities Maintenance $360K/yr

[#6] Ongoing secure storage, 24/7 guards, alarm systems, CCTV, climate control and insurance for stored wreckage (~$10k–50k/mo).

Digital Takedown Ops $330K/yr

[#8] Ongoing online monitoring, takedown staffing, servers/bandwidth, platform relationships and repeat takedowns.

Utilities $180K/yr

[#27] Power for hangars, labs, servers, CCTV and generator fuel (~$5k–25k/mo).

Surveillance Ops $108K/yr

[#11] Ongoing physical and technical surveillance shifts, vehicle tails and sensor upkeep for the McGall family (~$6k–12k/mo).

Long Term Monitoring $108K/yr

[#29] Years of periodic checks, sensor maintenance and periodic re-testing for Max and family (~$3k–15k/mo).

Evidence Storage $60K/yr

[#24] Ongoing secure datacenter storage, forensic video enhancement and archival maintenance (~$2k–8k/mo).

Psychological Care $48K/yr

[#15] Trauma counseling and PTSD support for family/neighbors (~$24k–72k first year).

Supplies And Consumables $36K/yr

[#25] Replenishment of PPE, reagents, syringes and amnestic stocks (ongoing consumables).

Clinical Monitoring $36K/yr

[#16] Ongoing medical monitoring and follow-up testing for Max (neuropsych batteries, periodic imaging and analysis).

Consumables $36K/yr

[#25] Recurring small supplies (amnestics stock rotation, PPE) included as separate recurring line for clarity.

Relocation Support $12K/yr

[#12] Short-term ongoing support/per-diem/lost-wage compensation during temporary relocation (3–6 mo aggregated into annual figure).

Research And Monitoring $0/yr

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Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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Cover Story And Legal $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.9M/yr

93.5% probability / year

Normal, uneventful year with steady containment and monitoring operations; no major public exposure or large settlements executed.

no_public_exposure routine_monitoring scheduled_takedowns

🚨 Minor Incident $4.4M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$464K vs baseline

Localized leak/exposure requiring increased takedown effort, short legal actions and overtime but not large civil settlements.

viral_video_persistence localized_media_attention minor_legal_scrutiny

🚨 Major Public Exposure $57.9M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$54.0M vs baseline

Wide public awareness requiring full-scale narrative engineering: large civil settlements, airline/insurance coordination and major cover operations.

uncontained_media_surge class_action_litigation regulatory_investigation

🚨 Fake Wreckage Deployment $5.9M/yr

0.5% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline

Operational decision to create and place fabricated wreckage/underwater debris to support a 'lost at sea' narrative.

need_for_physical_evidence official_agency_non-cooperation high_public_scrutiny

👥 Personnel 15 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	6	[#17] 24/7 security staffing for wreckage storage and field operations; included in staff wages.
Field Agent	3	[#17] Field containment and surveillance shifts; included in staff wages.
Research Scientist	2	[#17] Forensic and clinical testing oversight; included in staff wages and lab operations.
Lab Technician	1	[#17] Sample processing and evidence handling; included in staff wages.
Medical Officer	1	[#17] Medical administration for amnestics and clinical monitoring; included in staff wages.
Site Director / Executive Staff	1	[#17] Operational leadership and coordination with legal/agency partners; included in staff wages.
Administrative Staff / Legal/Cover	1	[#17] Administrative, legal coordination and cover-story management support; included in staff wages.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges enabling a reasoned estimate, but large uncertainty remains around settlement sizes, airline/insurance cooperation and contingent public-exposure responses; mid confidence reflects good operational detail but wide cost ranges for the largest drivers.

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