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SCP-7037 Safe ? low confidence
SCP-7037
Expected annual
$7.4M
One-time setup
$30.6M
Annual recurring
$6.3M
Personnel
14
Initial one-time setup and contingency reserves are the dominant upfront costs (~$30.6M), while recurring annual operations (~$6.35M/yr) are driven by personnel, continuous regional monitoring, and ongoing cover-up/legal actions.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $30.6M
Long Tail Legal Reserve $20.0M
[#23] Extreme-contingency reserve for systemic catastrophic liabilities.
Economic Impact Reserve Initial $5.0M
[#12] Initial compensation / economic-impact reserve to address skewed payouts and concealment of anomalies.
Equipment $2.5M
[#2, #4, #8, #9, #13, #16, #17] Reality-dampening hardware, generator install, transport module, sensor deployment hardware, data-security hardware, initial spares, and breach-response equipment.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.0M
[#18] Setup costs for a dedicated long-term research program, instrumentation, and oversight structures.
Legal Contingency Set Aside $1.0M
[#11] One-time contingency fund for major legal/political incidents as specified.
Facilities $660K
[#1, #3] Vault/locker construction, thaumaturgical retrofitting, hermetic sealing, and primary electrical installation.
Decommissioning And Disposal $500K
[#24] Planning and execution budget for secure decommissioning or permanent neutralization if required.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $6.3M/yr
Cover Story And Legal $1.5M/yr
[#10, #11] Annual budget for cover-up/influence operations and legal retainers/ongoing political contingency retainer.
Staff Wages $1.3M/yr
[#5, #6, #7] Salaries for thaumaturge specialists (3 × $120k), research team (lead + assistants + analysts ≈ $650k), and security guards (6 × $45k); includes training allotments in staff costs.
Economic Reserve Replenishment $1.0M/yr
[#12] Annual replenishment budget for the economic/compensation reserve as payouts or purchases are used.
Research And Monitoring $950K/yr
[#6, #9, #13, #18] Ongoing data feeds & analytics for 100 km monitoring, research consumables/equipment replacement, data-security maintenance, and annual long-term research program budget.
Community Relations $300K/yr
[#19] Ongoing community outreach, obfuscation programs, and cover philanthropy to reduce suspicious attention.
Communications Capability $300K/yr
[#21] Capability and staffing to execute temporary communications blackouts / targeted suppression when required.
Containment Response Readiness $275K/yr
[#17] Readiness training, maintenance, and standby rapid-reaction unit upkeep for breach/response scenarios.
Insurance And Contractor Retainers $200K/yr
[#20] Insurance premiums and retainers for third-party contractors and emergency consultants.
Facilities Maintenance $165K/yr
[#4, #16] Backup power fuel/maintenance contract and periodic inspection/maintenance of containment hardware and redundant anchors.
Logistics And Transport $120K/yr
[#8] Operational transfer costs for secure convoy / per-transfer ops (assumed several transfers/year at mid-range per-transfer cost).
Audit And Oversight $100K/yr
[#22] O5-level review costs, travel, and administrative overhead for governance and oversight.
Supplies And Consumables $70K/yr
[#7, #15] Annual uniforms/equipment replacement and thaumaturgical consumables (reagents, inks, rare materials).
Personnel Medical And Psych Monitoring $60K/yr
[#14] Regular medical and psychological screening, counseling, and replacement staffing as needed.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $6.3M/yr
74.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, monitoring, research, and minimal incidents.
no_major_media_exposure stable_monitoring_signals limited_small_events
🚨 Minor Incident $7.7M/yr
20.0% probability / year +$1.4M vs baseline
Localized media attention or a cluster of high-visibility 'good fortune' events requiring targeted cover-ups, modest compensations, and legal responses.
cluster_of_jackpot_events viral_social_media_posting local_investigations
🚨 Major Incident $14.8M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$8.5M vs baseline
Significant regulatory / legal investigations or market distortions requiring large compensations, heavy legal defense, and large-scale containment/support operations.
high_profile_litigation cross-jurisdictional_exposure widespread_media_scrutiny
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $43.4M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$37.0M vs baseline
Systemic economic or political exposure causing major international litigation, full emergency recontainment, and deployment of long-tail reserves.
systemic_economic_disruption political_exposure international_litigation
👥 Personnel 14 total
Role Count Notes
Thaumaturge Specialist 3 [#5] 24/7 coverage with rotating duty; salaries included in staff_wages.
Lead Researcher 1 [#6] Principal investigator; salary included in research team total.
Research Scientist 2 [#6] Research assistants; salaries included in research team total.
Data Analyst 2 [#6] Monitoring/analytics personnel for regional data feeds and modeling.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#7] Armed/unarmed guards for storage wing and transport; salaries included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Ranges in the source notes are broad and many costs depend on external factors (population density, frequency of anomalous events, legal environment). Several major line items are contingency/reserve estimates rather than firm engineering quotes, so overall cost estimates carry low confidence.
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