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SCP-7045 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-7045
Expected annual
$37K
One-time setup
$24K
Annual recurring
$34K
Personnel
0.55
One-time setup costs are modest (~$24.4k) driven by locker, archival setup, SOPs and contingency planning; annual recurring costs are moderate (~$34.25k/yr) driven by staff wages, overhead, research/monitoring, records management and contingency reserves.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $24K
Extraordinary Event Planning $10K
[#25] One-time tabletop planning for extraordinary reactivation scenarios and large-scale coordination.
Sop Creation $5K
[#15] Initial SOP creation, documentation, and training materials for locker protocols and breach response.
Facilities $4K
[#1, #8] Standard containment locker purchase/installation and archival shelving/humidity-control setup (physical construction/structural work).
Cover Story Setup $2K
[#18] Initial legal/cover-story/misinformation set-up where needed.
Disposal Or Archive $2K
[#23] Cost to perform secure destruction or transfer to permanent archival storage if chosen.
Equipment $1K
[#2] Motion detector and miniature camera purchase (sensor + camera hardware integrated into locker).
Evidence Kit $200
[#7] Initial tamper-evident evidence kit (bags, tags, accession labels).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
[#12] Scientific characterization equipment (XRF, SEM, micro-CT) is scenario-dependent; no immediate capital spend while neutralized.
Incident Investigation $0
[#14] Per-incident investigation/reporting costs (administrative/legal) — not allocated as a one-time baseline expense.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $34K/yr
Staff Wages $12K/yr
[#4, #13] Pro-rated on-site security guard time (1 hr/week pro-rata) and small recurring R&D/review allocation for a researcher/technician.
Opportunity Costs $5K/yr
[#24] Estimated value of diverted staff time / opportunity cost while SCP-7045 is active (pro-rated).
Personnel Benefits Overhead $4K/yr
[#21] Fringe benefits and facility overhead (~35% applied to pro-rated staff wages).
Research And Monitoring $3K/yr
[#3, #9, #10, #11] Persistent monitoring/video archiving, digitization (ADC) per tape, forensic audio analysis (low-frequency average), and occasional historical/contextual research pro-rata.
Contingency Fund $2K/yr
[#20] Internal contingency/reserve for accidental loss/damage or unexpected small events.
Records Management $2K/yr
[#17] Secure cataloging, redaction, backups and classified records management for digitized audio and logs.
Cover Story And Legal $1K/yr
[#18] Ongoing legal liaison, FOIA/cover-story maintenance and occasional liaison with local authorities.
Pr And Community Relations $1K/yr
[#19] Local PR/community relations budget to reduce suspicion around site operations.
Extraordinary Event Exercises $1K/yr
[#25] Recurring tabletop exercises and emergency mobilization rehearsals.
Training Refreshers $1K/yr
[#15] Annual SOP refreshers and training sessions.
Facilities Maintenance $600/yr
[#2, #8] Camera/sensor maintenance & replacement parts and archival storage/humidity-control monitoring (pro-rated).
Supplies And Consumables $600/yr
[#7, #16] Evidence bagging supplies, batteries, replacement tapes and other consumables.
Logistics And Transport $300/yr
[#6] Secure transport / escorted transfers (pro-rated for infrequent moves).
Breach Response $100/yr
[#5] Averaged annual cost of occasional breach search & retrieval responses (per-incident ~$400 averaged conservatively across years).
Decontamination Remediation $0/yr
[#22] Per-event remediation/decontamination costs; none budgeted in baseline (event-driven).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $34K/yr
93.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with SCP-7045 neutralized: routine monitoring, archival maintenance, minimal research activity.
no_incidents routine_monitoring
🚨 Minor Incident $44K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$9K vs baseline
Infrequent small breach or unauthorized removal requiring search, retrieval, basic forensic review and an incident report.
locker_tampering unexpected_removal_of_device
🚨 Major Research Project $129K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$95K vs baseline
Discovery of active anomalous behavior or significant new recordings triggers an intensive characterization and research project.
reactivation_of_teleportation discovery_of_significant_recordings targeted_characterization
👥 Personnel 0.55 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 0.03 [#4, #5, #6] Pro-rated guard time (1 hour/week) and response duties when needed.
Research Scientist 0.2 [#9, #10, #11, #12, #13] Pro-rated investigator for tape analysis, historical/contextual research, and project lead for characterization when needed.
Research Technician / Audio Engineer 0.2 [#9, #10, #13] Handles digitization, audio restoration, and routine equipment checks.
Records Manager / Archivist 0.05 [#7, #8, #17] Manages archival storage, cataloging, redaction and backups.
Administrative Staff 0.07 [#14, #15, #18] Incident reporting, SOP administration, legal/cover-story coordination and training administration.
📋 Confidence Notes
The SCP is described as neutralized and most costs are routine and well-understood (high confidence for equipment, archival and basic monitoring). Uncertainty arises around low-probability events (reactivation, large characterization projects) and how often they would occur; those scenario figures are therefore estimated with moderate confidence.
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