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SCP-7077 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-7077
Expected annual
$5.3M
One-time setup
$9.5M
Annual recurring
$5.2M
Personnel
39
Initial one-time establishment costs are dominated by contingency reserves, secure infrastructure and legal/site agreement setup (~$9.5M). Recurring annual costs are driven by staffing, legal/cover operations, research/monitoring, and offsite containment/retainers (~$5.19M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $9.5M
Contingency Fund Establishment $5.0M
[#25] One-time establishment of a containment contingency reserve for catastrophic-response, international incident control, demolition/neutralization and large-scale cover operations.
Facilities $2.2M
[#8, #9, #15, #16, #30] One-time construction and physical works: perimeter/stealth infra, guardhouses/outbuildings, small secure vault buildout, optional offsite facility build/space, and decommissioning/restoration budget.
Equipment $1.0M
[#5, #6, #10, #11, #14, #19, #20] Surveillance hardware, ground communications station hardware, solar + battery install, patrol vehicles/drones, initial incident-response equipment, archival hardware, and cover-story/visitor-center setup.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $550K
[#17, #27] Research-specific instrumentation and lab buildout: scientific monitoring suite purchases (GPR, LIDAR, particle detectors) and initial evidence/analysis lab equipment.
Site Agreement And Legal Setup $500K
[#1] Initial lease/government cooperation agreement, legal fees, diplomatic setup, retainer/bribe/setup costs to formalize access and cover arrangements.
Memetic Protocol Development $175K
[#26] One-time development of memetic protection protocols, training materials and initial deployment training.
Vetting Initial $60K
[#12] Initial background checks and security vetting for staff (polygraphs, deep-background investigations) for ~20 personnel.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.2M/yr
Staff Wages $2.6M/yr
[#2, #3, #4, #7, #14, #18] Salaries/benefits/hazard pay for rotating armed guards (~12), security command/supervisors (~4), local liaisons/cultural specialists, remote monitoring/operators (~8), standby incident-response staffing, and research advisors.
Cover Story And Legal $835K/yr
[#20, #22, #28] Ongoing cover-story PR/visitor center maintenance, legal counsel/compliance/contingency for foreign investigations, and insurance/indemnity payments.
Research And Monitoring $323K/yr
[#15, #17, #19, #27] Vault/temporary storage operations, contracted scientific scan deployments and maintenance, data storage costs, and evidence processing operations.
Offsite Facility Leasing $300K/yr
[#16] Annual cost for offsite containment/storage facility leasing or access fees (if not built on-site).
Government Retainer And Permits $200K/yr
[#1] Annual retainer/payments to local officials, permit renewals and diplomatic liaison costs required by the cooperation agreement.
Logistics And Transport $160K/yr
[#11, #24] Vehicle/drone fuel & maintenance and transportation corridor upkeep (fuel deliveries, rotorcraft rotations).
Supplies And Consumables $150K/yr
[#23] Food, lodging, PPE, ammunition, batteries, consumables and remote-site price premiums.
Medical Evac And Contracts $140K/yr
[#13] Medevac/helicopter retainer, hospital agreements, medical supplies and trauma training.
Contingency Fund Topup $100K/yr
[#25] Periodic top-ups to contingency reserve to maintain response readiness.
Audit And Oversight $85K/yr
[#29] Periodic internal security/audits, penetration testing of cover story and financial oversight.
Escorted Visits $60K/yr
[#21] Annual cost of escorted permitted visits (staff time, transport, liability) aggregated.
Facilities Maintenance $55K/yr
[#8, #9, #10] Ongoing upkeep of perimeter, guardhouse/outbuildings and generator/battery maintenance.
Communications And Data Links $36K/yr
[#6] Satellite bandwidth, secure VPN links and comms subscriptions.
Psych And Memetic Support $35K/yr
[#26] Ongoing psychological evaluation, counseling and memetic-protection maintenance.
Equipment Replacement And Upgrades $30K/yr
[#5] Replacement/upgrade budget for perimeter sensors, cameras and hardened field kit.
Training And Vetting $30K/yr
[#12] Annual refresher training, continued vetting and specialized personnel training.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.2M/yr
95.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents: routine staffing, maintenance, monitoring, legal/cover operations, and scheduled research activities.
routine_operations no_breach standard_visitation_and_reporting
🚨 Minor Incident $5.4M/yr
4.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Localized incident (injury, small breach of exclusion zone, discovery of spontaneously generated object) requiring medevac, incident response deployment, extra legal/PR resources and targeted lab analysis.
medical_evacuation limited_extraction local_media_scrutiny
🚨 Major Breach $15.2M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
Significant containment breach, casualty or politically sensitive exposure requiring full contingency activation, international diplomatic response, large-scale cover operations and possible offsite relocations or demolition.
large_scale_breach international_exposure mass_decontamination_or_demolition
👥 Personnel 39 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#2] Rotating armed guards to provide 24/7 exterior patrols and relief coverage.
Security Command / Supervisory Staff 4 [#3] On-site commander, shift supervisors and security admin.
Remote Monitoring Operator / Analyst 8 [#7] 24/7 remote operators and data analysts reviewing sensor feeds and incident triage.
Research Scientist / Advisor 4 [#18] Periodic-engagement researchers (archaeology, physics, linguistics) for analysis of sensor data.
Local Liaison / Cultural Specialist 1 [#4] Saudi-facing liaison and heritage specialists to maintain the cover story and manage permitted visits.
Incident Response Team 6 [#14] Rapid-response personnel with specialized containment and extraction training on-call for breaches.
Administrative Staff 2 [#1, #20] Site administrative staff managing permits, visitor coordination and cover-story materials.
Engineer / Maintenance 2 [#10, #11] On-call technicians for power microgrid, vehicles, drones and sensor maintenance.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges for staffing, equipment and operations, enabling a reasoned mid-range estimate. Uncertainty remains due to the SCP's anomalous unpredictability, wide cost ranges (especially contingency sizing and political/legal exposure), and choices between leasing vs building offsite facilities.
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