SCP-7111 — SCP-7111 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-7111 Unknown ? low confidence

SCP-7111

Expected annual

$1.6M

One-time setup

$1.5M

Annual recurring

$1.5M

Personnel

Initial one-time setup and containment preparations are estimated at roughly $1.55M, with annual operating costs of about $1.47M driven primarily by dedicated research staff, a long-term research program, and ongoing monitoring/IT support.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.5M

Facilities $485K

[#4, #15, #20] Includes secure vault installation (#4), full containment room retrofitting/hardened lockbox (#15), and HVAC isolation/environmental modifications for labs/vaults (#20).

Equipment $350K

[#5, #6, #10, #13, #19, #26, #14] Hardware purchases and installs: high-security continuous monitoring sensors (#5), high-speed capture system (#6), secure IT/server hardware (#10), remote-handling robotic manipulators (#13), UPS/power-backup hardware (#19), communications hardware (#26), and initial PPE/equipment (#14).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $313K

[#3, #7, #12, #27] Forensic and research lab buildout and instrumentation: forensic analysis resources and lab time (#3), specialized sensor R&D/prototyping (#7), evidence-preservation startup consumables (#12), and initial training/certification for research staff (#27).

Containment Escalation Contingency Fund $150K

[#24] Rapid-response contingency fund for immediate containment escalation (portable dampers, seals, additional security).

Specialist Contractors Reserve $75K

[#9] Budgeted one-off contractor engagements for rare expertise (quantum gravity, advanced reverse engineering) when required.

Legal And Cover Story Initial $50K

[#17] Initial legal counsel, cover-story development and PR contingency funding for an incident.

Insurance Liability Reserve $50K

[#21] Initial reserve for accidental damages, staff injury or third-party claims.

Cybersecurity Setup $30K

[#11] One-time secure OPSEC/setup costs for protecting recovered files, encrypted archives and intrusion-detection baseline.

Opportunity Cost Operational Disruption $30K

[#23] Estimated lost productivity from sealed cafeteria, staff reassignment and operational disruption in the immediate weeks.

Quarantine And Lost Services Mitigation Initial $8K

[#2] Initial quarantine of cafeteria, temporary signage, cleanup/sterilization and immediate lost-services mitigation (catering/vouchers).

Evidence Recovery And Transport $7K

[#1] Armored courier, secure chain-of-custody transport and tamper-evident packaging for recovered recording device.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.5M/yr

Staff Wages $675K/yr

[#8] Salaries and benefits for dedicated research team: 3researchers + 1 project lead + 1 technician (5 FTEs).

Research And Monitoring $553K/yr

[#6, #7, #22, #25] Ongoing specialized sensor operations and prototypes (#7), periodic storage replacement for high-speed capture (#6), long-term monitoring/subscription and data retention (#22), and baseline long-term research program funding (#25).

It Staff And Support $110K/yr

[#10] IT support and secure-analysis environment staffing and operational costs (separate from research team wages).

Specialized Sensor Operation $40K/yr

[#7] Operation and calibration of prototype/specialized sensors tailored to anomaly signatures.

Cover Story And Legal $20K/yr

[#17] Recurring legal support, cover-story maintenance and PR contingency budgets.

Insurance And Liability Premium $20K/yr

[#21] Annual insurance/liability premium or reserve top-up for accidental damages or claims.

Facilities Maintenance $15K/yr

[#5, #13, #19] Ongoing maintenance/calibration of monitoring sensors (#5), maintenance of robotics/remote-handling (#13), and UPS/power system maintenance (#19).

Cybersecurity Monitoring $15K/yr

[#11] Ongoing monitoring, intrusion detection, and OPSEC workflows for recovered files.

Emergency Drills $15K/yr

[#16] Writing procedures, training time and running periodic incident drills.

Logistics And Transport $12K/yr

[#2] Recurring costs for alternate food service/catering or meal vouchers while cafeteria remains closed/restricted.

Psychological Support $12K/yr

[#18] Counseling and personnel monitoring resources for exposed staff.

Robotics Maintenance $10K/yr

[#13] Maintenance and spare parts for remote-handling systems.

Long Term Monitoring Subscription $10K/yr

[#22] Archive, long-term data retention and subscription costs for stored recordings/sensor logs.

Training And Certification $10K/yr

[#27] Ongoing training and certification costs for new hires and periodic recertification.

Communications Maintenance $5K/yr

[#26] Recurring maintenance/subscriptions for secure radios and incident-management communications.

Supplies And Consumables $4K/yr

[#12, #14] Evidence-preservation consumables restock and PPE/decon consumables replacement.

Capture Storage Replacement $3K/yr

[#6] Annual refresh and replacement of high-speed capture storage media to preserve circular buffers.

Ppe Replacement $3K/yr

[#14] Replacement and replenishment of protective equipment and decontamination supplies.

Evidence Consumables Restock $1K/yr

[#12] Annual restock of ESD-safe containers, desiccants, labeling and chain-of-custody forms.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.5M/yr

94.0% probability / year

Uneventful year with no reoccurrence; routine monitoring, research, and maintenance only.

no_reoccurrence routine_operations

🚨 Minor Incident $1.7M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$183K vs baseline

Device or brief transient reappears or is recovered requiring targeted forensic analysis, short quarantine and contractor engagement.

device_reappearance short_transient_event forensic_analysis_required

🚨 Major Recurrence $2.9M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$1.3M vs baseline

Significant re-manifestation or hazardous behavior prompting containment retrofit, large contractor mobilization and scale-up of research.

hazardous_reappearance containment_escalation long_term_research_scale_up

👥 Personnel 5 total

Role	Count	Notes
Research Scientist	3	[#8] Full-time researchers focused on analysis and instrumentation.
Project Lead	1	[#8] Senior researcher/lead coordinating investigations and reporting.
Technician	1	[#8] Lab/field technician supporting evidence handling and instrumentation.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are low-confidence due to unknown recurrence probability, the anomalous nature of the phenomenon, wide cost ranges in analyst notes, and potential for rapid escalation to much higher containment or research costs.

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