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SCP-7115 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-7115
Expected annual
$703K
One-time setup
$1.5M
Annual recurring
$665K
Personnel
6
Initial one-time setup (containment equipment, vehicles, surveillance, and large contingency reserves) is ~ $1.51M; recurring annual operations (staff, archive/storage, monitoring, legal/cover, supplies and readiness) are about $665k/year, driven primarily by personnel and legal/response readiness.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.5M
Catastrophe Reserve $1.0M
[#22] Conservative lower-bound catastrophe / escalation reserve for large-scale quarantines, mass mobilization, or specialized programs.
Equipment $218K
[#2, #3, #10, #11, #13, #16, #18] Covers digitization/scanning, biological containment lockers & -80°C freezer, response team kit-out, vehicle purchases, surveillance installation, initial decontamination outfit, and initial chain-of-custody/database hardware/software setup.
Crisis Fund One Time $100K
[#15] One-time crisis fund for a major exposure as specified in notes.
Legal Settlement Reserve $100K
[#20] One-time contingency reserve for legal settlements/civilian compensation (lower-bound conservative reserve).
Facilities $60K
[#19, #21] Includes generator purchase/installation and a lump-sum replacement/upgrade allowance (freezer/HVAC/vehicle reserve) as a one-time facility-related expense.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $20K
[#5] Initial forensic/biological analysis budget (DNA sequencing, histology, radiocarbon/chemical assays, specialist consultations).
Initial Training One Time $10K
[#17] Initial intensive training for response personnel and Site-187 staff.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $665K/yr
Staff Wages $450K/yr
[#8, #9, #14] Salaries and benefits for on-site security (2 guards), dedicated regional response team (3 personnel, operator/medic/leader), and historical/research investigators (1 specialist).
Cover Story And Legal $75K/yr
[#15] Legal, FOIA, public-relations and cover-story recurring budget for civilian inquiries, legal mitigation, and routine payments/reimbursements.
Facilities Maintenance $29K/yr
[#1, #4, #21] Archival storage facility overhead and security share, additional HVAC/power for biological storage, and recurring generator fuel & maintenance.
Per Deployment Operational Budget $25K/yr
[#12] Per-deployment operational costs (planning figure $25k per incident); assumed 1 incident/year for baseline planning.
Logistics And Transport $20K/yr
[#11] Vehicle maintenance, fuel, and depreciation for deployment vehicles (separate from one-time vehicle purchase).
Administrative Overhead $20K/yr
[#23] Program management, budgeting, audits and petty administrative expenses.
Research And Monitoring $15K/yr
[#13] Ongoing surveillance/sensor network monitoring and maintenance for at-risk locations (historic Molson site etc.).
Training And Exercises $10K/yr
[#17] Recurring training, tabletop exercises and drills for response personnel and Site-187 staff.
Long Term Replacement Reserve $10K/yr
[#19] Annual set-aside for equipment lifecycle and replacement (freezers, HVAC, vehicle replacement reserve).
Supplies And Consumables $9K/yr
[#6, #7, #16] Ongoing laboratory consumables and PPE, biohazard waste disposal/compliance costs, and annual replenishment of decon/emergency consumables.
It Hosting And Maintenance $2K/yr
[#18] Hosting, maintenance and backups for chain-of-custody and records management systems.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $665K/yr
78.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine archival maintenance, readiness, occasional training and no major incidents.
no_incidents routine_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $705K/yr
20.0% probability / year +$40K vs baseline
Single localized sighting/incident requiring a deployment, forensic follow-up, modest legal/PR work and replenishment of consumables.
single_sighting small_localized_response minor_public_report
🚨 Major Breach $2.2M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant escalation requiring mass mobilization of MTFs, large-scale quarantine, major legal settlements and emergency procurement.
mass_sighting public_exposure widespread_contamination
👥 Personnel 6 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#8] Two-person guard coverage for vault/remains (salaries/benefits included in staff_wages).
Regional Response Team Member 3 [#9] Small rapid-response unit (operators/medic/team leader) on-call; salaries and readiness premiums included in staff_wages.
Historical Research / Archivist 1 [#14] Historian/archivist/genealogical investigator to track witnesses and maintain records; salary included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges; estimates use conservative lower-bound figures and assumptions (e.g., 1 incident/year). Uncertainty remains around sighting frequency, required biosafety level, and legal exposure, so confidence is medium.
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