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SCP-7119 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-7119
Expected annual
$1.4M
One-time setup
$1.7M
Annual recurring
$1.4M
Personnel
15
One-time capital and contingency costs are roughly $1.69M driven by secure storage/land options, screening/surveillance equipment and research lab setup; recurring annual costs are about $1.37M driven by security staffing, research personnel, surveillance operations, insurance and medical/legal support.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.7M
Facilities $600K
[#10, #21] Secure storage/warehouse build-out and potential land acquisition/easements for an exclusion radius.
Equipment $392K
[#7, #9, #11, #12, #13, #15] Entry screening (baggage X-ray, detectors), surveillance CCTV/drones, servers/NVR, replacement appliances, secure transport vehicle, rapid-response equipment.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $250K
[#14] Instrumentation and lab build for characterization experiments and monitoring arrays.
Contingency Seed Fund $200K
[#24] One-time contingency fund seed for unanticipated breaches or accelerated research.
Liability Reserve Fund $150K
[#18] Seed reserve for incident claims / liability (one-time seed recommendation).
Public Relations And Municipal Coordination $40K
[#20] Initial PR/municipal coordination and cover-story development costs.
Legal Initial Review And Agreements $30K
[#3] Initial legal review, drafting confinement agreements and consent documentation.
Sop Development And Rollout $8K
[#6] One-time development and rollout of SOPs, signage and initial staff briefings.
Ups Replacement And Maintenance Initial $8K
[#16] Initial UPS replacement/maintenance contract or one-off replacements.
Background Checks Rollout $8K
[#23] Initial policy rollout and background checks setup.
Hazardous Disposal Training $4K
[#17] One-time hazardous-component handling and disposal training.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.4M/yr
Staff Wages $650K/yr
[#1, #2, #8] Security guards (7 FTE), containment officer/liaison (1 FTE), inspection/tech FTE (1 FTE).
Research And Monitoring $225K/yr
[#14] Ongoing research personnel/program budget, instrumentation consumables and analysis.
Surveillance Ops And Maintenance $80K/yr
[#12] Drone/CCTV operators, maintenance and ongoing patrol costs.
Medical Surveillance $70K/yr
[#19] Annual medical screening and post-incident examinations for staff (baseline population coverage).
Insurance Premium Increase $60K/yr
[#18] Increased facility liability/property insurance premiums due to anomalous appliance risk.
Contingency Replenishment $50K/yr
[#24] Annual replenishment target for contingency reserve to handle unanticipated breaches.
Employee Compensation Vouchers $48K/yr
[#22] Employee vouchers / allowances to offset loss of microwave access (e.g., meal stipends).
Cover Story And Legal $44K/yr
[#3, #20, #23] Legal retainer, municipal liaison/PR ongoing fees, and ongoing background-check administration (portion).
On Site Housing And Compensation $30K/yr
[#5] Incremental utilities, food, dorm maintenance and hazard pay/compensation for SCP-7119-1.
Rapid Response Team Oncall $30K/yr
[#13] On-call stipends and availability costs for an extraction/response team.
Logistics And Transport $28K/yr
[#9] Off-site storage rental and average per-event removal/transport budget for confiscated appliances.
Power Consumption $17K/yr
[#16] Incremental electricity for continuous monitoring systems and critical loads.
Counseling And Mental Health Services $10K/yr
[#4] Weekly counseling sessions and periodic psychiatric review for SCP-7119-1.
Equipment Maintenance $10K/yr
[#7] Maintenance, calibration and service contracts for entry screening and handheld detectors.
It Power And Storage $10K/yr
[#15] Power and storage costs for NVR/servers and archived footage.
Background Checks Ongoing $10K/yr
[#23] Ongoing contractor/employee screening and compliance audits.
Facilities Maintenance $5K/yr
[#10] Climate control and basic maintenance for secure off-site storage / vault.
Hazardous Disposal Budget $5K/yr
[#17] Annual budget for per-unit hazardous disposal of magnetrons/components.
Training And Signage $2K/yr
[#6] Annual refresher training and replacement signage/printed materials.
Supplies And Consumables $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.4M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal year with steady containment operations and no major incidents.
routine_inspections scheduled_research no_unexpected_deliveries
🚨 Minor Incident $1.5M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$70K vs baseline
Single unnoticed delivery or localized appliance incident (e.g., small dormitory fire) requiring emergency response, repairs and increased legal/medical costs.
unnoticed_delivery localized_fire emergency_removal
🚨 Major Breach $1.9M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$490K vs baseline
Large-scale containment incident (multiple fires, transportation combustion, or multi-unit appliance mobilization) requiring major emergency operations, PR, insurance claims and accelerated research.
transportation_vehicle_combustion multiple_dormitory_incidents large_scale_confiscation
👥 Personnel 15 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 7 [#1] 24/7 checkpoint coverage, 3 shifts (2 guards + 1 supervisor per shift).
Containment Officer / Liaison 1 [#2] Senior staffer coordinating containment policy, inspections and liaison duties.
Technician / Inspection Technician 1 [#8] 0.5–1.0 FTE dedicated to physical inspections and equipment sweeps (counted as 1 FTE).
Research Scientist 2 [#14] Research staff funded within the research/program budget to characterize SCP-7119.
Research Technician 1 [#14] Technical support for instrumentation and monitoring.
Rapid Response Team Member 3 [#13] Small on-call extraction/response team (stipend-covered, on-call availability).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on analyst-provided ranges and historical incidents but include large uncertainties (land values, frequency of confiscations, per-event disposal and rare major incidents). Many items are contingent and range widely, so totals are approximate.
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