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SCP-7120 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-7120
Expected annual
$1.6M
One-time setup
$1.2M
Annual recurring
$1.5M
Personnel
12.75
Initial one-time setup is approximately $1.21M driven by suite buildout, research lab/prototype purchases, and contingency seed; annual operations run about $1.522M/yr driven primarily by staff wages (security, research, specialist medical) and ongoing contingency/administrative overhead.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.2M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $350K
[#9, #10] Research instrumentation, secure compute/storage and lab buildout (#9) plus prototype containment/control R&D hardware and test rigs (#10).
Equipment $300K
[#5, #11, #12, #13] Medical monitoring hardware and installation (#5), armored/secure transport vehicle & retrofit (#11 one-time), backup power hardware/UPS/generator (#12 one-time), high-fidelity surveillance install and on-site capture hardware (#13 one-time).
Facilities $250K
[#1] Dedicated secure living/containment-ready personal suite for Dr. Asheworth including Faraday/EM hardening, controlled access and basic physical security/upgrades.
Contingency Reserve Seed $200K
[#17] One-time contingency/emergency reserve seed fund.
Decommissioning And Remains Handling $100K
[#18] Planning/contracting for secure disposal/decommissioning and anomalous remains handling (contingent but budgeted up-front).
Cover Legal Setup $10K
[#14] One-time legal/cover-story setup (NDAs, employment documentation, initial memetic packaging).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.5M/yr
Staff Wages $1.1M/yr
[#3, #4, #6, #8, #11] 24/7 security staffing (4 guards) (#3), Dr. Asheworth salary/hazard stipend (#4), medical staff pro-rated time (0.25 FTE physician + 0.5 FTE nurse) (#6), research team salaries (3 researchers + 1 tech) (#8), and portion of emergency/response squad salaries as part of readiness (#11 recurring split).
Administrative And Hr Overhead $100K/yr
[#15] Administrative overhead (HR, payroll processing, clearances, background investigations) budgeted as organizational overhead separate from direct wages.
Logistics And Transport $80K/yr
[#11] Recurring readiness/maintenance for emergency transport capability and vehicle upkeep; portion of the recurring rapid-response readiness budget allocated to logistics/maintenance (#11 recurring split).
Facilities Maintenance $70K/yr
[#2, #12] Continuous utilities/environmental control for the suite (power, HVAC, filtration) (#2) and annual generator/fuel/UPS maintenance contracts (#12 recurring).
Cover Story And Legal $70K/yr
[#14, #20] Annual legal counsel/PR and cover-story maintenance (#14 recurring) plus public/institutional risk mitigation / internal insurance reserve allocation (#20).
Contingency Replenishment $50K/yr
[#17] Annual replenishment/expectation for the emergency reserve fund to cover unforeseen escalations (#17 recurring).
Supplies And Consumables $27K/yr
[#7, #19, #21] Consumables for medical/monitoring (disposables, batteries, reagents) (#7), on-site amenities/basic living costs (food, laundry, housekeeping) (#19), and small-item miscellaneous/consumables (office supplies, cables, small repairs) (#21).
Research And Monitoring $20K/yr
[#13] Recurring costs for secure storage/vaulting, cryptographic integrity services and archival storage for continuous high-fidelity surveillance and logging (#13 recurring storage & vaulting).
Training And Drills $10K/yr
[#16] Annual training, drills, protocol development and tabletop/live exercises specific to SCP-7120 containment.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.5M/yr
91.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; routine monitoring, research, and maintenance only.
no escalation routine operations
🚨 Minor Incident $1.8M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Short ontokinetic escalation requiring emergency response, temporary relocation or intensified monitoring for weeks to months.
localized ontokinetic spike short-term emergency transport / overtime
🚨 Major Breach $2.7M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline
Severe escalation or containment failure requiring extended emergency operations, potential decommissioning activities, large-scale legal/PR action and replacement/cleanup costs.
sustained ontokinetic destabilization forced decommissioning / remains handling
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $1.9M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$400K vs baseline
Significant research breakthrough or new risk discovery that requires rapid scale-up of lab capabilities, staff hiring and procurement of specialized equipment.
experimental success need for expanded laboratory and staff
👥 Personnel 12.75 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#3] Four full-time guards to provide 24/7 onsite security/watch as estimated in the analyst notes.
Research Scientist 3 [#8] Three FTE researchers (metaphysics/ontology specialist, physicist/engineer, data scientist) per research team estimate.
Research Technician / Data Scientist 1 [#8] One technical/support staff (lab tech/data engineer) included in the research team estimate.
Medical Officer (physician, FTE) 0.25 [#6] Physician time pro-rated at 0.25 FTE for ongoing medical examinations and monitoring interpretation.
Nurse / Medical Tech (FTE) 0.5 [#6] Nurse/med tech on-call at ~0.5 FTE for periodic exams and on-call response.
Emergency Response / Rapid Response Team 3 [#11] On-call response squad roster (small team) to operate emergency transport/relocation; salaries partially included in recurring readiness budget.
Principal Subject / Employed Anomalous Anchor 1 [#4] Dr. Daniel Asheworth as a paid/compensated subject (salary + hazard stipend) included in staff_wages estimates.
📋 Confidence Notes
Detailed analyst line items provide well-scoped estimates for most categories (salaries, equipment ranges). Uncertainty remains in probabilities of anomalous escalation and the split between wages and operational maintenance for emergency response, so estimates are medium confidence.
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