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SCP-7134 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-7134
Expected annual
$18.4M
One-time setup
$17.6M
Annual recurring
$18.0M
Personnel
49
One-time capital and R&D outlays are ~USD 17.6M (major drivers: containment buildout, lab buildouts, contingency reserve, R&D prototypes). Recurring annual costs are ~USD 17.95M/yr driven by personnel salaries, long-term research, site overhead, and incident/response logistics.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $17.6M
Facilities $11.2M
[#10, #13, #25, #30] Cryogenic storage/site modifications (#10), biological/BSL lab buildouts (#13), optional containment buildout capital (#25), and potential decommission/site remediation (#30) aggregated as structural/capital facility work.
Contingency Reserve Initial $2.8M
[#28] Initial contingency/emergency reserve fund for escalations and large-scale events.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $2.5M
[#12, #15, #16, #26] Initial autopsy/forensic suites and consumables for 80 cadavers (#12), memetic containment tooling R&D and safe-testing lab setup (#15), reality-mitigation prototype R&D (#16), and initial evidence archival ingestion/cataloging (#26).
Equipment $1.0M
[#3, #6, #7, #17] WGCP initial system/dev and secure hosting (#3), Kant counter hardware purchase (#6), field vehicles purchase and modification (#7), secure communications hardware/setup (#17).
Deployment Cache Purchase $95K
[#9] One-time stock of temporary deployment cache gear (tents, comms, portable power, capture tools, PPE).
Taxidermy Initial $12K
[#14] Initial preparation/mounting costs for four taxidermy displays.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $18.0M/yr
Staff Wages $8.0M/yr
[#1] Long-term payroll for 49 assigned personnel (researchers, tacticians, MTF, lab techs, admin) fully-loaded estimate.
Research And Monitoring $2.2M/yr
[#4, #5, #15, #24, #26] WGCP ongoing operations/data fees (#4), web crawler/media-monitoring platform (#5), ongoing memetic containment research operations (#15), long-term research program funding (#24), and archival storage/access recurring (#26).
Mtf Reserve Wages $1.6M/yr
[#2] Additional reserve MTF staffing & rotation pool (10–20 FTEs) for surge ops, training pipeline, and casualty replacement.
Logistics And Transport $1.3M/yr
[#7, #8, #9, #23] Vehicle operating costs and maintenance (#7), aviation/air charter rapid-response budget (#8), deployment cache replenishment and small logistics (#9), and per-event incident response operational costs (#23).
Facilities Maintenance $1.1M/yr
[#22] Site allocation, utilities, classified storage overheads allocated across supporting Sites.
Containment Operations $1.1M/yr
[#25] Ongoing operating costs if a live-specimen containment suite is pursued (staffing, utilities, hardening maintenance).
Cover Story And Legal $935K/yr
[#19, #20] Legal/cover-up and liaison/compensation budgets (#19) combined with public relations/deception infrastructure (#20).
Training And Certification $470K/yr
[#18] Annual memetic-safety, nonlethal capture, cryo handling, and cover protocols training for core staff.
Sample Storage Maintenance $350K/yr
[#13] Recurring BSL lab/sample vault maintenance, cold-chain and decontamination operations.
Reality Mitigation Recurring $275K/yr
[#16] Continued development, field provisioning, and maintenance of reality-bending mitigation equipment.
Cryogenic Storage Operating $231K/yr
[#11] LN2 refills, electricity, monitoring, maintenance and staffing share for 80 cadavers in cryo storage.
Supplies And Consumables $138K/yr
[#21, #29] Disposal of biological material (level-0) (#21) and small/field consumables and miscellaneous supplies (#29).
Autopsy Annual $115K/yr
[#12] Ongoing per-incoming-cadaver autopsy/forensic costs (estimated annual caseload assumed modest).
Secure Comms Recurring $45K/yr
[#17] Encrypted channels, VPNs, burner comms service fees, and replacement gear.
Psychological Support $45K/yr
[#27] Counseling and resilience services for personnel exposed to cognitohazards.
Kant Counters Maintenance $6K/yr
[#6] Annual maintenance, batteries, calibration and field repairs for Kant counters.
Taxidermy Maintenance $1K/yr
[#14] Annual conservation/upkeep for four taxidermy mounts.
Contingency Replenishment $0/yr
[#28] Contingency fund replenishment; budgeted as-needed and set to zero for baseline year estimate.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $18.0M/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major escalations; recurring program costs only.
regular full-moon 7134-Events scheduled research and maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $19.2M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline
Localized incident or series of incidents requiring elevated response, legal/PR payouts, and replacements.
civil exposure / media incident increased casualty or mass manifestation requiring extra response
🚨 Live Containment Buildout $27.4M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$9.5M vs baseline
Decision and execution to construct a hardened live-containment suite and accelerate R&D, incurring large one-time capital and higher operating costs.
policy decision to detain live specimens successful capture opportunity and approval for live containment
👥 Personnel 49 total
Role Count Notes
Head Researcher / Executive Research Staff 1 Senior program lead mapped to long-term assigned personnel. [#1]
Head Tactician / Lead Tactician 1 Operational lead for field missions. [#1]
Research Scientist 10 Biology, cognition, and probability-research staff included in long-term payroll. [#1, #24]
Lab Technician 8 Autopsy, cryo, and sample-handling technicians. [#1, #11, #12]
Security Officer / MTF Agent 18 MTF Sampson-7 operators and tacticians for event response. [#1]
Administrative Staff 5 Logistics, records, and cover-story administration. [#1, #26]
Medical Officer 2 Medical support for casualty care and autopsy oversight. [#1, #12]
Engineer / Maintenance 2 Facility and equipment maintenance, cryo/LN2 systems upkeep. [#1, #10, #11]
Analyst / Intelligence 2 WGCP, media-monitoring, and event analysis staff. [#3, #4, #5]
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges and staffing counts, allowing mid-range estimates; uncertainty remains due to unpredictable frequency/severity of incidents, potential decisions to pursue live containment, and speculative R&D outcomes.
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