SCP-7162
Safe
~
medium confidence
SCP-7162
Expected annual
$697K
One-time setup
$350K
Annual recurring
$664K
Personnel
12
Initial setup costs are moderate-to-high due to covert hardware, secure comms, and a small field lab (~$350k one-time). Recurring annual costs are dominated by staff wages, local research presence, front-program/legal mitigation, and surveillance operations (~$664k/year).
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $350K
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $664K/yr
Cost Scenarios
📊
Baseline
(baseline)
$664K/yr
Normal, uneventful year with ongoing covert surveillance, local research presence, and routine cover-up/legal retainer activity; no major breaches or buyouts.
steady surveillance activity
routine analyses
regular front-program operations
🚨
Minor Incident
$744K/yr
One-off spike in theft-related deaths or a small exposure event requiring additional tails, two cover-ups, extra forensic work, and short-term PR/legal escalation.
2–3 theft-related deaths
short-term media attention
additional tailing and forensic tests
🚨
Major Breach
$1.2M/yr
Significant exposure or cascade of thefts requiring tactical intervention, heavy PR/legal response, emergency acquisitions or decommissioning actions and accelerated lab work.
mass casualties linked to SCP-7162
public/police/media exposure
tactical deployment and emergency buyout/decommissioning
🚨
Acquisition Buyout
$834K/yr
Foundation elects to purchase the store/land to assert control and eliminate ongoing veil risk; one-time buyout and associated immediate PR/legal costs.
decision to purchase property
failed covert options
escalating risk to Veil integrity
Personnel
12 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Research Scientist / Field Researcher | 3 | [#8] Local field researchers and on-site forensic staff for investigations and small lab ops. |
| Research Analyst | 2 | [#6] Remote monitoring analysts to watch feeds, triage incidents, and maintain chain-of-evidence. |
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 2 | [#5] Covert tail operatives for subject surveillance (2 operatives per active subject assumed baseline ~1 subject). |
| Administrative Staff / Front Program Staff | 3 | [#10] Front organization staff to run false social programs and provide cover for researchers in the community. |
| Interpreter / Cultural Liaison / Legal Counsel (local) | 1 | [#19] Local-language liaison and retained attorney for negotiations and legal cover. |
| Engineer / Maintenance / IT | 1 | [#2, #3, #4] Technician/contractor for camera maintenance, NVR administration, and small electrical work. |
Confidence Notes
Estimates are built from wide ranges in analyst notes and locality-specific cost assumptions (Mazatlán, local hires, clandestine premiums). Many line items are per-incident and highly variable (tails, cover-ups, buyouts), so totals have moderate uncertainty.