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SCP-7163 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-7163
Expected annual
$526K
One-time setup
$510K
Annual recurring
$519K
Personnel
6
Estimated one-time setup costs are approximately $510,000 driven by contingency reserves, initial instrumentation, and vehicle/equipment purchases; recurring annual costs are approximately $519,000/year driven mainly by staff wages (security and research), cybersecurity/IT, and insurance/legal/psychological services.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $510K
Reclassification Contingency Reserve $200K
[#25] Large one-time contingency reserve for emergency containment upgrades, legal action, or relocation in case of reclassification or dangerous side-effects.
Equipment $115K
[#3, #4, #5, #18, #22] Initial access-control hardware, video/audio system, secure data servers, purchase of a secure vehicle, and initial archival infrastructure.
Facilities $65K
[#1, #2] Secure pedestal/display case and containment room construction/modification.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $50K
[#11] One-time purchase of research instruments (EEG rigs, detectors, microscopy, imaging hardware where purchased).
Incident Response Reserve $50K
[#16] One-time allocation toward an incident/contingency reserve (initial capitalization).
Sample Analysis $10K
[#19] One-time lab analyses and provenance testing (isotopic, mineralogical, radiometric analyses).
Sop Development $10K
[#14] One-time SOP/curriculum development and initial training materials.
Ethics Protocol Development $10K
[#13] One-time IRB/ethics protocol drafting and legal protocol development.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $519K/yr
Staff Wages $340K/yr
[#7, #8, #10] Dedicated security staffing, Applied Occultism supervision/administration, and research team salaries (PI, researchers, technician).
Cybersecurity Compliance $30K/yr
[#6] Intrusion detection, audits, secure logging and IT compliance costs.
Research And Monitoring $27K/yr
[#12, #20, #21, #22] External neuroimaging sessions, participant compensation for studies, medical/occupational health monitoring, and archival preservation ongoing costs.
Cover Story And Legal $25K/yr
[#13, #15] Legal/ethics retainer and baseline cover-story/PR/confidentiality management costs.
Insurance Liability $25K/yr
[#17] Insurance or self-insurance reserve/legal risk mitigation costs.
Psychological Services $20K/yr
[#9] Psychological assessment, counseling sessions, and on-call mental-health retainer (part-time/retainer model assumed).
Supplies And Consumables $12K/yr
[#11, #23] Laboratory consumables (EEG paste, electrodes, disposables) and general PPE/cleaning/sensor batteries.
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#18] Secure transport and trip costs for off-site imaging / external study participation.
Secure Data Ops $8K/yr
[#5] Encrypted server/cloud storage operational costs, backups and sysadmin.
Administrative Overhead $8K/yr
[#26] Scheduling, procurement, recordkeeping and petty administrative expenses.
Incident Response Fund $5K/yr
[#16] Annual contribution to incident/contingency funding for smaller events.
Access Control Maintenance $3K/yr
[#3] Ongoing licenses, software maintenance and integration support for access-control & authentication systems.
Sop Training $3K/yr
[#14] Recurring SOP refreshers and staff training updates.
Monitoring Maintenance $2K/yr
[#4] Camera/storage maintenance, tamper-monitoring upkeep and encrypted log storage costs.
Opportunity Costs $1K/yr
[#24] Lost productivity / backfill costs when staff take time for visits and follow-ups.
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $519K/yr
97.5% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with routine research activity and standard containment/oversight.
routine_operations scheduled_research
🚨 Major Leak Response $719K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
External leak or exposure requiring heavy PR/legal response, incident investigations, and short-term medical/legal costs.
external_leak public_attention legal_claims
🚨 Reclassification Emergency Containment $1.0M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Research uncovers harmful side-effects or behavior change requiring emergency containment upgrades, relocation, and legal action.
dangerous_side_effects reclassification urgent_containment_upgrade
👥 Personnel 6 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#7] Two guards (on-call/shared) to escort and enforce two-person rule.
Research Scientist 2 [#10] PI and an additional researcher comprising the core study team.
Technician / Lab Tech 1 [#10] Technical support for instruments and sample handling.
Applied Occultism Supervisor / Research Lead 1 [#8] Head/supervisory time for Applied Occultism oversight and administration.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges but many items are range-based and contingent on site choices (e.g., personnel model, research intensity, insurance). Estimates use mid-to-conservative selections; therefore confidence is medium.
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