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SCP-7172 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-7172
Expected annual
$678K
One-time setup
$486K
Annual recurring
$668K
Personnel
7
One-time setup (containment chamber, hardening, monitoring, and initial research) is approximately $486.5k; recurring annual costs are dominated by staff wages and research support, about $668.5k/yr. Main cost drivers are security & research salaries, incident readiness reserves, and equipment/monitoring replacement.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $486K
Facilities $135K
[#2, #3, #4] Containment chamber allocation/retrofit, localized electronic hardening/Faraday/grounding, and HVAC/environmental/power setup (one-time installation costs).
Contingency Reserve One Time $100K
[#17] One-time contingency appropriation/reserve for unanticipated electronics/site-system damage beyond predictions.
Equipment $77K
[#5, #10, #14, #16] Hardened/sacrificial monitoring systems (cameras, fiber links), initial transport/transfer kit, safes/microfilm setup, and initial PPE/equipment items (excludes Delrin casing and incineration setup recorded separately).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $72K
[#7, #15] Research lab setup/modifications for thaumaturgy/memetics and electronics testing plus materials testing & certification (GC-MS, DSC, tensile, third-party certification).
Incident Response Gear $30K
[#11] One-time purchase of emergency/rapid-containment equipment (portable shielding, shelter-in-place gear, portable shielding systems).
Public Relations And Legal One Time $25K
[#13] One-time cover story development, creation of replacement non-anomalous logo, and initial legal work to protect cover.
Incineration Setup $20K
[#9] In-house incineration capability setup/permits (alternatively contractor costs are recurring per-event).
Training And Sop Development One Time $15K
[#12] Initial SOP development, initial training sessions and drills, and documentation creation.
Archival And Decommissioning Planning $8K
[#18] Planning & initial archival-grade storage setup for long-term archival or decommissioning pathways.
Delrin Protective Casing $4K
[#1] Custom CNC-machined Delrin-150 protective casing with inscription, QA, and contamination-proof finishing.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $668K/yr
Staff Wages $470K/yr
[#6, #7] Security personnel and research team salaries/benefits (standard staffing: 4guards ~ $220k; research staff and technicians ~ $250k).
Incident Response Reserve $75K/yr
[#11] Annual readiness reserve for emergency MTF activation, rapid containment teams, and contingency repairs.
Research And Monitoring $50K/yr
[#7, #5] Ongoing test runs, experimental consumables, memetic/thaumaturgic testing operations, and specialized monitoring campaigns.
Supplies And Consumables $40K/yr
[#5, #8, #9, #14, #16] Annual replacement budget for spare/hardened electronics, monitoring spares, incineration disposals/permits, physical record duplication/storage, and PPE consumables.
Facilities Maintenance $11K/yr
[#2, #3, #4] Ongoing maintenance of chamber/hardening layers, HVAC and environmental controls, UPS/generator maintenance and electricity for the containment chamber.
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#10] Recurring per-transfer transport costs (secure transfers, vehicle support) averaged across expected moves.
Training And Refresher $6K/yr
[#12] Recurring refresher training and periodic drills for staff and incineration crews.
Cover Story And Legal $4K/yr
[#13] Ongoing monitoring for leaks, legal retainer and small PR upkeep to maintain cover story.
Archival Oversight $2K/yr
[#18] Ongoing archival storage costs and oversight if object remains active in long-term storage.
Contingency Reserve Recurring $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $668K/yr
91.0% probability / year
Normal year with scheduled research, routine maintenance, and no major incidents.
no_incidents routine_maintenance scheduled_research
🚨 Minor Incident $728K/yr
8.0% probability / year +$60K vs baseline
Localized electronics failures near the object leading to equipment replacement, short MTF response, and small repairs.
localized_electronics_failure sacrificial_camera_loss minor_MTF_activation
🚨 Major Breach $1.1M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$450K vs baseline
Significant containment breach or replication event causing widespread electronics damage, extended downtime, and major emergency response/PR/legal costs.
containment_breach uncontrolled_replication critical_system_failure
👥 Personnel 7 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#6] Four full-time guards to provide 24/7 coverage (rotation included), salaries and benefits accounted for in staff_wages.
Research Scientist 2 [#7] Specialist researchers (physicist/engineer, thaumaturgist) funded as part of recurring research salaries.
Technician 1 [#7] Lab/technical technician to run equipment, tests, and consumable handling.
📋 Confidence Notes
Notes provide specific cost ranges for most items, but wide ranges (e.g., containment retrofit vs full buildout, hardening scope) require judgmental choices; personnel and contingency assumptions introduce further uncertainty.
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