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SCP-7179 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-7179
Expected annual
$6.5M
One-time setup
$12.3M
Annual recurring
$6.3M
Personnel
14
One-time setup costs are moderate (~$12.32M) driven by research setup, quarantine construction, and a contingency reserve; recurring baseline operations are ~ $6.26M/yr driven by research/security staffing, monitoring, legal/suppression, and facility operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $12.3M
Initial Research And Lab Setup $5.0M
[#6] Fundamental-physics/anomalous-mechanism research program setup (lower-scale baseline estimate $5,000,000).
Contingency Reserve $5.0M
[#20] One-time contingency/emergency reserve fund to be used for rapid expansion or urgent mitigation.
Facilities $1.8M
[#7, #16] Quarantine/contingency wing construction (~$1.5M) and hardened vault/secure archives construction (~$250k).
Equipment $370K
[#2, #15] Autopsy/mortuary capital equipment (tables, refrigeration, radiography access) $250k and secure transport fleet purchase $120k.
Liaison Setup $200K
[#11] One-time liaison program setup: MOUs, training materials, initial contracts.
Optional Exploitation Setup $0
[#22] Optional large-scale exploitation/communication program (not pursued in baseline; capital cost would be $10–100M if activated).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $6.3M/yr
Staff Wages $1.5M/yr
[#4, #9] Salaries and benefits for dedicated SCP-7179 research team (~$900k) and security/rapid-response personnel (~$600k).
Research And Monitoring $1.1M/yr
[#5, #12, #19, #21] Controlled-death experiment program baseline budget (~$500k/yr), intelligence/open-source monitoring (~$250–400k), SOP development/audits ($100k/yr), and legal/ethical research & policy work (~$225k/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $1.0M/yr
[#10] Information control, legal retainers, PR and covert funding to suppress or debunk public knowledge (~$1,000,000/yr baseline).
Fundamental Physics Program $1.0M/yr
[#6] If a smaller-scale anomalous mechanism research program is run, ongoing operations estimated at ~$1,000,000/yr (baseline midscale commitment).
Facilities Maintenance $550K/yr
[#8, #16, #17] Quarantine operational costs (staff/utilities/supplies), vault/archives maintenance ($50k/yr), and energy/facility overhead.
Liaison Programs $300K/yr
[#11] Ongoing stipends/retainers and small grants to hospitals, coroners, and funeral homes (~$300k/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $225K/yr
[#3, #18] Autopsy/mortuary consumables, reagents, histology, PPE, incineration contracts, plus field/behavioral experiment consumables.
Classification And It $200K/yr
[#1] Secure classification systems, encrypted databases, software licenses, and 0.5–1 FTE sysadmin (~$200k/yr).
Psychological Support $150K/yr
[#13] Counseling and memetic-protection programs for exposed personnel (~$150k/yr).
Biohazard Testing $125K/yr
[#14] Forensic and specialized assays to screen biological materials (~$125k/yr baseline).
Logistics And Transport $60K/yr
[#15] Ongoing armored courier and vehicle operations (fuel, maintenance, drivers) ~$60k/yr.
Optional Exploitation Operations $0/yr
[#22] Recurring operations for a large-scale exploitation/communication program (not active in baseline; would be multi-million/yr if pursued).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $6.3M/yr
92.0% probability / year
Normal year with no major incidents; standard monitoring, research, quarantine readiness, and information-control work continue.
steady mortality events routine experiments no public exposure
🚨 Minor Incident $6.7M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$400K vs baseline
Isolated unexpected remanifestation or a small cluster requiring quarantine surge and additional legal/PR response.
single unexpected returnee hospital/morgue intervention required
🚨 Major Breach $8.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Significant leak or public exposure requiring escalated suppression, legal battles, and large-scale rapid response.
widespread public disclosure coordinated cult activity or large suicide clusters
🚨 Research Breakthrough Requiring Scale Up $28.3M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$22.0M vs baseline
Decision to pursue large-scale exploitation/communication program activates major one-time buildout plus multi-million recurring operations.
policy decision to exploit/communicate successful pilot data or strategic directive
👥 Personnel 14 total
Role Count Notes
Senior Research Lead / Principal Investigator 1 [#4] Lead for SCP-7179 research team (included in research salaries).
Research Scientist 3 [#4] Junior researchers (part of the 2–3 junior researchers noted).
Research Technician 2 [#4] Laboratory/research technical staff (included in research salaries).
Behavioral Psychologist / Memeticist 1 [#4] Specialist for memetic/behavioral study (included in research salaries).
Administrative Staff 1 [#4] Program administrative support (included in research salaries).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 3 [#9] Rapid-response/security staff (included in security recurring costs).
Systems Administrator 1 [#1] 0.5–1 FTE sysadmin for secure classification and databases (rounded to 1 FTE; included in classification_and_it).
Pathologist Technician / Morgue Tech 1 [#3] Morgue/autopsy operational staff (covered in autopsy operational budget).
Quarantine Medical Staff 1 [#8] Medical/support staff for quarantine wing (covered in quarantine operational budget).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide itemized estimates and sensible midpoints for many categories, but several items are optional or range widely (research scale, exploitation, contingency reserve) so overall uncertainty is moderate.
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