SCP-7213 — SCP-7213 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-7213 Neutralized ~ medium confidence

SCP-7213

Expected annual

$7.3M

One-time setup

$29.4M

Annual recurring

$6.9M

Personnel

One-time startup and capital costs are large—dominated by amnestic R&D/stockpiles and a contingency reserve—while recurring costs are driven by personnel, a multi-disciplinary research program, security and law-enforcement/disinformation retainers.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $29.4M

Contingency Reserve $12.5M

[#24] Liquid reserve fund for catastrophic/multi-city bleed events (allocation recommended).

Amnestic Stockpile $6.0M

[#11] Production and secure storage of multi-city amnestic stockpile (liquid concentrates/cartridges).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $5.0M

[#10] Amnestic R&D program buildout, GLP testing capacity and lab infrastructure.

Facilities $2.0M

[#3] Secure operations center build-out (RF-shielded rooms, server racks, hardened facility).

Mobile Broadcast Units $850K

[#7] Hardened broadcast vans and portable transmitter kits (2–4 vans + specialized gear).

Dispersal Platform Purchase $650K

[#12] Purchase/modify vehicles or platforms for dispersal (Option B purchase/modify vehicles).

Remote Receiver Network $625K

[#4] Distributed SDR nodes, antennas and remote deployments (30–100 nodes; total network deployment).

Software Development And Licenses $450K

[#5] Signal analysis software, AI/ML development and initial license purchases.

Response Fleet And Staging $400K

[#17] Fleet/vehicle purchase and staging area setup for incident response.

Redundant Power Systems $225K

[#9] Generators, UPS systems and initial installation for monitoring/ops redundancy.

Equipment $150K

[#4] Central high-end receivers & secure racks; core hardware for signal analysis.

Archive System $150K

[#6] Initial indexing/search system and archive build for audio/logs/transcripts.

Portable Transmitters $100K

[#8] Cache of portable transmitters, repeaters and satellite uplinks (spare units).

Evidence Vault $100K

[#21] Vault/storage build or upgrade for chain-of-custody, seized hardware and samples.

Public Redundancy Program $100K

[#25] Kits and initial community redundancy training (satphone packs, amateur radio nets).

Post Neutralization Documentation $50K

[#26] Final neutralization report writing, classified archival and FOIA-ready sanitized packages.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $6.9M/yr

Staff Wages $2.6M/yr

[#1, #2] Department staffing (12–18 FTEs) and 24/7 monitoring center analysts (9–12 analysts); blended salaries and benefits.

Research And Monitoring $1.8M/yr

[#18] Forensic signal investigation and multi-year research program (physicists, RF engineers, modeling).

Law Enforcement Coordination $500K/yr

[#14] Preparedness retainer/reimbursement funds for local/state law-enforcement coordination.

Facility Security $375K/yr

[#22] On-site physical security staffing and contracts for Department facilities.

Covert Procurement And Fronts $275K/yr

[#23] Covert procurement costs, shell companies and operational overhead for plausible deniability.

Legal Retainer $225K/yr

[#16] Legal counsel retainer and liaison with federal agencies.

Reputation Management $175K/yr

[#29] Ongoing stakeholder relations, small payments and discreet compensation to local officials/station owners.

Software Maintenance And Licenses $100K/yr

[#5] Ongoing maintenance, support and license fees for signal analysis tools and AI models.

Medical Readiness Contracts $100K/yr

[#13] Ongoing readiness contracts for mobile medical teams and field triage capability.

Disinformation Maintenance $100K/yr

[#15] Ongoing maintenance of cover operations, media contacts and shell companies for information control.

Training And Exercises $100K/yr

[#19] Annual training, drills and tabletop exercises for broadcast response and deployments.

Travel And Liaison $100K/yr

[#27] Travel for liaison officers, international coordination and emergency collaboration.

Dispersal Platform Contract Retainer $100K/yr

[#12] Annual retainer for contracted aerial dispersal (option A) and surge on-call capacity.

Audit And Ethics $88K/yr

[#30] Internal audits, Ethics Committee reviews and independent safety assessments.

Redundant Power Maintenance $52K/yr

[#9] Fuel contracts, generator maintenance and UPS servicing.

Archive Storage $50K/yr

[#6] Cloud/tape storage, egress and retention costs for archived transmissions.

Community Aftercare Programs $50K/yr

[#20] Ongoing programs for counseling and community remediation post-incident.

Clearance And Backgrounds $35K/yr

[#22] Background checks, clearance processing and renewals for staff/contractors.

Public Redundancy Maintenance $25K/yr

[#25] Replacement and program maintenance for community communications kits and training.

Decontamination Readiness $25K/yr

[#28] Readiness for environmental monitoring, sampling and covert cleanup capability.

Transmitters Consumables $20K/yr

[#8] Spare parts, consumables and upkeep for portable transmitters & repeaters.

Evidence Storage Operations $20K/yr

[#21] Operating costs for evidence handling, secure transport and chain-of-custody.

Facilities Maintenance $0/yr

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Supplies And Consumables $0/yr

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Logistics And Transport $0/yr

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Cover Story And Legal $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $6.9M/yr

91.0% probability / year

Normal operational year with routine monitoring and no major incidents or deployments.

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🚨 Minor Incident $9.4M/yr

8.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline

Single-city bleed-through requiring an amnestic dispersal and localized emergency response.

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🚨 Major Incident $22.8M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$15.9M vs baseline

Multi-city or escalated bleed with major litigation, large-scale dispersals and national-level response.

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👥 Personnel 25 total

Role	Count	Notes
Department Operations / Analysis / Management	15	[#1] Core Department staff (cataloguing transmissions, coordination, management).
Monitoring Analyst / Triage (24/7 shifts)	10	[#2] 24/7 reception, triage and on-call surge capacity (three-shift coverage).

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are derived from analyst ranges and midpoints; many line items (amnestic R&D/stockpiles, contingency reserves, per-incident litigation) have wide uncertainty and legal/ethical/regulatory variability, so confidence is medium rather than high.

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