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SCP-7224 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-7224
Expected annual
$5.0M
One-time setup
$3.2M
Annual recurring
$4.7M
Personnel
24
Estimated one-time capital expenditures are roughly $3.2M, driven by facility buildouts (surgical suite, remote vault), contingency reserve and specialized equipment. Recurring annual costs are roughly $4.73M, driven mainly by security staffing, tactical retrieval operations, research/medical staffing, and cover-up/amnestics programs.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.2M
Facilities $1.2M
[#6, #11] Surgical/containment suite construction and remote vault construction.
Contingency Reserve $1.0M
[#22] One-time contingency/catastrophic response reserve fund.
Equipment $815K
[#3, #4, #5, #13, #19, #20] Armored vehicle purchases, weapons/PPE, monitoring setup, mobile isolation unit purchase, generator/UPS purchase, IT security setup.
Per Event Transport $100K
[#12] Secure transfer/transport cost per retrieval event (one-time when used).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $50K
[#18] Evidence handling / forensic lab setup and initial instrumentation.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.7M/yr
Staff Wages $1.9M/yr
[#1, #2, #7, #11] Close-protection agents (8 FTE baseline + surge), overtime/surge pay, dedicated research & medical team salaries, remote vault on-site security staffing.
Logistics And Transport $1.1M/yr
[#3, #9, #16] Vehicle fuel/maintenance/insurance, tactical retrieval operations budget, medevac retainer and operational transport costs.
Cover Story And Legal $600K/yr
[#15, #17] Amnestic/cover-up program costs, amnestics/post-incident treatment and legal/PR mitigation.
Administrative Overhead $300K/yr
[#21] Payroll processing, HR, security clearances, compliance, and program administrative overhead (~20% on personnel).
Covert Operations $200K/yr
[#10] HUMINT, electronic surveillance, and related operational intelligence costs.
Contingency Reserve Allocation $200K/yr
[#22] Annual replenishment target for contingency/catastrophic response fund.
Supplies And Consumables $158K/yr
[#4, #8, #25] Weapons/gear replacements & consumables, lab assay consumables, miscellaneous operational consumables and travel.
Public Incident Remediation $100K/yr
[#24] Remediation, property repair, witness relocation and compensation in case of public incidents.
Research And Monitoring $67K/yr
[#5, #14, #18] Secure remote monitoring/storage licenses & bandwidth, medical monitoring for Researcher Garcia, forensic consumables/analysis.
It Support And Licenses $60K/yr
[#20] IT security support, licenses, and periodic audits for classified networks and backups.
Facilities Maintenance $45K/yr
[#6, #13, #19] Surgical suite recertification/maintenance, mobile isolation maintenance, generator fuel/maintenance.
Staff Counseling $30K/yr
[#23] Ongoing psychological resilience programs and staff counseling.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.7M/yr
72.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with planned operations and no major incidents.
routine_protection_and_research scheduled_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $5.0M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Limited public exposure or a small-scale breach requiring amnestics, targeted legal action, and limited tactical response.
limited_public_exposure single_small_retrieval_or_arrest
🚨 Tactical Retrieval $6.2M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
High-intensity retrieval operations to recover POI and/or SCP-7224-2 requiring expanded tactical deployments and contracted assets.
international_or_hostile_retrieval extended_field_operations
🚨 Major Breach $7.2M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Significant containment failure or on-site breach resulting in emergency evacuations, emergency research, and legal liabilities.
onsite_breach widespread_exposure emergency_research_response
🚨 Political Exposure $7.7M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$3.0M vs baseline
International/diplomatic escalation or high-profile exposure forcing large covert operations, diplomatic mitigation, and extended legal actions.
foreign_jurisdiction_retrieval international_media_exposure diplomatic_crisis
👥 Personnel 24 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 10 [#1, #11] Eight full-time close-protection agents for Garcia plus ~2 on-site remote vault/security personnel included in staffing estimates.
Research Scientist 3 [#7] Research leads involved in SCP-7224 removal/research.
Medical Officer 3 [#7] Neurosurgeon(s), anesthesiologist and medical leads for removal/research operations.
Specialized Technician 3 [#7] Technical support staff for surgical and research operations.
Field Medic 1 [#16] Embedded medic support and medevac coordination.
Engineer / Maintenance 1 [#6, #19] Facility and generator maintenance / hardening support.
Administrative Staff 2 [#21] Payroll, HR, compliance, and program administration.
Security Supervisor / Site Director 1 [#1, #11] Supervisory security leadership for escort and remote site operations.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item estimates for many categories but large behavioral and operational uncertainties (frequency/intensity of retrievals, POI actions, international complications) make precise long-run forecasting difficult.
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