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SCP-7225 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-7225
Expected annual
$516K
One-time setup
$352K
Annual recurring
$507K
Personnel
3
One-time containment and equipment costs are modest (low-to-mid five figures) but substantial recurring costs (~$0.5M/year) come from specialized personnel, ongoing research/monitoring, and legal/cover-up reserves in the event of anomalous weather incidents.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $352K
Equipment $128K
[#1, #4, #5, #6] Gravitationally-stable containment locker, specialized handling equipment, secure transport crate, and monitoring/sensor suite one-time purchases/installation.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $75K
[#11] Initial controlled experiments and study to determine trigger thresholds and instrumentation for research.
Facilities $60K
[#2] Room retrofit/controlled vault space, blast/fire protection, CCTV and climate stabilization one-time buildout.
Emergency Suppression Toolkit $30K
[#9] One-time purchase of portable heaters, fans, de-icing supplies, drones, and temporary sheltering materials.
Offsite Redundancy $25K
[#17] Preparation of off-site secondary containment / deep-storage vault and duplicate sensor kits one-time capital.
Ups And Generator $12K
[#7] UPS/backup generator provisioning for locker room and redundant power supply one-time purchase.
Forensic Analysis $8K
[#19] One-time material/isotope/provenance analyses and lab tests.
Inter Site Transfer And Reconciliation $6K
[#20] One-time administrative reconciliation, secure transfer, and related transport costs.
Personnel Vetting One Time $5K
[#3] One-time background check/clearance processing costs for permitted handlers.
Administrative Setup $3K
[#16] Software/licenses and records setup for chain-of-custody and archival storage (one-time).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $507K/yr
Staff Wages $200K/yr
[#8] Salaries for on-call anomalous-meteorology/response team (lead scientist + technicians) and related staffing for rapid response.
Research And Monitoring $105K/yr
[#6, #11] Ongoing R&D, modeling, instrumentation upgrades, and data storage/analysis costs.
Cover Story And Legal $50K/yr
[#12, #13] Annual budget for cover-story dissemination, media consulting, liaison/compensation for local authorities and small-incident legal measures.
Escalation Contingency $50K/yr
[#22] Annual contingency reserve for escalation events requiring large-scale emergency response, shelters, or public reimbursements.
Insurance And Reserve $25K/yr
[#14] Site insurance/reserve fund allocation for structural/vehicle/worker damages and self-insurance reserve.
Logistics And Transport $18K/yr
[#5] Secure vehicle maintenance and routine transport operations budget for site movements.
It And Cybersecurity $12K/yr
[#21] Hardened servers, secure backups, and monitoring to protect containment data and prevent exfiltration.
Training And Drills $12K/yr
[#10] Regular incident containment drills, tabletop exercises, and staff training across research, security and PR teams.
Access Control And Vetting $10K/yr
[#3] Ongoing background monitoring, clearance renewals, badge/key management, and administrative chain-of-custody overhead.
Supplies And Consumables $7K/yr
[#4, #9, #23] Gloves, packing, glovebox consumables, emergency suppression consumables and miscellaneous replacement parts.
Facilities Maintenance $6K/yr
[#2] Annual maintenance, utilities and climate stabilization costs for locker room/vault.
Medical Monitoring $6K/yr
[#15] Health surveillance program and routine medical supplies for staff exposed during tests or accidental weather events.
Psychological Support $4K/yr
[#18] Employee assistance program counseling and small hazard-pay/stipend reserve for affected staff.
Chain Of Custody Maintenance $2K/yr
[#16] Recurring software/license maintenance and archival storage upkeep for logs and evidence.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $507K/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major weather incidents; ongoing monitoring, research, staffing, and routine maintenance only.
no_incidents routine_operations
🚨 Minor Incident $532K/yr
10.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
Localized small snow/rain event requiring on-site response, limited PR/cover-up and consumable use.
localized_snow_puff small_response_deployment minor_coverup
🚨 Major Incident $807K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Publicly visible meteorological disturbance requiring large-scale response, extended PR/legal costs, and infrastructure repairs.
widespread_snow_event media_exposure infrastructure_damage
👥 Personnel 3 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / Anomalous Meteorologist 1 Lead responsible for experiments, modeling, and incident oversight (salary included in staff_wages).
Technician 2 Field/response technicians for monitoring, transport, and suppression deployments (salaries included in staff_wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges allowing midpoint estimates, but many costs (incident frequency, scale of PR/legal payouts, and escalation probabilities) are highly uncertain, so overall confidence is medium.
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