SCP-7240 — SCP-7240 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-7240 Keter ~ medium confidence

SCP-7240

Expected annual

$7.3M

One-time setup

$19.8M

Annual recurring

$7.0M

Personnel

Initial one-time retrieval, heavy-lift, and facility/equipment purchases drive capital costs (~$19.8M); recurring annual costs for security, amnestic/memetic suppression, monitoring, and contingency are significant (~$6.7M/yr).

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $19.8M

Field Retrieval Operations $5.8M

[#2] Baseline per-site retrieval operations aggregated across 347 items (vehicles, teams, per diem, lodging, travel).

Equipment $4.6M

[#7, #17, #25] Permanent storage sensors and monitoring per object (#7 aggregated), specialized non-contact analysis equipment (#17), and purchase of vehicles/heavy equipment (crane/flatbeds/rigging) as capital purchase option (#25).

Heavy Lift And Rigging $2.0M

[#3] Aggregated crane/rigging/heavy-lift costs, permits, certified riggers, possible helicopter sling-lifts.

Field Site Monitoring Initial $1.5M

[#11] Initial deployment of covert monitoring (trail cams, seismic nodes, aerial revisits) for unrecovered field sites (100-site example).

Facilities $1.0M

[#6] Construction/modification of reinforced vault space, shelving, reinforced floors, and handling area at Site-97.

Secure Transport Initial $900K

[#4] Secure shipping from collection points to Site-97 during retrieval campaign (armored/secured flatbeds, escorts, route planning).

Environmental Remediation $850K

[#16] Site restoration, replanting, grading, or payments to landowners for extraction damage (aggregated budget).

Stabilization And Containment Crates $550K

[#5] Custom cradles, straps, non-compressive fixtures for transport/storage of 347 irregular heavy indestructible objects.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $500K

[#1] Nationwide geolocation analysis, commercial satellite imagery licensing, analytic tasking and coordination (one-time effort).

Media Takedown Initial $425K

[#13] Initial media/online takedown and cover-up effort (for confiscation of photos, legal takedowns, buyouts).

Temporal Compute And Instruments $350K

[#10] One-time compute/instrument procurement for Temporal Anomalies Department forecasting and simulation.

Communications And Secure Data Initial $325K

[#24] Encrypted communications, secure database and infrastructure to catalog 347 entries and protect imagery/location data.

Declassification And Cover Narrative $275K

[#29] Budget for future declassification/cover narratives, exhibitions, or sanitized archival materials (set-aside).

Liaison And Legal Initial $250K

[#14] Initial legal setup, covert coordination, permits/landowner negotiations, creation of shell projects.

Forensic Unit Initial $187K

[#22] Initial forensic investigation unit procurement (hardware/software) for photographic/material confiscation.

Shell Corporations Initial $175K

[#15] Creation/setup of shell corporations and cover-identity infrastructure for procurement and cover operations.

Protocol Development Initial $150K

[#18] Initial containment protocol development, documentation, and training program creation.

Project Projection $0

[#30] Summary/rough-order-of-magnitude note (referenced elsewhere; totals computed programmatically).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $7.0M/yr

Contingency Reserve $1.5M/yr

[#23] Program contingency/reserve (10–25% recommended). Set as an annual reserve to allow rapid large-scale response.

Staff Wages $1.4M/yr

[#8, #9] Ongoing wages/benefits for security staff (guards/supervisors) and dedicated research staff (geology/memetics/temporal researchers).

Amnestic And Memetic Suppression $1.1M/yr

[#12] Ongoing budget for pharmacological amnestics, memetic countermeasures, medics, and clean-up for civilian contacts.

Flash Public Response Contingency $500K/yr

[#19] Contingency pool for rapid-response public-safety (evacuations, targeted amnestic campaigns) in response to perceptible flashes.

Research And Monitoring $375K/yr

[#10] Temporal Anomalies Department recurring forecasting, simulation compute time, and specialized instrumentation operations.

Field Site Monitoring Maintenance $300K/yr

[#11] Maintenance and connectivity costs for remote monitoring nodes (solar/battery replacement, comms).

Cover Story And Legal $285K/yr

[#13, #14, #15] Ongoing media takedown monitoring (#13), legal/liaison recurring costs (#14), and shell corporation maintenance (#15).

Program Management And Admin $250K/yr

[#28] Project manager, finance/accounting, procurement support, and auditing overhead.

Logistics And Transport $200K/yr

[#4] Occasional secure transfer/transport after initial retrieval; convoy costs and route planning (recurring transfers).

Marcel Payroll And Monitoring $170K/yr

[#20] Payroll, psychological monitoring, surveillance, and restrictions required to keep Junior Researcher Marcel on staff and under observation.

Long Term Storage Maintenance $150K/yr

[#27] Structural inspections, sensor replacement, battery/solar replacement, and lifecycle maintenance of storage areas.

Media Takedown Recurring $125K/yr

[#13] Ongoing online monitoring and takedown operations.

Analysis Equipment Maintenance $125K/yr

[#17] Maintenance, calibration, and consumables for non-contact analysis equipment.

Communications And Secure Data Recurring $125K/yr

[#24] Maintenance and cybersecurity operations for encrypted communications and secure database.

Liaison And Legal Recurring $100K/yr

[#14] Annual legal/liaison costs, permits, and local coordination maintenance.

Forensic Unit Recurring $100K/yr

[#22] Annual operations for forensic investigation unit (digital forensics, field teams).

Shell Corporations Recurring $60K/yr

[#15] Annual maintenance/operational costs for shell companies and cover identities.

Training And Refresher $60K/yr

[#18] Annual refresher training and simulation exercises for containment staff and retrieval teams.

Medical Support $60K/yr

[#21] Ongoing medical and psychological support for staff exposed to anomalous effects.

Energy And Utilities $25K/yr

[#26] Incremental power and utility costs at Site-97 for sensors, CCTV, and climate control.

Facilities Maintenance $0/yr

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Supplies And Consumables $0/yr

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Secure Transport Recurring $0/yr

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⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $7.0M/yr

83.0% probability / year

Normal year with scheduled monitoring, retrieval aftermath, and routine operations; no major incidents.

routine_operations no_mass_sighting_events

🚨 Minor Incident $7.9M/yr

15.0% probability / year +$915K vs baseline

Localized flash event or small cluster of civilian sightings requiring targeted rapid response, increased amnestic operations, and short-term redeployment of MTF assets.

localized_mass_sighting single-site_flash_event

🚨 Major Breach $16.7M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$9.7M vs baseline

Widespread public exposure or coordinated incidents causing mass sightings and national attention, requiring major national-scale suppression, redeployment, and legal/PR expenditures.

nationwide_mass_exposure large_scale_media_leak

👥 Personnel 18 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	14	[#8] 24/7 armed guard coverage, perimeter security and access control supervisors (midpoint of 10–18 guards).
Research Scientist	4	[#9] Dedicated research staff (geology, memetics, temporal) estimated 3–6; midpoint used.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are medium-confidence: the analyst notes provide many ranges and clear line items but actual costs depend heavily on unknown site accessibility, equipment purchase vs rental choices, and event frequency; anomalous behaviors introduce further uncertainty.

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