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SCP-7264 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-7264
Expected annual
$1.8M
One-time setup
$15.3M
Annual recurring
$1.7M
Personnel
8
Estimated up-front capital is approximately $15.3M driven primarily by the Cross-Pollination emergency vault and contingency reserves; recurring annual costs are roughly $1.73M/yr dominated by designated-reader wages, medical readiness and ongoing monitoring/lab operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $15.3M
Facilities $10.1M
[#1, #10, #23] Locker environmental retrofit, negative-pressure reading room build/retrofit, and hardened Cross-Pollination contingency vault costs.
Equipment $2.1M
[#3, #16, #19, #24, #25, #32] GAARDER access hardware & setup, high-resolution imaging equipment, remote/robotic hardware, rapid-response vehicle/helicopter purchase-equivalent, data-logging setup, and compute cluster procurement.
Contingency Catastrophic Reserve $2.0M
[#31] Reserve for large-scale mitigation, mass-evacuation logistics or major cross-anomaly response.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $420K
[#6, #14, #26, #33] Reader training & SOP development, BSL-3 pathology/mycology lab fit-out, reality-alteration detection R&D/sensor purchase, and initial protocols/translation specialist hires.
Legal And Cover Setup $250K
[#28] Initial legal/cover story establishment, front companies/trust setup and liaison.
Psychological Compensation Reserve $200K
[#29] One-time reserve for long-term compensation and disability related to exposure.
Field Expedition Major $120K
[#21] Major expedition (archaeological survey/excavation) one-time per-expedition cost.
Conservation And Vellum Preservation $30K
[#17] Conservation-grade handling, initial assessment and treatment for 15th-century vellum.
Replica Facsimile Program $15K
[#34] High-fidelity non-anomalous facsimile production (per facsimile).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.7M/yr
Staff Wages $810K/yr
[#5, #8] Salaries/benefits/hazard pay for 6 designated readers and incremental on-duty security detail for readings.
Logistics And Transport $240K/yr
[#22, #24] Ongoing field surveillance/asset maintenance and rapid-response transport/helicopter contract operations.
Research And Monitoring $226K/yr
[#12, #20, #25, #27, #32, #33, #16] Medical monitoring program, robotic maintenance & data analysis, forensic/tamper monitoring operations, reality-monitoring maintenance and data analysis, compute cluster operations, translation retainer, and archival storage.
Cover Story And Legal $150K/yr
[#28, #35] Ongoing legal fees/retainers and public/press contingency/disinformation standby.
Emergency Medical Readiness $150K/yr
[#13] On-site rapid-response medical team, OR readiness and on-call anesthesia/surgical standby costs tied to readings.
Supplies And Consumables $96K/yr
[#9, #15, #30] PPE and per-session consumables, lab reagents/consumables/specialist assays, and hazardous waste disposal/incineration.
Psychological Aftercare $40K/yr
[#29] Annual counseling, PTSD programs and aftercare for exposed personnel.
Training Refreshers Drills $10K/yr
[#7] Annual re-certification, scenario drills and SOP updates for readers and response teams.
Facilities Maintenance $9K/yr
[#2, #4, #11] Locker environmental operations, access control licensing/monitoring, HEPA/ventilation maintenance.
Conservation Monitoring $3K/yr
[#18] Periodic inspection, minor treatments and consultant fees for vellum conservation.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.7M/yr
92.5% probability / year
Normal year with weekly readings, routine maintenance, training and no major incidents.
standard weekly reads no breaches routine maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $2.0M/yr
6.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Localized contamination or medical incident during a reading requiring extra medical care, targeted cleanup and short-term operational disruption.
single-reader exposure requiring extended medical care local contamination needing decon and sample analysis
🚨 Major Breach $4.2M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Containment breach or significant reality drift requiring deployment of hardened vault measures, mobile response, expanded medical operations and temporary relocation of staff.
localized reality-linearization failure of locker/room containment significant personnel casualties
🚨 Political Exposure $6.7M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Civilian discovery or legal/political fallout requiring major legal/PR operations, settlements, accelerated procurement and possible relocation or longer-term facility hardening.
public leak civilian casualties hostile media/legal action
🚨 Catastrophic Cross Pollination $51.7M/yr
0.1% probability / year +$50.0M vs baseline
Tashkent-Class cross-pollination or similar catastrophic interaction requiring full K‑class mitigation, mass-evacuation, multi-site coordination and maximum contingency expenditure.
cross-anomaly interaction rapid reality linearization large-scale biospatial release
👥 Personnel 8 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / Designated Reader 6 [#5] Six qualified readers required by the weekly-reading protocol; total salary budget accounted in staff_wages.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#8] Dedicated on-duty security detail for readings and roster coverage; cost included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item estimates are based on analyst guidance but are order-of-magnitude; major uncertainties stem from the low-probability/high-impact contingency decisions (vault sizing, whether weekly readings continue) and accelerated procurement multipliers.
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