SCP-7267 — SCP-7267 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-7267 Safe ~ medium confidence

SCP-7267

Expected annual

$528K

One-time setup

$439K

Annual recurring

$513K

Personnel

Initial one-time capital and contingency requirements are dominated by contingency/reserve funding and equipment installation (~$439,000). Recurring annual costs are driven primarily by staff wages, ongoing research/monitoring, legal/cover operations, and logistics (~$513,000/yr).

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $439K

Contingency Escalation Reserve $200K

[#19] Emergency escalation reserve for buyout, rapid containment, international specialist hires or major emergency measures.

Equipment $30K

[#3] Cameras, controller, mounting hardware and tamper-proof housings (capital PTZ camera system).

Portable Research Toolkit $30K

[#7] Night-vision cameras, thermal imagers, audio recorders, portable EEG/EKG, laptops and field sensors.

Power Infrastructure $30K

[#8] Solar + battery bank and/or quiet generator installation for site power.

Vehicle Purchase $30K

[#12] Purchase of 4x4/van for field visits and equipment transport.

Legal Contingency Fund $25K

[#17] One-time contingency fund for potential immediate legal/PR payouts or urgent suppression actions.

Site Access Legal Fees $20K

[#1] Initial legal access agreements / permits / possible buyout retainer to secure rights to install equipment.

Environmental Remediation Reserve $20K

[#21] Funding reserved for asbestos/lead or other abatement events if discovered during work.

Initial Server $12K

[#9] Initial secure server/storage hardware for high-resolution video/audio archiving.

Coverup Retainer $10K

[#2] Initial negotiation retainer for government liaison and cover-up coordination.

Secure Communications $10K

[#10] Encrypted comms equipment, low-latency uplink and installation (satellite/4G backup hardware).

Sop And Training Development $10K

[#18] Development of SOPs, initial training materials, and initial training sessions.

Ppe And Structural Survey $9K

[#14] Initial PPE kit and a structural/engineer survey to assess safe access.

Historical Initial Research $3K

[#16] Initial archive access fees / local historian hire for historical research and records retrieval.

Facilities $0

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Initial Research And Lab Setup $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $513K/yr

Staff Wages $250K/yr

[#4, #5] Salaries for monitoring staff and field/research team (2 camera operators on rotation, 1 senior researcher, 2 technicians).

Cover Story And Legal $80K/yr

[#2, #17, #22] Government liaison retainer, legal retainer, media suppression contingencies and community-relations spend.

Research And Monitoring $72K/yr

[#9, #16, #20] Ongoing data storage/cloud costs, archival fees, long-term study operations (portion of research program budget).

Logistics And Transport $45K/yr

[#12, #13] Vehicle fuel/maintenance and short-term lodging/travel for specialists and field visits.

Specialist Psych Support $25K/yr

[#6] Routine psychological screening and care, with budget for occasional intensive care episodes.

Insurance And Repair $15K/yr

[#11] Insurance premiums and budget for equipment theft/vandalism replacement and repairs.

Debris Management $6K/yr

[#15] Contracting targeted debris clearing, selective cleanup and hazard removal to access observation points.

Supplies And Consumables $6K/yr

[#7, #14] PPE replacements, batteries, small replacements for portable equipment and consumables.

Site Access Renewals $5K/yr

[#1] Annual renewals/administrative costs for permits and agreements with property owners/government.

Secure Communications Service $3K/yr

[#10] Data/service charges for encrypted comms, satellite/4G backup links and low-latency service.

Training And Sop Refreshers $3K/yr

[#18] Annual refresher training and SOP updates for camera operation and psychological preparedness.

Facilities Maintenance $2K/yr

[#8] Fuel, generator maintenance, small site maintenance and periodic upkeep.

Environmental Inspections $2K/yr

[#21] Annual inspections for asbestos/lead and other site hazards.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $513K/yr

87.5% probability / year

Normal year with no major incidents; routine monitoring, research and upkeep only.

no major vandalism no escalation required

🚨 Minor Incident $538K/yr

10.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline

Localized vandalism/theft or small-scale equipment failure requiring replacements and short emergency response.

equipment theft/vandalism small medical/psych episode

🚨 Major Breach $813K/yr

2.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline

Significant escalation: major structural damage, multiple equipment losses, emergency containment measures and partial property acquisition or extensive repairs.

large-scale destructive event rapid escalation requiring buyout/repairs

🚨 Catastrophic Breach $1.7M/yr

0.5% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline

Full containment escalation: full site purchase, construction of secure facility or long-term lockdown and major research/medical effort.

unmanageable anomalous intensification public mass exposure or political intervention

👥 Personnel 5 total

Role	Count	Notes
Camera Operator / Monitoring	2	[#4] On-call rotation to manually operate PTZ cameras during events; salaries included in staff_wages.
Research Scientist	1	[#5] Senior researcher (psych/neuro) responsible for oversight of field research and subject handling; salary included in staff_wages.
Technician	2	[#5] Field technicians for equipment maintenance, sample collection and on-site support; salaries included in staff_wages.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are mid-range derivations from provided ranges; SCP is relatively well-documented (Safe) so cost categories are identifiable, but local political, legal and anomaly-driven escalation paths introduce material uncertainty.

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