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SCP-7277 Pending ~ medium confidence
SCP-7277
Expected annual
$1.9M
One-time setup
$1.4M
Annual recurring
$1.8M
Personnel
6
Initial capital costs are dominated by structural segregation, biosafety upgrades and imaging/robotics purchases (~$1.4M one-time). Recurring costs are personnel, contingency reserve, research and monitoring, and consumables (~$1.79M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.4M
Facilities $662K
[#3, #6, #9, #10, #16, #17, #20] Reinforcement/airlock, geotechnical survey, biosafety ante-room upgrades, decontamination chamber installation, environmental control installation, UPS/generator installation, secure storage vault and shelving (midpoint estimates aggregated).
Equipment $618K
[#2, #4, #5, #14, #15, #22] One-time equipment purchases including MTF rapid-response gear ($150k), surveillance hardware ($35k), robotics kits ($137,500), moderate CT purchase ($200k), secure data/storage hardware ($42,500), photography/3D scanning rigs ($52,500).
Public Cover Initial $50K
[#25] One-time costs for vetted contractors/false-scope hires or compensations to maintain cover if civilian interaction required.
Legal Cover Initial $35K
[#19] Initial documentation, redaction and cover-story setup (one-time).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $20K
[#7] Initial osteological database, tagging supplies and startup costs.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.8M/yr
Staff Wages $720K/yr
[#1, #2] 24/7 posted MTF Alpha-1 coverage (4 FTEs) and on-call rapid-response staffing/training (annual fully-burdened personnel costs aggregated).
Contingency Fund Recurring $500K/yr
[#23] Annual reserved contingency for unexpected anomalous escalation, emergency containment measures, mass amnestics or structural/evacuation costs (mid-range reserve).
Research And Monitoring $250K/yr
[#7, #8, #13, #18] Ongoing osteological inventory/research staffing (reduced baseline posture), representative forensic testing budget, and containment R&D/protocol development (baseline annual allocation).
Supplies And Consumables $114K/yr
[#9, #10, #21, #22] PPE consumables, waste disposal operations, sampling consumables and photography/maintenance consumables (aggregated mid-range).
Cover Story And Legal $45K/yr
[#19, #24, #25] Ongoing documentation maintenance, redaction, legal/admin, ethical oversight and low-level cover operations.
Psychological Support $40K/yr
[#12] Counseling, resiliency training and rotation support for staff exposed to remains/anomalous phenomena.
Medical Surveillance $32K/yr
[#11] Routine pre/post-exposure medical checks, screenings and incident response reserve (baseline allocation).
Facilities Maintenance $20K/yr
[#3, #16] Ongoing maintenance/inspection of reinforced entrance, airlock/doors and environmental units.
Surveillance Operations $20K/yr
[#4] Storage, monitoring, sensor maintenance and continuous logging for cameras, audio and environmental sensors.
Data Storage And Backups $20K/yr
[#15] Secure encrypted server maintenance, offsite backups and disaster recovery (annual costs).
Power And Backup Utility $12K/yr
[#17] Electricity costs for continuous sensors/environmental controls and UPS/generator maintenance allocations.
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#2, #14] Minor transport/CASEVAC logistics and occasional contracted imaging/transport as-needed (baseline).
Sample Storage $10K/yr
[#20] Climate-controlled vault operating costs and chain-of-custody management for retained samples.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.8M/yr
83.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with ongoing containment, monitoring, routine research and the annual contingency reserve in place.
no breaches regular monitoring routine sampling and maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $2.0M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Localized incident requiring rapid-response extraction, limited structural repair, additional forensic testing and short-term medical/psychological treatment.
single-room breach/incident personnel exposure/injury targeted containment reinforcement
🚨 Major Breach $3.3M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant containment failure or hazardous escalation in one or more rooms requiring mass emergency response, structural remediation, large-scale amnestic deployment and rapid procurement of advanced containment hardware.
multiple-room escalation structural failure under Site-19 widespread personnel exposure or memetic effects
👥 Personnel 6 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#1, #2] Four FTEs to staff the continuous posted guard position plus additional rapid-response personnel (aggregated into staff_wages estimate).
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges but many items are range-based and hazard severity is uncertain (rooms have unknown behaviors). Estimates use mid/low-midpoints and include an annual contingency; actual costs could vary substantially if research intensifies or a room proves highly dangerous.
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