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SCP-7282 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-7282
Expected annual
$2.6M
One-time setup
$2.7M
Annual recurring
$2.5M
Personnel
11
Initial setup for containment, monitoring, and research is capital-intensive (several million USD up-front) while annual operating costs are driven mainly by staff wages, a maintained contingency fund, research, and cover/clinic operations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.7M
Facilities $1.8M
[#1] Construction and outfitting of ~10 standard humanoid containment chambers (secure access, CCTV, HVAC, medical hookups, safe furnishings) at ~$100k–$250k/chamber; aggregated estimate for cohort.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $200K
[#12] Initial memetics research/lab buildout, controlled exposure rooms and instruments; initial setup estimate per analyst notes.
Equipment $125K
[#2] Monitoring hardware (high-frame-rate cameras, eye-tracking/logging, secure video endpoints) for ~10 chambers at ~$5k–$20k/chamber.
Protective R And D $125K
[#13] Initial protective-countermeasure R&D (filters, protective eyewear, detection software) estimated $50k–$200k initial.
Cover Clinic Setup $125K
[#15] Initial setup for front clinic / cover story (rent deposits, initial licensing, setup) estimated $50k–$200k.
Transport Vehicles Purchase $100K
[#8] Purchase of secure/ordinary transport vehicles (~2 vehicles @ $30k–$75k each).
Amnestic Stockpile $100K
[#9] One-time stock purchase of Class-B amnestics (example: 100-dose stockpile ~$50k–$200k).
Item Approval Software $90K
[#11] Development and validation of secure item-approval/workflow application (one-time development $30k–$150k).
Secure Datacenter Initial $60K
[#3] Initial on-site server / secure cloud partition purchase and initial secure storage setup meeting high-assurance OPSEC.
Training Program Initial $50K
[#19] Initial memetics-safety and personnel certification program development ($20k–$75k initial).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.5M/yr
Staff Wages $540K/yr
[#5, #6, #7, #10, #22] Salaries (medical staff pro rata, nurses, psychiatrist/psychologist, security guards, administrative clerks, memetic/data analysts, sysadmin/engineer). Aggregated from per-role estimates in notes.
Contingency Fund Maintenance $500K/yr
[#14] Maintained contingency reserve for containment-failure responses, mass amnestic deployments, rapid-response logistics (recommended $250k–$1,000,000 reserve).
Research And Monitoring $300K/yr
[#12] Ongoing memetics research program costs (staff, experiments, controlled exposures) estimated $250k–$1,000,000/yr for a modest program.
Front Clinic Ops $300K/yr
[#15] Ongoing front clinic operational costs (rent, licensing, staff, PR, patient stipends) estimated $150k–$800k/yr for a small clinic.
Cover Story And Legal $250K/yr
[#15, #16] Legal retainers, covert operations budget, and irregular contingency payments (retainer/legal ~$50k–$200k/yr; irregular payments budgeted separately).
Logistics And Transport $170K/yr
[#7, #8] Escort operational trip costs (~$200–$600/trip) aggregated for weekly escorts plus vehicle operating costs ($5k–$15k/yr per vehicle).
Public Relations $75K/yr
[#25] PR and misinformation mitigation budgets to suppress leaks, coordinate cover stories, and prepare fabricated recalls ($50k–$300k/yr baseline).
Supplies And Consumables $70K/yr
[#17, #23] Patient living consumables (food, clothing, bedding) and medical disposables; equipment consumables/reserve partially allocated here.
Infosec Opsec $60K/yr
[#21] Annual cybersecurity, encrypted comms, background checks and clearance processes (cybersecurity $25k–$150k/yr; background checks per hire ~$500–$3,000).
Facilities Maintenance $55K/yr
[#3, #4] Datacenter power/rackspace/backup/licensing and general chamber utilities/HVAC/maintenance; includes recurring datacenter storage costs ($5k–$25k/yr).
Opportunity Costs $50K/yr
[#24] Internal chargeback for lost site efficiency / sector reallocation due to patient free-roam and scheduling complexity (conservative $25k–$150k/yr).
Audit Compliance $40K/yr
[#20] Internal audits, external reviews, and oversight estimated $20k–$75k/yr.
Shopping Allowance $40K/yr
[#18] Transactional budget to purchase approved items during escorted visits (~$200–$500/month per patient; aggregated for cohort).
Amnestic Administration $25K/yr
[#9] Per-administration med/drug + staff + monitoring costs aggregated (per-administration $500–$2,000; estimate for periodic administrations per year).
Protective R And D $25K/yr
[#13] Continued R&D and trials for masks/filters/software (estimated $10k–$50k/yr ongoing).
Equipment Replacement And Consumables $20K/yr
[#23] Periodic replacement of cameras, eye trackers, PPE, medical disposables; spare inventory maintenance ($10k–$50k/yr).
Item Approval Software $15K/yr
[#11] Ongoing maintenance/licensing for item-approval workflow (estimated $5k–$25k/yr).
Training Program Recurring $10K/yr
[#19] Annual refresher courses and simulated drills ($5k–$25k/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.5M/yr
90.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major containment incidents; routine research, monitoring, escorts, and contingency fund maintenance only.
no breaches routine escort schedule regular research activity
🚨 Minor Incident $2.8M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$300K vs baseline
Localized containment/medical incident requiring targeted amnestic use, overtime, limited PR/legal action, and emergency logistics.
injury from SCP-7282-A event anomalous product recovered requiring targeted amnestic small-scale leak or staff exposure
🚨 Major Breach $4.0M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant containment failure or public exposure requiring mass amnestic deployment, large-scale emergency logistics, broad PR campaign, and extensive legal/operational responses.
widespread public distribution of SCP-7282-A items Lifted Veil-level exposure mass casualty or multi-site incidents
👥 Personnel 11 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 [#7] Routine site security and escorts; full-time guards.
Research Scientist 1 [#12] Memetics/research lead for program work.
Research Technician / Lab Tech 1 [#12, #13] Lab support for experiments and protective-countermeasure testing.
Medical Officer 1 [#5] Ophthalmologist / physician (pro rata) responsible for follow-ups and surgical oversight.
Nurse / Medical Staff 1 [#5] Nursing support for patient care, post-amnestic monitoring.
Psychiatrist / Psychologist 1 [#6] Ongoing psychiatric/behavioral monitoring and therapy.
Engineer / Sysadmin 1 [#3, #4, #21] Datacenter and monitoring systems maintenance, cybersecurity coordination.
Administrative Staff 1 [#10] Daily reporting, form processing, approvals workflow and clerical support.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges but leave uncertainty about cohort size, frequency of escorted leaves, and true risk of large-scale dissemination; medium confidence reflects reasonably scoped estimates with notable range uncertainty.
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