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SCP-7286 Enochian ~ medium confidence
SCP-7286
Expected annual
$2.2M
One-time setup
$2.3M
Annual recurring
$2.2M
Personnel
12
First-year setup (property purchase + containment buildout + equipment) drives one-time costs; ongoing costs are dominated by specialized staff wages, research/monitoring programs, and cover/legal/insurance overhead. Total one-time ≈ $2.35M and steady-state recurring ≈ $2.22M/yr.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.3M
Facilities $1.1M
[#1, #3] Purchase of Provisional Outpost-A904 and site renovation/sealing to create the 130 sqft containment room.
Equipment $680K
[#4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #11, #16, #20, #23] Physical containment upgrades, monitoring hardware, imaging, robotics, backup power purchase, electronic security installation, IT hardware, secure vault/safe, incident-response equipment.
Contingency Reserve $300K
[#19] One-time contingency/reserve fund for major incidents, relocation, or large remediation costs.
Research Trial Reserve $100K
[#24] Initial one-time budget allocated for a first controlled research/test campaign and associated simulations/oversight.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $60K
[#15] Initial deployment costs for research program, data feeds, compute/storage and analytics setup.
Legal And Cover Initial $60K
[#17] Initial legal, shell setup, and covert funding overhead to establish cover story and shell entities.
Medical Initial Screening $27K
[#14] Initial medical/psychological baseline screening for staff (12 personnel).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.2M/yr
Staff Wages $1.1M/yr
[#10, #12] 24/7 on-site security staffing payroll (6 guards) plus specialized core team salaries (Air Conditioning Division, HMCL supervisor, memetic/cognitive safety officer, HVAC anomalous-systems techs).
Research And Monitoring $624K/yr
[#5, #6, #7, #15, #24] Calibration/replacement of monitoring sensors, imaging/remote-sensing maintenance, robotic/remote maintenance upkeep, ongoing research/analytics program and allocated annual budget for authorized alteration/testing program.
Capital Replacement Reserve $100K/yr
[#22] Annual set-aside for equipment lifecycle replacement and spares for monitoring/robotics/anomalous interfaces.
Logistics And Transport $95K/yr
[#11, #13] Remote monitoring & communications service contracts, redundant links, and on-call response team travel/logistics and regular emergency drills.
Administrative Overhead $80K/yr
[#25] Administrative costs, internal audits, G.O.I. reclassification effort overhead, and internal review staffing.
Cover Story And Legal $76K/yr
[#17, #18] Ongoing legal fees, covert funding overhead, community relations / neighborhood cover maintenance expenditures.
Insurance $60K/yr
[#19] Specialized liability insurance and annual premiums for classified anomalous operations.
It Maintenance And Cybersecurity $40K/yr
[#16] Maintenance, audits, air-gapped storage upkeep, TEMPEST/EMSEC controls, and cryptographic key management.
Facilities Maintenance $20K/yr
[#2, #8, #9, #20] Property taxes/utilities/local fees, backup generator fuel/maintenance, electricity to run unit/monitoring, and vault maintenance.
Supplies And Consumables $13K/yr
[#21, #23] Filters, seals, cleaning supplies, sensor replacements, consumables for incident kits and routine maintenance.
Medical And Psychological $8K/yr
[#14] Annual follow-ups, emergency psychiatric care access, and medical monitoring for ~12 staff.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.2M/yr
92.5% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents: ongoing staffing, monitoring, legal/cover, and scheduled maintenance.
steady_state_operations scheduled_maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $2.3M/yr
6.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Localized mechanical failure, short robotic repair, or small memetic fluctuation requiring emergency response and modest remediation.
mechanical_failure localized_memetic_fluctuation
🚨 Major Breach $3.2M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Significant containment failure or prolonged lapse causing memetic propagation risk, requiring large-scale remediation, relocation, PR suppression, and potential equipment replacement.
prolonged_containment_lapse widespread_memetic_spread
🚨 Political Exposure $2.7M/yr
0.5% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Leak or discovery by local/regional actors requiring intensive legal mitigation, buy-offs, expanded cover operations, and elevated security.
public_leak media_attention
👥 Personnel 12 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#10] 24/7 discrete on-site security presence (2 per shift × 3 shifts = 6 guards total).
Research Scientist 2 [#12, #15] Research/analytics staff supporting monitoring, social-media analytics and authorized tests.
Engineer / Maintenance 2 [#7, #12, #8] HVAC/anomalous-systems technicians and robotic/backup-power maintenance personnel.
Memetic/Cognitive Safety Officer 1 [#12] Specialist responsible for memetic/cognitive hazard assessment and authorization.
Administrative Staff 1 [#17, #25] Administrative/cover liaison handling legal, shell entities, and internal audits/records.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges allowing a reasoned consolidated estimate, but many values are wide ranges and the anomalous nature (noospheric effects) allows for unquantified tail risks, so confidence is medium.
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