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SCP-7289 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-7289
Expected annual
$22.6M
One-time setup
$19.5M
Annual recurring
$21.8M
Personnel
93
Initial capital/setup is approximately $19.53M driven by base construction, contingency reserve, vehicles, surveillance and labs; annual operations run about $21.79M/yr dominated by personnel costs (embedded agents, MTF, and specialist researchers) plus contingency replenishment and covert operations budgets.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $19.5M
Containment Contingency Fund $7.5M
[#22] Reserve fund for escalations (midpoint of $5–10M).
Facilities $3.0M
[#7] Base secure staging construction/fit-out near SCP-7289-A (barracks, armory, comms, fencing).
Equipment $1.5M
[#5] MTF personal kit: body armor, weapons, optics, NVG, radios, medical kits; includes spare stock/replacements.
Vehicles $1.5M
[#6] Armored/utility patrol trucks and support vans (10 × $150k).
Psych Suite Buildout $1.5M
[#11] Secure psychiatric/medical suite build/retrofit for debriefing and trauma care (midpoint of $1.0–2.0M).
Surveillance Systems $1.4M
[#8] Initial deployment of fixed/mobile camera towers, motion/seismic sensors and automated recognition systems (midpoint of $750k–$2M).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.1M
[#10, #25] Secure memetic research lab build (~$1,000,000) and initial archival repository setup ($150,000).
Uav Fleet $500K
[#9] ISR drones, ground stations and spare airframes/batteries initial purchase.
Secure Data Systems $375K
[#19] Initial secure/air-gapped data systems, offsite backups and secure destruction hardware (midpoint $250–500k).
Generators And Power Systems $250K
[#7] Generators/solar install noted as part of base fit-out.
Training Program Setup $250K
[#17] Initial program design and training setup (~$250k).
Environmental Power Systems $250K
[#21] Additional base power/winterization hardware (generator/solar, midpoint $200–300k).
Shell Company Infrastructure $200K
[#12] Initial setup costs for shell companies and cover bureaucracy.
Road Closure Infrastructure $175K
[#13] Physical signage, barricades and installation for marking roads out of service (midpoint $100–250k).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $21.8M/yr
Staff Wages $15.7M/yr
[#1, #3, #4, #10, #11] Embedded agents (~$3.0M), analysts/IT salaries (~$1.0M), MTF Sigma-12 operatives (~$8.64M), memetics researcher/support salaries (~$2.5M), specialized medical staffing/retainer (~$600k).
Containment Contingency Replenishment $1.0M/yr
[#22] Annual replenishment allocation for the contingency reserve (~$1M/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $850K/yr
[#2, #12, #14] Legal/PR retainer (~$400k), recurring shell/company upkeep (~$100k), and public-facing disinformation/media management (~$350k).
Research And Monitoring $500K/yr
[#3, #25] Central intelligence/analyst subscriptions and FOIA/court processing (~$200k) plus long‑term monitoring/archival operations (~$300k).
Forensics And Cadaver Management $500K/yr
[#15] Contingency fund for mortuary, forensic services and cadaver handling (~$500k/yr).
Replacement And Attrition $500K/yr
[#18] Recruiting, vetting and training replacements and cover identity pools (~$500k/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $400K/yr
[#7, #21] Utilities and ongoing maintenance for base and installations (~$250k) plus environmental/utilities consumables (~$150k).
Local Asset Payments $375K/yr
[#23] Payments and covert logistics to maintain local cooperation (~$250–500k/yr; midpoint used).
Medevac Contract $350K/yr
[#20] MEDEVAC/ambulance retainer and occasional use (~$200–500k/yr; midpoint used).
Uav Operations $300K/yr
[#9] UAS operators, maintenance, spares and batteries (~$300k/yr).
Surveillance Maintenance $250K/yr
[#8] Ongoing maintenance, data links and tower servicing for surveillance systems (~$250k/yr).
Training And Readiness $225K/yr
[#17] Annual recurrent training for MTF and embedded agents (~$150–300k/yr; midpoint used).
Supplies And Consumables $200K/yr
[#16] Field consumables: food, medical consumables, fuel, batteries (~$150–250k).
Logistics And Transport $200K/yr
[#6] Annual vehicle maintenance, fuel and transport sustainment (~$200k/yr).
Research Travel And Field Ops $200K/yr
[#24] Travel, protective details and field equipment for researchers (~$100–300k/yr; midpoint used).
Communications Security $150K/yr
[#19] Annual cybersec/ops for secure comms and offsite backups (~$150k/yr).
Road Coordination $50K/yr
[#13] Periodic replacement/coordination costs for road closures and liaison (~$50k/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $21.8M/yr
82.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations and no major incidents; regular containment posture maintained.
no major manifestations routine patrols and monitoring limited personnel turnover
🚨 Minor Incident $23.3M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Localized breach, media leak or small cluster of public exposures requiring targeted remediation and legal/PR response.
small publicized disappearance limited leak requiring suppression local law-enforcement complication
🚨 Major Breach $31.8M/yr
6.0% probability / year +$10.0M vs baseline
Large-scale manifestation or mass public exposure requiring emergency mobilization, large memetic countermeasures and use/drawdown of contingency reserves.
mass manifestations widespread media attention requirement for area-wide deception/remediation
👥 Personnel 93 total
Role Count Notes
Embedded Agent (law-enforcement covers) 20 [#1] 20 embedded agents placed inside municipal/county/state law enforcement (recruitment, undercover living).
Research Analyst 10 [#3] Central intelligence analysts processing tips, FOIA, database work.
IT Staff 3 [#3] IT support for databases, servers and secure comms.
MTF Operator / Security (Sigma-12) 48 [#4] 48 operatives in rotating teams for continuous patrol and perimeter security.
Memetics / Antimemetic Researcher & Support 8 [#10] 6–10 memetic researchers and support staff (midpoint used) for antimemetic study and countermeasures.
Medical Officer / Psychiatric Staff 4 [#11] Psychiatrists and clinical staff for debriefing, trauma care and testing (retainer + staffing included in wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Line-item estimates are based on analyst-provided figures and midpoints for ranges; many costs (frequency of manifestations, scale of escalations, and local operational slush spending) are uncertain, but staffing and core infrastructure figures are reasonably constraining.
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