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SCP-7293 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-7293
Expected annual
$2.7M
One-time setup
$3.7M
Annual recurring
$2.6M
Personnel
12
Initial one-time setup focused on research, secure equipment, and a contingency reserve (~$3.69M total); recurring costs driven by staff wages, legal/cover operations, and research/monitoring (~$2.57M/yr).
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.7M
Catastrophic Response Reserve $2.0M
[#24] Contingent catastrophic-response reserve (one-time fund availability; consumed only if major mass-invocation event occurs).
Facilities $550K
[#10] Modular secure containment cell construction (Faraday cage, HVAC, certification). Chosen midpoint for construction range.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $410K
[#5, #12] Lab bench and bench equipment ($60k) plus initial memetic R&D ($350k).
Equipment $362K
[#2, #3, #6, #16, #17, #18, #23] Tactical kits initial ($40k), servers/software/setup ($150k), evidence cabinet ($12k), secure archive hardware ($35k), comms hardware ($40k), initial sensor installs ($60k), A/V redaction equipment ($25k).
Psyop Project Fund $300K
[#26] PSYOP / memetic suppression campaign (per-project one-time reserve; scale-dependent).
Training Course Development $60K
[#13] Course development and first-year training (tabletop + live drills) estimated as combined first-year cost.
Propaganda Design $10K
[#19] Design/legal vetting for memetic-safety signage and low-cost propaganda (one-time design fee).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.6M/yr
Staff Wages $1.2M/yr
[#1, #3, #5, #23, #27] Field agents (4 × $100k) + 1 team leader ($120k) = $520k; OSINT analysts (2 × $120k) = $240k; researchers (2 × $120k) = $240k; A/V redaction staff ~$80k; program manager/admin & misc staffing ~$120k.
Cover Story And Legal $815K/yr
[#8, #9, #11, #20, #21, #22] Legal/cover-up/PR baseline (~$200k/yr), contingency/bribe/compensation fund (baseline reserve used operationally ~$250k/yr chosen conservative), medical/psychiatric retainer (~$100k/yr), insurance/legal retainer (~$200k/yr), decontamination retainer (~$20k/yr), public health liaison/MOU outreach (~$45k/yr).
Research And Monitoring $340K/yr
[#3, #4, #12, #15] OSINT/cloud & monitoring (cloud ~$20k/yr plus software maintenance), contractor infiltration/moderation budget (~$120k/yr), memetic countermeasure updates/testing (~$150k/yr), evidence analysis & lab testing budget (~$50k/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $111K/yr
[#6, #10, #16, #17, #18] Climate control/pest control for evidence storage ($3k/yr), secure cell operations/maintenance ($75k/yr), archive storage maintenance (~$8k/yr), comms/crypto upkeep (~$15k/yr), sensor site maintenance (~$10k/yr).
Logistics And Transport $60K/yr
[#14] Travel, rapid deployment logistics, covert lodging and push-to-site transport (baseline ~$60k/yr).
Training And Exercises $30K/yr
[#13] Annual refresher training and recurring exercises (~$30k/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $15K/yr
[#2, #7, #19, #25] Kit consumables/inspection ($2k/yr), procurement of routine ritual components ($10k/yr baseline), per-incident printing (~$1.5k/yr), low-cost routine items (honey-bear containers, candles) (~$1.25k/yr).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.6M/yr
74.8% probability / year
Normal year with ongoing monitoring, research, routine incidents handled without major escalation.
routine monitoring periodic training minor community incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $2.7M/yr
20.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized ritual attempt requiring site response, evidence analysis, modest legal/PR action and short-term medical care.
single-site ritual attempt small-scale memetic exposure local media attention
🚨 Major Incident $3.6M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Significant invocation or multiple-site activity requiring containment cell activation, extended medical/legal response and large settlements.
entity manifested requiring detention multi-victim memetic contamination major lawsuit or public exposure
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $6.6M/yr
0.2% probability / year +$4.0M vs baseline
Mass invocation or catastrophic spread consuming contingency reserves, large-scale evacuations, reconstruction, and major government inquiries.
mass invocation widespread memetic contagion national-level exposure
👥 Personnel 12 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 4 Field agents on-call; fully loaded cost assumed ~$100k each per year. [#1]
Team Leader / Senior Agent 1 Lead for small task force; fully loaded ~$120k/yr. [#1]
OSINT Analyst 2 Online monitoring and scraping analysts; salaries included in staff wages (~$120k each). [#3, #4]
Research Scientist 2 Folklorists/occult specialists for memetic research; included at ~$120k each. [#5, #12]
Audio/Visual Specialist 1 Redaction and safe-handling of ritual recordings; staff cost included (~$80k/yr). [#23]
Program Manager / Administrative Staff 2 Program manager and admin support (procurement, audits); combined staff cost included in wages (~$120k/yr). [#27]
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide reasonable component estimates and staffing assumptions, but many line items have wide ranges (legal/contingency, catastrophic reserve, PSYOP scale) and the SCP's memetic/ritual behavior is uncertain, so totals have moderate uncertainty.
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