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SCP-7296 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-7296
Expected annual
$528K
One-time setup
$358K
Annual recurring
$524K
Personnel
7
Initial one-time containment and setup costs are modest-to-moderate (~$358.5k), dominated by contingency/cover/legal and field/recovery expenses; recurring annual costs are higher (~$524k/year) driven primarily by staff wages (psychologist, security, researchers) and ongoing research/monitoring.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $358K
Contingency Reserve $100K
[#24] One-time contingency reserve allocation for unexpected escalation or large-scale incidents.
Field Recovery $50K
[#21] Initial field operation & recovery costs (Yokohama response, team deployment, local logistics).
Equipment $42K
[#1, #3] Museum-grade secure display case and initial electronic monitoring/audit hardware (cameras, sensors, access control).
Cover Story One Time $30K
[#23] Initial cover story, PR/legal containment, local compensation and corporate remediation one-time expenses.
Ethical Compensation One Time $30K
[#30] One-time ethical compensation/outreach budget for civilians linked to origin site.
Facilities $28K
[#2, #16] Psychotherapy office refurbishment and safe-storage/vault buildout.
It Development $18K
[#25] Development of secure permit/privileged-access software and integration with access control (one-time development costs).
Transport And Containment Transfer $15K
[#22] Secure transfer/transport and quarantine packaging from origin to Site-24.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $13K
[#11, #29] Video/audio/EEG-compatible session recording equipment and initial psychometric materials purchase/licenses (initial purchase portion).
Sop Development $10K
[#10] Development of Containment SOPs, training curricula and initial certification materials (one-time development).
Replacement Planning $10K
[#28] One-time replacement/disposal planning and initial contingency for safe neutralization procedures.
Legal Ethics Review $8K
[#26] One-time legal/ethical review, informed-consent templates and committee/consultant fees.
Translation And Linguistics $6K
[#20] Professional translation and forensic linguistics for recovered note and cultural/context analysis.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $524K/yr
Staff Wages $335K/yr
[#5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #19] Salaries and benefits: assigned clinical psychologist (fractional FTE), head researcher oversight (pro-rated), administrative support, two site security guards, on-call psychiatric/medical retainer, and core research staff.
Research And Monitoring $92K/yr
[#12, #13, #18, #27] Neuroimaging/physiology testing budget (per-study), volunteer recruitment & stipends and follow-up, relapse-mitigation program counseling, and long-term monitoring registry costs.
Facilities Maintenance $40K/yr
[#17] Reserve/operating capacity for emergency isolation/brief psychiatric ward availability (facility operating budget).
Medical Leave Payroll $33K/yr
[#14] Paid medical leave payroll for personnel after SCP-7296 use (example estimate: ~50 uses → ~$33k/year).
Cover Story And Legal $10K/yr
[#23] Recurring legal/PR reserves and retainer for containment-related legal support and small-scale cover upkeep.
Logistics And Transport $5K/yr
[#25] Ongoing IT/permit system maintenance and minor recurring logistics/travel related to operations.
Training And Sops Refreshers $4K/yr
[#10] Annual refresher training, drills, and certification upkeep related to containment SOPs.
Monitoring Data Storage $3K/yr
[#4] Ongoing secure encrypted storage, backups and audit logging costs for session/video data retention.
Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr
[#15, #29] Consumables, hygiene supplies, laundering, PPE and recurring psychometric license/supplies.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
🚨 Minor Incident $549K/yr
5.0% probability / year +$25K vs baseline
Localized relapse or adverse reaction requiring short-term admissions, extra testing and modest legal/PR action.
single-subject relapse requiring admission additional short-term neuroimaging/tests small legal/PR mitigation
🚨 Major Breach $724K/yr
0.5% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Significant escalation with multiple severe psychiatric incidents, expanded isolation admissions, urgent field response and major remediation.
multiple simultaneous relapses widespread manifestation of SCP-7296-A large-scale emergency medical response
🚨 Political Exposure $674K/yr
1.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Leak or civilian/legal exposure requiring intensive cover operations, compensation, litigation defense and PR.
media leak or corporate litigation civilian victims disclosure high-profile legal action
📊 Baseline (baseline) $524K/yr
93.5% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with scheduled research, monitoring and routine operations.
routine sessions and research no major incidents
👥 Personnel 7 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist / Head Researcher 1 [#6] Senior researcher oversight and permit approvals (pro-rated allocation).
Research Staff 1 [#19] Postdoc/neurologist/psychiatric researchers running studies and analysis (full-time equivalent research hire).
Research Psychologist 1 [#5] Assigned clinical psychologist (fractional FTE required during sessions; counted as one on-staff position).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#8] Two guards dedicated to psychotherapy office access control and escort duties.
Administrative Staff 1 [#7, #27] Admin support for permits, scheduling, record-keeping and registry maintenance.
Medical Officer (on-call/retainer) 1 [#9, #17] On-call psychiatric/medical response capacity and liaisons for emergency isolation.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide ranges for each line item and concrete operational requirements (psychologist present, permit system), enabling reasonable point estimates, but many items (contingency, field operations, cover costs, research study frequency) have wide uncertainty — hence medium confidence.
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