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SCP-7328 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-7328
Expected annual
$3.0M
One-time setup
$305.1M
Annual recurring
$2.8M
Personnel
24
Initial one-time setup (including recommended contingency reserves and potential mission contingency) is dominated by a large optional space-mission reserve, yielding total one-time needs of ~ $306M; ongoing annual operations and staffing are ~ $2.8M/yr driven by specialized staff, translations/analysis and monitoring campaigns.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $305.1M
Space Mission Contingency $300.0M
[#13] Optional contingency/reserve for a dedicated space intercept/imaging/mission; very large single-shot cost if executed.
Opportunity Reserve One Time $2.0M
[#25] Strategic risk / opportunity premium reserve to fund unforeseen escalations or rapid-response actions.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $1.3M
[#6, #9, #11, #24] Initial laboratory program (sequencing/proteomics/EM/histology), memetic-agent initial procurement/build, initial intensive translation/cryptanalysis program, and initial cataloging/aliquoting costs.
Facilities $660K
[#2, #3, #4, #7, #15] UPS/generator share, anomalous-item vault upgrades (EM shielding, EMP protection), access-control hardware and BSL facility upgrades/IT site hardening one-time costs.
Legal Cover Reserve One Time $500K
[#20] One-time legal/PR contingency reserve for potential leaks, litigation or cover story fabrication.
Equipment $300K
[#1, #10, #17] Cryogenic freezer purchase/installation, secure/air-gapped servers and workstations, and procurement of hardened transport containers.
Forensic Investigation One Time $200K
[#14] One-time digital forensics, audit and credential remediation following the credential breach.
Antimemetic Program Setup $150K
[#8] One-time setup for antimemetic/psychological safety protocols, training materials and program establishment.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.8M/yr
Staff Wages $1.6M/yr
[#4, #5, #8, #11, #21, #23] Salaries/benefits for security personnel, specialized xenobiologists/necropsy staff, psychological/antimemetic specialists, translation/analysis workforce, archival/records labor and ongoing medical/psych monitoring staff.
Research And Monitoring $545K/yr
[#6, #12, #19, #11, #24] Ongoing experiments and follow-up assays, observational astronomy campaigns to monitor the object, red-team memetic safety exercises, continued translation/analysis costs and long-term sample curation costs.
Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr
[#20] Annual retainer and PR/legal support for potential exposure management, FOIA responses and interagency coordination.
Memetic Agent Production $100K/yr
[#9] Ongoing production, safety testing, storage and regulatory oversight costs for memetic kill agent stocks and delivery systems.
Cybersecurity Monitoring $100K/yr
[#14] Ongoing cybersecurity monitoring, log-review subscriptions and intrusion detection following credential breach remediation.
It Network Maintenance $80K/yr
[#15, #10] Maintenance of hardened/air-gapped terminals, secure storage, encryption key management and site IT upkeep (covers recurring portion of note 10 and 15).
Facilities Maintenance $71K/yr
[#1, #2, #3, #7] Cryogenic service contracts and monitoring, incremental power, UPS/generator maintenance shares and anomalous-vault/BSL maintenance and waste-disposal compliance.
Logistics And Transport $60K/yr
[#16, #17] MTF/deployment travel and aggregated historical/potential deployment costs, plus per-move shipping/escort budgets for transport between sites.
Supplies And Consumables $50K/yr
[#18] Lab consumables, reagents, PPE and replacement disposables for necropsy and assays.
Training And Briefings $50K/yr
[#22] Ongoing operational-security briefings, antimemetic handling refreshers and cross-site training.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.8M/yr
91.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year: ongoing staffing, monitoring, routine research and maintenance only.
no breaches routine research campaigns periodic observations
🚨 Minor Incident $3.1M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline
Small containment or credential incident requiring forensic response, temporary increased staffing, legal/PR activity and limited repairs.
localized breach attempt credential compromise discovered
🚨 Major Breach $4.8M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Significant containment failure or discovery requiring urgent BSL upgrades, large remediation, extended investigations and memetic stock replenishment.
widespread contamination facility-level breach loss of samples
🚨 Space Mission Interception $302.8M/yr
0.1% probability / year +$300.0M vs baseline
Decision and execution of a dedicated space mission / intercept to image or intercept SCP-7328, triggering multi-hundred-million-dollar program spend.
policy decision to intercept national agency cooperation dedicated mission approval
👥 Personnel 24 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 8 [#4] 24/7 coverage staff to secure Bio-Research Area and anomalous vaults; salary incl. benefits averaged into staff_wages.
Research Scientist 3 [#5] Xenobiologists/senior scientists responsible for necropsy, protocol design and oversight; salaries included in staff_wages.
Research Technician / Lab Tech 3 [#6, #18] Lab technicians supporting assays, histology and routine sample handling; costs included in staff_wages and consumables.
Translators / Cryptanalysts / Computational Linguists 6 [#11, #12] Workforce for translation, cryptanalysis and computational support; salaries and some recurring analysis costs included in staff_wages and research_and_monitoring.
IT / Engineer / Maintenance 2 [#10, #15] IT and engineering staff for hardened terminals, networks and facility systems; salaries and recurring IT maintenance budget allocated above.
Medical Officer / Psychologist 1 [#8, #23] Psychological support and monitoring for exposed personnel, and involvement in antimemetic safety program; salary included in staff_wages.
Administrative Staff / Records Manager 1 [#21] Classified record-keeping, redaction and archival labor; included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Many line items are provided as wide ranges and several costs depend on policy choices (e.g., BSL upgrade, space mission). Personnel and recurring monitoring estimates are better-constrained; contingency and mission costs introduce high variance, hence medium confidence.
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